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Aphorism In Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie is a book that taught me many life lessons. All of the life lessons that I learned related to my grandfathers death. As a project I used many aphorisms, a life lesson, and related that aphorism to both Morrie's life and my grandfathers life. My grandfather, just like Morrie, passed away, so I had my grandmother compare the aphorism to my grandfathers life. I picked five of my favorite aphorisms, then compared those aphorisms to Morries life, and finally had my grandmother relate it to my grandfathers life. I videotaped the entire discussion of the comparisons as my project. I chose to do compare the lives of Morrie and my grandfather because I wanted to see how different peoples lives and deaths relate. Morrie's life

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