Responses to Suffering

I volunteer at the Nursing Home once a week. I hope it will look good on my college resume.

• Compassion

• Individualism

• Self-Interest

• Hopelessness

Why would I donate money to cancer research? They've already spent so much money and still haven't found a cure.

• Compassion

• Self-interest

• Individualism

• Hopelessness

Jean Donovan worked in El Salvador with the poor. It was getting dangerous and she was told to leave. She decided to stay because she recognized the people's suffering and couldn’t abandon them.

• Individualism

• Compassion

• Self-interest

• Hopelessness

At Red Sox games, I make a donation to the 50/50 Raffle Fundraiser because I could win a cash prize.

• Compassion

• Individualism

• Self-Interest

• Hopelessness

Climate change is such a huge issue, there’s no way I can make an impact.

• Compassion

• Self-interest

• Individualism

• Hopelessness

I believe every person has to make it on their own, which is why I don't donate to charities.

• Compassion

• Self-interest

• Individualism

• Hopelessness

Red was being picked on. Green understood what Red was going through and decided to sit with Red at lunch.

• Compassion

• Self-interest

• Individualism

• Hopelessness

My mom wants me to go to Neighborhood Clean-Up day, but I don't want to go. Why should I have to pick up other people's garbage? They shouldn't have littered in the first place.

• Compassion

• Self-interest

• Individualism

• Hopelessness