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    In his Novel The Stranger‚ Albert Camus tells the story of a man‚ Meursault‚ a character who shows almost no emotions‚ even though he lives an ordinary life. He has a job‚ a girl who loves him‚ and a life full or purpose‚ yet he still acts as a stranger in his work life‚ social life‚ and love life. From the first line of the story Meursault was strange‚ “Mother died today. Or‚ maybe‚ yesterday; I can’t be sure.” The telegram from the Home says: “Your mother passed away. Funeral tomorrow. Deep sympathy

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    COMPROMISE WITH COLONIALISM Successful suppression of revolutionary outbreak after the formal end of the Fil-Am war was enough reason for the Filipino elite to pursue the alternative of peaceful struggle. Involvement During the Military Phase‚ 1899-1913 1899‚ Schurman Commission --> also known as the First Philippine Commission -->the legislature of the Philippines‚ then known as the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States during the Philippine-American War. It was established

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    Albert Speer was born in 1905 in Manheim‚ Germany. He was born into an affluent‚ upper-middle class family‚ being the 2nd of 3 boys. As a result of a distant and emotionless father and a detached mother‚ Speer’s childhood saw him being emotionally neglected. Speer had a big interest in mathematics but his father had other plans and he persuaded Speer to pursue a career in architecture like himself and his father before him. So Speer attended the Berlin Institute of technology where he completed

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    Throughout history many great leaders have risen from both strife and victory. Men and women that have the ability to inspire‚ drive‚ and influence other people and life for generations to come. Albert Einstein (Einstein) is one of those leaders. His accomplishments have forever impacted the world and how its people see it. Einstein was born at Ulm‚ in Württemberg‚ Germany‚ on March 14‚ 1879 to a non-practicing Jewish family‚ something that would become troublesome for him and his family during

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    The intention of colonialism‚ though cloaked with moral justification‚ was clear from the beginning: in order to assert oneself as a dominant power‚ a country must steal‚ ravish and exploit the land‚ people and culture belonging to another. The belief that taking of foreign land was justified because a particular country had the power to do so with little genuine resistance was so prevalent during the late Nineteenth‚ early Twentieth centuries that it significantly‚ and tragically affected those

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    In the story “The Stranger” by Albert Camus there are many theme that are shown throughout the whole book. Themes of the books can be absurdity of life‚ relationships‚ and indifference and passivity. The main character also known as Meursault is in the heart of all of these themes. From Meursault’s perspective he believes that the world is meaningless‚ this can be the absurdity of life. Absurdity of life is shown throughout the book. From the beginning from the beginning Meursault thinks that the

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    Colonialism in the Congo: The Terror of Civilization The images of gaiety and wonder that typically accompany one’s thoughts of an expedition into the magnificent natural wonders of Africa lie in stark contradiction to subjugation and cruelty of a people as displayed in The Congo Report. An aspect of the government’s masquerade of a virtuous mission in the Congo is the “efforts to suppress such barbarous practices” and bring civilization to the “savages”. Private enterprise was able to hide a large

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    In the book the Stranger by Albert Camus‚ we are introduced to the main character immediately with a very tragic scenario of a death. The main character is a male‚ but he is not your average male shown by his actions and personality. But who is this strange man? his name is Meursault. He seems to lack emotion; because for major events in his life (such as the opening scene) that are full of emotion‚ but he shows absolutely no emotion to these events in his life. He also appears to be very detached

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    Unpredictable Genius “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Einstein had said. Albert Einstein was born on March 26th‚ 1876 to a middle-class German Jewish family. His parents were concerned that he scarcely talked until the age of three‚ but he was not so much a backward as a quiet child. He would build tall houses of cards and hated playing soldier. At the age of twelve he was fascinated by a geometry book. Albert was a huge prankster in school. As a student‚ he liked to bring unpleasant things

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    Watson & Skinner Perspective Psychological perspectives will always change as long as psychology continues to move forward. Not one perspective or approach would be considered wrong or incorrect. It just adds to our understanding of human and animal behavior. Most psychologists would agree that not one perspective is correct‚ although in the past‚ early days of psychology‚ the behaviorist would have said their perspective was the only truly scientific one (McLeod‚ 2007). Two Psychologists who

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