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    their first year of college and transition into the most important academic step of their lives. Within the first week‚ teachers can create their opinion of whether or not a student seems ready for college. In the article‚ An Open Letter to Ninth Graders‚ Patrick Sullivan states that there is an “exception gap between the skills students are typically bringing into college and what teachers like [him] think students should be bringing with them to college.” Throughout the writing‚ Sullivan mentions

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    Albert Einstein‚ one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century‚ received a letter from Phyllis Wright in 1936. In this letter‚ Phyllis asks Einstein whether or not scientists pray. In his response‚ Einstein’s purpose was not only to answer Phyllis’ question‚ but he wanted to express to the public that everyone has a belief in the unknown‚ whether it be religion or scientific knowledge. Einstein uses words which mirror those used in religion and a neutral diction‚ and he structures his letter

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    Albert Camus - 1

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    I. Camus’ Life. A. The point of philosophy is life: “The preceding merely defines a way of thinking. But the point is to live.” (The Myth of Sisyphus) B. Camus’ life and work were dominated by the juxtaposition of an indomitable will towards happiness and justice on one hand and the indifference and hostility of the world on the other hand. This juxtaposition constitutes the absurd. II. Camus’ Work. Most of Camus’ work is a development of the themes dealt with in The Myth

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    Albert Camus The Stranger

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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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    Albert Speer is one of the most controversial figures in history. His complex personality resulting from a traumatic childhood‚ combined with a cunning intelligence and tireless work ethic saw Speer rise to become one of the most powerful and prominent figures in the Third Reich. Albert Speer joined the Nazi party on the 1st of March 1931‚ becoming member number 474 481 . Soon after joining Speer became good friends with Karl Hanke‚ an essential part of the Nazi propaganda machine. Opportunity

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    The Nuremburg Trial outcome is our vital evidence that Albert Speer was a man who was corrupted by the events at the time. He is the epitome of the saying “events shape people more than people shape events” as he merely rode the wave of Nazism. As German historian Joachim Fest stated‚ “He [Hitler] drew Speer to him like no one else‚ he singles him out and made him great” (Fest‚ The Face of Third Reich‚ pg 340). In any other situation it is inconceivable that an architect could have come to hold the

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    Based on the documents‚ it can be inferred that Albert Parsons was indeed a threatening man. In document c‚ it asserts that the anarchists‚ including Albert Parsons‚ were very fond of dynamite (Document C). As known‚ dynamite is a high explosive substance that stimulates destruction and chaos. The evidence suggests that since Parsons was very affectionate to the use of dynamite‚ it can be inferred that he is a very chaotic and destructive individual that only seeks extremist methods to accomplish

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    In Albert Camus’s speech‚ he announces his utmost appreciation and honor for the recognition of the Nobel Prize in literature. Camus shares that “[his]work is in progress” (par 1). As young as he is he reveals how he can often come high in doubts. To regain the main focus of the speech he expresses how art has been the source of his support. He then outlines the nobility of a writer’s craft and how it can reveal insightful truths about the world. The writer opens up his speech by sharing that writing

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    normal coconut on the outside‚ but he lacks the quality of the fruit‚ leaving Meursault nothing but a shell. Meursault believes he is the only real individual‚ often disassociating himself from society or the other fruits. His role in The Stranger by Albert Camus proves life is what you make of it‚ for Meursault‚ life is meaningless and religion is hoax‚ but at the end of the day he put himself in his deadly situation. Despite the constant pressure of the outside world‚ Meursault is not forced to do

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    Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a travelogue of sorts‚ due to the blurred lines between fiction and non-fiction‚ which deeply explores the status of the American Dream during the early 70’s‚ specifically 1971. Thompson states this purpose within the first three chapters of the book in the line‚ “Because I want you to know that we’re on our way to Las Vegas to find the American Dream.” (F&L pg 6) Although Thompson states in the beginning of the book that‚ “Our trip was different

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