When we speak and listen in a way that preserves the important differences that make each of us who we are, we are respecting

The answer is: Public/People speaking.

Explanation:

Well, the statement mentions the fact of "speaking and listening" respectfully, that means; let the other speaker talk, listen don't just "hear" and pay attention so as to follow-up on the conversation when you consider it's the pertinent time to speak, give opinions, etc... In this case, of course we are respecting the other speaker's opinions, thoughts and words, and consequently in general we may call that public speaking.

yes the first one is correct .

the correct answer option for this is: false.

explanation:

we are given the following statement 'hawthorne thought of himself as a novelist' which is false.

the truth is that nathaniel hawthorne thought of himself as a romancer, rather than a novelist.

though it is ironic of him of him to consider himself a romancer rather than a novelist despite of the innocent women killings in the salem witch trials which occurred in colonial massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 .