Tuesday with Morrie: Chapter 20-23

Novel review : The Tuesday with Morrie Chapter 20-23.

The Eleventh Tuesday We Talk About Our Culture 

Morrie was lays on his side by his mouth open. Morrie’s disease was now dangerously close to his surrender spot, his lungs. He had been predicting he would die from choking, and nobody could not imagine a more terrible way to go. Sometimes he would close his eyes and try to draw the air up into his mouth and nostrils, and it seemed as if he were trying to lift an anchor. 

Morrie believed in the inherent good of people. But he also saw what they could become. People are only mean when they’re threatened.  In addition about what our culture does, That’s what our economy does. Even people who have jobs in our economy are threatened, because they worry about losing them. And when you get threatened, you start looking out only for yourself. You start making money a God. It is all part of this culture.

The Audiovisual, Part Three 

The “Nightline” crew came back for its third and final visit. For the interview, which took place on a Friday afternoon, Morrie wore the same shirt he’d had on the day. The camera rolled, the third and final interview. Koppel asked if Morrie was more afraid now that death was near. Morrie said no; to tell the truth, he was less afraid. He said he was letting go of some of the outside world, not having the newspaper read to him as much, not paying as much attention to mail, instead listening more to music and watching the leaves change color through his window. 

Toward the end of the interview, the camera zoomed in on Morrie-Koppel was not even in the picture, only his voice was heard from outside it and the anchor asked if Morrie had anything he wanted to say to the millions of people he had touched. Although he did not mean it this way, Mitch couldn’t help but think of a condemned man being asked for his final words. 

The Fourteenth Tuesday We Say Good-bye 

In the cold and damp day, Mitch walked up the steps to Morrie’s house. He walked slowly, taking his time, stepping on dead wet leaves that flattened beneath his feet. This was Morrie’s final. Morrie had canceled all of his appointments and had been sleeping much of the time, which was unlike him. He never cared for sleeping, not when there were people he could talk with. Mitch puts the food he has brought with him into the refrigerator soup, vegetable cakes, tuna salad. He apologized to Charlotte for bringing it. Morrie hadn’t chewed food like this in months, we both knew that, but it had become a small tradition. Sometimes, when you’re losing someone, you hang on to whatever tradition you can. 

Mitch don’t know how to say good-bye. Morrie patted Mitch’s hand weakly, keeping it on his chest, and said I love you. His eyes got small, and then he cried, his face contorting like a baby who hasn’t figured how his tear ducts work. Mitch held him close for several minutes. He rubbed Morrie’s loose skin, stroked his hair. He puts a palm against his face and felt the bones close to the flesh and the tiny wet tears, as if squeezed from a dropper. Mitch likes to think it was a fleeting moment of satisfaction for his dear old professor: he had finally made him cry. 

Graduation 

Morrie died on a Saturday morning. His immediate family was with him in the house. Morrie had fallen into a coma two days after their final visit, and the doctor said he could go at any moment. Instead, he hung on, through a tough afternoon, through a dark night. Finally, on the fourth of November, when those he loved had left the room just for a moment to grab coffee in the kitchen, the first time none of them were with him since the coma began Morrie stopped breathing and he was gone. 

The funeral was held on a damp, windy morning. The grass was wet and the sky was the color of milk.  Although hundreds of people had wanted to attend, Charlotte kept this gathering small, just a few close friends and relatives.

In this novel we can learn that death is certain thing. Everybody will die. So before we get die, prepare yourself to become a better one.

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Hi guys! In this occasion I’d love to make a review of my friends’s blog from another class, 3F class. Jfi, this is one of many task that I have to completed before final exam 😁 Lol 

Rida Yulianti’s Blogspot

This is my first blog that I would like to review^^ The title of this blog is “The Nature of men and women ”. Well, this blog is talking about  the men and women natural differentiation based on “Men are from Mars and women are from Venus” book. As the example Rida takes a cases if men physical are more strength than women. This blog is very interesting! I’d love to read this blog.

Titushadiwguna's Blogspot

The second blog that I've visit is Titushadiwguna's Blog. This blog's title is “I move  to the Earth”. It’s said if men and women are completely different because they came from two different planets, and this differentiated make ten have differentiation in every field. For the example is when men have a problem, different with a women they will just become very quiet and try to find the best solutions of this problem by themselves. While the women will talk or share their problem to their friend or family. Well, I feel thank you for this blog, because This blog let me know why men never share their problem. 

Febypartininew's Blogspot

Next review is Febypartininew's Blog. This blog title is “Men are from Mars and women are from Venus: it’s about Gender Role”. Honestly actually I feel bored now, cause so far all blogs that I’ve review is about Men are from Mars and women are from Venus books. But however I will still review these blog hehe..

This blog is tell the men and women different habits. And the reasons are because of gender role. the societal norms that dictate what types of behaviors are acceptable for a person based on their perceived sex. There is nothing about playing football that is inherently masculine, and there is nothing about wearing makeup that is inherently feminine. Gender is nothing more than a social construct. Woah Good job! This blog us educated me so well! It’s let me know what the reason of men and women differences is.

Yevielokftn’s Blogspot

This blog is tell the reader about five the differences between men and women according to “Men are from Mars and women are from Venus” book. The most interest example of that five differences between men and women that the writter wrote that in a relationship, men want to feel their attention is needed. In contrast a women want to feel that everything her needs can be completely by someone . I’m totally agree with this blog if  women is not materialistic , but they will be happy if they needs can be completely by someone.

Ilrona’s Blogspot

The last review is lirona's blogspot. Again, the book that I've review is about “Men are from Mars and women are from Venus” book. This blog inform the reader about the uniqueness of men and women , an example is according to their talk way. The men is straight forward, they will saay something without unnecessary detaiks. on the other hand women enjoy talking about these details. Actually this blog has interesting topic, but because of there is no picture here so it's make this blog look ordinary. 

References
https://febypartiniofficial.blogspot.com/2018/10/man-are-from-mars-and-woman-are-from.html
http://llrona.blogspot.com/2018/10/men-and-women.html?m=1
http://ridayulianti16.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-nature-of-men-and-women.html
http://titushadiwguna.blogspot.com/2018/10/everyone-is-perfect-in-unusual-way.html?m=1
http://yevielokftn.blogspot.com/2018/10/why-do-women-are-materialistic.html

The Tuesday with Morrie : Chapter 3-19

Novel review: Tuesday with Morrie: Chapter 3-19

The Student 

This chapter is talking about what was happened to much since the summer day when he did not keep in touch his promise. He lost contact with Mr Morrie . His first time encounter death is when his uncles dead. He start to looking for a job and then he got married with Janine. 

The Audiovisual 

In March of 1995, a limousine carrying Ted Koppel, the host of ABC-TV’s “Nightline” pulled up to the snow-covered curb outside Morrie’s house in West Newton, Massachusetts. Morrie wrote bite-sized philosophies about living with death’s shadow: “Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do”; “Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it”; “Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others”; “Don’t assume that it’s too late to get involved.”

The Orientation 

In the rental car onto Morrie’s street in west Newton, Mitch meets Morrie. Morrie talks to Morrie and then invited to Morrie's house. A few time later finally they were arrive at Morrie's house. Sometimes after that, Mitch and Morrie eat ogether in the cafeteria. Morrie talks instead of chewing, laughs with his mouth open, delivers a passionate thought through a mouthful of egg salad, the little yellow pieces spewing from his teeth. It cracks Mitch up. The whole time Mitch know him, he has two overwhelming desires: to hug him and to give him a napkin. 

The Classroom

The sun beamed in through the dining room window, lighting up the hardwood floor,  Morrie and Mitch had been talking there for nearly two hours. The phone rang yet again and Morrie asked his helper, Connie, to get it. She had been jotting the callers’ names in Morrie’s small black appointment book. Friends. Meditation teachers. A discussion group. Someone who wanted to photograph him for a magazine. A sick old man, a healthy, younger man, both absorbing the quiet of the room. For Mitch it was an embarrassed silence, but he seemed to be the only one embarrassed.

Taking Attendance 

Mitch went to London a few weeks later to covering Wimbledon, the world’s premier tennis competition and one of the few events he goes to where the crowd never boos and no one is drunk in the parking lot. Mitch thinking about Morrie whenever  he read anything silly or mindless. Morrie started a project called Greenhouse. Morrie  warns Mitch that money is not the most important thing.

The First Tuesday We Talk About the World 

Morrie was in his wheelchair by the kitchen table, wearing a loose cotton shirt and even looser black sweatpants. Morrie said, “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” His voice dropped to a whisper. “Let it come in. We think we don’t deserve love, we think if we let it in we’ll become too soft. But a wise man named Levine said it right. He said, ‘Love is the only rational act”. He repeated it carefully, pausing for effect. “‘Love is the only rational act”. Mitch nodded, like a good student, and Morrie exhaled weakly. Mitch leaned over to give Morrie a hug, then although it is not really like him, he kissed him on the cheek. He felt his weakened hands on his arms, the thin stubble of his whiskers brushing Mitch face. “So you’ll come back next Tuesday?” he whispered. slowly a discussion begins as Morrie has wanted all along about the effect of silence on human relation.

The Second Tuesday We Talk About Feeling Sorry for Yourself 

Mitch comes back the next Tuesday. They talked about life and  talked about love. They talked about one of Morrie’s favorite subjects, compassion, and why our society had such a shortage of it. Morrie says Mitch should be more open-minded.. Morrie said sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too even when you’re in the dark. Even when you’re falling.” 

The Third Tuesday We Talk About Regrets 

The next Tuesday, Mitch arrived with the normal bags and a sony tape recorder, because he wants to remember what they talk about and can listen to it later.  “Ask me anything,” Morrie always said. So Mitch wrote this list: Death, Fear, Aging,Greed, Marriage, Family, Society, Forgiveness and a meaningful life. He snickers, but the idea is momentarily appealing. Part of me is scared of leaving school. Part of me wants to go desperately. Tension of opposites. He watch Morrie as him reads his thesis, and wonder what the big world will be like out there. 

The Audiovisual, Part Two 

The exiting television program about Morrie, The Nightline Show is continues. They began to discuss their background in childhood. Morrie began to have difficulty speaking words and in a few month ltaer he might not be able to speak. Morrrie explained that he spoke using his torso and gave a gesture to use his hands. Then in the event Morrie get a lot of motivation to people who had sent theirs life story in the event.

The profesor 

Morrie lost his mother when he was eight years. After his mother’s death, Morrie and his young brother were sent off to a small hotel in the Connecticut woods where several families shared a large cabin and a communal kitchen. At nine years old, he has new mother, named Eva. Eva was a good stepmother. She loves Morry and his young broher so much. One day after Morrie back from the factory, he decided if when he was adult he want to become a teacher. The reason is because he would never do any work that exploited someone else and he would never allow himself to make money off the sweat of others. 

The Fourth Tuesday We Talk About Death 

The subject of this Tuesday was death, the first item on Mitch list. Before I arrived, Morrie had scribbled a few notes on small white pieces of paper so that he wouldn’t forget. Morrie said, “Everyone knows they’re going to die, but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently.” So we kid ourselves about death, I said. “Yes. But there’s a better approach. To know you’re going to die, and to be prepared for it at any time is better. That way you can actually be more involved in your life while you’re living.” How can you ever be prepared to die? “Do what the Buddhists do. Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, ‘Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?’” He turned his head to his shoulder as if the bird were there now. Finally he conclude that “Learn how to die, and you learn how to live.”

The Fifth Tuesday We Talk About Family 

Morrie said, 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. Love is so supremely important. As our great poet Auden said, ‘Love each other or perish, without love, we are birds with broken wings.Raising a family was one of those issues on Mitch little list.

The Sixth Tuesday We Talk About Emotions

Morrie said, “Take any emotion love for a woman, or grief for a loved one, or what I’m going through, fear and pain from a deadly illness. If you hold back on the emotions if you don’t allow yourself to go all the way through them—you can never get to being detached, you’re too busy being afraid. You’re afraid of the pain, you’re afraid of the grief. You’re afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails. 

The Professor, Part Two 

Morrie’s firs job was at mental hospital, but Morrie had decided the research world would be a place where he could contribute without exploiting others. Morrie observed that most of the patients there had been rejected and ignored in their lives, made to feel that they didn’t exist. They also missed compassion something the staff ran out of quickly. In addition many of these patients were well off from rich families, so their wealth did not buy them happiness or contentment. It was a lesson he never forgot. 

The Seventh Tuesday We Talk About the Fear of Aging 

Later that day, they talked about aging, Not once did he sees anyone who would pass for over thirty-five. Mitch tolds Morrie he was already feeling over the hill, watched what he ate, he has  gone from being proud to says his age because of all he has done so young, for fear he was getting too close to forty and, therefore professional oblivion. In contrast, Morrie had aging in better perspective. Morrie said,  “It’s very simple. As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed at twenty-two, you’d always be as ignorant as you were at twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. It’s growth. It’s more than the negative that you’re going to die, it’s also the positive that you understand you’re going to die, and that you live a better life because of it.” 

The Eighth Tuesday We Talk About Money 

Mitch helds up the newspaper Morrie laughed, then shook his head. Morrie had always been taken with simple pleasures, singing, laughing, dancing. Now, more than ever, material things held little or no significance. When people die, you always hear the expression “You can’t take it with you.” Morrie seemed to know that a long time ago. Morrie said, “Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness. I can tell you, as I’m sitting here dying, when you most need it, neither money nor power will give you the feeling you’re looking for, no matter how much of them you have.” 

The Ninth Tuesday We Talk About How Love Goes On 

 Mitch cames to love the way Morrie lit up when he entered the room. Morrie did this for many people, I know, but it was his special talent to make each visitor feel that the smile was unique. When The last time Morrie saw his own father was in a city morgue. Morrie and his brother, David, would look out the window and see him leaning against the lamppost, and Morrie wished he would come inside and talk to them, but he rarely did. Nor did he tuck them in, nor kiss them good-night. Morrie always swore he would do these things for his own children if he ever had any. 

And years later, when he had them, he did. 

   

The Tenth Tuesday We Talk About Marriage 

Marriage, almost everyone Mitch knew had a problem with it. Some had problems getting into it, some had problems getting out. Mitch generation seemed to struggle with the commitment, as if it were an alligator from some murky swamp. Charlotte and Morrie, who met as students, had been married forty-four years. Mitch watched them together now, when she would remind him of his medication, or come in and stroke his neck, or talk about one of their sons. They worked as a team, often needing no more than a silent glance to understand what the other was thinking.

Charlotte was a private person, different from Morrie, but I knew how much he respected her, because sometimes when we spoke, he would say, “Charlotte might be uncomfortable with me revealing that,” and he would end the conversation. It was the only time Morrie held anything back. Morrie said, “there are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage: If you don’t respect the other person, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble. If you don’t know how to compromise, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble. If you can’t talk openly about what goes on between you, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble. And if you don’t have a common set of values in life, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble. Your values must be alike. 

To be continue...

  

The Tuesday with Morrie chapter 2 : The Syllabus

The Novel review: The Tuesday with Morrie : The syllabus

Morrie death sentence came in the summer of 1994, when he gave up dancing. He decided to gave up after know the doctor test result further which diagnosed if he got the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

The disease took him over day by day and then he decided to end of his driving and decided to purchased a cane. In the fall of 1904, Morrie came to the billy Brandeis, campus to beach his final college course. Morrie’s doctors guessed he had two years left. Morrie knew it was less. Morrie make death his final project, the center point of his days. Since everyone was going to die, he could be of great value, right? He could be research. A human textbook. Study me in my slow and patient demise. Watch what happens to me. Learn with me. 

Morrie had to take medicine that always increased every time and teraphy became a regular routine. Moreover, he needs somebody helps him to hold the large beaker while he doing urinate, because everyday his body weakened and it will too exhausting if he urinate at the bathroom. But Morrie never shy to ask his close colleagues to help him, its different with other people whom will feel bashful.

Morrie was a wonderful listener. Someday when his colleague died, Morrie feel depressed, but he got an idea to make a small grup discussion with his friends and family for living funeral. Morrie cried and laughed with them and conclude if the most unusual part of his life was about to unfold.

To Be Continue....

The Tuesday with Morrie, Chapter 1 : The curriculum

The Novel review: The Tuesday with Morrie, Chapter 1 : The curriculum 

In every Tuesday, Mitch always attending his last classes with his old professor, Morrie. The class is take a place at Morrie’s house, and the classes major field is about the meaning of life.

Mitch placing the glasses on professor bridge of nose. 

 In the learning process, there is no grades were  given, but there is only oral exams in every week. Mitch was expected to respond and pose question of his own. The physical tasks at there are such as lifting the the processor’s head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing the professor’s glasses on professor bridge of nose. In addition kissing the professor good bye earned us extra credit. 

There is no final exam that Morrie give to Mitch, Morrie just was expected Mitch to produce one long paper on what was learned. The Mitch's paper is presented in this book. The last classes of professor’s life had only one student, Mitch .

 
In the Saturday afternoon , Mitch was wear a blue nylon robes, because he will go to the college for attending his graduations.

  

After attend the graduation ceremony, Mitch introduces the professor to his parents. At that time, the professor looks like so awesome with his sparkling blue green eyes. 

After a few time later, Mr. Morrie talks to Mitch's parent, and he began to praises Mitch. Mitch gives the professor a present by hopes that they will not forget each other. Mr Morrie hugs Mitch like were a parent hugs his child. Professor then steps back and crying.

Mitch with Mr. Morrie

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Tuesday with Morrie

Novel Review: The Tuesday with Morrie

Title : The Tuesday with Morrie
Author : kaver Mitch Albom
Pages : 192 pages

synopsis

"For us, he might be a parent, teacher or colleague. Someone who is more mature, patient, and wise Someone who understands us, as people whom full of enthusiasm then helps us to see the world as more beautiful place and tell us the best way to navigate the world. For Mitch Alvin, that person was Morrie Schwartz, a professor who had been a lecture almost twenty years ago.

Perhaps, like Mitch , we lose contact with the teachers because of our busyness. Don't we want to meet them again to find the answers to the big question that still haunt if, and draw wisdom to face our busy saya in a way like when we were young?  

From Mitch Albom, the second chance came because a miracle had brought him back to Morrie in the final months of his life. The familiarity that immediately revives between the teacher and the student becomes final "lecture" on how to live life. Tuesday with Morrie presents an extraordinary detailed report about their togetherness."

I think this book is very awesome. Different from other novel in the world, this book is not only choosing topic about Love, but also choosing so many topic like forgiveness, family, death and so on. This book teach us to love each other always, and always do many good things while we still alive. 

This book also shows us about the biggest love of a student to his lecture like he was love his father. He  visit his lecture in every Tuesday in hope that his lecture is will be fine. But unlucky his lecture is getting the descent health.

Mitch Albom 

In brief, you need to read this book by yourself cause what? Cause there are so many lessons of life in this book especially about the way to live life and spend your life.

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Reference:
http://nia-share.blogspot.com/2012/03/sinopsis-selasa-bersama-morrie.html?m=1

When love make you stupid!

Hi guys! Welcome back to my blog^^

Anyway guys, do you love novel? I mean do you like to read a novel? 

If yes, so you will interest to read my blog I think lol 

because why???

-> because I will share the synopsis of a wonderful novel with its wonderful story which probably can become your reference to read a novel. The novel's entitled is "The Great Gatsby". This is the novel which has a slogans: classic love story, because this is the romantic novel.

This novel is written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and has 68 pages.  "The Great Gatsby" takes place in the 20th century, after the World War I. 


This book is talking about a wealthy man named Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is a rich man who has many rumours spreading about him, as no one really knows who he is. Nobody knows why Gatsby often make a luxury parties in every Saturday night with uninvited guests are welcomed with open arms. But, later in the novel we can know that Gatsby holds these parties in search of his lost lover, Daisy Burchanan.

Daisy Burchanan

Daisy is Gatsby's girlfriend whose has beautiful face. But then they were finished they relationship while Gatsby still a poor man. The reason is because gatsby can be equals with daisy who is the girl that come from a  rich family. After five years separate with Gatsby, Daisy has married with a rich man named Tom Burchanan. Unfortunately, Tom is not a good husband. Even though his wife, Daisy just was born his daughter but he still treasonous his wife by dishonest with a woman named Myrtle Wilson. 

Even Daisy live in the big house but she always felt unhappy. But someday her cousin Nick Carraway makes her meets Gatsby. Nick is Gatsby friend. He meets Gatsby when he was came to Gatsby's luxury parties, and become close during that times. Nick makes Gatsby's wish come true by invited Daisy to come to Gatsby's luxury party. 

For the first time we think that it will easy for them to be together again, but after Tom know that there is a man love his wife and daisy also still have same feeling to Gatsby, it's make him so angry. To prevent Daisy leaves him, Tom as soon as possible make a plan to overthrow Gatsby's charisma.

Leonardo DiCaprio as the Gatsby in the Great Gatsby Movie 2013

In brief, this novel is ended by the death of Gatsby. Gatsby was died cause murdered by wilson. Wilson comes to Gatsby's house and then shoot at Gatsby. Gatsby was died, then Tom decided to suicide while daisy and her daughter move to another country. 

Actually I enjoyed reading this novel, cause the writer is constantly poking fun at our dreams.  The dream is what we want to achieve, such as opulence , freedom and enjoyment. 

But, dear Gatsby, I really enjoyed your story, but i didn't like it, in spite of the end of the story. How can we suffer as much as you got from your fake lover (Daisy)?? and how can be mended? I really can't have the answer from this story. The story want to tell us two things : 
firstly, how strong and ambitious, we have to be to reach our goals. 
The second thing is, how people are cruel and hard-hearted. By the way, this classic means a lot to me, and all of Gatsby, Nick and Jordan are a good and kind people. But yeah ! life is suffering, and we can not be out of this labyrinth of suffering, we just have to live with this pain and cruelty.

Btw guys, if  you want to know why I said Daisy is a fake lover, you should read this novel or watching this movie soon. To be honest I feel so sad about what were happened to Gatsby, cause I think he is really a good man. But he's unlucky, he love a fake lover like Daisy.

The Great Gatsby Movie (2013l

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