IB SL English 2 Commentary on The Comfort of Strangers In one part of the novel‚ The Comfort of Strangers‚ the English writer Ian McEwan describes the admiration with which his male character‚ Robert‚ contemplates his sisters playing dress up. Though the speaker’s age is never divulged‚ we readily jump to the conclusion that he is around ten years old because of the childish and rudimentary language. The structure of the sentences is also very reflective of the child’s young age‚ as well as
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be right for some people may be wrong for others. Treating someone the way you want to be treated may be an affront to a stranger. A religion must have the ability to be hospitable toward the religious other in order to exist with the multiplicity of strangers. A two facetted golden rule is necessary in order to satisfy the idea of hospitality as stated in Hosting the Stranger. The most common formulas‚ positive GR and negative GR‚ are used together to set a guideline for morality. A positive GR
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The Three Strangers Analysis Essay In the story of The Three Strangers‚ Thomas Hardy wanted to shed light on a conflict prevalent in society—appearance versus reality. It is very rare for people to reveal everything about themselves‚ and if they do‚ they are often considered foolish and gullible. In Hardy’s story he gives examples of how most things are not what they appear. Hardy hopes that after reading The Three Strangers‚ the readers will be more aware of the complexities of human interaction
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Westley et al. 4 The Powerful Strangers Power can often seem like a barrier to change happening. Identifying those powers can be difficult as it is not always comfortable. “Confrontation with the powerful stranger [gives] way to bridge building” (Westley et al‚ 2007‚ p.97)‚ the challenge is using conflict‚ as an opportunity to collaborate. The social innovators goal of engaging the ‘powerful stranger” is to develop resources‚ to further their cause. “Anyone who wishes to transform a system has
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Who Made Me Do It Motivation can be slit in to two major groups‚ extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation is displayed when ones action are for the betterment of things beside yourself. On the other hand intrinsic motivation is displayed when ones action are done for the betterment of the motivated. From these two division of motivation theories of motivation have be create such as the instinct approach to motivation‚ drive-reduction theory of motivation‚ arousal approach to motivation
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English 1113 Composition I Fall 2008 Professor: Laura Gray‚ Ph.D. Phone: 918-343-7593 Office: Downs Hall 102 B Email: lgray@rsu.edu Office Hours: (appointments encouraged) Monday and Wednesday 9-10; 11:30-2 Tuesday and Thursday 10-11 Friday 9-10 [pic] Course Introduction The first semester of college writing provides a foundation for the academic writing you will be expected to do throughout your college tenure. This course will help students: 1. Recognize and implement writing
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of “The Stranger” page numbers 38 and 39‚ old Salamano lost his dog at the Parade Ground. He went to take his dog there‚ as always‚ and old Salamano stopped to watch “The King of Escape Artists.” and when he went to leave‚ the dog was gone. Meursault tried helping‚ but being as insensitive as he is‚ he came of as such. “I told him that the pound kept dogs for three days so that their owners could come and claim them and that after that they did with them as they saw fit. He looked at me in silence
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The Stranger by Albert Camus is a novella that focuses on the philosophy of existentialism. The story is about a young French man named Meursault living in Algiers‚ Algeria. He is a man that undergoes isolation from the world because of the way he lives his life. As the narrator and protagonist of the book‚ the readers watch Meursault build meaningless relationships‚ reject moral standards‚ and become a threat to society in the eyes of the public because of his careless decisions that derive from
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Existentialism and the Absurd The novel‚ The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus‚consists of a first person narrator‚ Meursault. Meursault‚ the main character‚ acquires an absurd philosophy on the essence of life.His mindset is that life is not only insignificant‚ it is unavoidable. Meursault ’s’ life consists of futile bonds‚ nonchalant behavior‚ and living an existence of mere tangible exercises throughout the story. In this novel‚ human life appears to have no meaning in the grand spectrum of the universe
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Response to: The Stranger The essay: “The Myth of Sisyphus” and the novel: The Stranger‚ both by Albert Camus‚ are conjoined with the similar theme of exploring existentialism‚ or finding the meaning/purpose of one’s life. The essay’s relevance to the novel is well established by Camus’ explanation of the concept of “the absurd” and how this philosophy governs the actions of all human action. Camus describes Sisyphus as the “absurd hero” in the essay‚ however this title seems transcendent to Meursault
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