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    One of the goals in life is for people to learn important lessons from other people and to also learn important lessons from themselves. Life is like a bumpy road and it tends to have many obstacles‚ which can lead to people not doing the right thing. Sometimes‚ people cannot even tell if they are doing the wrong thing. Imagine if in heaven people could learn lessons from other connected or related people in their lives. In The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom‚ both Eddie and I have

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    The novel‚ The Five People You Meet in Heaven of Mitch Albom‚ published on September 2003‚ . Humans are like Eddie we normally treats our problems‚ pains‚ lost and negativities as a bad luck or a burden. Sometimes we are greatly affected by it that our whole lives suffer. Eddie is someone who has every problem in the world. His father abused him mentally and physically‚ he didn’t had a chance to chase his dream because of his ruined left leg‚ he lost his wife early and he was stuck in Ruby Pier

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    Davis English 2 22 February 2013 Independent Reading Project The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom follows a man’s journey through heaven after dying at the age of 83 in a horrific theme park accident. The novel proposes that when one dies‚ one meets with the five people that most influenced‚ affected‚ or defined one‚ before moving on. The story is told partly through Eddie’s interactions with his five people and also through vivid snapshots of his life‚ both of which allow the

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    Rachel Summer 2006 Honors English Perseverance Essay In My Sister’s Keeper and The Five People You Meet in Heaven‚ characters demonstrate the quality of perseverance. To persevere is to “persist in a purpose‚ idea‚ or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement”‚ according to The American Heritage College Dictionary. Characters in each book go about different ways showing perseverance throughout their lives. Yet no matter what‚ perseverance in the characters always comes down to the

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    also addressed by Mitch Albom in his novel The Five People You Meet In Heaven. Social responsibility is the idea that the individual must look after others for the betterment of society. The protagonist in the novel‚ an elderly maintenance worker at an amusement park‚ begins his journey of self discovery with his own death. When Eddie dies in an attempt to save the life of a young girl at the park‚ known as Ruby Pier‚ he is brought up to heaven to meet

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    A Book Report In English IV “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” T A B L E o f C O N T E N T S I. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 7 II. Body: i. Exposition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8- 10 ii. Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 iii. Climax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12- 13 iv. Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 v. Conclusion of the Story. . . . . . . . . . . 13- 14 III. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-

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    The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom is a very good‚ insightful‚ and thought provoking book‚ and it’s main character‚ Eddie‚ made the book even more interesting. He has traits that are very present in the book; such as being kind-hearted‚ hard working‚ patient‚ and accepting. Eddie’s patience shines through when‚ in the middle of the book‚ he liked this girl but was patient in waiting for her. Eventually‚ she became his wife. Eddie also worked the same job for over 30 years‚ that he

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    author or script often influence the lives of a person‚ bringing the audience to tears‚ joy‚ or anger. Sharing themes of love‚ generosity‚ and child abuse‚ the novel The Five People You Meet in Heaven and the film Pay It Forward diverge on a few levels‚ but also parallel. In Mitch Albom’s novel The Five People You Meet in Heaven‚ Eddie’s wife Marguerite never loses her love for him‚ even after death. For years she waits watching acts of timeless love take place. She attends wedding after wedding

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    In the beginning of The Five People We Meet In Heaven we meet our main character Eddie when it is his 83rd birthday. We learn that Eddie is the maintenance man and that he tests the amusement rides at Ruby Pier to make sure their safe. We also see that Eddie dies from a falling amusement cart and journeys to heaven where the rest of the story takes place. In the first chapter‚ we are also are introduced to a little girl who Eddie tries to save from the falling amusement. Also it also showed foreshadowing

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    A big question that most people ask is‚ why would a parent choose to physically harm their child? While there is no good reason why a parent inflicts this pain onto his/her child‚ best-selling author‚ Mitch Albom‚ reflects some light on this subject in his book‚ The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Albom uses a character in the book to paint a picture of what child abuse is really like. A quote from the book reveals

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