Solzhenitsyn's Speech Analysis

The era of the Soviet Union was filled with terror. Darkness resided in the hearts of the Soviet citizens. Followers of Russian Orthodoxy turned to their churches to find light and repel dark. Revolution was Stalin’s dream, but the termination of religion was his ambition. This ambition of his greatly impacted the Russian Orthodoxy.

Attributing the fall of the Roman Republic to a single factor oversimplifies the complex web of interrelated issues that led to its decline. However, if one were to highlight a particularly significant issue that contributed heavily to the fall, it might be the erosion of republican norms and the concentration of power in the hands of a few individuals. The traditional Roman Republican system was based on a delicate balance of powers among various political institutions, including the Senate, the assemblies, and the magistrates, with a strong emphasis on shared power, term limits, and checks and balances to prevent any single individual from gaining too much control. Over time, however, this balance was undermined.

The truth itself as a value if neither good nor bad; yet, it is often interpreted as a positive trait, action, or characteristic. Pivoting from this belief, it

points to the nature of truth to be unchanging. Despite all the advances a society may

Daily we are faced with the perpetual issue of good versus evil? Right versus wrong, all the while attempting to find a safe middle ground on which to stand so we may distance ourselves from distasteful situations. Humanity often finds itself standing idly by, allowing others to make the hard decisions, letting apathy take over and being blindly lead. Nevertheless, for some this blind faith is not always a viable option

Jarrett J. Krosoczkas speech is one that appeals to emotion by feeling sympathy for lunch ladies. He wants everybody to feel how he felt when he saw his old lunch lady at his old school. The speech makes everyone want to go and hug their old lunch lady. “ I was setting up my slide projector in the cafetorium, In looked across the room, and there she was: my old lunch lady” (Krosoczka 1). Everyone appreciates them for what they do for the school. The lunch ladies feel more special and loved by everyone.

In “One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich”, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn presents to us the central leading character named Ivan Deniosovich Shukhov. Shukhov was an inmate at labor Camp HQ somewhere in Russia. He was in the “special camp” for being accused of treason or being involved in political crimes. He was an ordinary individual, who was quite simple, and avoided being bitter. He was disciplined, and not only by the system, but by his own values.

As I come to the close of this course, Philosophy and Worldviews, I must admit that my thoughts regarding the many worldviews have been enlightened and enhanced. Studying the book by Sire, “The Universe Next Door” provided me with a great deal of knowledge on how other view God, his Word, his creation and even death. With so many worldviews it became clearer to me why we have so much confusion in the world today. If everyone is seeking what is right or truth and there is not according to the various worldview’s a defined right or truth, then how can we not have a world of confusion?

Elder Richard G. Scott in a BYU speech in 1978 said "God answers prayers and gives us truth when we live obediently and exercise the requisite faith." When we exercise our faith, we are able to receive the answers that God needs us to receive. Sometimes we need to just be willing to ask the Lord what he needs us to do so we can be what he wants us to be. I love how He tells us how we can find truth. In this talk, he also talks about his experience in sciences. Being a nuclear submarine mechanic, he studied a lot with science. So I can imagine some of the things he had to sort out as a scientist. When talking about scientific method he said "The first let us call the scientific method. That involves a group of facts and statistics, combined

As parents raise their children, they teach them honesty. But is truth always desirable? People’s aspirations for truth have a tendency to change. To some, knowing the truth represents rebirth. Inhaling their first breath, they observe the magnificent world.

Though we could not deduce an absolute definition of truth as controversies among philosophers still rage on, there are four acclaimed ‘truth tests’ that we could use to recognize truth.

With recent technology offering a more comprehensive perspective of the current global atrocities, the existence of evil has never been more prevalent. If evil is defined as extreme suffering, premature death, and moral corruption, its existence questions the Christian view of God. The Christian God is an all-seeing, all-powerful being of moral perfection. Because these two truths cannot coexist, the fact that evil exists disproves the existence of the Christian God. If God is omnipotent, He could prevent any injustice. Since injustice does exist, it is necessary to modify either our perception of God 's morality of, the extent of his power, or the limitations of human understanding.

Since the universe is in perfect harmony, there can be no such thing as any evil perpetrated by the cosmos. Indeed, all of the universe’s actions are for the benefit of all. The actions of humans on Earth, for the most part, are for self-aggrandizement rather than the greater good.”

“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.”Nikos Kazantzakis. Lots of people see reality there own ways as a result there has been lots of problems in society. People may have have awarded society if not in speeches than in social media. Now that most people have phones there is such a thing as social media. People have made us change our perspective about reality by giving speeches. “A whisper of Aids” by Mary Fisher, ”Great Society” by Lyndon Johnson, “The Great Dictator’s speech” by Charlie Chaplin all have their perspective about the change in society.

Nevertheless, I also consider truth to be absolute, and therefore, it is never right to do wrong. Truth is the purity that differentiates between right and wrong. “Absolute Truth” is true regardless of what we believe and think. Absolute truth stands on its own. In the sense, absolute truth is absolutely true no matter what evidence there is for it. Truth is what corresponds to the facts. Truth does not change just because we learn something about it.