In Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom there are three main quotes/aphorisms that got to me in way and reminded me that this is a real story. Anyhow these brought out my inner self in way and made me think about more things more carefully. I’m not really the type of person that really thinks about this stuff‚ but after reading the book it did make me think about it. Morrie aphorism “What if today were my last day on earth?” (p. 64) made me think. When Mitch said that to Morrie it made me think about
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giant boulder up a hill for eternity‚ only for it to return to the bottom before he can finish his task. Similarly‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ Gatsby‚ Nick from The Great Gatsby‚ and even the 1920’s society itself move both forwards and backwards simultaneously as they navigate the waters of life. F. Scott Fitzgerald addresses this aphorism throughout the novel‚ and the final lines summarize it very thoroughly: “So we beat on‚ boats against the current‚ borne back ceaselessly into the past” (Fitzgerald‚ 189). As described
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The aphorism from Confucian Analects that is relevant in China’s history states‚ “17:2 The Master said: By nature men are pretty much alike; it is learning and practice that set them apart.”. This is significant to intellectual history in China because that emphasizes the need to excel among the rest. The aphorism conveys the fact that those who possess intelligence‚ stand out among those around him. Confucius is stating that every men is born with the same amount of innate potential. However‚ the
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women and girls. I can relate to and understand his ideas. I believe that men are no more intelligent than girls‚ or girls are no more intelligent than boys. We are equally intelligent and capable of most of the same things. In the third paragraph‚ Emerson states a variety of skills that “he” may excel in‚ but that does not limit these skills to just males. Females are just as likely as men to excel in these same areas. He also states‚ “He can learn anything which is important to him now that the power
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” These words‚ written by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ are strong and wise‚ but so many people choose not to follow them. In today’s society‚ as well as in the past‚ people have defaulted to conformity. Society has created this ideal image for all people to follow. There are few people who choose to go against what society wants and choose‚ instead‚ to be individuals. Being an individual separates
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three main sections of this essay and the first one is the importance of self-reliance. Emerson believes that relying on others judgements is cowardly and without inspiration or hope but a person with self-esteem exhibits originality and is childlike yet mature (Rose‚ 2017). “To believe your own thought‚ to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men‚ — that is genius.” Emerson was trying to promote self-experience and to be confident because as he states later what
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Tuesdays with Morrie Aphorism Explanations Self-Forgiveness “Accept the past as past without denying it or discarding it”(pg. 18) At the time of this aphorism’s composition‚ Morrie was more optimistic than ever‚ despite his affliction with ALS slowly crippling him. Morrie used his condition of being close to death to formulate small philosophies of life‚ this aphorism was one of them. I selected this aphorism because it illustrates how although most people emit an aura of normalcy around them‚ they
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1. Emerson Class numbers The Emerson Class number system measures the likelihood of soil‚ when in contact with water‚ produces a murky cloud of particles. The number system considers the soil consistency that can be used to identify how dispersive the soil is. This‚ in turn‚ aids in the identification of soils that produce ‘dirty water’ where the sedimentation of these particles can harm plant and animal life. 2. Soil Classification 2.1 Atterberg Limits Atterberg limits are used to categorize
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An aphorism is a pithy observation that contains a general truth‚ similar to what a proverb is. In the story Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ there are a variety of aphorisms said by different people to describe their point in a creative manner. One such that stood out is "A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing" said by Ogbuefi Idigo when he questions the group why a man in their village quit his job all of the sudden (Achebe 20). The aphorism said by Ogbuefi relates to toads and how the
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According to Emerson in Self-Reliance‚ "Whoso would be a man must be a non-conformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness‚ but must explore if it be goodness." Emerson is saying how an individual should be confident enough to be different and not conform to what is socially popular and acceptable. To encourage this in
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