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Question
From the extract, find what the following is compared to and why:
Joan of Arc is a bit of __________________
Solution
Joan of Arc is a bit of: miracle because she is courageous, confident and determined enough to go to the Dauphin and motivate him to fight for Orleans. when everybody else had given up.
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