"Mysterious Connection That Link Us Together." (Lunsford 2008)

The author, Azar Nafisi speculates that "empathy" is created through fantasy. According to the source: (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Empathy) Empathy is defined as "the intellectual idenfication with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts or attitude of others." The author argues with strong emotions supported by her value and beliefs which shows the audience how strongly she feels about this particular subject. Also by the way she writes with a realistic approach, she is able to gain more attention to her work. For example: As she explains the story about Huckleberry Finn and his empathy towards Jim, a friend who suffers from slavery, she uses an example from her past as a reference to that story. She was able to relate to that story on a personal level. By doing so, she allowed the audience to have an insight on her imagination, in terms of the story (Mysterious Connections That Link Us Together p. 909). In result of that, Nafisi was able to connect her imagination to the story through her emotions. Although the story is written on a personal level, to teach us as a human some important lessons regarding our feelings and how we make choices. The author empathizes with other people in the story, by sharing the emotions in the story. In real-life, there's people who empathize with the world's issues, people such as: Lubna Hussein. A human activist now also an international media sensation in Darfur is trying to pass women's rights to prohibit women from wearing pants.

Although the issue itself shouldn't be a conflict, it is in Darfur because of how women view their rights. Hussein continues to use her influence on the media to expose the violation of human rights in Darfur, including the violation of the peace treaty. The purpose of that treaty was to guide the country through democratic transformations. She empathized with the women in Darfur and took advantage of her media influence to create awareness about the conflict that is taking place in Darfur. She is one of the most influential women out there who is trying to change the world by empathizing with people in need. From what i've learned through this, is empathizing with other people doesn't stop us from missing out from the important things in our world. When you understand something, you know where you stand in terms of your beliefs.However if there comes a time when you aren't sure of what you believe in anymore, then you have to open your mind up a little and accept the change you seek in the world.