Ms.Engel assigned us a reading assignment that really shocked me. The article name is Doctors recognizing that reading, writing can be therapeutic by Elizabeth Hamilton. The article mostly talks about how reading and writing can help people have more empathy and develop great communication skills.  Elizabeth Hamilton states in her article, “Harper says doctors who read stories are more empathetic and, therefore, more compassionate, more willing to listen to their patients’ stories. It also helps doctors communicate better, he says.” This quote expresses that people become a better person when they read or write or do both. They become someone who does not see anything in a negative way, which makes them understanding. This is shocking to me because I have always viewed reading and writing in a negative way, where I do not get anything out of it. Now, after reading this article, I view reading and writing as a tool of life. The metaphor “a tool of life” is used how reading and writing is a helpful skill that I can get something out of it. What I now understand is people who are sensitive and emotional got it from reading or writing or even both. I enjoyed reading this article because it helps me view a subject in a different perspective and also makes me change my view on that subject, which it is pretty cool. Who would of known that something like reading and writing can help you change your personality completely? My question is, Can reading and writing change any one, even if they been through a lot in their past? Or is it in certain people?