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    The book is about the one of the author’s favorite professor, Morrie Schwartz. It focuses on how his professor made a huge impact in his life. It tackles about the Tuesdays that Mitch and Morrie spends today, sharing major life lessons and values. Summary The author started the novel by introducing Morrie Schwartz; he said he was one of his favorites. Morrie could feel that his body is slowing down; he loved to dance but could no longer. When he reached his seventies, he was diagnosed with…

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    different books that have similar themes, how ironic. The first novel, Tuesdays with Morrie By Mitch Albom, is about how a young man, Mitch, discovers that his favorite college professor, Morrie Schwartz, is dying from ALS, also known as, Lou Gehrig's disease. After Mitch discovers that his old professor is sick, he decised to take a day off from his busy work schedule to go see Morrie. Little did Mitch and Morrie know that would be the start of their final class together. The second novel,…

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    Tuesdays with Morrie On July, 31, 2015 my life changed, I was sitting there with some family and this women who I considered a grandma to me was on her deathbed. The next thing my family and I ,hear is her rasped breathing, and what sounded like choking. She was having difficulty breathing. I walk over to her and then I saw, it the life leave her body. The way her eyes looked empty and the heaviness that was in the room afterwards was saddening. Death is a hard subject to think about…

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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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    currently have ALS. That's more than 5,600 people a day. Morrie Schwartz was a college professor who was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease). Mitch Albom who was Morrie’s favorite had a special bond with Morrie like no student and professor has had before. Mitch promised Morrie when he graduated he would spend time with Morrie but after he did graduated he didn't see Morrie for sixteen years. The way that Mitch Albom showed love to Morrie was outstanding. Mitch lived with a normal job,…

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    success is having an influence over a person or society that will eventually remain in people’s memory and give help at the decisive moments. In the memoir by s Albom, Morrie Schwartz, old professor of Brandies University, clearly defines the success and is paragon of successful human being. In the beginning of the memoir, professor Morrie discovers that he has Lou Gehrig’s disease developing in his body. Lou Gehrig’s disease slowly weakens muscle from lower body to top and eventually patient…

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    Tuesdays with Morrie, written by Mitch Albom, Mitch grows throughout the book. At the beginning of the book Mitch is very involved in his work and is making a lot of money but he is missing something in life; he is unhappy and very self-absorbed. Mitch sees online that his old Professor Morrie whom he was very close with is sick and he decides to visit him. As Morries’ death is approaching Mitch begins to visit him more often. During these visits Mitch gains a lot from Morrie. Morrie begins to…

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    Tuesdays with Morrie “Mitch I’m going to die and sooner not later” (Albom 62). Morrie Schwartz from Tuesdays with Morrie had ALS or better known as Lou Gehrig's disease is dying and with his the limited amount of time he had left in his life. He chose that he was working to help people and give them wise words. Morrie teaches people to live life through having forgiveness in there lives,not putting very high value in wealth and living with no regrets. The first lesson that Morries teaching…

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    “The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live”, a dying man named Morrie Schwartz said. Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom, leaves the reader to question how they value their lives by seeing how the dying Morrie values his. The author is Morrie’s student from 6 years prior, reconnected in the teacher’s waning days. Readers can feel the love between this student and his teacher. As Morrie's slow descent begins, he teaches you about the importance of loving those around…

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    In the memoir Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom ,Mitch reunites with his old college professor named Morrie Schwartz who he has lost touch with for at least 15 years. When Mitch first sees Morrie, Morrie tells Mitch that he was recently diagnosed with a disease called ALS aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease. ALS a disease that slowly deteriorates the body. Morrie knew that he did not have long before his body started failing him. Every Tuesday Mitch goes to Morrie’s house to participate in a class that…

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