Personal history as well as the backdrop of events surrounding that personal history are both significant to many works of prose other than fiction. In at least two works you have studied‚ discuss the use made of the interplay between personal history and the background within which that personal history occurred. In the texts The Great Gatsby by F. S. Fitzgerald and The Outsider by Albert Camus‚ the backdrop of events during the writing of the novels as well as the personal histories of the authors
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MINUTES OF MEETING BETWEEN LAGOS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND OMEL ENERGY NIGERIA LIMITED ON DONATION OF THREE (3) BLOCKS OF FOUR CLASSROOMS AND ONE SCIENCE BLOCK TO ODOGUNYAN JUNIOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL‚ IKORODU COMMUNITY‚ LAGOS DATE: 18 MAY‚ 2011 VENUE: DIRECTOR OFPROJECTS UNIT OFFICE‚ MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IN ATTENDANCE: SN | NAME | COMPANY | POSITION | SIGNATURE | 1. | LATEEF‚BO | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION | CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER | | 2. | ISAACS‚ KEMI [MISS] | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION | SOS
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In Albert Camus’s novel The Stranger‚ Camus shows his inherent absurdist perspective of life through commentary and actions Meursault displays as a result of symbolic use through the heat‚ sun‚ and dreams. These symbols dominate Meursaults consciousness controlling him through torment from the inescapable presence the sun and heat governs‚ causing him to act in ways deemed iniquitous to society. Each symbol opposes its usual description of warmth‚ comfort‚ or beauty and instead reflects upon Meursaults
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Professional success and personal failure of James M. Barrie In researching the many odd and bizarre happenings of our unique culture‚ it is certain that truth is often stranger than fiction. The first paragraph of James Barrie’s classic story "Peter Pan" introduced its central theme: "All children except one‚ grow up. They soon know that they will grow up"¦this is the beginning of the end." It sounds innocent enough‚ but a look at Barrie’s life gives it a more sinister twist. Although J.M.Barrie
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With I Confess‚ Hitchcock broke his professional lull after The Strangers on a Train (1951). Setting the film in Quebec‚ Canada‚ with a strong French heritage & a city steeped in Catholicsm and its striking church architecture served well for the story. Father Michael Logan (Montgomery Clift) acted as a true Catholic priest‚ friend and employer who hasn’t disclosed the confessional secret of Otto Keller (O.E. Hasse)‚ the caretaker of local catholic church and thus putting his own life in jeopardy
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Meursault appears to blend as a normal coconut on the outside‚ but he lacks the quality of the fruit‚ leaving Meursault nothing but a shell. Meursault believes he is the only real individual‚ often disassociating himself from society or the other fruits. His role in The Stranger by Albert Camus proves life is what you make of it‚ for Meursault‚ life is meaningless and religion is hoax‚ but at the end of the day he put himself in his deadly situation. Despite the constant pressure of the outside world
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Board of Trustees‚ Boston University A Tool of Empire: The British Medical Establishment in Lagos‚ 1861-1905 Author(s): Spencer H. Brown Reviewed work(s): Source: The International Journal of African Historical Studies‚ Vol. 37‚ No. 2 (2004)‚ pp. 309343 Published by: Boston University African Studies Center Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4129011 . Accessed: 04/01/2013 14:02 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www
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The Stranger by Albert Camus is without a doubt one of the most iconic French novels to be released. The story begins with main character Meursault being introduced as someone with emotional indifference and lack of care for daily life. From there‚ readers get to see different sides of his character through interactions with various characters. Like most literary pieces‚ these small characters help contribute to the major character’s development. One of these characters in the book is one of his
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I found this to be more powerful because I can relate to it more. Bainbridge come from a religious family and everyone wanted him to follow into their foot step. However her did not and made his own. Bainbridge did not believe in God and start to question the religion at a very young age. He saw what happen when a person does not follow
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In Albert Camus’ “The Stranger” the “story of an ordinary man who gets drawn into a senseless murder” is told. Taking place in Algeria this man‚ Meursault‚ is constantly in a climate of extreme warmth‚ as are all the inhabitants therein. The sun‚ the source of light and the cause of this warmth‚ is thus a vital and normal part of his life. It brings warmth and comfort yet it can also cause pain and sickness. Throughout most of his life Meursault has lived with the
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