Class & Number 1810 Name김지원(Kim ji won)
Title Tuesdays with Morrie
Author Mitch Albom
Publisher Bantam Books
Year 2005.12.27
Vocabulary
insidious- Something that is insidious is unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being noticed.
groan-If you groan, you make a long, low sound because you are in pain, or because you are upset or unhappy about something.
imminent-If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon.
aphorism-An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
intimate-If you have an intimate friendship with someone, you know them very well and like them a lot.
perish-If a substance or material perishes, it starts to fall to pieces and becomes useless.
disregard-If you disregard something, you ignore it or do not take account of it.
mischievous-A mischievous person likes to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
compassion-A feeling of pity, sympathy.
Brief summary and personal reflection on the story
This book is a story of an old professor who was dying because of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS). And the Author is one of the students of the professor. The professor talks about 'Life' and 'Death' with his student Mitch. So we can say that this book is the last lesson of professor Morrie.
'Tuesdays with Morrie' gave me much more thing than I had got from all the other books and lectures. The priceless lesson by an old professor who faced to the death told me a lot of things that I had forgotten during my life. I have lived my life just like Mitch`s (I mean Mitch before visit the professor).
The family, friends and people who love me were all the second thing to me.
I behaved only for myself, thought only my self so sometimes hurt people around me. And now, I am so ashamed by my behaviors that I had done in the past. I had forgotten one of the most important things in my whole life.
'Love, Forgiveness, Compassion, Passion and Sincerity.' I did not love somebody by my all heart. I have not forgave somebody in my heart. I might had compassion in somebody but I did not anything. I did not have any passion whenever I work. Lastly, I did not made a relationship from the bottom of my heart. I always had a fear from people. Also, I was always afraid of getting a wound in my mind. So there were always a invisible barrier between me and other people. I made that barrier and became more and more lonely. 'Tuesdays with Morrie' helped me to set a new vision in my life. In the audiovisual, part three Morrie said, "Love each other or die." I think this 'Love' can be related to 'Sincerity'. As we can see in the book. There are a lot of people that loves Morrie. It might be because of Morrie`s Love and Sincerity. He always loved people and saw people with his whole heart. Morrie`s mind like that will be the reason of his many friends.
Thanks to this book I realized that love and sincerity is the most important thing to live as a happy person. Also I was so touched after saw the Morrie`s life. He dedicated his whole life to study. He did the best to live his life without regret. I can feel that Morrie thought that he lived as hard as he can do at the lesson on the seventh Tuesday 'The fear of aging'. Mitch asked to Morrie "How do you keep from envying?" Mitch`s saying means that how the professor can do not envy the youth of young people. Then, the professor said, "How can I be envious of where you are-when I`ve been there myself." At this point, I can think that Morrie must have lived his life with strong passion and now he do not have any regret to his life. I hope that I can also say like that when I become very old like Morrie had been.
Now I closed the book. I feel like there are a warm light that is turned on right now in deep inside my mind. I was happy because I met Morrie while I read this book. Although he passed away, I can feel that he is always with me. He gave me the meaning of a valuable life and taught me how should I live my life. He said he wanted to inscribe his gravestone with 'A Teacher to the Last'. And I want to say this. "Professor Morrie. You are also my teacher to the last."
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Book report- The secret diary of adrian mole
Voca
Wedlock- Wedlock is the state of being married
Karate-Karate is a Japanese sport or way of fighting in which people fight using their hands, elbows, feet, and legs.
Pastoral-If a school offers pastoral care, it is concerned with the personal needs and problems of its pupils, not just with their schoolwork.
Alias-An alias is a false name, especially one used by a criminal.
Improvise-If you improvise, you make or do something using whatever you have or without having planned it in advance.
Straightforward-If you describe something as straightforward, you approve of it because it is easy to do or understand.
Reflection
There are lots of comments at the back of this book 'The secret DIARY of ADRIAN MOLE aged 13¾ '. When I firstly started to read this book, I can not easily agree with those comments. Here is one comment that made me laugh. "The funniest, most bitter-sweet book you are likely to read this year. Adrian is a marvelous creation. Read it, It is a sweet delight laced with acid." I could not help laughing after seeing this one because I thought this book was so boring rather than hilarious. I kept reading this book and I finally understand those comments` meaning. This book is a diary of a boy named 'Adrian Mole'. His age is 13¾ and it means that he is going through one of the most confusing period in his life. And there are lot of happenings around him. He falls in love but the girl(Pandora) whom he loves does not see Adrian as a the other sex.(I mean as boy friend.) She dates with a boy named Nigel who is also the best friend of Adrian. What a complex situation it is! His family also faces big problem. His father has no interest in his home and wife. Unfortunately his habit is drinking alcohol or smoking. His mother could not bear her husband. Finally, Adrian`s mother has an affair with Mr.Lucas who lives next door. This causes divorce of Adrian`s parents. Like this his life was very confusing. Adrian, however, met good friend Bert Baxter when he visited Bert`s house for volunteer working. Also, Pandora becomes his girl friend. And his parents get together at the end. As I mentioned, the story of this book is just a private life and problems of a boy. Than why this book is being recommended as a valuable book? It is because the book includes the home society, school, friendship, social problems of Britain very well. The sentences of the book is pretty funny and hudibrastic and it makes the value of this book much higher.
I had many difficulties to understand the situation which he is in and accept the family`s or friend`s behavior that they showed. It might be because of the different culture of him and me. For example, he became a friend with Bert Baxter whose age is almost Adrian`s grandfather`s. That relationship is hardly accepted by Asians especially Koreans. We learn that adults should be respected by the young. In Korea, it is very clear that there is big barrier between the young and the old. So it is almost impossible for the young to be a friend with adult. I was certainly very joyful with this book because of those many happenings that come from the different culture. I think this is the joy of reading foreign book in their language. It was very valuable experience.
Wedlock- Wedlock is the state of being married
Karate-Karate is a Japanese sport or way of fighting in which people fight using their hands, elbows, feet, and legs.
Pastoral-If a school offers pastoral care, it is concerned with the personal needs and problems of its pupils, not just with their schoolwork.
Alias-An alias is a false name, especially one used by a criminal.
Improvise-If you improvise, you make or do something using whatever you have or without having planned it in advance.
Straightforward-If you describe something as straightforward, you approve of it because it is easy to do or understand.
Reflection
There are lots of comments at the back of this book 'The secret DIARY of ADRIAN MOLE aged 13¾ '. When I firstly started to read this book, I can not easily agree with those comments. Here is one comment that made me laugh. "The funniest, most bitter-sweet book you are likely to read this year. Adrian is a marvelous creation. Read it, It is a sweet delight laced with acid." I could not help laughing after seeing this one because I thought this book was so boring rather than hilarious. I kept reading this book and I finally understand those comments` meaning. This book is a diary of a boy named 'Adrian Mole'. His age is 13¾ and it means that he is going through one of the most confusing period in his life. And there are lot of happenings around him. He falls in love but the girl(Pandora) whom he loves does not see Adrian as a the other sex.(I mean as boy friend.) She dates with a boy named Nigel who is also the best friend of Adrian. What a complex situation it is! His family also faces big problem. His father has no interest in his home and wife. Unfortunately his habit is drinking alcohol or smoking. His mother could not bear her husband. Finally, Adrian`s mother has an affair with Mr.Lucas who lives next door. This causes divorce of Adrian`s parents. Like this his life was very confusing. Adrian, however, met good friend Bert Baxter when he visited Bert`s house for volunteer working. Also, Pandora becomes his girl friend. And his parents get together at the end. As I mentioned, the story of this book is just a private life and problems of a boy. Than why this book is being recommended as a valuable book? It is because the book includes the home society, school, friendship, social problems of Britain very well. The sentences of the book is pretty funny and hudibrastic and it makes the value of this book much higher.
I had many difficulties to understand the situation which he is in and accept the family`s or friend`s behavior that they showed. It might be because of the different culture of him and me. For example, he became a friend with Bert Baxter whose age is almost Adrian`s grandfather`s. That relationship is hardly accepted by Asians especially Koreans. We learn that adults should be respected by the young. In Korea, it is very clear that there is big barrier between the young and the old. So it is almost impossible for the young to be a friend with adult. I was certainly very joyful with this book because of those many happenings that come from the different culture. I think this is the joy of reading foreign book in their language. It was very valuable experience.
2009년 5월 9일 토요일
Who am I????
Hi~!!!!
This is snail mother`s blog.
I am busan international highschool student!
DO U know why my nickname is 'SNAIL MOTHER'??
Because i look like a snail in ad of "cute soda" ^ㅠ^
Also l act as a mother. (Is it good or bad? I can not judge~ ^^)
I hope that all people who visit my blog be happy~!!
Have a good day~!!!!
2009년 4월 30일 목요일
School uniform
All first grade students in Busan international highschool should wear school uniform during the school days. Although some students hate this rule, i am one of those students who have positive opinion about that rule. There are two reasons why i agree with wearing school uniform.
First of all, wearing school uniform is very convenient. Students do not have to waste their time in front of mirror to choose what to wear. All things that they should do is to find their school uniform and wear it. It is certainly convenient.
second, it makes students focus on study. Some students usually read fashion magazines of watch fashion shows to get information on clothes. But if they should wear school uniform, those things are useless. So they do not need to give attention to those things. It will lead students to focus on their study.
In conclusion, i agree with the school`s rule to wear school uniform because it is convenient and it helps students to study more.
First of all, wearing school uniform is very convenient. Students do not have to waste their time in front of mirror to choose what to wear. All things that they should do is to find their school uniform and wear it. It is certainly convenient.
second, it makes students focus on study. Some students usually read fashion magazines of watch fashion shows to get information on clothes. But if they should wear school uniform, those things are useless. So they do not need to give attention to those things. It will lead students to focus on their study.
In conclusion, i agree with the school`s rule to wear school uniform because it is convenient and it helps students to study more.
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