Written by awneitsch on October 4, 2021
POLITICAL SCIENTIST – RYAN ADAMS
Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesNO GUARANTEES NONE OF US ASKED TO BE BORN. WHEN WE WERE OLD OR SENTIENT ENOUGH TO BE AFRAID, GOOD AND LOVING PARENTS SAID THINGS LIKE : ‘THERE, THERE, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT.’ ‘SEE? NOTHING UNDER THE BED.’ ‘THERE’S NOBODY IN THE CLOSET.’ ‘HE’S A FRIENDLY DOG.’ ‘NICE KITTY.’ WE WERE SMALL. THE
Written by awneitsch on October 4, 2021
THE EMPATHY/SYMPATHY DICHOTOMY…
Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesEMPATHY – THE ACTION OF UNDERSTANDING, BEING AWARE OF, BEING SENSITIVE TO, AND VICARIOUSLY EXPERIENCING THE THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS, AND FEELINGS OF OTHERS. SYMPATHY – A FEELING OF PITY OR SORROW FOR THE DISTRESS OF ANOTHER. MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OR FEELING BETWEEN PEOPLE. AGREEMENT WITH OR SUPPORT OF AN OPINION OR POSITION. AT FIRST GLANCE, THESE TWO