In the essay “The Teacher Who Changed My Life,” Nicholas Gage describes how his teacher become his “mentor and the muse”. The essay was first published in Parade Magazine in 1989. He is writing for his teacher Miss Hurd and a general public in order to give tribute at her funeral. Miss Hurd was a strict, beloved, family figure to Nicholas gage. Miss Hurd reminds me of a teacher who inspired me. The teacher who inspired me and encouraged me to became an engineer. Miss Patel was a salty-tongued university history teacher. At the age of fifty nine she look quite young and impressive. When I met her first time, her presence of made me amused. She had a long black hair tied up with little clip on. Her face was expressive with sturdy eyes. For example,
