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Tuesdays With Morrie Rhetorical Analysis

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“We can leave the mountain anytime we want but those with ALS are prisoners in their own body”-Alex Williams. People with ALS start losing their ability to move as the disease goes through their body. In the Book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Morrie Schwartz has ALS and he tries to give away all of his wisdom before he dies. Morrie teaches people to live life through showing love to family, not hiding or being scared of aging and accepting that Death is natural. The first lesson Morrie teaches is that showing love to family is most important.
Morrie says the family is the main foundation and we should love them because we never know when we could lose them. A wise quote from Morrie that proves we should show love for family is “The fact is, there is no foundation, no secure ground, upon which people my stand today if it isn't the family” (Albom 91). I agree with Morrie that family is the main foundation in life. Family will always help each other out any way possible so it is important to love family members.An example from my life is there was this one time I needed money for something I needed and I didn't have no money. So then my uncle ended up helping me out because it was important and family helps each other out when in need. The second lesson Morrie teaches is that don't be scared of aging, it is a natural thing. Morrie accepts aging because he is at that point in his life that he needs help moving around because he can't do it by himself especially with ALS. A wise Quote from Morrie that proves not to be afraid of aging is “ Its very simple. As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed at twenty-two, you'd always be as ignorant as you were at twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. Its growth. It's more than the negative that you're going to die, it's also the positive that you understand you're going to die, and that you live a better life because of it” (Albom 118). I agree with Morrie as a person gets older, they get wiser from experience that they learned over the years. I am not afraid of aging I learned How to accept it as a natural thing that everybody goes through. I noticed that I have gotten taller, stronger and I have noticed my deeper voice it's all a part of growing up. one

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