Relationship with others INTRODUCTION Purposes of the presentation Look things in positive ways Be satisfied with themselves Be in harmony with others “Happiness does not depend on outward things‚ but on the way we see them.” — Count Leo Tolstoy‚ Russian novelist (1828-1910) INTRODUCTION Some facts and figures about happiness Top 5 nations in happiness and GDP ranking UK China Germany Japan US Bahamas Iceland Austria Switzerland Happiness ranking Denmark
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“Dance to the beat of your own drummer:” A piece of advice that I have been told my whole life‚ and have tried my hardest to follow. The words were taken from Thoreau’s quote‚ “If a man does not keep pace with his companions‚ perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.” Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau changed our lives. How? Well‚ the answer is not so simple as the statement. To understand fully how they affected our lives‚ we have to understand
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Novoe vremya and it was during this time that he developed his style of the dispassionate‚ non-judgmental author. The lack of critical social commentary in Chekhov ’s works netted him some detractors‚ but it gained him the praise of such authors as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov. The young doctor-writer is described at this time as modest and grave‚ with flashes of brilliant gaiety.
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Ivan Ilych‚ from Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilych‚ is “the most simple and most ordinary” (Tolstoy 2441) person. Although a simple life is generally considered a virtue‚ Ivan’s life is simple in the wrong way. Ivan led a self-centered‚ materialistic‚ and shallow life‚ with little care for genuine human relationships. He conformed to the values and expectations set by his social superiors. He chose his friends based on their social standing. Ivan’s life is barren of individuality and true relationships
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may not have enouth imagenation to read books. First of all‚ as I’ve said above‚ reading takes much more time then watching‚ and I believe that is true. For example‚ there is an author‚ whose name was Lev Tolstoy‚ wrote a book‚ that called " Anna Karenina "‚ and there is also a film. Tolstoy gave a lot of descriptions sach as: what fellings were felt by characters‚ and long - description of different places‚ and many other things. However‚ on the other hand‚ a film may not reproduce everything
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Pope Leo the great (440-461 AD) is famous for his Tome of Leo document‚ The Council of Chalcedon‚ and he illuminated the conformist definition of Jesus’ being as the religious states of two beings- divine and human. Despite all of this‚ Pope Leo the Great is most famous for his persuasion of the crude Attila the Hun (434-453 AD) to not invade Italy in 452 AD. The emperors usually paid off barbaric tribes to not invade them but this further gave reason for the tribes to invade Western Europe. The
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich The Death of Ivan Ilyich‚ by Tolstoy‚ is the story of a man who is faced with suffering and death in which no one seems to believe him. He’s a common man with common dreams. He’s not extraordinary in any way. Ivan Ilyich is a good literary protagonist. His character goes though ups and downs‚ is well rounded and relatable. Ivan married Praskovya Fedorovna. Ivan doesn’t appear to be in love with her. She is attractive‚ has money‚ a good social standing and he really has
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Ivan Ilych – Theme One of the main themes of Tolstoy’s story of The Death of Ivan Ilych is detachment from life‚ considering that all material things can substitute the true meaning of life: compassion and care for others. Throughout the story Tolstoy describes Ivan Ilych’s desire for property‚ a decorous living‚ and pleasurableness all while making this his first and most important priority. Ivan Ilych’s occupations with work concerns and interior decoration are his way of avoiding the real world
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What is Tolstoy’s opinion of violence? Is he repelled by it‚ or does he admire it? In Hadji Murat‚ does he glamorize violence or criticize it? Does the novel moralize about violence or does it take an objective approach? Tolstoy definitely is repelled by violence‚ in every opportunity he has to expose a battle or a conflict he does it in a very anticlimactic approach‚ very much so like real life. There is nothing heroic about violence and the destruction it leaves behind. According to Bayley
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The Power of the Individual It is historically acknowledged that an individual with great character and profound principle can and will alter the course or collective consciousness of a community‚ society or government. So-called "Civilization" is fundamentally‚ the result of families forming communities‚ which develops societies ’‚ that establishes laws/rules that are to be obeyed‚ thereby forming a Government ’ to maintain Civilization. This is a code of behavior and cooperation that men and
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