aphorisms in Tuesdays with Morrie. I believe Morrie is speaking about recognizing your strengths‚ and not focusing so much on your weaknesses. He means‚ as he said‚ to “accept” your limitations. We are all affected by this aphorism everyday. We have limitations‚ and a lot of times we get so focused on our weaknesses we don’t take advantage of our strengths.‚ and waste time simply trying to improve upon those weaknesses. For example‚ I’m not athletic. For a while‚ I focused on that and I let it upset
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about‚ “The sidewalk racer”‚ “When I Read”‚ & Z for Zachariah‚ in these paragraphs.There are similarities & differences in the way the characters view being alone. One‚ in the 1st poem‚ “ The Sidewalk Racer‚” the author addresses the meaning of being alone by writing about someone who is riding a skateboard. In the poem the speaker says‚ “ I’m the one & only single human automobile.” The author is comparing himself to make it feel like the author is the only car. I think the author could be very
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Black Friday Black Friday The Friday after Thanksgiving marks the start of the holiday shopping season. Sometime in the 1970’s it was christened “Black Friday". Some say the name refers to the heavy traffic and chaos in the stores. Others contend it is the busiest shopping day of the year and ensures profitability for retailers‚ putting them in the black. Without question it is a dangerous day to go shopping. All the big stores promise huge‚ super-fantastic sales. Many open their doors at 5 am
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It was the time when Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were candidates for the election of the president. When I came to the US for the first time it was like I am blind and could not see anytime because I was new to all the roads that were going we our road‚ on top of us‚ etc. In the the US they use to say that if you don’t know how to drive then you are without legs‚ if you don’t know the roads then you are blind‚ if you don’t know English then you are dumb. When I came to the US I knew how to speak
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There is a place where the chill of the morning air cuts through a person like a knife. To stand up would take every muscle of the body‚ but even that would take too much energy. Thus‚ one sits upon the icy pond called the floor. Is this a dream? Somewhere a voice answers that it is more like a nightmare‚ so one just makes the most of it.<br><br>All around the sights and sounds of the morning begin to take affect. Very few people are there in the beginning. They all are in a sleepy haze‚ yearning
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destructive and problematic. We get angry for many reasons. We get angry when we do not receive respect and when our expectations are not met‚ whether those expectations are about the future‚ ourselves‚ or others. Anger can and is expressed in different ways. Some react to anger with aggression and sometimes aggression is the appropriate response‚ as it allows us to defend ourselves. We often correlate anger to a road rage experience when driving through traffic. Anger is essential to our daily lives and
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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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A TIME WHEN I RAN AWAY I’ve had enough of my life. Everybody at school jeers at me and constantly bullies me. Even the teachers pick on me‚ because I’m not exactly the brightest student. Everyday I go home battered and bruised yet my parents still don’t take a second look at me. I may be shy‚ but I’m also mysterious‚ curious and after some thought‚ and quite a lot of beatings‚ I decided to try something new‚ to run away from home. I’ve been travelling for ages now‚ with no insight of where I’m
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Walt Whitman’s poem "When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer" describes the feelings of knowing too much about the workings of nature. The speaker in the poem is a student who has attended a lecture on astronomy. As he learns more and more‚ he becomes more and more depressed until he leaves the lecture room. Whitman uses interesting elements of form‚ sound‚ and imagery‚ but not figurative language‚ to give meaning to this short poem The poem consists of only one stanza‚ made of eight lines
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I decided to participate in gymnastics once I was about seven years of age. Unfortunately‚ I felt as if my backflip was not as structured compared to my fellow gymnast‚ my cartwheel just did not seem refined enough to me‚ and my reach did not stretch far enough to fit my expectations‚ so I quit. I began to take an interest in karate at age ten‚ I felt my crescent kicks were not worthy‚ so I quit. I joined a local track team around thirteen‚ my speed and endurance did not seem to measure up to my
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