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- tuesdays with morre is a sad story. It is about a friendsip beetween a college
- professor and his student. When Mitch went to college at Brandeis University he had a
- college professor name Morrie Schwartz. Though the four years that Mitch went to
- college they became really good friends. Mitch asked Mr.Morrie if he could be his mentor.
- To Teach him all of the things life had to offer. After Mitch graduated
- from college they agreed to stay in touch. Mitch got a great job offer to be a sports
- columnist in Detroit, so he took it. Well time went by and they called each other every so
- often, but after awhile Mitch was much to busy with work that he lost touch with Mr. Morrie.
- He thought about him every once in awhile but never called or wrote him. One
- night when he was watching television he saw Mr. Morrie on nightline. That night he
- learned that Mr. Morrie had Lou Gehrig's disease. After Mitch heard about his illness he called
- him. Mr. Morrie was glad to hear from Mitch. He told him that he had a lot of
- things he wanted to discus with him before he died. It was a class and he was the
- only student. the class met on Tuesdays. It began after breakfast. The subject was the meaning of life.
- It was taught with experience. No grades were given, but there were oral exams each week.
- He was expected to respond to questions, and you were expected to pose questions of your
- own. No books were required, yet many topics were coverd, including love, work, community, family, aging,
- forgiveness, and, finally, death. The last lecture was brief, only a few words. a funeral
- was held in lieu of graduation. Although no final exam was given, you were expected to produce one
- long paper on what you learned. The last class of Mr.Morries class had only one student, which was Mitch.
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