<span>During a conflict one can
either accept responsibility or not (depending, or course, on whether the
conflict is resulting from a fault of one’s own). If responsibility is accepted, the
communication that ensues is honest and can be constructive resulting in an
understanding that can generally be achieved when both sides are fully
listening to each other and trying to understand the opposite perspective. If responsibility is denied, what usually
happens is that “walls” go up and little listening takes place and, because instead
of listening one is generally trying to decide what to say next in order to
defend himself or herself, an understanding (with regard to effective
communicating) cannot be achieved. </span>
Answer:
Wherever the crime novels of P.D. James are discussed by critics, there is a tendency on the one hand to <u><em>exaggerate</em></u> her merits and on the other to <u><em>castigate</em></u> her as a genre writer who is getting above herself. Perhaps underlying the debate is that familiar, false opposition set up between different kinds of fiction, according to which<u><em> enjoyable</em></u> novels are held to be somehow slightly lowbrow, and a novel is not considered true literature unless it is a tiny bit dull.
Explanation:
P. D. James (Phyllis Dorothy James) was an English Crime writer born on 3 August 1920. She is famously known for her series of detective novels including police commander and the poet Adam Dalgliesh.
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Answer and Explanation
This statement comes from the satiric article titled “Natural Selection Kills 38 Quadrillion Organisms In Bloodiest Day Yet”.
The article is a satire on how violent and ruthless natural selection can be. Natural Selection is an essential part of life. It is pivotal for evolution and it is the force that separates successful adaptations from those which are not. Natural selection, in the form of the struggle between prey and predator, is also essential to ensure there is a biomass equilibrium. This equilibrium is essential for a healthy ecosystem, and therefore to the perpetuation of life over our planet.
The irony in the statement “It is painfully clear this slaughter was perpetrated by a force that holds zero regard for the value of life” comes from a deep understanding of natural selection as an essential force of nature, as an indispensable part of life. Natural selection implies death, and therefore death is a fundamental part of life. Therefore, stating that “this force holds zero regard for the value of life” becomes an ironic comment on the paradoxical and yet indispensable relationship between death and life.
Answer:
look for reliable sources; keep track of sources; specify relationship between keywords
Explanation:
