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Dignity as the Central Theme in Tolstoy's War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy's War and Peace is a novel with many dimensions and layers of interest, but perhaps the most central thematic concern in this epic work relates to an idea of dignity.
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Tolstoy and Conspicuous ConsumptionIn his famous piece, The Death of Ivan Illych, Tolstoy believes there are certain objective standards for which individuals must develop and satisfy in order to live a "good life." This critique can be interpreted as a criticism of our modern day consumer-based lives.
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Motifs of Art and Music in Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being and Leo Tolstoy's Anna KareninaIn Anna Karenina and The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Tolstoy and Kundera, respectively, use music and art as source of inspiration for their protagonists to accept their life circumstances.
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Analysis of How Much Land Does a Man Need by Leo TolstoyThis story shows us that even if we have enough to get by, the prospect of becoming wealthier is so alluring it can cause us to risk all the good things we already have.
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Book Review: Anna Karenina (Part One) by Leo TolstoyThe first half of the classic novel about one unhappily-married woman who enters into an affair, with the man who is seemingly involved with her sister-in-law's little sister. Got all that?
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Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina:" My Favorite QuotesThis isn't a book review, only a collection of the quotes I loved most. If I listed every passage that I underlined, I might as well publish the entire book. I had to choose only a few, with short explanations as to why I like the quote. -
Book Summary: The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo TolstoyThe story is about a man named Ivan Ilyich who was generally a happy go-lucky kind of guy who becomes faced with death.
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Book Reviews -- The Eye of the Lion: A Novel Based on the Life of Mata Hari and Sonya: The Life of Countess Tolstoy"I loved them! I loved them all! I gave them what I could before they went -- back. At whatever cost to me, I gave them what they wanted most. Betray them? Never! I was not -- I am not -- a spy!" --Mata Hari -
Resolution for 2009: Finish Tolstoy's Anna Karenina!When it comes to New Years Resolutions and inciting change, the key is to start small. In the detailing of my own Resolution for 2009, I hope that others will read it and come up with their own ideas!
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Looking at Gogol and Tolstoy: What Makes a Writer a Realist?analysis of realism vs. non realism -
Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilychit is a reflection paper about The Death of Ivan Ilych.
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Development in the Plays of Luigi Pirandello, Athol Fugard, and Leo TolstoyA curious congruence of developmental metaphor--the "bump"--in the plays Six Characters in Search of an Author, Master Harold. . .and the Boys, and The Death of Ivan Ilyich is here explained and examined.
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Quick Review of Leo Tolstoy's "Death of Ivan Ilyich"The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy is a very moving and revealing book. A tragedy though it is, one comes away from the book with nor sorrow nor tears for Ivan's death turns into an amazing light
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Anna KareninaA theatrical review of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson, performed by the Chrysalis Stage of Whittier, California, and directed by Aaron Morgan. -
Famous People Who Died on October 10THHere are some of the famous people who died on October 10th. God rest their souls.
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Happy Dead Birthday to Famous People Who Were Born on September 9Leo Tolstoy, Colonel Sanders, Otis Redding, Waite Hoyt, Frank Chance
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Pacifism: It's is Not Just for HippiesA renewal of interest in Tolstoy, Ganhdi, and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. seems to be growing. Its origin may be the non-violent uprisings in the Middle East which were fueled by social networking. What is the source of this trend? -
A Common NobleA Russian noble,who lived as a peasant and wrote some of the greatest novels of all time.
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Ivan Illyich's and Gegor Samsa's Calamitous FortuneA 10 page Comparison of the Characters of Two Novels & Of How They Both End Up In Dire Straits
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Signaling Superficiality and Sexism: The Purpose of Part VIII in Anna KareninaTolstoy's masterpiece from a feminist perspective.
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A Moral to RememberThis article is about man's greed to amass wealth at all costs including his life.
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Book Review - The First ParagraphSuch a great book in a hurried world. Read clips of Tolstoy, J.D. Salinger. . .Eudora Welty and more. Author shows reasons for excellence. Good for writers and readers, both.
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Upcoming Movies List: New Comedy Films for People Over 50New comedy films for people over 50 can be found among the December movie releases, and on the upcoming movies list for 2010. These are 10 of the best including orangutans and Tolstoy. -
10 Most Profitable Films of the Last 10 YearsThe 10 most profitable films of the last decade suggest that the formula to make money is fantasy and sequels. If Tolstoy could wrap up War and Peace in one volume, why do these series go on forever? -
Should Michael Crichton's Upcoming Posthumous Novels Be Published?It appears that Michael Crichton is about to get the same treatment given to Hemingway, Tolstoy and many other writers: Having novels published posthumously. But it seems that publishing companies are finally sensing how controversial it is... -
Anarchism for a Post-modern AgePrimitivist and green anarchists reject technology, globalization, and capitalism as well as the state. Yet, globalization, technology, (and capitalism) are as much in opposition to the classical, hermetic nation-state as is philosophical anarchism.
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Turning Your Non-Reading Self into a Literary GuruCocktail parties, office banquets, wedding rehearsals...all conversations eventually turn to books. Here's how to make yourself look smart and well-read, even though you were only able to get through English Lit thanks to to Cliff's Notes.
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Gregoriancant: The Timothy Sexton Associated Content Producer InterviewGregoriancant is one of the newest CPs on the block but quickly caught my attention with her erudite comments on my articles as well as his own incisive articles.
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Five of the Best Woody Allen FilmsWoody Allen is one of America's greatest filmmakers. Here are five of what I consider to be his very best movies.
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Mickey Spillane - King of the Pulp NovelistsMickey Spillane, the King of the Pulp Novelists, was as colorful a character as his most famous creation, Mike Hammer, P.I. -
Sean Penn's Adaption of Into the Wild; Starring Emile HirschSean Penn's adaptation of John Krakauer's book Into the Wild, conjures up Kerouac's On The Road meets Thoreau's Walden, glorifying the journey of Christopher McCandless; an idealist who ditched a Harvard bound life for a great Alaskan adventure -
Question Everything's Thought of the Day October 18, 2007A little something to get you thinking on a better world... -
$150 Million for a Movie Based on Dolls that No Kid Has Played with for 20 YearsRemember when movies used to be based on classic novels and plays instead of action figures and dolls?
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On MarriageMarriage, history, why we do it? how to avoid mistakes? How to have a successful marriage?
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Fun Facts About BooksBooks are a lot of things to different people, but they can be fun to all. Here is a sampler of books that share some fun distinction, grouped by fun fact.
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Treading the Tip of the Literary IcebergAfter taking three English classes, I noticed something; not one assigned reading was relevant to the world today. I make my case for integrating contemporary, modern and popular works into English curriculum's at the college level.
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Nudity, Curse Words and Wanton Sexuality: How the Hays Code Put an End to All the Fun in the Movies of the 1930sThe word damn was not heard on movie screens for the first time in Gone With the Wind. Nor was copious nudity an invention of the 1960s. Before the Hays Code, censorship in Hollywood was almost unknown. Was that a good thing?
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Who is Mahatma Gandhi?Mohandas Karamchand Gandi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was a world-renowned pacifist who led his fellow Indians towards their independence from the British Empire.
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21 Quotes on Truth...because inevitably, we become what we think and our world is a reflection of us.
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21 Quotes on Happiness...; because inevitably, we become what we think and our world is a reflection of us.
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