Read the excerpt below and answer the question
anyone, no matter who, may point out our shortcomings. if he is right, we will correct them. if what he
proposes will benefit the people, we will act upon it.
what is the central idea in this passage from mao's speech "serve the people"?
it isn't acceptable to criticize the chinese government.
criticisms that benefit the chinese people will be debated.
no one should criticize the chinese peasants.
the government will implement suggestions that the people

The government will implement suggestions that help the people.

Explanation:

In this speech, Mao wants to convey that criticism is welcome and the Chinese government will learn from it.

If the person who points at shortcomings is right, the Chinese government will correct them and if they come up with good ideas, they will implement them.

The text is not about the government not standing criticism. In an ideal world, the government should be open to new ideas and even do what outsiders suggest if those proposals are good.

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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.”