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“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view --- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” To really understand a situation, you must look at every corner, every aspect, and every possibility of the problem. It wouldn’t be fair to the other person if you didn’t listen to their side. Consider all possibilities as a right possibility. Recently I had a an argument with a friend who did not see things from my point of view. Lauren and I were talking in our Algebra class, meanwhile an argument erupted.We were simply talking about the sports we play, when Lauren said that basketball was easy and that volleyball was better. My first reaction was to defend basketball of course. I told Lauren that

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