“If, then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered to be the most useful to the men of our century, I should simply say: in the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, and look around you.” ― Leo Tolstoy One is aware when they understand what is going on around them and whom. There are times when the palpable is as hard to find as the puzzle that always seems to go missing. In “This is Water” Aristotle’s three Appeals work together to convey the theme of awareness in ones day to day life. Wallace uses the three appeals to explain the importance of paying attention to your mind as well as being aware of the emotions and issues of others. Logos, the appeal to reason, in “This
“If, then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered to be the most useful to the men of our century, I should simply say: in the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, and look around you.” ― Leo Tolstoy One is aware when they understand what is going on around them and whom. There are times when the palpable is as hard to find as the puzzle that always seems to go missing. In “This is Water” Aristotle’s three Appeals work together to convey the theme of awareness in ones day to day life. Wallace uses the three appeals to explain the importance of paying attention to your mind as well as being aware of the emotions and issues of others. Logos, the appeal to reason, in “This