Tuesdays with Morrie is a novel written by Mitch Albom about the last dying day’s he spent with his college professor and the values, morals, and keys to life that he taught him. After spending much of his life after college without contact of with his college professor, Morrie Scholtz, he sees him on a late-night talk show and learns he has contracted ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He decides to fly out and see him after he finds out and they reconcile an old friendship. Morrie teaches him the meaning of life, gives him amazing perspective into the way he has been living his life, and teaches him how to love again. Mitch writes this story from real-life events about a real man he met and was inspired by.
Caroline Matkom A.P. Psychology Hour 6 “If you live your life the right way, your dreams will come to you.” This quote comes from the energetic, fit, and lively Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University. From the cheerful and handsome man standing in front of the lecture hall, one would have never guessed he was admits his final months of a terminating battle with pancreatic cancer. The Last Lecture is indeed the last lecture Dr. Pausch ever performed, a retrospective, reflective testimony of his short yet passionate life. The lecture included varies aspects of Erik Erickson’s stages of psychosocial development, such as the elementary school stage, middle adulthood and late adulthood.
Medha Sarma Tuesdays with Morrie Eulogy Morrie once said, “dying is only one thing to be sad over... living unhappily is something else.” Morrie Schwartz was a remarkable person, a wonderful husband, a loving father and an amazing professor. His loving personality has touched the lives of many people around him, including his students, family and friends. During our lessons in the weeks before his passing, he managed to change my whole life and my outlook of the world. I knew Morrie was different, the I met him, 16 years ago on the very first day of class. Right off the bat, he said, “ I hope that one day, you think of me as your friend.” And let me tell you, Morrie was a lot more than just a friend to me.
Instructor Helen Chandler English 1301-2023 February 9, 2012 “The last Lecture’s backgroung” The last lecture was for most of the students and readers a seemingly average book written by a writer who was going through a difficult health problem. That writer, Randy Pausch just wanted to let his audience know about his childhood dreams and how he achieved most of them. He shared with readers and listeners in one of his lectures how achieving their dreams is the best way to “live their life well.” However, going deep through the lecture, it is not difficult as an analytic reader, or listener in the case of being part of the speech, to figure out the rhetorical devices used in narration. Regardless, importance of this last lecture, these rhetorical devices were used in a very clever way to provide: clearness, persuasion, and sentimentalism. One impressive tool used was clarity, the structured and choreographed explanation between his personal and professional life, left nothing for the reader to ask for, every paragraph was clear and meaningful; by giving examples and using props to make him even more understandable, and reliable for his audience, Pausch led his readers and listeners right what he wanted.
During their marriage, Mike kept on whining the life he lost. One day, he lost his job and he went back to his old high school. Then he met a janitor who asked him whether he wanted to be 17 again or not. He immediately said yes and he decided to take the chance and get the life he lost. After watching this film,
Chapter 5 what's the key One of country's most I tense officer candidate school Leaves kibera , Rye returns to ROTC boot camp in Quantico Virginia. Still stuffing from malaria and taking methoquin. Characters staff Sargent Sweeney. Miller, Schwartz , Had to carry miller to bivwack, during the hill exercise because miller hurt his ankle! end of OCScandidates take turns with calling diddy The diddy bothered rye at freshman, confidence at that time he confused confidence w. arrogance but as his time in OcS progressed he realized it what it really meant, confidence was one of the key qualities that led him to a hopeless place like Kibera, Huburus according to his dad was marines biggest threat Rye has trouble w. exercises in boot amp esp.
Morrie Schwartz, my wonderful husband and mentor and the initiator of this funeral service. Morrie's career days were spent as a sociology professor at Brandeis University and still, although retired, teaches us the lessons of life in the last stages of his journey. His purpose of holding this funeral is to hear the wonderful things from the ones who love him before it gets late and he is hearing your words from the skies above. I would like to share some details of our relationship and some precious memories shared between Morrie and I. This year, makes forty years since Morrie and I married.
Before the spotlight, John Wooden began teaching at the high school level. He was also a lieutenant during World War II. After the war Wooden coached at Indiana State University before taking the head coaching job at UCLA.”Coaching at UCLA is what really made John Wooden a lasting fame”, says former player Bill Walton at the funeral of John Wooden.”Success is a peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of being”. Back when John graduated grammar school his father placed upon him a seven point creed. Be true to yourself, help others, drink deeply from good books, build a shelter against a rainy day, pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings each day.
Raymond Carver, “Cathedral”. The short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is a story from the view of an agitated man on a visit from his wife’s old friend who is blind. From the start, the man shows his detest for the blind man. It is explained that his wife knows Robert from when she was employed by him to read reports and case studies. For years the wife and Robert would exchange tapes through mail to keep in touch.
Tuesdays with Morrie is a short narrative capturing the last few months of an amazing man’s life, Morrie Schwartz. Mitch Ablom, the author, has written this novel documenting his experience of spending every Tuesday, during his last few months, with Morrie. It is a sad yet inspiring chronicle built around the great relationship formed between two men, Morrie Schwartz and Mitchell Ablom. From the beginning, as the novel opens, Mitch Ablom writes as if he were speaking to the reader. By using this first person point of view, Ablom is able to connect, and communicate, easily with any individual who would have the honor of picking up this book.