HRF3O – Empathy and the Holocaust Assignment SC2.3 explain how the sacred texts of the Abrahamic religious traditions have authority in the lives of believers SC3.4 evaluate and compare passages from various religions that identify moral/ethical principles (e.g., social justice, equity, diversity and peace) CM1.1 identify the moral authorities/precepts of the Abrahamic religious traditions (the Ten Commandments of Judaism, Sermon on the Mount of Christianity, shariah Law of Islam) and their source in revealed truth CM1.4 compare the values/virtues/moral precepts/guidelines of the various religions and identify common moral principles PS2.3 examine the human search for meaning and purpose as found within contemporary culture (e.g., through contemporary art, music, film, mass media) Overview: Mercy is empathy in action. When we feel empathy for another person, we feel that we must do some positive actions for that person. This action toward the other is mercy. Your task: 1. Explain one (1) example from the film that demonstrates empathy or mercy in detail. For example, when does the film show one character demonstrating empathy or mercy to another character? Include specific details from the film. Also try to include course material from our Powerpoints and your homework and notes. Success Criteria: Knowledge: Have you included specific details from the film? Thinking: Have you connected these details together to show that empathy or mercy is being shown in your example? Application: Does your answer include information from our course on mercy, empathy, or other homework assignments from Unit 1 or Unit 2? Communication: Have you used full sentences, proper spelling and punctuation, and submitted your response on time? Sample Response: “The example of empathy I would like to show from the film is ______... This example shows empathy because ____.... One reference to our course material is ____… etc. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
