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1.) After Morrie received his diagnosis, he asked himself: Do I wither up and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left? (Albom 10). What do you suppose navigates human beings in this situation toward an answer to such a question? A major navigating factor when stuck in a sticky situation is the life that one has led. If one has led a boring, unfulfilled life and they will be more likely to wither up and disappear. If one has led a fulfilling life then they will be more likely to make the

retired. Morrie Schwartz was a retired sociology teacher who was at the time infected with ALS. Although having a disease which was incurable he was still teaching, not sociology but teaching people how to live life. A former student of Morrie, Mitch Albom started to visit him every tuesday while Morrie taught Mitch how to live. Of the various subjects Morrie taught Mitch, Death,Forgiveness,and Family stand out a lot. Morrie taught people how to live

¨Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it.¨ (Albom 18). In Tuesday´s with Morrie, Morrie is battling with ALS and in his final days he teaches people such as Mitch to live their lives without any regrets. In this quote Morrie Schwartz is explaining to Mitch that he shouldn't live his life with regrets, he asks Mitch to fix all the problems he has now so that he shouldn't have to worry about them later or before it becomes too late. In Tuesday’s with Morrie, Morrie teaches people

Morrie, Morrie shows to Mitch that he believes that once he knew he was going to die he learned more about death and in turn Mitch learning about that then Mitch will learn about how to live in life. “Once you learn how to die you learn how to live.” (Albom 82). This quote from Morrie means to me that dying is only a finish line in life. And once that important visual is known than people can forget about the finish line for a while and can stay in the moment and go on living happily. I can connect to

love to. His stepmom was the only one who really showed him any love. He had such a hard time growing up and without love, his life would have been even harder. “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love and let it come in” (Albom 52). Love must be accepted and given out just like Morrie did. Without love people become mean or depressed. Love is needed in life, and it helps one become happier and feel accepted. I do not want my parents love when they try to baby me. I find it

Most minor characters in a story typically have a brief role in a story. When some authors use a minor character to effect the plot, it shouldn't overcome the main character. Some people might think that minor characters in a story wouldn't be important but depends on the author. In Mitch Albom’s moving novel The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mickey Shea, Eddie’s father,and Ruby are essential in moving the plot along despite being minor characters. Eddie’s father is one of the minor characters

army. The Captain showed compassion, pride in his position, and took his vocation serious. He grew up in a military family, and military was all he knew. The captain being a lifetime military man promised his soldiers he would “leave no one behind” (Albom, 2003, p. 64). This promise alone brought comfort to the soldiers he led. He led his soldiers with ease, his soldiers looked to him to keep them alive. The captain was willing to do whatever it took to keep his men safe, even shoot them in the leg

“I’ll let it go now, all right? All right? Can we let it go?” (Albom 144). Eddie wants to make everything better and fix things between his father. Also, every time Eddie showed bravery throughout the book, which was quite a lot, I felt inspired. For example, when he ran after the little girl in the fire, “He stepped past a burning puddle of oil, and his clothes caught fire from behind. A yellow flame moved up his calf and thigh.” (Albom 83). This was inspirational to me because I haven’t ever heard

Morrie said, “Do you know how they brainwash people? They repeat something over and over. And that’s what we do in this country. Owning things is good. More money is good. More property is good. More commercialism is good. More is good. More is good”(Albom 124). This quote shows that Morrie disapproves of the want for more money and material items, which is quite common in America. However, the cause of the riots is that the greedy owners of the newspaper companies refuse to pay them more and give them

When you think of the word “death” what exactly comes to mind? For most people you may think of pitch black darkness for death is the opposite, the recipical of life just like darkness is the opposite of light it remains a mysterious phenomenon that we all must experience. Just like darkness we don’t know what’s inside it, we have no idea what happens after death therefore we fear it. In fact in Eckhart Tolle’s article “The Origin of Fear” he brings to us a thesis of “but ultimately all fear is the