A claim the author makes in "Babysitting" is that it is important for the children you are babysitting to be "safe, happy, and comfortable with you." Read the passage from "Babysitting."

For example, if a little boy has on a new T-shirt with a picture of a cartoon on it that you know, say something like, "Oh, do you like that cartoon? He's one of my favorites. Maybe you can tell me your favorite cartoon show."

How relevant is this piece of evidence in supporting the author's claim?

Babysitting

not relevant at all, because it does not support the idea of making a connection with the children you are babysitting

not relevant at all, because babysitters should not encourage children to watch cartoons

very relevant, because it includes a model of how to make a connection with a child you are babysitting

very relevant, because it shows that babysitters should always try to be seen as friends instead of caretakers

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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.”

they are direct opposites. they can both be corrupted. they are inseparable.