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    We the people are who possess the real power, therefore it is ultimately our own responsibility to take control of the direction the country's future. Progressives are who will lead the fight, but they need the voice of the people behind them. America cannot afford to go backwards, allowing banks free reign as if they are kings is what caused our economic downfall. Republicans won't stop with this agency, Trump personally has said he plans to completely deregulate the banks. Please contact house speaker Paul Ryan, and majority leader Mitch McConnell, tell them you are a voter and will not stand for the dismantling of the CFPB. Remind them who they work for, and that you will campaign for their opponent if they don't listen to their…

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    However, it seems as though more and more republicans are in opposition of the deal since the republican nominee, Donald Trump, has continued to press his opposition against the TPP. Trump believes that the TPP will have severe negative impacts on the American economy and will provide a “backdoor for China” (ballotpedia). Moreover, republicans stress their opposition is because they do not believe the agreement was negotiated well and that it does not prevent countries from manipulating their…

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    where if you are for it I am reflexively against it” (Ornstein). This mindset is accurate because it is a representation of how people react to different views. It is seen in politics and among citizens. Ornstein includes an example that demonstrates how politicians practice tribalism in their careers. He explains that there have been instances where Republican politicians’ push for a certain reform and once the Democratic president approves the reform the Republicans decide to drop it and be…

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    Mitch Albom’s real-life story of what he learned from his dying former professor, Tuesdays with Morrie, mixes sessions of Mitch being taught life lessons at Morrie’s house, with flashbacks, background, and commentary from Mitch. The lessons are laid out in chronological order, but everything else is interspaced at intervals to correspond with the lessons. It touches on many important topics, but some are more important than the rest. One of those, that reaches throughout multiple sessions, is…

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    Tuesdays with Morrie is the story of a teacher giving one of his former students a “final class”. The teacher is Morrie Schwartz and the student is Mitch Albom. This memoir recalls the many life lessons Morrie taught Mitch and challenges the reader to think about what they believe in. Reading Tuesdays with Morrie allowed me to reflect on many aspects about life in general. Aging is part of the normal human process. Time stops for no one, albeit the amount of time an individual has varies. As…

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    Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom is an excellent book about faith. The author has a great experience and a master’s degree in journalism, which gives him the skills to write books. Additionally, as a child, his schools and university were religious, which gives him the knowledge to write about faith. Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, and The First Phone Call from Heaven are just three of the 42 books he has written. Furthermore, this book has great points about life…

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    In the chapter the third Tuesday we talked about regrets of the story Tuesday with Morrie written by Mitch Albom, The theme is don't regret things that you can't change. The book states, “I want to remember what we talked about, I told morrie. I want to have your voice so I can listen to it... later. “When i'm dead.” dont say that” (albom 18). Death is going to happen and we can't stop it, we have memories, pictures and videos but we can't reverse death. It's going to come no matter what and all…

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    In the novel, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom becomes acquainted with his former sociology professor, Morrie, as his life becomes threatened with a terminal illness, Morrie decides his final lesson will be on “The Meaning of Life.” Mitch absorbs his old professor’s final lessons on Feeling Sorry for Yourself, Death, Family, Emotions, and Forgiveness. Albom exploits a collection of rhetorical choices such as, syntax, irony, and tone, in order to reveal the ultimate lesson behind, “The Meaning…

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    My experience with ALS began long before I started to read Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. In 2012, my grandfather was diagnosed with ALS. Up until that point, I had never heard of this terrible disease. Being the naïve eighteen-year-old girl that I was at the time, I did not give my grandfather the care and attention he deserved. At the time of his diagnosis, I saw death as something that shouldn’t be talked about. It was a gloomy shadow that no one wanted to acknowledge. My family…

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    professor, Morrie Schwartz with his most preferable student, Mitch Albom, who is the author of the novel. There were no connections among the sixteen years between themselves after Mitch’s graduation from Brandeis although he has promised Morrie to keep in touch. Mitch was decided to meet Morrie after discovered the appearance of his professor on a television show ‘Nightline’. At that time, Morrie has already affected by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) which is incurable disease and not much…

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