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From a Book’s Perspective: the Human Life
From A Book’s Perspective: The Human Life

An Analytical Paper
Presented to the
High School English Department, Chiang Kai Shek College

In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements
In English IV-3

Submitted by:
Antonio, Jane April Cheng
IV-3

Submitted to:
Mr. Allan Rey S. Villaverde
February 2013
Topic: Human Life Through Mitch Albom’s Four(4) Novels
Thesis Statement: By thoroughly analyzing Mitch Albom’s four(4) novels: For One More Day, Tuesdays with Morrie, Have A Little Faith and The Five People You Meet in Heaven, we can summarize a typical human being’s life from childhood to death.
Tentative Outline: I. Introduction A. Author’s Biography B. History behind his works II. The Human Life A. Childhood 1. Family 2. Parenting B. Adolescence 1. Learning 2. Relationships C. Early Adulthood 1. Religion 2. Beliefs D. Late Adulthood 1. Life 2. Death III. Relating the Events from the Novels to The Human Life A. For One More Day 1. Family 2. Parenting B. Tuesdays with Morrie 1. Learning 2. Relationships C. Have A Little Faith 1. Religion 2. Support D. The Five People You Meet in Heaven 1. Life 2. Death IV. Conclusion 1. The Author’s Thoughts About His Books 2. Restatement of Thesis Statement

In the world of English literature, there are many authors who are very well known for their heartstring–tugging and breath–taking works that generally revolve around love, life and friendship. Some of those authors are Nicholas Sparks (author of The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Dear John and more), Paulo Coelho (author of The Alchemist, Veronika Decides to Die and more) and John Green (author of Looking For Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns and more). One of those honorable authors who have written some of the most famous books the world has right now is Mitchell David Albom, or simply Mitch Albom.
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