Tolstoy

family. But as Ivan becomes sicker, he is unable to leave this room, the room where he relieved the injury that caused his poor health, and he becomes a part of the decor. Ivan measures his life in material wealth, so it only makes sense that the way Tolstoy illustrates Ivan’s true pain is through connecting it to this room and the material objects inside, objects Ivan hand picked to represent him well to society. Creating a list of all the things Ivan put in the room, then continuing it to…

was extremely attracted to materialsitic things as was his wife. They both wanted Ivan to have a job with a higher pay, a larger home, their daughter to marry someone with money. The mindset was attracted to this. But through Ivan 's entire life, Tolstoy is able to demostrate exactly how idiotic and uncessary all these materialitc ideas are. Ivan at the time of his death was miserable, he hated his wife, his career, and his mom. All the matrialsitic things were irrelavant. What he longed for at…

Interestingly both Williams and Tolstoy passionately attest that we can trust God without discerning whether God is good. Although Tolstoy does not say so directly, he apparently assumes that God is good when a pilgrim in his story says “If God willed that your son should die and you should live, it must be best so”(85). This explanation given by the pilgrim is accepted by Martin without further examination. Similarly Williams reasons through our trust in God being secure because God does not…

THE POWER OF PATIENCE The strongest of all the warriors are these two- time and patience: Leo Tolstoy Understanding patience: Patience is the most under-utilized as well as the most misunderstood concept for an average human being but the combined power of patience, hard work plus smart work is nothing short of a miracle. For the vast majority of people, say 80% of the entire human population, when they think or hear about patience, they believe that its about waiting i.e. you keep waiting till…

According to Tolstoy view on art, he believes it is a shared experience between the viewer and the artist. If an artist’s wants to deliver a message, the ability to trigger empathy plays a vital role. When a person is not able to emphasize with an artist’s work, then it is not art. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone else’s emotions. With empathy, the viewer is able experience the artists emotions such as fear, happiness, love, and etc. A validation of art is something that is able…

Throughout the semester as a class we have read multiple forms of readings varying in style and meaning. The different types of readings were meant to enrich our minds of knowledge and shape our human experience. After reading some of the forms of literature, such as Walden and Civil Disobedience, A year of Magical Thinking and the Auto Biography of an Ex-Colored Man my mind has expanded to consider different parts of life. I think about the way I live my life and the things I do as a human…

Cesar Chavez voiced his opinion on why society should choose a nonviolent response instead of violent in a religious article on the tenth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. As a labor union organizer and civil rights leader, Chavez understands how the use of nonviolence is powerful by experiencing the effects of peaceful protests to get a message across and attaining effective change without having to resort to violence. Chavez reaches out to his audience by stating that…

Our culture is drenched in senseless violence. Cesar Chavez noticed this devastating fact and took a stand. Known as the Martin Luther King Jr. of his day, Cesar Chavez was a strong advocate against violence. He dedicated his life to improving the treatment, pay, and working conditions for farm workers. Chavez argues in his 1978 article that nonviolence is the only way to overcome any oppressor. Chavez uses motif, allusion, and comparison/contrast in order to convince his audience that…

The Nonviolence Coefficient It's hard to discuss concepts of civil disobedience or even of peace without eventually arriving at the names Mohandas K. Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. After all, both men fought daunting battles and won great liberties while condemning violence. It's hard to argue that both men ultimately subscribed to the same core beliefs. They both placed great value on human life and freedom, and both felt that nonviolent protest was the strongest way to bring about change.…

From the very beginning, two philosophies argued against each other deciding whether or not nonviolence is the right choice, but what is truly the right decision?The power of nonviolence is the answer to freedom. Nonviolence in this situation, is getting your way without any harm going to others. Nonviolence makes the most sense for America because it has more chance of succeeding, many people have used nonviolence, and because we don’t need any more violence than what we had with other…