What are the ways you view a hero? Think about the person you consider to be your hero, what characteristics make them heroic to you? Develop an idea: This unit discusses biographies and how many heroes have biographies written about them. Think of or locate a biography about a public figure (or celebrity) whom you feel is heroic, what did you learn from the biography?

Arrange the events in ivan ilyich's life, which are described in chapters 1–4 of leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich, in chronological order. ivan ilyich becomes assistant public prosecutor, a position that he serves in for seven years. ivan ilyich meets zachar ivanovich in st. petersburg and receives a guaranteed appointment in the department of justice. ivan ilyich graduates from the school of law and qualifies for the tenth rank of the civil service. ivan ilyich becomes a public prosecutor and is transferred to another province. ivan ilyich is offered the post of examining magistrate in a russian province.