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There are 30,000 people in the United States that 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…

Stephen William Hawking is one of the greatest scientists of our time. Born exactly three hundred years after the death of scientist Galileo Galilei, Hawking was born to be a genius. Stephen was always clever as a young boy. When he was in elementary school, his father, Frank Hawking, felt that since he went to a minor private school due to his parents’ lack of money, he did not achieve his full potential in life. So, he wanted to send his son Stephen to the best private school in the…

3) Name or Diagnosis: what we call it The name of the disease is called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is also known as the Lou Gehrig disease. Most people in this time now know the disease as (ALS). 4) Outcome or Prognosis: what will happen The outcome that will happen to Stephen Hawking is that he has ALS is that his body is paralyze.…

Mitch Albom has created a heartfelt and moving memoir with Tuesdays with Morrie. The overall feel of the story is captivating. From the very first page, the readers are drawn in and urged by the words to read further and further. Before they know it they have finished reading and have tears streaming down their cheeks. Once the initial tears go away, then sets in the deep personal reflection. Tuesdays with Morrie is more than just a story about a man and his professor, it’s a story about life.…

Two Very Deadly Diseases Imagine waking up and wanting to stretch, but physically cannot because of the loss of movement that comes with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS is also commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. ALS is a very deadly disease and so is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). ALS and CTE’s are not curable; they both lead to many people’s demise, especially athletes. Also concussions are factors that lead to brain diseases. Head trauma can also be a factor of many…

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom is a non-fiction book representing as Mitch Albom and Morrie Schwartz final thesis together as “student and professor”. Their “final thesis’ talks about the different and important aspects in life and advice from the wise, passionate, ALS diagnosed, dying man, Morrie. He talks with Mitch every tuesday about certain topics that are involved in every human beings life. Tuesdays with Morrie illustrates the themes love, friendship/family, and death, through the…

Tuesdays With Morrie is an enticing story about changes of mind. In the novel, a dying, wise man named Morrie Schwartz, takes on the author and central character Mitch, and guides him towards a brighter tomorrow. Mitch Albom, the author of the book, is a somewhat narcissistic man who has to face the impending death of Morrie by ALS, sometimes known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling muscle actions in the arms and…

Imagine being stuck in a body that cannot move, or even manage to form words. People suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease) deal with these debilitating symptoms every day, until they eventually pass away. ALS is a fairly common disease, with more than 12,000 people in the United States experiencing it and 15 people being diagnosed with it every day (“Fact Sheet,” 2014). Researchers are desperately searching for a cure, or even an effective treatment for the…

In the book Speak and Tuesdays with Morrie the characters both have different background of where they come from and how they were brought up. The characters name in Speak is Melinda Sordino, she is emotional and can only show her feelings with her body language by biting her hands and lips. Which shows why she is emotional and depressed. Morrie Schwartz from Tuesdays with Morrie was a school teacher that developed a terminal disease called ALS at the age of 80. Morrie was a Professor of…

Kindle Nelms Mrs. Ward English 23 November 2014 The Deadly Disease Have you ever heard of the deadly disease known as ALS? Do you know who discovered ALS? What is Lou Gehrig’s disease? What does ALS stand for? What are the symptoms, diagnosis, the treatments of ALS, do you know how many people get ALS, and how can you be involved help with ASL? If you do not know any of the following questions, this essay will answer all of the following. , I will tell you who discovered ALS is and describe…