Is my sentence punctuated corrected? toastmasters have taught me how to: initiate a negotiation; how to negotiate a deal; when to compromise on a deal; how to close the deal; and when to walk away from a negotiation.

No - take out the colon and change the semi-colons for commas.

Toastmasters have taught me how to initiate a negotiation, how to negotioate a deal, when to compromise on a deal, how to close the deal, and when to walk away from a negotiation.

i would say c, admiration because the narrator related to the main character and she, too, once felt ashamed about her culture and wished to be an american girl to impress a boy. she felt admiration because her mom prepared her favorite foods when her and robert's (the guy she liked) family all came together and had a family reunion.

the whisper is the answer, hope this : )