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In Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie, is flipping through his TV stations one night and he heard these words come from his TV set, “Who is Morrie Schwartz?” And Mitch went numb. Mitch found out through the TV show Nightline that his life long friend and teacher is dying and Mitch knows that he has to go and see him. Mitch goes to see his old college professor and what starts out as a one-day meeting turns into a four-month mini class. The class takes place in Morrie’s house in Newton, Mass. There are no books or any other students, just Mitch and Morrie. Through this class Morrie teaches Mitch the lessons of life; lessons like death, fear, aging, greed, marriage, family, society, forgiveness, and a meaningful life. As Morrie’s conditions worsen, Mitch’s condition is getting better. Mitch is becoming a better person. Finally Morrie’s life comes to an end, and Mitch graduates from Morrie’s class. “I felt the seeds of death inside his shrivelin