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Kristy Roseberry 1
Professor Robinson
October 5, 2008
Analytic and Persuasive Writing
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1. There are several larger themes in my memoir. Some of these themes include, but are not limited to; compassion, economics, culture, education, motivation, hard work, and social status.
2. Compassion appears in the cultural environment in several ways. Some examples are; humane treatment for animals, equality for all individuals, Human Rights, volunteering to give to other people, activists against war, genocide such as Darfur, equal pay for all individuals including migrant workers, and aiding other nations.
3. I have a decent amount of knowledge on the topic of compassion. I believe that every human being should have compassion for other human beings and species. I am a vegetarian and have been for fourteen years, thus I strongly support the idea of humane treatment for animals and veganism and vegetarianism. I do believe that there is a lot of compassion to be found in the world, and that in great tragic events people come together through compassion, such as 9/11.
In order for the world to be in peace, human beings must show compassion to others. Compassion has brought about many great changes in the world, such as better treatment for animals, equality of humans, the aiding of nations to other nations, and a great amount of people volunteering. I do believe that if there were more compassionate people in the world, the world would be a better place.
4. Does every human being have compassion? How does an individual come to have compassion? Is compassion something that is natural to human beings or is it acquired? What makes an individual want to help other people or animals? How is compassion expressed? Where in history has compassion been expressed? How can compassion become more common? What does it mean to be compassionate? What are the components of compassion?