I feel like the tone in these few lines is that of stubbornness, so (D).
The author talks about how the fruit struggles and continues to grow despite of everything going against it. This is probably a reference to something else. ( I think the rights of colored people?"
Mirroring is a communication technique that is often attributed to the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. <span>The purpose of mirroring is in, essence, to improve rapport with another person by imitating the other person's physical positions and mannerisms, and/or imitating the other person's verbal approach and style.</span>
Responsibility is important because is no one had responsibility no one would be alive. Imagine if two people had a kid and neither of the parents were responsible, the kid could grow up a terrible life and not be mentally healthy or the kid could unfortunately die. Responsibility is needed with everything. You need lots of responsibility for a pet, you need to feed and water it, and make sure it is healthy.
