A good friendship is one that can hold even through hardships. We often forget that relationships can be vital to our wellbeing, and we should always hold onto our friends. Always take ownership for your mistakes, and make sure your friends do too. Otherwise, the relationship could end up causing immense stress in your life and turn out to be more of a dictatorship than a friendship.
The one about African Americans
Choice A
The piano is the direct object
(My parents showed us what? The piano)
My brother and me are the indirect objects
(My parents showed who? Mybrother and me)
It could be "you" or whoever the sentence is directed at, if that makes sense. If not, it could also be "trash and the bottles"