“it sounds like what your teacher did really upset you. i understand how you feel.” this statement reflects which principle of effective or active listening? a. validating emotions b. paraphrasing c. remaining ‘other’ focused d. all of the above

The best answer that corresponds to statement above is letter a, validating emotions. It is because validating emotions enables to understand what the person's feeling or the experiences that occurred to the person's life. The statement shows that the speaker tells to her friend that she understands what she is experiencing right now which links to the correct answer which is letter a.

The reading of First they came is really interesting due to the fact that it reminds me of the phrase - "someone else can do it"...or "someone really needs to pick up all that trash..."

The writings talk about how "I didn't speak up because I was not a communist, or a jew, or whomever. Finally, when they come for the author, there is no one to speak up for him, because he never spoke up for anyone else and they are all gone now.

Explanation:

Kind of like the ostrich sticking his head in the sand - if you do not see it, it did not happen. Reality is - it happened and you ignored it.