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    During the play of The Miracle Worker, the acting was very realistic. In the beginning, I thought that it was going to boring because it is a play then I just assumed that the acting will probably going to be bad, but I am glad that I was completely wrong with that assumption. Director Dr. Joseph Arnold and Dialect Coach Kennedy Brown collaborated really well for this amazing production because visualizing and defining the style and structure of this play from 1880’s is definitely not easy.…

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    Theme: communication. Discuss the importance of both: SPEAK and THE MIRACLE WORKER. The books/movies of Speak and The Miracle Worker have the same basic theme… Communication. This theme is very important. In the book/movie Speak, the main character, Melinda, had to deal with the struggles of not speaking out when she was raped. She suffered horribly because of it. She was dealing with the problem in the wrong way instead of handling it properly. However, when she finally spoke about the…

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    The play “The Miracle Worker” was written in 1956 by William Gibson. The movie “The Miracle Worker” was made as a movie in 1962 by Arthur Penn Was. In my paper, I am going to be comparing and Contrasting the play and the movie. First, in both the play and the movie they had a bunch of the same lines. They had a bunch of the same lines because Arthur Penn Was used the play to make a movie. Second, Annie in the play and the movie were not reluctant to deal with Helen actions. Third, in the play…

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    While reading the play The Miracle Worker, written by William Gibson in 1956, and watching the movie The Miracle Worker, directed by Arthur penn released in 1962, there were many similarities and differences.The movie and the play were both about the life of a young blind girl and all the challenges her and her family had to face. The play and the movie had more similarities than it did differences. For example, at the beginning of both the movie and the play they both always gave snacks and…

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    “The Miracle Worker” is both a play and a movie. The play was written by William Gibson in 1956 and the movie was directed by Arthur Penn and released in 1962. “The Miracle Worker” is about Annie Sullivan teaching Helen Keller, a blind/deaf/mute child, language and the obstacles Annie faced to teach Helen along with her parents, Kate Keller and Mr.Keller, who never disciplined Helen due to her ‘problems’. The movie and play may be titled the same and have some similar scenes but they are…

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    With the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, Helen learned words and this eventually helped her to have a great career as an author. Before the arrival of Ms. Sullivan, Helen was a wild child and her parents did not try to control her. In The Miracle Worker by William Gibson, the challenge that Helen Keller faced was that she was going to be controlled by Ms. Sullivan, and this changed her from the wild child to an improved student at the end of the story. Helen is described as being a child…

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    The Miracle Worker Essay In the play the Miracle Worker, Annie and Helen struggle to connect and make a bond with each other. Annie never gives up and Helen starts to listen and respect Annie. The keys and doors are important symbols in this play. It shows how Annie, Helen, and all the other characters grow and flourish in many successful ways. Helen and Annie have many disputes and problems during the entire play, but they find a way to make a great connection with each other. Keys and doors…

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    This year, I participated in my theatre’s production of The Miracle Worker. I was privileged to receive the role in which I auditioned for. Acting in this play helped me understand character types and Gibson’s message of persistence. The role I auditioned for was James, as I wanted to play a dynamic character. Before, James was abrasive, passively expressing how he felt. In act 3, he dealt with his feelings. He accepted his stepmother, Kate, asking her to be his “friend,” (Gibson 86). Then,…

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    through with this completely illegal trip, Mr. Patchwithers finds out. Yet, Finny talks himself out of any consequences and manages to not get in trouble at all. This in itself is a miracle since students could get in trouble for being late to dinner, never mind sneaking out to sleep at the beach for a night. A second miracle performed by finny is when he smashes a swimming record and brushes it off like it was nothing. Gene was shocked and blown away while Finy did not even want it to be…

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    Joshua The patient presented for group on time. The patient was dressed according to the season. The patient introduced himself and checked in as a "7." The patient reported being abstinent from all mood-altering substances for two days. Patient disclosed, "I am alright, I am okay.” The patient was asked what was he doing when the flood of 1999 occurred and the patient stated “ I was six-teen years old, the weather was hot and I was angry because I could not find any marijuana.” The patient…

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