Which sentence in this excerpt from Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich shows the human tendency to contemplate one’s past li
fe? "But if that is so," he said to himself, "and I am leaving this life with the consciousness that I have lost all that was given me and it is impossible to rectify it—what then?"
He lay on his back and began to pass his life in review in quite a new way. In the morning when he saw first his footman, then his wife, then his daughter, and then the doctor, their every word and movement confirmed to him the awful truth that had been revealed to him during the night. In them he saw himself—all that for which he had lived—and saw clearly that it was not real at all, but a terrible and huge deception which had hidden both life and death. This consciousness intensified his physical suffering tenfold. He groaned and tossed about, and pulled at his clothing which choked and stifled him. And he hated them on that account.
He was given a large dose of opium and became unconscious, but at noon his sufferings began again. He drove everybody away and tossed from side to side.
His wife came to him and said:
"Jean, my dear, do this for me. It can't do any harm and often helps. Healthy people often do it."
He opened his eyes wide.
"What? Take communion? Why? It's unnecessary! However..."
She began to cry.
"Yes, do, my dear. I'll send for our priest. He is such a nice man."
"All right. Very well," he muttered.
When the priest came and heard his confession, Ivan Ilyich was softened and seemed to feel a relief from his doubts and consequently from his sufferings, and for a moment there came a ray of hope. He again began to think of the vermiform appendix and the possibility of correcting it. He received the sacrament with tears in his eyes.
<span>"He lay on his back and began to pass his life in review in quite a new way." This shows him contemplating his past life by thinking through all of the things that got him to this moment. He pondered as he lay there, showing the human tendency of contemplating over your past life.</span>
A. In fact, elephants place such huge demands on their own environment, that in order to survive, they often come into conflict, with humans, who are competing for the same resources.
Explanation:
I think this is the answer. The sentence before states that elephants devour several hundred pounds of plant matter in a single day, so this is why i would say "in fact". I'm sorry if this is the wrong answer!
Answer: It depends because altruism has many different definitions depending on what subject your studying.
Explanation: If you want to know how the term is used in daily life altruism means to be selfless. In Psychology terms altruism means a person who puts others well being before themself. In Biological terms altruism is survival of a species.
I'd guess it means you're saying something that relates to what someone else said. so you are telling other people what someone else told you. Just a guess:)
