When Rachel thinks about her goal of becoming a surgeon, she gets overwhelmed. There’s college and medical school and residency and specialized training! What’s the BEST thing Rachel can do now to address her problem? Group of answer choices

Find simple ways to be happy and feel a sense of accomplishment.

Check the relevance of her goal.

Figure out whether she’s capable of attaining her goal.

Check her deadline or end point. Maybe she should focus on doing well in college.

the answer is actually c   i just got done with the test.

they are most likely about to fight in the battle of gaul

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”