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Mitch Albom's Tuesdays With Morrie

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Morrie’s Inspiration and Influence In the book Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom talks to the reader about his college professor. A person who has inspired him to make good life choices and become a better person. Morrie was a man who devoted his life to helping others and putting them before himself. He became a teacher who wanted nothing more than to inspire people to live their life the right way. The way people are supposed to live. He taught people to love and be loved. His love for education was influenced by a woman early in his life. Without his father’s attention, Morrie needed to be loved. Eva did that for him. He loved books and education, he became a teacher to help others, and his work and personality influenced many people. Morrie’s …show more content…

What a better way to help and influence people than becoming a teacher? He made that decision and with that choice, he became important to many people. He was a great professor. He devoted his life to be helpful and not to exploit others. Before he became a sociology professor, Morrie worked at a mental institution. He had a job there for five years and became friends with some of the patients. Morrie learned that most of the people who were admitted to the institution came from wealthy families. He realized that money did not buy happiness. After working there, he became a professor at Brandeis. He taught social psychology, mental illness and health. However, he focused mainly on personal development rather than career …show more content…

His mother died and his brother was diagnosed with polio. His father ignored him and neglected him. He gave up the money he earned to feed his family. His stepmother encouraged him to do well in school and nurtured him. She wanted the best for her stepchildren. She influenced his love for books and education. His father’s consistence for Morrie to be employed inspired him to become a teacher. He influenced Mitch on his life decisions and how to live his life in a way that mattered. Morrie was a person who cared for others more than he cared for himself. He wanted to help people and he

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