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    In Albert Camus’ short story "The Guest‚" Camus raises numerous philosophical questions. These are: does man have free will?‚ are an individual’s decisions affected by what society demands‚ expects‚ neither‚ or both?‚ and finally‚ how does moral and social obligation affect decision making? Balducci brings the Arab to Daru’s door‚ informing Daru that "I have an order to deliver the prisoner and I’m doing so‚" (90) thus freeing Balducci of the responsibility over wherever the Arab ultimately ended

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    be conditioned or learned. He believed that environmental factors influence behaviour despite the biological make up of human beings. Watson and Rayner used an 11 month old baby Albert in the now famously known “Little Albert” study. Albert was a healthy and stable baby at the time of the experiment. When Albert was 9 months old‚ he was presented with white rats‚ rabbits and cotton wool but he showed no fears for these objects. However he fearfully responded to loud bangs and noise. These initial

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    "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." Albert Einstein Albert Einstein is an eminent and remarkable writer of wisdom in provisos of the quotes he engraved in history. One of his vastly preferred topics in terms of quotes is "imagination." Something mysterious arouses wonder and inquisitiveness. A mystery is obscure and remains unexplained. Curiosity motivates people for the hunt for an explanation of life’s many inquiries. This

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    Albert Camus’ The Stranger: Meursault Is Aloof‚ Detached‚ and Unemotional In The Stranger‚ Albert Camus portrays Meursault‚ the book’s narrator and main character‚ as aloof‚ detached‚ and unemotional. He does not think much about events or their consequences‚ nor does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. He displays an impassiveness throughout the book in his reactions to the people and events described in the book. After his mother’s death he sheds no tears; seems

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    Rebellion’s Heart “I rebel; therefore‚ I exist.” –Albert Camus. Many question the right to rebel or not. One could say it is a form of violence or a form of breaking free. There is usually a deep rage behind the many rebellions along with rhapsodic crevice-filled brains. The need to rebel has affected today’s world and past events‚ for suffering is a sonorous noise bombinating as we wait to reach a zenith. The colonist felt the need to rebel‚ and they yearned to become the independent country they

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    within the literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Within the overarching existentialist movement there was a plethora of ideas that overlapped but were oppositional. Existentialist thinkers such as Soren Kierkegaard and Albert Camus at first glance may not express compatible ideas‚ but the two share similar views on the absurdity of life. Kierkegaard held the

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    Jared Felixbrod Mrs. Manzo English II CPE‚ Period 2 September 8‚ 2012 The curious incident of the dog in the Night-Time Quote #1: “Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being. “ Albert Camus “...carrying a book in his hand and he said ‘You look lost.’ So I took out my Swiss Army knife.” (Haddon 171) In this quote Christopher feels threatened and scared. He is flustered from being away from home and is not used to his normal routine. He

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    Camus - "The Stranger"

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    In order to begin the journey toward awareness an individual must encounter an existential crisis‚ which stimulates him or her to begin introspective thought. In Camus’ The Stranger‚ Meursault experiences existentialism throughout the entire book because he is detached from so many things. This detachment causes him to go through traumatic experiences‚ leading up to the end of the novel‚ where he comes to realize what kind of life he lived. Similar to John Roth’s quote‚ Meursault is a strange character

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    In Franz Kafka’s enigmatic novel The Metamorphosis‚ Gregor Samsa lives the life of a bug. The traveling salesman awakens one morning to find himself incredulously transformed into a “monstrous vermin.” At First‚ Gregor is apathetic towards his “metamorphosis” and immediately begins describing his room and slight discomforts in great detail. At the same time‚ Gregor incessantly comments on unimportant aspects of his – almost dismissing the fact that he is now a cockroach. When his family starts knocking

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    Assess Albert Speer’s contribution to the Nazi war effort Albert Speer’s contribution to the Nazi war effort started well before the declaration of war. His work for the Nazi regime aided Adolf Hitler in lifting the morale of the German people and consolidating Nazi power which was determined to engage in armed conflict. Speer was an accomplished architect and a highly efficient organiser. Hitler addressed Berlin’s university students at a Berlin rally in 1931‚ and Speer who was in the audience

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