Two little sisters were arguing over an orange, "give it to me, i want this orange, it's mine" shouted the first girl."and i want this orange too, i need it right now," cried the other girl. the mother came in to the kitchen, took a knife and cut the orange in two halves. she gave each little girl one half. the first girl peeled her half, threw away the skin, and ate the inside. the second girl also peeled her half of the orange, but threw away the inside, and put the skin aside to dry. she wanted to make some jam out of the orange.

this scenario illustrates how difficult family relationships can be. which of the following options should the two sisters work on to improve their relationship?

a. listening to their mother
b. compromising with each other
c. communicating their demands
d. all of the above

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?