Leo Ryan

When Russian literature is mentioned, the two giants Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoyevsky overshadow the majority of other writers. However, it is not the case for Anton Chekhov. Chekhov emerged into the scene during the 19th century, the same time as Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky. As a short-stories writer and dramatist, Chekhov made a mark for himself, as he is “the only other one to make much of an impression abroad.” (Brians) Chekhov wrote during the early 1900s, when Russia saw “the rise of the…

Power is not evil, it is the user that makes it evil. Machiavelli, a controversial figure in political history left a legacy of brutal reality which disturbed many people. Niccolo Machiavelli’s, The Prince explores the groundbreaking ideas for a prince to secure the leading position in government and retain his power and leadership. Human nature combined with power has the possibility of becoming tragically destructive. However, that wreckage stems from the environment, and the actions…

When historians look back to the twentieth century, they seldom speak of peace. Instead, they divert their attention to the hostility of this period with regard to impactful events such as countless wars and the rise and fall of political leaders, revolutionaries, and activists. Among the activists of the time, three of the most prominent were Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King Jr. Today, these men are revered not solely based on their ability to successfully lead their…

According to oxforddictionaries.com nonviolence is defined as the use of peaceful means, not force, to bring about political or social change. In both the film Selma and Book One and Two of March, nonviolence became an important tactic that was used during the Civil Rights Movement. It was applied to hopefully eradicate the evil that the African Americans faced: the evil of racism. In Panel Three on page 101 of March: Book One, John Lewis describes in a textbox how the protestors who went to…

Entwined is a novel by Heather Dixon. The novel follows the main character, Azalea’s life as she struggles to keep herself together after recently losing her mother. Being the oldest of 12 girls, Azalea feels obligated and promises her mother on her deathbed that she will care for her 11 younger sisters. Azalea is also next in line to become queen after the death of her mother. Soon after the death of Azaleas mother she discovers that the palace she has been calling home is magic. Azalea…

Anton Chekhov was born on January 29, 1860, in Taganrog, Russia. Chekhov died of tuberculosis on July 15, 1904, in Badenweiler, Germany. Anton chekhov was born on the feast day of St. Anthony the Great (17 January Old Style) 29 January 1860, the third child of six surviving children, in Taganrog, a port on the Sea of Azov in southern Russia. ... He sang at the Greek Orthodox monastery in Taganrog, and in his father's choirs. He has five siblings, which is four brothers and one sister. Russian…

Thoreau, however is not so optimistic. He believes that what ever happens in Atlanta does not affect other people or in that matter another city that has nothing to do with it. He also believes that one person's vote or participation can make a difference. Thoreau holds that majority and nothing can change that. Both men were put in jail for very different reasons. Thoreau was thrown in jail for crime that he believed was unjust. He didn't pay his poll tax. No matter how…

When a government overwhelms its people, it is a citizen’s responsibility to be conscience of corruption and refusing unjust laws. In the articles “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau and “Letters from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr., a person must acknowledge if a poor government has created unfair laws and call their people to take a stand against it. King tries to define what a just law is and has a similar position with Thoreau. He believed that America was being unfair for…

In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. was imprisoned for marching through the streets of Birmingham, Alabama. In response, eight clergymen published a letter in the Post-Herald criticizing his presence and his strategies by naming him an extremist. From the cell where he was imprisoned, he responded by writing what has come to be known as “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. In this letter, Martin Luther King Jr. uses many rhetorical strategies to retaliate against the claims the clergymen make, and prove…

one court case that captured all issues of class, gender and race in the 1910s, the famous Leo Frank Case in Atlanta, Georgia, truly represents that. In the article “The Leo Frank Case Reconsidered: Gender and Sexual Politics in the Making of Reactionary Populism,” author Nancy MacLean discussed the turbulent court case, which was from the beginning, designed to find a Jewish wealthy businessman named Leo Frank guilty, simply because of racial hatred by southern whites, the growth of industry in…