Art teacher Samantha Stankiewicz says the activity gives students a way to express empathy for victims.

VOA: special.2011.03.31

But he says psychiatric experts could instead define them as empathy disorders.

VOA: special.2011.08.10

"In my book I call this the empathy bell curve. And part of what I'm exploring in the book is what determines where an individual scores on this empathy bell curve.

VOA: special.2011.08.10

Emotionally they are feeling empathy. They are feelings a lot of sadness.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

Alabama Republican Senator Jeff Sessions: "Everybody should have empathy,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

There's no space for empathy, sensitivity or forgiveness.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26