Ivan Sutherland

Catherine the Great Catherine the Great was known to be a russian empress who ruled the longer than any other women during her time. She was born May 2nd 1729 in Szczecin, Poland .Catherine reigned from July 9th 1762 until November 17th 1796 when she died. She died in Tsarskoye Selo, which is now Pushkin Russia. One of the most shocking facts about “Catherine the Great” is that her name isn't even Catherine. Her birth name is Sophie Friederike Auguste. Catherine the Great started out as a minor German

Ivan Chetvyorty Vasilyevich was born on August 25 of 1530. His father was Basil the third and died when Ivan was three years old . His mother was Elena Glinskaya and died when Ivan was eight years old. Ivan was exposed to danger constantly at young ages. He was a very delicate and intelligent boy. His religion was orthodox. He was often neglected and at times hated by individuals of nobility that took care of him after the passing away of his parents; this cased hatred for the boyar class. He reportedly

Ivan the 5th, who is also heavily known as Ivan the Terrible was the first Tsar to rule over Russia. Ivan the Terrible, was known for his violent and ruthless outbreaks. He was feared greatly and this led to the fleeing of Prince Krubsky. Prince Krubsky was the leading general of the Tsar when he fled and deserted his lead for the Polish- Lithuanian forces in Livonia. Prince Krubsky who was also a member of the select council, did not want to adopt the dislike of Ivan the Terrible. He became afraid

Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie and Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych One story is distinctively American in its optimism and characteristic of the 1990's in its tone; the other shows the unmistakable disposition of nineteenth century Russia. The more recent book follows the actual life of a sociology professor at Brandeis University while the other explores a product of Leo Tolstoy's imagination. Tuesdays with Morrie and "The Death of Ivan Ilych" portray two characters who sit on opposite ends

I agree that Ivan has a revelation towards the end of his life. Tolstoy’s story shows two ways of living life. One is the right and true way which Gerasim represents and the other is the wrong way which Ivan and the others represents. The wrong way of life consists of being materialist, self-interest and having superficial relationships. The wrong way of living life provides no comfort because it is an unfulfilling and makes it impossible to find true meaning to life thus leaving one in fear and

In The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Leo Tolstoy teaches his readers through the torment of his characters that leading a life that is self centered and lacking in compassion to one’s fellow man can ultimately lead to unhappiness at one’s death because of the realization that it was a mistake to live their life that way. Tolstoy demonstrates in various ways throughout the The Death of Ivan Ilyich how living a life caring about nothing other than following and progressing through societal norms can cause

The novel, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, depicts how prisoners endure and survive life in the gulag camp. Solzhenitsyn suggests that the prisoners’ ability of surviving in the camp depends on how they view the work they are assigned. Within the camp a majority of the prisoners’ time is spent dedicated to work assigned to them from the guards. Throughout the novel it is suggested that those who have a good work ethic are more likely to survive than those who do

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was best known for his novel, One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich, which explores a day in the life of Ivan Denisovich, who was imprisoned in a Soviet labor camp. Solzhenitsyn, being a previous denizen of a similar camp, effectively conveys the hardships and dilemmas these prisoners faced through the use of dramatic irony and tone. Solzhenitsyn uses irony to reflect his opinion that loyalty to the Soviet regime was futile and had no purpose whatsoever. He uses the tone to

formation of words stand out above the rest. It is not a long sentence, nor does it look like much to one who may have just skimmed over it, however this quote speaks volumes not only for this book, but also for humanity as a whole. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich stirs up many emotions; controversy over authoritative oppression, living under a Stalinist approach in government, as well as survival of the fittest. These themes are extremely relevant to the quote at the beginning of this passage, as

Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Leonard Peltier allow the reader to see life through the eyes of one man, and through that one man, a vision of a nation of suffering people emerges. Despite using very different styles and genres, both One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and Prison Writings: My Life is my Sundance show the reader deep truths about a people through the lens of one imprisoned man. To Know One Man is to Know a Nation Leonard Peltier is a man who has been immensely wronged