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This 6 page paper discusses the book “Tuesdays with Morrie” with regard to the use of stereotypes and metaphors by the author, and what their use implies for our culture. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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discusses the way in which Morrie used stereotypes and metaphors in his conversations with Albom. It uses both Alboms book and an article by Emily Martin as references. Discussion When
Morrie Schwartz was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrigs disease, he knew it was a death sentence. The disease is incurable, always fatal, and its
cause is unknown. Faced with such a hideous death sentence, Morrie could have become bitter and withdrawn, but instead he decided to do what he had done all his life:
teach. He would take students on the most difficult trip of all, from life into death, and describe it as he went (Albom). Mitch Albom was one of Morrie Schwartzs
students, and like many people, he promised to keep in touch with his old professor, but did not. It was only when he heard, quite by accident that Morrie was
dying that he got in touch. They met once a week, on Tuesday, for their "lessons," and the result is the book in which Albom describes these meetings. He says,
"The last class of my old professors life took place once a week in his house ... The class met on Tuesdays. It began after breakfast. The subject was The
Meaning of Life. It was taught from experience" (Albom, 1997, p. 1). Martins essay is about the way in which stereotypically gendered thinking has invaded even science, which is
supposed to be objective. Specifically, she writes about the way in which fertilization is portrayed: the egg is passive and the sperm active, reinforcing the idea that women are weak
and men are strong-this despite the fact that both egg and sperm are equally necessary, and equally active, in the fertilization process. Her overall meaning is that even in a
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