Hopelessness can create a devastating state of angst and lack of gratitude for the future to come. With hopeless thoughts‚ advancing in your life with pride and confidence is merely impossible. In the poem Desiderata‚ Max Ehrmann writes about the “sham‚drudgery‚and broken dreams‚” that lead us to hopelessness. Although life is full of constant disappointments‚ positive attitudes will always come to good use as you push through tough times. So‚ when someone is deceived by society‚ tired of pointless
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1. Why #skyrail failed miserable Needs little to no explanation. Please stop this project. We want #noksyrail 2. #skyrail makes absolutely no sense at all. Please stop this project ASAP. We want and fully support #noskyrail 3. Authorities should apologize to us for starting a mess of a project like #skyrail. We want #noskyrail 4. There’s a reason as to why nobody likes #skyrail because there was no voting. Please stop this project. #noskyrail 5. We want and truly deserve green and clean city
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THE STRANGER "What is it‚ indeed‚ the absurd man? The one who‚ without denying it‚ does not make anything for the eternal. It is not that the nostalgia is strange to him‚ but rather he prefers his anger and his reasoning. The first one teaches him to live without appeal and to be satisfied with what he has; the second teaches his limits. Sure of his freedom to term‚ of his rebellion without future and of his perishable conscience‚ his adventure continues in the time of its life. The field is
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Imagine a man so absurd‚ yet so in tune with himself that he does not go through the motions of life for anyone. This man has been brought to life in The Stranger by Albert Camus. The story takes place in a costal town of Algeria. The main character is named Meursault. He is an ordinary office clerk with no real aspirations of progress‚ love‚ or greatness. He does not have any false emotions and does not do anything to please people. He did not even cry or feel bad at his own mother’s funeral because
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The Stranger life of Albert Camus Albert Camus‚ the creator behind the theory of "The Absurd"(Hikaru)‚ is a man of unique views. Being raised in a time of controversy and new ideas‚ Camus quickly was wrapped up by secular views. Camus’ belief states that human life has no meaning because in the end there is death‚ and nothing is of worth or meaning after death. The author has written many novels and essays based on his standpoints (Cruickshank) . No conviction in higher beings has led Camus to portray
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The Stranger by Albert Camus is one of his best works. This novel tells the story of a man‚ Meursault‚ who is a moralist. Nothing seems to matter to him and his or anybody else’s actions makes no difference. Camus’s use of language allows readers to discover the mood and meaning being conveyed through diction and word choice. His use of figurative language can be seen throughout. Such an example of figurative language is imagery. From reading The Stranger‚ one can clearly picture whats happening
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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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In The Stranger‚ Camus’ treatment of nature demonstrates how he sees nature as unrelated to and uninterested in human activity. In the text of The Stranger‚ Mersault tells the reader‚ a woman at his mother’s funeral reported “If you go too slowly there’s the risk of a heatstroke. But‚ if you go too fast‚ you perspire‚ and the cold air in the church gives you a chill." I saw her point; either way one was in for it.” (Camus 16) This statement comes early in the text and is part of setting up the action
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Joel Feinberg‚ “Absurd Self-Fulfillment” In Joel Feinberg’s Absurd Self-Fulfillment‚ Feinberg gives several definitions for the term “Fulfillment;” One definition is “doing what comes naturally;” Another is “a realizing of one’s potential.” Because Feinberg doesn’t actually give his definition of self-fulfillment‚ he doesn’t give value to any of the definitions he lists. Nevertheless‚ Feinberg argues that “the prequisite to self-fulfillment is a certain amount of clear-eyed‚ non deluded self-love
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As I embark onto the next four years‚ hundreds of thoughts swarm my mind. The thoughts include: “will I be liked? Am I good enough? How will it be without my parents?” And so on. I won’t bore you with the details. Although I do not have answers to those questions‚ one thing is certain. I will be referred to as a stranger. In “The Stranger” by Alfred Schuetz‚ he writes an articulate piece of writing about joining a group in an unfamiliar environment. Alfred Schuetz mentions a concept called “recipes
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