Which TWO sentences best identify the author's main claims about resilience? By How Resilience Works

D. Resilience involves approaching reality bravely and with a sense of possibility, as well as finding meaning in the challenges one encounters.

E. Companies with strong value systems are more likely to be resilient and survive the hardships they may encounter along the way.

Explanation:

How Resilience Workds by Diane Coutu talks about how resilience has shown to be an important chracteristic socially, but also for surviving or living through life. Being resilient means being able to make sense of events, whether good or bad, and finding meaning to it to understand what needs to be done to get through them.

Values also plays a pivotal role in resilience because it serves as the "meaning" to the environment they are living in. Companies with strong value systems gives meaning to the work place which helps employees understand how and why they operate the way that they do.

Dear Gentleman Scholar —

Recently, I nearly reduced a woman to tears when she gently proffered her hand to me at a work conference and I vigorously squeezed it and yanked her around like the Incredible Hulk shaking hands with Raggedy Ann. There was much metacarpal cracking and muted whimpering. Having (I thought) learned my lesson, later at the same event when another women extended her hand, I very gently held hers and then released. There were no injuries this time, but she glared at me as if I had just handed her a dead fish. How does a gentleman shake hands with a lady? Am I supposed to shake it, caress it, kiss it, just hold it for a moment? What gives?

Yours,

Finishing School Dropout