Does reading fiction make us more empathetic and compassionate?

(i'm writing an essay so please give me your opinion in a well written response)

Why witchcraft often the explanation for illness

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Title the ramayana introduction hook (first sentence that captures the reader): connection/transition to thesis (brief summary of stories): thesis statement the ramayana the author uses indirect and direct characterization to depit the character sita as being beautiful, emotional, and quick to do things without thinking. : body paragraph 1 topic sentence (summary of paragraph): quote (don’t forget in-text citation): explanation of quote (connect it to thesis): end sentence to wrap up idea: body paragraph 2 topic sentence (summary of paragraph): quote (don’t forget in-text citation): explanation of quote (connect it to thesis): end sentence to wrap up idea: body paragraph 3 topic sentence (summary of paragraph): quote (don’t forget in-text citation): explanation of quote (connect it to thesis): end sentence to wrap up idea: conclusion reword thesis statement (not exact wording): summarize main idea (two-ish sentences summing up your topic sentence points): final thought (leave your reader with a big idea to take away):   works cited last name, first name. "title of story." title of collection, edited by editor's name(s), publisher, year, page range of entry.