The stranger Chapter one commentary Meng Hua In chapter one of the stranger Camus have used special techniques and skills to portrait Meursault’s inner character without direct reference. Camus has achieved this using different diction‚ sentence structure‚ metaphors‚ contrasts and other types of literature techniques. Each line is carefully done so that readers can quickly grasp the unique character of “the stranger”. At the beginning of chapter one Meursault immediately reveals himself
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hundred languages‚ including the Wa tribe. “Wa” (pronounced Va in English) refers to a mountainous tribe of about one million people who live in the southern part of the Nu Shan Mountains‚ which run along the border of Myanmar and China. The Wa refer to themselves‚ “Va‚” “Pa rauk‚” and “A va‚” which all mean “a people who reside in the mountain.” The Wa distinguish themselves with there own language – Wa (Ma 170). ECONOMICS Commercial Activities The Wa rely on mountain farming‚ which
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That was a Joke “Crust of Bread Found‚ Nation thrilled by Discovery of Yeasty Morsel” During the Great Depression many did not have enough food. Money and work were scarce before Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the first and second New Deal. During the Great Depression the poor were poorer and the rich were richer‚ which ties in the second article “Evil‚ Bloated Plutocrats Losing Favor with Some Americans” which depicts wealthy looking men in suits enjoying a banquet. “Another Impossible Huge
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existentialists in the philosophy of suicide are Albert Camus and Arthur Schopenhauer. Albert Camus (1913–1960) was considered a leading twentieth century philosopher and writer of existentialist thought‚ who won the Nobel Prize in 1957 (Guigon‚ 2001). Although he is often associated with existentialism‚ he believes that existentialism is philosophical suicide and that the act of suicide is a rejection of freedom. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was among the first to contend that at its core‚ the
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Existentialism response Existentialism is about finding your personal purpose of life and your meaning for existence. It is about making our own authentic choices for us to learn from to and increase our thinking and interpretation of life. An existentialist doesn’t let others tell him the meaning of life‚ but instead goes out and finds its meaning for himself. Existentialism is necessity to give true and authentic meaning to religion‚ life and the way we live our lives. Firstly‚ we see in “Did
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Romantic landscapes are to provoke emotion and send a spiritual message to the viewer; a prime example of an artist who does this is Albert Bierstadt. He used Yosemite as a major inspiration for his artwork. The way he uses his techniques and subject to projects powerful emotions and a spiritual message into the viewer. The techniques Albert Bierstadt uses to project emotion and a spiritual message are large varieties of color and lighting. The technique of a large variety of color helps Bierstadt
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It was an Epiphany! The Young Narrator in Faye Weldon’s short story “Ind Aff‚ or Out of Love in Sarajevo‚” had a sudden intuitive leap of understanding or insight in her relationship to Professor Peter Picker. A sudden intuitive leap of understanding is also known as an Epiphany; can happen over a period of time‚ instantly‚ or a combination of both. Peter’s pessimistic attitude‚ disrespectful behavior‚ and borderline mental abuse towards the young narrator is what started the end of
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“Was It A Dream?” written by Guy de Maupassant begins with a man describing his deep love for a woman‚ when suddenly she becomes sick and dies. All the man knew was that the woman comes home on a rainy day and was very ill. A few doctors and nurses visit and give her medicine‚ the woman dies shortly after. He is so distraught that he could hardly remember anything people would say to him. They hold a funeral for the woman and bury her. The narrator takes a trip and when he returns to their house
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The Triangle Fire was one of the worst workplace disasters in history up until the attacks on the world trade center on September 11‚ 2001. Flesh and Blood So Cheap by Albert Marrin tells about the conditions that the workers had to face‚ and the fire that sparked such a great conversity that worker rights were forever changed. Most of the non-fiction text deals with a lot of explicit and implicit details about the fire‚ all regarding the mistakes of the owner that lead up to the deaths of 146 workers
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As in the book “Scarlet letter” Hester is judge by adultery and is seeing as someone bad. In my opinion I believe that if someone comes from a bad environment‚ that doesn’t mean that person is bad or is dangers. There’s a lot of different people out in the world and Some people actually release what’s bad and what’s good. If you’re a good person‚ people will admire you if you are a good person‚ and you should feel good about yourself for it. We may fall short every once in a while
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