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In five pages this paper analyzes the text from a humanistic perspective, which includes a summary, discussion of its moral significance, and critique of the author’s approach. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
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professor Morris Morrie Schwartz was in the final stages of the debilitating and terminal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease. Professor Schwartz had been a cherished
mentor to the young Albom, and so he felt compelled to visit him and lend whatever kind of comfort and moral support he could. However, over the course of
fourteen Tuesdays, quite the opposite happened. Morrie offered comfort and emotional support to Albom, and still in the role of teacher, educated his student on some of lifes most
important lessons and on how to approach death with dignity and without fear. The result of their dialogues is Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man and a Young Man
and Lifes Greatest Lessons. First published in 1997, this inspirational text provides perspectives and answers to some of the most compelling questions regarding the human condition. These include,
What is the meaning of life? How can people live more meaningful lives? What are lifes greatest rewards? Watching Morrie die a little with each visit
forces Albom to confront the greatest human fear - death. To Morrie, this was simply the closing of an inevitable chapter. He reminds Albom (and readers) that, "Death
is as natural as life. Its part of the deal we made" (Albom, 1997, p. 172). Everyone knows life is not eternal, and yet human beings still hold
onto the prospect that perhaps they will somehow find a way to live forever. Morrie observes there are people who spend so much time avoiding death that they are
missing important parts of life. By putting their own fears ahead of spending time with dying loved ones cheats people out of precious memories and deprives them of important
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