Morrie demonstrates tremendous caring in this book and expresses his never-ending wisdom in teaching people life lessons. ... He once said that you must learn how to die, before you learn how to live. ... One of the greatest lessons Mitch learned through death was material items aren't everything. ... It is important to understand that everything dies away naturally. ... I think that the one major part of the book that affected me personally was the way that Mitch went to see Morrie after about seven years of being apart. ...

• Word Count: 1507
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Tuesdays With Morrie is the true story of the remarkable lessons taught by a dying teacher to his pupil. ... He had died a slow, painful death from pancreatic cancer, and watching him die had made Mitch feel helpless. ... "Instead, I buried myself in my accomplishments, because with accomplish- ments, I believed that I could control things, I could squeeze in every last piece of happiness before I got sick and died, like my uncle before me, which I figured was my natural fate." ... They should have been all along." " (p 175) The signature line from the book is "Death ends a life, n...

• Word Count: 1566
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The first reason that is probably the most important and evident throughout the book is Odysseus's problem with revealing his identity too early. ... This seems to teach Odysseus a lesson because it in fact does keep him from returning to his homeland for a very long time. ... Smith3 Since we have learned that the queen of the Phaikians is the true leader, Odysseus knows he must get her support first before he reveals himself. ... This shows us that Antinoos had a big mouth and therefore he died by the ways of his mouth. Let us also look at Eurymakhos, who died after Antinoos. ...

• Word Count: 1743
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School