break them.” It is almost guaranteed that many may have heard this saying before coming from their parents‚ but perhaps they didn’t know exactly where it came from. This quote is actually an aphorism (short sayings with a message) written by Benjamin Franklin to include in his Poor Richards’s Almanack. This aphorism holds the same truth to him. When Franklin was young‚ he decided to create a plan for self-improvement. He then made a list of thirteen virtues to follow and perfect which would lead to his
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be without any regrets. In one point in our lives‚ we have all done things that we have regretted‚ and these things have shaped us to become who we are. Linkin Park’s “What I’ve Done” would be a perfect theme song for Mitch Albom’s “Tuesdays with Morrie” for many reasons; this song reflects Mitch’s regretfulness towards his life‚ relates to Morrie’s story of the wave‚ and depicts one of Morrie’s important themes of forgiveness. “What I’ve Done” reveals Mitch’s regrets in his decisions that have
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"Have you somewhat to do tomorrow‚ do it today." Benjamin Franklin made this statement. It could be interpreted in many different ways depending on how you look at it. Some people see it as though you never know what tomorrow holds. So if you have time to do what that you have to do tomorrow today‚ then you should go ahead and get it done. For instance‚ if you have some homework that you know you’re going to have to do tomorrow and have time to do it today‚ you should go ahead and get it done
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Reflection of Tuesday with Morrie Through the movie and book‚ I asked myself--if I had ever been through what Morrie’s had‚ could I stay in peace like him or teach others about life lesson? He‚ not only suffered from ALS‚ but also lost dearest mother then his younger brother had polio. If I were he‚ how will I deal with that unfortunes? I think I’ll feel timid‚ negative‚ and have a gloomy personality. But‚ Morrie didn’t. He later on became a successful professor and a good husband and father
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To: Morrie Schwartz Hi Morrie! After I learned about your story‚ I was really touched. Your philosophies and ideas were so transcendent; I felt as though I was learning the story about some higher being. I learned a lot about the meaning of life and what things are really important to me in my life. It helped me see a lot of things I couldn’t see in other people nowadays. Morrie‚ I have to admit that you’re one of the most gently living people I know. While reading your story‚ I wondered why everyone
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and overcome. We as people must overcome adversity to excel in life. In a book called Tuesday’s with Morrie‚ Morrie is diagnosed with Lou Gherig’s disease. Lou Gehrig’s disease also known as ALS destroys the neurons of the brain and spinal cord‚ which are responsible for voluntary movement. After a certain time any patient diagnosed with ALS becomes paralyzed and often dies within a few years. Morrie was a professor Brandeis University teaching Sociology. When he was diagnosed he taught until he was
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An aphorism is a pithy observation that contains a general truth‚ similar to what a proverb is. In the story Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ there are a variety of aphorisms said by different people to describe their point in a creative manner. One such that stood out is "A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing" said by Ogbuefi Idigo when he questions the group why a man in their village quit his job all of the sudden (Achebe 20). The aphorism said by Ogbuefi relates to toads and how the
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Love Always Wins A review on Tuesdays with Morrie It is a small book‚ it is a big book; it tells a sad story‚ it tells a joyous story; it discusses death‚ it discusses life. Tuesdays with Morrie‚ an easy book to read‚ but indicates profound meanings. Morrie‚ the hero of the book‚ has a lethal illness‚ to which medicine could do nothing. Despite this‚ he chooses not to withdraw from the world‚ but to live ---- or at least try to live ---- with dignity‚ with courage‚ with humor‚ with
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really want it‚ then you’ll make your dream happen.” is one of the many aphorisms that Morrie Schwartz uses during his lifetime. Tuesdays with Morrie is a book full of aphorisms‚ beliefs‚ and life’s greatest lessons. Morrie was one of Mitch Albom’s‚ the author of Tuesdays with Morrie‚ college professors. When Mitch heard that Morrie was dying of ALS‚ they began having meetings every Tuesday. It was on those Tuesdays that Morrie taught Mitch some of life’s greatest lessons. Dreams. Everyone
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Analysis of the Quotations in Tuesdays with Morrie “Dying is only one thing to be sad over. Living unhappily is something else.” Dying is one sad moment; living unhappily is thousands‚ millions of sad moments spread over the years of your life. Someday we are all going to die. Even though we all know it‚ most of us spend our lives pretending as if we will live forever. Like Morrie‚ we should all live urgently‚ intensely and
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