Brandeis University

midterms, I want to tell you about a wonderful experience that I had a few days ago. So Brandeis University has two Posse chapters, one from Atlanta and the other one from New York and every year they host a PossePlus Retreat. My roommate happens to be a Posse scholar and invited me, which made me feel quite honored. The PossePlus Retreat was held over an entire weekend; about 200 students and faculty from Brandeis joined. In this space, we talked about words and their power. The theme of this year

Mitch Albom, a previous student at Brandeis University starts the story out with a flashback of when he would meet at his old professor, Morrie Schwartz’s once a week. Mitch begins to explain how “Morrie would sit in his study where he could watch a small hibiscus plant die.” In a flashback to his graduation, Mitch approaches his professor, Morrie Schwartz, and gives him a portfolio. While at Brandeis, Mitch takes “the greater part of the humanism” courses Morrie teaches. He tells Morrie that he

important historical background, powerful images, and a defined purpose. He first attended Brandeis University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1975 with a degree in Mediterranean Studies. During his undergraduate years there, he spent semesters abroad at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the American University in Cairo. After he completed his B.A., Friedman attended St. Antony's College of Oxford University on a Marshall Scholarship. By 1978, he attained his master's degree in Modern Middle

Tuesdays with Morrie: Summary and Analysis Nadya Frayre Interpersonal Communications 1318 West Texas A&M University Introduction In the perfect world, people would have a life manual in which people had life’s lessons on what dos and not dos. Luckily, there are novels written by people that explain their problems and what they could have done differently if they had a chance. One of those books is “Tuesdays with Morrie: an old man, a young man, and life’s greatest lesson.”, Mitchell Albom

"Tuesdays with Morrie" is about an elderly man named Morrie Shwartz diagnosed in his seventies with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Morrie has always lived his life in his own fashion, taking his path less stressful. And continues to do so until his dying day. One of his former students sitting thousands of miles away in Michigan stumbled upon this episode of “Nightline” on the television by chance and most likely by fate. This student, Mitch Album, decides to pay a visit to his favorite tutor in quiet suburb

elements through various literary devices. Albom articulates Morrie’s life lessons discussed during their weekly Tuesday meetings using similes and metaphors to create a deeper understanding for the reader. Morrie, a Sociology professor at Brandeis University, is suffering through ALS, which is a serious, fatal illness. Through life lessons, Morrie expresses the importance of using effective time management. Finally, Albom provides encouragement throughout this strong thematic story about Morrie’s

In the book, Tuesdays with Morrie the readers follow the lives and relationship of Morrie Schwartz and Mitch Albom. Morrie was a professor in Brandeis University where Mitch attended. The story goes on as to how they lose touch over the years and eventually find each other again and build a strong relationship. This friendship begins when Mitch finds out Morrie is sick and his health is slowly deteriorating. Over the weeks, the two-new found friend will hold conversations about love, life and family

I lived in rural Northeast Mississippi in a town called Pontotoc. This area was better known for sports and sweet potato farming. I viewed reading as something that I would have to just bear through to get a decent grade, so that I could play on the varsity team. The school I attended did not have a staff of extraordinary English teachers they were people who just enjoyed reading and writing. Reading had never been received by me as something I would be interested in personally. That all changed

Edward Hoffman, who gained his PhD from the University of Michigan, states that Samuel had to do his long labor in order to provide for his increasing household (Hoffman 6). Because his father was not around all the time, Abraham had to rely on himself and deal with his mother. Though he was born into

Employee and Student Perspective As great as Brandeis University may seem to its prospective students, current students and administrators can provide valuable input pertaining to whether a school is meeting the goals it sets to achieve. “Jenny,” one of the community service specialists at Brandeis, is in charge of advising and supporting students engaged in community service opportunities within Brandeis and the Waltham community. Additionally, Jenny is in charge of the Waltham Group, a student-led