Tuesdays With Morrie pt.2 – Flashcards
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During their first Tuesday, what does Morrie tell Mitch about his increasing dependency on others?
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He has to have more helpers in his house to help him get in and out of bed.
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How does Morrie react to people who are suffering? Why do you think so?
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He tries to give them an apologetic word and I think he does this because he feels like they need advice.
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What does Mitch mean when he tells Morrie they "Tuesday people"?
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They always will meet on Tuesdays.
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Write Morrie's aphorism about the most important thing in life.
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The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, but also to let it come in.
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What does Morrie plan to teach his college students by silence?
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A lot of people are embarrassed of the silence and they shouldn't be.
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How far does Mitch travel for his Tuesday visits with Morrie?
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700 Miles
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How does Morrie respond when Mitch asks him if he feels sorry for himself?
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He does not feel sorry for himself because he did not bring the disease upon himself but he only mourns in the mornings.
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Other than food, what does Mitch began to bring to his sessions with Morrie? Why?
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He brings a Sony tape recorder because he wants to remember what they talk about and wants to have his voice so he can listen to it later after he is gone.
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List the subjects that Mitch wants to discuss with Morrie.
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Death, Fear, Aging, Greed, Marriage, Family, Society, Forgiveness, A meaningful life
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When Mitch is in college, what is the subject of his thesis?
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How football in America has become ritualistic, almost a religion, an opiate for the masses.
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Identify two signs that Morrie's health is deteriorating when Ted Koppel comes for his second "Nightline" interview. He was not waving his hands
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to make a point as freely as he had did in their first conversation and he had trouble pronouncing words.
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What physical function does Morrie most dread losing and why?
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His voice because this is how he gives to people.
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What "pain" has Morrie kept inside for seventy years?
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The death of his own mother is responsible for the pain that Morrie kept inside for seventy years.
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How old is Morrie when his mother dies? How does he cope with her illness?
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Eight years old and he copes with it by ignoring the pain through the years and keeping it inside of him.
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What happens to Morrie's brother, David? Why does Morrie feel responsible?
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David caught Polio because Morrie and him were both out playing in the water the night before he could not get out of bed.
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Who is Eva and how did she help Morrie?
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Eva was Morrie's stepmother and she gave him a mother figure in his life.
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Where does Morrie's father want him to get a job?
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a Fur factory
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What is the newest addition to Morrie's house when Mitch arrives for his fourth Tuesday?
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An oxygen machine
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Explain Morrie's aphorism: "Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.
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People spend all of their lives afraid of dying and trying to live up until they are about to die, but if you don't have a negative output on death you could have a more positive output on life.
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Explain the metaphor: "He (Morrie) is a religious mutt."
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It means that He does not have a defined religion but he believes.
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How do Rob and Jon assist Morrie when they visit on Sunday.
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Rob and Jon helped him write letters.
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What is Morrie's view on his family.
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There is no foundation, no secure group, upon which people may stand today if it isnt the family. It's become quite clear to me as I've been sick. If you don't have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from a family you don't have much at all.
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What is the "painful price" Morrie must pay for having children?
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He will have to leave his kids.
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What is Mitch's relationship with his brother like?
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Mitch's relationship with his brother are distant and not close.
