Suggested Paper Topics  
-> Sympathy, compassion, cooperation,altruisim giving and love: defining the terms.
->Religion and compassion: what the sacred texts say about compassion.
-> Address one of the eight assumptions.
->Compassion in practice: part 1 - counseling
             part 2 - nursing        part 3 - medicine
             part 4 - hospice       part 5 - pastoral
             part 6 - family           part 7 - volunteers

->Compassion and sitting with death grief.
->Near death experiences, being re-born and their possible connection to compassion.
->Developmental levels of empathy and compassion and their relationship.
->Relationship stance and development of compassion readiness.
->Compassion and helping the poor.
->Violence and compassion.
->Evolution and Compassion.
->Compassion and Social Change.
->A brief biography on a compassion hero.