Plot: 

Willie, a gentle homeless man on Skid Row, is coerced by rich teenagers into fighting other down-and-out men for money.
​He gains solace from a burnt diary he finds and starts "writing" replies to the troubled young girl who wrote it.
​Because he cannot deliver the notes, Willie creatively folds his heartfelt responses into paper planes and launches them into the air.
​Willie earns the nickname "Cardboard Boxer" but tries to leave the violence, befriending the cynical veteran, Pinky.

Task:

Write a semi-formal letter (200 words) to the young girl from the Cardboard Boxer A... In the letter, you must:
​Acknowledge her problem gently and state the core quote: "Emotional intelligence begins when we stop labeling and start seeing the person."
​Explain why quick labels are a barrier to empathy.
​Give her advice on three specific strategies they can use to see beyond the initial labels.
​Use at least four of the followingwords: Empathy, Resilience, Stereotype, Prejudice, Status, Influence.