The article is about Captain Kline
Because the first line talks about him and all of the other sentences talk about him.<span />
Compromising your viewpoints and behavior is bad generally: it will in the end only lead to frustration and will be a hindrance in achieving one's goals.
There are many situations in which compromising the viewpoint is bad, and one of the is an interpersonal conflict: it might solve the problem in a short-term, but not in a long term.
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