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Assignment:

Writing Prompt: This prompt is simply a way for you to know whether your writing is complete. It is not the same as an outline or writing plan, because it doesn't show your original thought and understanding. Nevertheless, as you write, incorporate answers to the following questions:

1. Who is the author of this book? What is his background and his role in contemporary world history? (To answer this question, you may need to do a small amount of outside research and cite your additional sources.)

2. For what purpose did the Dalai Lama write this book about compassion and ethics? What is his motivation? What inadequacies and problems does he identify? What solutions is he pursuing? (Again, he sure to cite the author and page number where the information you are relying on can be found and list this primary resource in your works cited section.)

3. How are his concepts of inner values, common humanity, and interdependence related? How do they support what he is saying about compassion and ethics?

4. What does the Dalai Lama mean by happiness and compassion, and how are these two concepts connected?

5. Explain why the Dalai Lama thinks that compassion can be the foundation for wellbeing as well as a basis for 4 ethics. Do you ?nd his perspective convincing? Why or why not? (rhis could potentially be a great way to identify your main point of perspective for this reflection.)