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Empathy: Readings for Writers

ISBN:

9781943536436

Humans relate to one another in many ways, but no connections are as deep as those built around shared experiences. Empathy invites us to feel others’ feelings, to see the world how they see it. The world seems to need empathy now more than ever.This collection of essays, historical documents, stories, and poetry explores the American tendency to decide who is “us” and who is “them” in terms of race, sexuality, immigration status, ability, and other categories of difference. The collection offers readings of varying levels of difficulty and from a wide range of perspectives. This book features not just examples of empathy in practice—which shows readers what it looks like and invites participation in empathy—but also examples where empathy was needed in history and none was found.

Selections include works by Marcus Aurelius, Kate Chopin, Frederick Douglass, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Lawson Fusao Inada, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Emma Lazarus, Barack Obama, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Margaret Sanger, Sonia Sotomayor, Sojourner Truth, and many more.

$20

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Edited by Magdalen Powers

Magdalen Powers has taught English at a community college since 2008.

Student Reviews

"This book doesn't tell you about empathy; it shows you. You can learn a lot about society by looking at how its governments have treated people."

"As a writer, you need to see examples of writing that give you something to shoot for while still being accessible. This book gives you a bunch of that."

"My teacher had us choose something to read and write about, and I realized I'd read almost ten in a row before I stopped myself to make a decision."