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 the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of julius caesar. cassius. am i not stayed for? tell me. cinna. yes, you are. o cassius, if you could but win the noble brutus to our party— cassius. be you content. good cinna, take this paper and look you lay it in the praetor’s chair, where brutus may but find it. and throw this in at his window. set this up with wax upon old brutus’ statue. all this done, repair to pompey’s porch, where you shall find us. is decius brutus and trebonius there? cinna. all but metellus cimber, and he’s gone to seek you at your house. well, i will hie, and so bestow these papers as you bade me. cassius. that done, repair to pompey’s theatre. what is cassius’s motivation for sending brutus the letter? cassius wants to make sure that cinna is on his side. cassius wants to reassure cinna that brutus will follow them. cassius wants to sway brutus to kill caesar. cassius wants to alert brutus about the conspiracy against him.