<p>I responded to the below prompt with an essay that explores a failure of mine to be empathetic and how my worldview has changed because of that failure. I’d appreciate it if anyone took a look at it!</p>
<p>Option 3 - Using the following quotation from “The Moral Obligations of Living in a Democratic Society” as a starting point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world: </p>
<p>“Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.”</p>
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<li>Cornel West, Class of 1943 University Professor in the Center for African American Studies, Princeton University</li>
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