Ido think my parents grew to love one another, in a way. their marriage was not their choice, so they couldn't understand why i would choose to marry maria. she was not the same religion or social standing in their eyes, so where was the appeal? the value they placed on love was far below that of tradition, so i felt it was useless to try to explain.

how could the author best resolve this situation to create a feeling of satisfaction?

a. the narrator makes several attempts to include maria in his family's culture. b. maria confronts the parents' preconceptions, and they come to realize that she is a wonderful person.
c. the narrator's parents forbid him to see maria and arrange a marriage for him.
d. the narrator runs off with maria to get married and has no further contact with his parents.

Ineed . read the passage, and choose the three (3) inferences that are most firmly based on the given information. your sister has a new boyfriend. the first time you meet him, he corners you and talks to you for an hour about football, a subject in which you have no interest at all. you come away with the impression that he is an inconsiderate bore. the next two times you see him, however, he says not a word about football. he participates in the general conversation and makes some witty and intelligent remarks. what is your impression of him now? do you find him likable and interesting on the basis of the last two encounters? do you average out the early minus and the later plus and come out with a neutral zero? neither is likely. what is likely is that you still think of him as an inconsiderate bore. psychological research suggests that first impressions, as our mothers and fathers told us, are quite lasting. 1. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is positive. 2. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is neither positivenor negative. 3. the selection suggests that it’s a good idea to make good firstimpressions. 4. the selection suggests that it can be difficult to remain objective aboutothers. 5. first impressions tend to be fair and balance