What argument is franklin d. roosevelt making in this excerpt from his "four freedoms" speech? a.) roosevelt is warning isolationists that america cannot depend on any other nation for protection. b.) roosevelt is warning isolationists that american democracy will collapse if germany wins the war. c.) roosevelt is suggesting that the united states will have to ally itself with britain and the allies to protect human rights around the world. d.) roosevelt is warning americans that they will have to cooperate with the government during the war. e.) roosevelt is suggesting that america must enter the war to prevent the collapse of democracies in europe. i think its e because the purpose was to convince them to enter the war and fight against germany and its allies.

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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.”