A. to encourage readers to read more widely about other parts of the world

B. to demonstrate how poor some people are in the world

C. to show what the book meant to Allison Adelle Hedge Coke

D. to show that reading these kinds of books can really help readers feel better

A. Harper says doctors who read stories are more understanding and, therefore, more compassionate or caring, more willing to listen to their patients’ stories. It also helps doctors to communicate better, he says.

B. He uses the line to communicate the depth of his intent to patients and family members facing deadly diseases. Saying something beautiful and full of meaning like that shows how serious he considers their illnesses and his sympathy for their suffering, he says.

C. “If you have an experience and you sit down and write about it, you can pour that emotion out,” Harper says. Getting rid of these thoughts and emotions helps to find meaning in the death or the survival of a patient — and then allows you to move on with your life, he says.

D. Writing it down allows that quiet, thoughtful process that we need as human beings to unravel the things in our life. Or enjoy the things we are having fun with fully, she says.

A. Recently, doctors and psychologists — who study the mind — have begun looking at the health effects of reading and writing.

B. People who read stories are better at sharing and understanding other people's feelings.

C. Because when people are reading fiction, they are imagining what it is like to be in these stories, Mar says.

D. With children, however, it’s important to discuss what they are reading. Those conversations help them to understand the story and empathize with its characters.