letter to the editor, keep in mind that compassion and empathy refer to the feelings you get in response to another’s emotions, suffering, or misfortune combined with a desire to help. Use at least two direct quotes to support your claim. As you write, keep in mind the unit’s essential question: How does human compassion inform our understanding of the world?
You will now apply what you have observed about empathy and write a letter to the editor about an issue as though you are one of the characters from the assigned readings.