Midwestern Cheeses A majority of the cheesemaking plants in the United States are located in the Midwest;
Wisconsin alone boasts more than one hundred creameries. Some cheese experts claim
the best cheese made in America comes from this region. Why are Midwestern cheeses so
good? One reason is that grass grows well there, so cows can graze year-round. The milk
of grass-fed cows has a distinctive, earthy flavor. In addition, limestone rock is prevalent
in the Midwest. When water flows through limestone, the limestone filters iron out of the
water, resulting in a sweeter taste. Cows drink this water and eat grass nourished by the
water, so they produce sweeter milk.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Because of conditions in the Midwest, cheeses produced there have a
distinctive, sweet taste.
Because grass grows well in the Midwest, cows' milk from the region has a
distinctive taste.
When water is filtered through limestone, it takes on a sweet taste.

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in the fourth paragraph. ( the paragraph that begins with “on friday of my third ”).

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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.”