What is the purpose of the scene in leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich in which ivan ilyich thinks about the following logical argument, known as a syllogism?
"caius is a man, men are mortal, therefore caius is mortal.”
a. to show that all men are mortal and therefore ivan ilyich, a man, must die
b. to show that ivan ilyich finally acknowledges that he is dying
c. to show that ivan ilyich’s attitude toward life has not prepared him to face death
d. to show that ivan ilyich has had a good education and therefore his thoughts are sophisticated

What object do the men think of as a trifle?

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Now close reading is an essential and foundational skill needed to succeed in any language arts course. acquiring this skill will you form a strategy when writing about literature. you will be required to perform and develop this skill as you progress through this course and other courses in your school career. identify and discuss your areas of strength in language arts. what do you do well? what do you like doing in a course like this? why do those tasks work well for you? you can also identify a challenge you have that you’d like to work on throughout this course. use this discussion as an opportunity to give advice to your classmates based on your stronger skills and to ask for with skills you are still developing.