...A couple weeks ago, I read the novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom. This piece of literature takes place in both Heaven and Earth. On Earth, Eddie, one of the main characters, visits Ruby Pier, mountains, numerous weddings, a river, and the battlegrounds where he fought a war. The main character, Eddie, is killed when he turns 83 years old He wakes up in Heaven to go on a journey to meet five people who were connected with him in ways that he didn't anticipate. The Blue Man, The Captain, Ruby, Marguerite, and Tala, are the five people that Eddie meets in Heaven. They will all teach him lessons. Eddie's father, Eddie's antagonist, used to work at Ruby Pier, and he was not supportive of Eddie and his brother. In...
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...Tyler Dunaway The Five People You Meet in Heaven Literary Analysis The story The Five People You Meet in Heaven was a detailed and entertaining story, it was written by Mitch Albom. The main character is Eddie and most of the story is written about what happened after Eddie dies in a tragic accident. He learns five lessons about not just his life bur life in general, as he meets five people whose lives intertwined with his. From sacrifice to forgiveness Eddie learns that every life has an important meaning and purpose just as much as a persons death. So in this literary analysis I will be dissecting and critiquing this book using characterization, theme, and the authors use of the literary device of irony. In the book Mitch give Eddie many character traits that make him a very round protagonist. An example of these traits is Eddie’s heroism. Eddie is heroic because there are at least three times that Eddie tries to save someone else's. In the process of saving someone's life he puts thoughts of his own life aside. One of the times Eddie tries to save someone's life is when he tries to save the little girl from the piers life. This heroic action cost Eddie his life. The second time he tries to save someone's life is when he is in the Philippines and him and his comrades are being held hostage and are in the mines while Rabozzo was sick. Their captors were messing with him while Eddie tried stopping them “He’s sick!” Eddie yelled, struggling to his feet. Crazy Two slammed...
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...that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here" Personal Details Collection Status In Collection Index 10 Read It Yes Links Amazon US Product Details LoC Classification PS3601.L335F59 2003 Dewey 813/.6 Amazon.com Review Part melodrama and part parable, Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven weaves together three stories, all told about the same man: 83-year-old Eddie, the head maintenance person at Ruby Point Amusement Park. As the novel opens, readers are told that Eddie, unsuspecting, is only minutes away from death as he goes about his typical business at the park. Albom then traces Eddie's world through his tragic final moments, his funeral, and the ensuing days as friends clean out his apartment and adjust to life without him. In alternating sections, Albom flashes back to Eddie's birthdays, telling his life story as a kind of progress report over candles and cake each year. And in the third and last thread of the novel, Albom follows Eddie into heaven where the maintenance man sequentially encounters five pivotal figures from his life (a la A Christmas Carol). Each person has been waiting for him in heaven, and...
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...INDEPENDENT READING BOOK PROJECT Student name: Daniel Period: 3 Title of the Book: The Five People You Meet in Heaven Author: Mitch Albom Genre: P hilosophical fiction Pages: 1196 Publishing Company: Hyperion Books Copyright date: 2003 Standards:Reading 2.0; Writing 2.2 I. Describe the protagonist (main Characters) of your book. The main protagonist is an old man named Edie. Edie is a thick, squat, old man with white hair, and a limp. He is kind and bighearted with children. Eddie has worked at Ruby Pier as a maintenance worker for almost all his life. Eddie was a caring and compassionate man but he did not show these emotions. Eddie was 83 years old when he died attempting to save a little girl from a falling rollercoaster cart. Eddie thought his life was a waste. He is sad, bitter, depressed, lonely and regrets his life. Eddie had a rough childhood and he went to war where he eluded death and got injured. He died and went to Heaven where he met five people who helped him understand his life and appreciate it. II. Describe the conflict of your book (Include whether it is an internal conflict, external conflict or both. Support your claim). There were many conflicts in this novel, but the most important was an internal conflict. Eddie lived most of his life at Ruby Pier. He never went anywhere except when he was at war. E ddie dies believing that his life was not worth anything...
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...In the novel The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom, Ruby Pier, the amusement park, has an enormous impact on the old maintenance worker, Eddie. Him working there has also affected the lives of the people whom he meets once he dies. Eddie worked at Ruby Pier Amusement Park for his entire life, just as his father had before him. After the war with a bad leg, he is left be be a mechanic for the rest of his days. Although he wished to get a degree in engineering, he never left the park because of his father’s bitterness towards Eddie doing so. One would think that once Eddie’s father died, he would leave to pursue the better job he wanted, but the war stopped him from moving around too much and he was getting older and settling down....
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...Olivia Massey Mrs. Stewart English H2 Summer Reading Assignment PLAY: Night of the Foolish Moon AUTHOR: Luigi Jannuzzi 1. The message of the play is to follow your heart and to do whatever it is that makes you happy in life. The overall idea emphazises the fact that you can’t let other people bring you down, and you must chase after what you want regardless of what anyone else thinks. 2. Idealism in the play shows that everything in life doesn’t always go the way that we plan it, and sometimes there are difficult situations and emotions that must be overcome to make you stronger and wiser. 3. There quest in this play is for Roger to find love and to find someone that he deeply connects with on a personal and spiritual ritual. He is also on a mission to find what his purpose in life is. 4. The dilemma of the “Ingenue” is that Bernie seems very innocent and claims she saw something different at the crime than what she actually witnessed. By the closing of the play, she realizes that she needs to live her life, be honest, and learn to let go of her life. 5. Roger loses his idealism when the incident at the court occurs and he feels defeated and hopeless. However, he soon regains his idealism when Bernie begins to rely on him and ask him for help. 6. I think Victor is always annoyed with Roger because Roger is very unconventional and always does his own thing, while Victor is very strict and always goes by the book. 7. Roger says he doesn’t want to do theatre anymore...
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...5 People You Meet in Heaven Literary Analysis Tyler Dunaway The Five People You Meet in Heaven Literary Analysis The story The Five People You Meet in Heaven was a detailed and entertaining story, it was written by Mitch Albom. The main character is Eddie and most of the story is written about what happened after Eddie dies in a tragic accident. He learns five lessons about not just his life bur life in general, as he meets five people whose lives intertwined with his. From sacrifice to forgiveness Eddie learns that every life has an important meaning and purpose just as much as a persons death. So in this literary analysis I will be dissecting and critiquing this book using characterization, theme, and the authors use of the literary device of irony. In the book Mitch give Eddie many character traits that make him a very round protagonist. An example of these traits is Eddie’s heroism. Eddie is heroic because there are at least three times that Eddie tries to save someone else's. In the process of saving someone's life he puts thoughts of his own life aside. One of the times Eddie tries to save someone's life is when he tries to save the little girl from the piers life. This heroic action cost Eddie his life. The second time he tries to save someone's life is when he is in the Philippines and him and his comrades are being held hostage and are in the mines while Rabozzo was sick. Their captors were messing with him while Eddie tried stopping them “He’s sick!” Eddie yelled...
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...The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom ALSO BY MITCH ALBOM Tuesdays with Morrie Fab Five Bo Live Albom Live Albom II Live Albom III Live Albom IV The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom NEW YORK YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU Copyright 1913 (Renewed) Broadway Music Corp, Edwin H. Morris Co., Redwood Music Ltd. All rights on behalf of Broadway Music Corp administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, 8 Music Square, Nashville, TN 37203. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Copyright © 2003 Mitch Albom All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of the Publisher. Printed in the United States of America. For information address: Hyperion, 77 West 66th Street, New York, New York 10023-6298. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Albom, Mitch. The five people you meet in heaven / Mitch Albom. p. cm. ISBN 0-7868-6871-6 (alk. paper) 1. Accident victims—Fiction. 2. Amusement parks—Fiction. 3. Amusement rides—Fiction. 4. Future life—Fiction. 5. Aged men—Fiction. 6. HeavenFiction. 7. Death—Fiction. I. Title. PS3601.L335F59 2003 813'.6-dc21 2003047888 Hyperion books are available for special promotions and premiums. For details contact Michael Rentas, Manager, Inventory and Premium Sales, Hyperion, 77 West 66th Street, 11th floor, New York, New York 10023-6298, or call 212-456-0133. FIRST EDITION This book is dedicated to Edward Beitchman, my beloved...
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...The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the main character, Eddie, meets five people, and each person teaches an important lesson. Eddie learns all about sacrifice, forgiveness, and the meaning in life. Each of these lessons greatly impacts Eddie. When Eddie meets his old commanding officer from the military, he learns about the importance of sacrifice. The Captain teaches Eddie about the necessity of sacrifice throughout life. Eddie was upset about the sacrifices he had to make but The Captain explains, “You didn’t get it. Sacrifice is a part of life. . . . It’s not something to regret. It’s something to aspire to,”(93). Eddie did not understand that sacrifice is a good thing, but this made him realize that all his losses happened for a reason. At the time, Eddie could only think about the things he lost, but The Captain says that they are not really gone. “Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else,” (94). This made it feel better because it meant that his captain didn't die for nothing. His captain died making sure that the rest of the men got home safely. Eddie was finally able to accept that all the bad things that happened, happened for a reason. When Eddie meets Ruby in heaven, she...
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...The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a book written by Mitch Albom, that has an on screen adaptation. In the book you meet an elderly man named Eddie who dies. You follow Eddie as he meets people from his life, and learns some very important lessons from them. This story is about reflecting on things that have happened in your past, and making sense of them now. There are many similarities between the book and the movie such as, when you meet Eddie for his second person, it is a General that he was with during the war. Together they climb a tree and the General starts to explain why he is there with Eddie. He talks about how their group had gotten kidnapped in the war and taken to a coal mine where they had to work. Although these fundamental...
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...neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie. ISBN-13: 978-0-0602-8814-3. — ISBN-10: 0060288140 [1. Diaries—Fiction. 2. England—Fiction. 3. Humorous stories.] I. Title. PZ7.R29114An 2000 99-40591 [Fic]—dc21 CIP ___________________________________________________________ AC Typography by Alison Donalty 10 * First American edition, 2000 Originally published by Piccadilly Press Ltd., 5 Castle Road, London NWI 8PR To Mutti and Vati and my little sister, also to Angus. His huge furry outside may have gone to cat heaven, but the scar on my ankle lingers on. Also to Brenda and Jude and the fab gang at Piccadilly. And thanks to John Nicolson. A Note from Georgia Hello, American-type chums! (Perhaps you say “Howdy” in America— I don’t know—but then I’m not really sure where Tibet is either, or my lipstick.) I’m writing this special message to you from my bedroom in England. Here is my nub and thrust—apparently American people are not English. This...
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...toil. EXT. BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA - MORNING (DECEMBER) The CAMERA, MOVING inland, CROSSES OVER modest houses decked with plastic rooftop Santas... ADULT LANDON (V.O.) While the ocean may be the focus of daily labor, churches have always tried to be the focus of life. And MOVES UPHILL TO... EXT. MAIN STREET Where fake snow is sprayed on store windows. The CAMERA CONTINUES TO the far side of Main Street -- with its stately homes with big lawns, flower beds, and tasteful Christmas garlands. ADULT LANDON (V.O.) When I lived here, there were eighteen churches within town limits alone.2. EXT. FOUR-WAY STOP From each corner, four churches face each other. The Fellowship Hall Christian Church, the Church of the Forgiven People, the Church of Sunday Atonement, and All Saints Church. ADULT LANDON (V.O.) They sponsored pancake breakfasts, rummage sales, car washes,...
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... ▼How to Get Rich Contents Title Page Dedication Introduction Five Billion Reasons Why You Should Read This Book PART I The Donald J. Trump School of Business and Management PART II Your Personal Apprenticeship (Career Advice from The Donald) PART III Money, Money, Money, Money PART IV The Secrets of Negotiation PART V The Trump Lifestyle ◄ 3 ► ▼How to Get Rich PART VI Inside The Apprentice Acknowledgments Appendix Behind the Scenes at the Trump Organization About the Author Also by Donald J. Trump Copyright ◄ 4 ► ▼How to Get Rich To my parents, Mary and Fred Trump ◄ 5 ► ▼How to Get Rich The Mother of All Advice Trust in God and be true to yourself. —Mary Trump, my mother When I look back, that was great advice, concise and wise at once. I didn’t really get it at first, but because it sounded good, I stuck to it. Later I realized how comprehensive this is—how to keep your bases covered while thinking about the big picture. It’s good advice no matter what your business or lifestyle. —DJT ◄ 6 ► ▼How to Get Rich TRUMP How to Get Rich ◄ 7 ► ▼How to Get Rich Introduction Five Billion Reasons Why You Should Read This Book A lot has happened to us all since 1987. That’s the year The Art of the Deal was published and became the bestselling business book of the decade, with over three million copies in print. (Business Rule #1: If you don’t tell people about your success, they probably won’t know about it.) A few months ago...
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...Rich Contents Title Page Dedication Introduction Five Billion Reasons Why You Should Read This Book PART I The Donald J. Trump School of Business and Management PART II Your Personal Apprenticeship (Career Advice from The Donald) PART III Money, Money, Money, Money PART IV The Secrets of Negotiation PART V The Trump Lifestyle ◄ 3 ► ▼How to Get Rich PART VI Inside The Apprentice Acknowledgments Appendix Behind the Scenes at the Trump Organization About the Author Also by Donald J. Trump Copyright ◄ 4 ► ▼How to Get Rich To my parents, Mary and Fred Trump ◄ 5 ► ▼How to Get Rich The Mother of All Advice Trust in God and be true to yourself. —Mary Trump, my mother When I look back, that was great advice, concise and wise at once. I didn’t really get it at first, but because it sounded good, I stuck to it. Later I realized how comprehensive this is—how to keep your bases covered while thinking about the big picture. It’s good advice no matter what your business or lifestyle. —DJT ◄ 6 ► ▼How to Get Rich TRUMP How to Get Rich ◄ 7 ► ▼How to Get Rich Introduction Five Billion Reasons Why You Should Read This Book A lot has happened to us all since 1987. That’s the year The Art of the Deal was published and became the bestselling business book of the decade, with over three million copies in print. (Business Rule #1: If you don’t tell people about your success, they probably won’t know about it.) ...
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...of Your Pants This book is dedicated to my father, Bill, an old soldier who battles every day to overcome a horrendous stroke. He was a model enlightened entrepreneur, a fact that took me years to appreciate. His compassion with his employees and dedication to service inspired me to be a better businessman and a better person. When I was growing up, he liked to say, “Son, the most important word in the English language is ‘empathy.’ ” When I told him I was starting a business, his first words were, “Always treat your employees right.” He learned that appreciation the hard way, losing his father at a young age and countless war buddies in the trenches. But his love for God, country, and his fellow citizens never wavered. This one’s for you, Dad. CONTENTS Foreword by Richard Schulze, Found er and Chair man, Best Buy ix Introduction: Living by the Seat of My Pants: A Jour ney from Clueless to Cashing In xi PART I Setting Up Shop: What Ever y Budding Entrepreneur Needs to Know 1 1. Make Up Your Mind: Uncommon Factors to Consider Before Quitting Your Day Job 2. Research the Market: Analyzing the Data to Determine Your Niche 3. Write the Business Plan: Building Your Blueprint for Success 4. Find Funding: Raising Capital Without Relinquishing Control 5. Position Yourself: Nailing Your Name, Location, and Differentiation 6. Line Up Your Legal Ducks: Protecting Your Business Interests 5 10 13 18 23 30 CONTENTS 7. Build a Strong Board: Getting...
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