Nigel and Michael's hosts were small farmers at Golden Grove near Llandeilo, in Carmarthenshire. . . . For Nigel, there was no down side. "As I enjoyed my experience on the Williamses' farm so my brother did not. It is not perhaps surprising. We were very different personalities – he an introvert, I an extrovert. He tended to opt out of activities around the farm; I volunteered for everything. I loved every minute of it. I don't think I was particularly aware of Michael's unhappiness at the time, because I was enjoying myself. Which theme do the details in this passage most support? Social children adapt to new situations more quickly. Working on a farm is difficult if you have never done it before. People can have different viewpoints on the same situations. Those who have many blessings should give to those with nothing.

The theme that is supported by the details in this passage is:

C) People can have different viewpoints on the same situations.

Explanation:

Nigel and Michael are very different people and, for that reason, see the world and situations from different perspectives. While Nigel, being more extroverted, enjoys activities that involve being around others and being outdoors, Michael would rather stay on his own and not join them. The situation is the same. They are both at the same place, being offered the same opportunities. But their viewpoints diverge greatly, to the point where one is happy and the other is not. This serves to show that people can have different perspectives and opinions concerning the same situations.

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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.”

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