Due Tuesday:
1. Vocabulary for the chapters titled:
"The First Tuesday-We Talk About the World"
"The Second Tuesday- We Talk about Feeling Sorry for Yourself"
"The Third Thursday- We Talk About Regrets"
**note that we have skipped a few chapters
2. Answer the following journal questions thoughtfully and thoroughly (for those of you who like more concrete guidelines, shoot for about 1/2 page each):
a. Morrie talks about the tension of opposites, like the pull of a rubber band. "Life is series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you do the other. You take things for granted when you know you shouldn't. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldn't."
Write about a tension of opposites you have in your life. Maybe it is something with your friends, family or maybe it is a push/pull you feel as a student.
b. What change do you sense is coming in Mitch? Why?
c. Morrie told Mitch that, "The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it."
Write about something in your culture (school, American culture in general, your family culture, your friend culture) that does not make you feel good about yourself. Why doesn't it make you feel good? Did you chose not to "buy it" and do your own thing or did you go along with the culture?
d. One of Morrie's aphorisms is, "Accept the past as past, with denying or discarding it." What does this mean?
Creat 2 aphorisms that reflect what you believe and how you want to live your life. After each one, explain why it is important to remember.
d. One of Morrie's aphorisms is, "Accept the past as past, with denying or discarding it." What does this mean?
Creat 2 aphorisms that reflect what you believe and how you want to live your life. After each one, explain why it is important to remember.
