there were cases of a strange disease that athletes were contracting. This disease‚ now known as ALS or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis‚was known then as Lou Gehrig’s Disease‚ dubbed after the famous baseball player who contracted‚ and eventually died of this disease while in his prime years. While ALS has been a prime assailant in the athletic world‚ Lou Gehrig’s case was the first big eye opener to America about how deadly this strange disease really was. Since those days‚ many other athletes have contracted
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Lou Gehrig’s Disease Lou Gehrig’s disease‚ or otherwise known as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)‚ is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The motor neurons navigate from the brain to the spinal cord‚ and then move onto the muscles through out the body. Lou Gehrig’s disease is a fatal disease with no cure. This disease was given its name from a major league baseball player Lou Gehrig‚ who played for the New York Yankees. Lou suffered from this
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cars are safer than human operated cars. In 2017 Opposing Viewpoints Online‚ Gale‚ Lou Frenzel published “Self-Driving Cars Take the Fun Out of Driving”. He has concerns with how the car itself will operate and the impact it will have on people. Frenzel foresees this move having more negative effects on people rather than positive. He created this text for the purpose of addressing the concerns on self-driving cars. Lou Frenzel is a technology editor for Electronic Design. He interviews executives and
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semi-equality throughout the 1960’s and on‚ it is not difficult for one to imagine the adversities one woman of color faced in trying to fight for her right to not only vote‚ but also be treated as an active and equal citizen of the United States. Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer‚ née Townsend‚ was born to loving‚ sharecropping parents in 1917. She had nineteen siblings and grew up in Missouri‚ where she picked cotton‚ cut corn‚ and was only able to attend school until she reached the sixth grade. She married Perry Hamer
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Tuesday’s With Morrie The movie Tuesday’s with Morrie tells a story about a successful sports reporter for the Detroit press (Mitch) who sees his former college professor (Morrie) on a TV documentary‚ and learns that he is dying from ’Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS)‚ which is a disease that slowly breaks down muscle tissue. Mitch begins to visit Morrie every Tuesday learning many life lessons from Morrie. Before Mitch learns that Morrie was diagnosed with ALS he was a man who was afraid to
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Life is a journey‚ there is a beginning and there is an end. There is a story to each of our lives‚ stages that we have experienced that shape who we are. Although we are faced with obstacles‚ lessons can be learned to ultimately challenge our ability to embrace life and see the purpose to live it. Tuesday’s with Morrie tells the life story of Morrie‚ although he is faced with a terminal illness of ALS he embraces his fate and inspires others to find happiness and learn from the lessons he has gathered
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Monster vs. Monster As people we are taught at a very young age that monsters are bad‚ even though they were just figments of our imaginations. These monsters were most commonly found in our closets‚ under our beds or in our nightmares. But we were never taught that any monster was good‚ they all were evil coming from a child’s point of view especially because of their appearance. Except for two specific “monsters”‚ which are Frankenstein and the Incredible Hulk. Frankenstein’s creature and the
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Tuesdays with Morrie “Do I wither up and disappear ‚or do I make the best of my time last(10). When Morrie Schwartz was diagnosed with ALS‚ this what he ask himself . Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. Is the true story of Morrie Schwartz experience of being diagnosed and eventually dying from the disease Morrie refused to let ALS destroy his spirit‚ even while it was slowly destroying his body . He continued to teach. The three most important aphorisms that Morrie taught Mitch were visit family
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Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom is a touching yet straightforward book that strengthens life’s most essential lessons. In spite of his death awareness due to ALS‚ a neurodegenerative disease that affects the brain and spinal cord‚ he remains with a positive attitude and perspective on life. Morrie’s remarkable personality sets an example for others to follow. Morrie is a unique and compassionate man. Finally‚ his courageousness is the most honorable quality of his captivating personality. Reading
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Not everyone gets to live life the longest as possible‚ there are things which prevent people for living life to the fullest. In the novel “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom‚ Morrie Schwartz going has so much longer to live because he was diagnosed with ALS and was given two years left to live. Morrie gives Mitch advice on the “Meaning of Life”‚ not just in the college courses he taught but in real life situations. Mitch Albom’s own personal experiences with Morrie to create a theme throughout
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