https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu This Padlet is based on the biography of college professor Morrie Schwartz by Mitch Albom. en-us 2017-01-06 15:47:11 UTC 2026-02-10 04:20:51 UTC hello@padlet.com 3106134 https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/145716373 When Morrie was of a very young age,  Morrie's mother passed away of an unknown sickness, and shortly after that, his brother was diagnosed with Polio.  Morrie became very sad after those two incidents.  Go to https://www.cdc.gov/polio/about/ to learn more about Polio.]]> 2017-01-06 15:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/145716373 3106134 https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/145717331 "Dying is only one thing to be sad over... Living unhappily is something else. " - listen to the Morrie Schwartz' full podcast below, full of inspirational quotes relating to his life.]]> 2017-01-06 15:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/145717331 3106134 https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/145718084 Though this sounds gloomy, Morrie's final goal was to end his life simply happy. Each day, he tried to fufill that wish and in the end he did. It is very satisfying to know that he died a happy man, even with the ALS that he had.]]> 2017-01-06 15:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/145718084 3106134 https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/145719495 Morrie's death was a very sad passing, but many including author Mitch Albom believe that he died a very happily.  He was able to spend time with all of the people he wanted to say goodbye to.  Read about his legacy above.]]> 2017-01-06 16:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/145719495 3106134 https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/147838726 2017-01-18 15:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/147838726 3106134 https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/147839765 Mitch Albom was a former student of Morrie, and talked to him each Tuesday in the dying days of his life.]]> 2017-01-18 15:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/147839765 3106134 https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/147840521 2017-01-18 15:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/147840521 3106134 https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/147841060 Brandeis is a university located in Massachuesets, and Morrie had been teaching there for almost thirty year before retiring.]]> 2017-01-18 15:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/147841060 3106134 https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/147842335 Also called "Lou Gehrig's Disease", nerve cells become weak essentially causing painful and weakened movements.]]> 2017-01-18 15:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/3106134/3b6nb36nepu/wish/147842335