Absurd hero: one who recognizes that life is meaningless and retains joy by creating a purpose in an otherwise meaningless life. The verdict of Meursault’s trial is Meursault must be punished with the death penalty. He sits in his jail cell‚ and reflects on his life. It is determined that Meursault’s fate is set in stone: he will suffer the death penalty‚ on a certain day‚ at a certain time. Meursault is an absurd hero because after being condemned to death‚ he accepts life to be meaningless. Meursault
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“stranger”‚ and by reading “The Stranger”‚ we can face up to our solitary‚ absurd scenarios through our lives. Rain Liu 499110296 Ms. Gretchen Lee Sophomore Composition D R-4 11th June‚ 2012 An Antagonist in an Absurd World: “The Stranger” by Albert Camus “Why do I exist in this world?” This question might be quite common or ordinary to every individual who exists. However‚ few of these people seldom‚ even never pondered this before. Many people tried to solve this question through every
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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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Belonging is a matter of choice Belonging is something we are all entitled to‚ but is not something that we are necessarily allowed to choose‚ but deep down in each and every individual we have an innate drive to belong/not belong to something or someone. We may have a sense of belonging in one area‚ but not so much in the other‚ so we can see that to belong‚ we must act. We discover that being isolated and alienated is an easy thing to happen‚ but we can find an alternative path to
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Option 21: Albert Speer 1905-1981 Principal focus: Through the study of Albert Speer‚ students gain an understanding of the role of this personality in a period of national or international history. Students learnt about: 1. Historical context * Rise of the Nazi party and the personal charisma of Adolf Hitler * Development of the Nazi state after 1933 * Nazi war effort to 1945 * Nuremberg War Crimes Trial 2. Background * Family background
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Albert Einstein “The Menace of Mass Destruction "Everyone is aware of the difficult and menacing situation in which human society - shrunk into one community with a common fate - finds itself‚ but only a few acts accordingly. Most people go on living their everyday life: half frightened‚ half indifferent‚ they behold the ghostly tragicomedy this is being performed on the international stage before the eyes and ears of the world. But on that stage‚ on which the actors under the floodlights play
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In 1943 Albert Tucker painted ’Victory Girls’‚ a very odd‚ gruesome reflection of society at that time. It was a feature in a series known as the Images Of Modern Evil painted in the space of 1943 - 1947. ’Victory Girls’ is an oil on canvas artwork. The paint is applied thick and in long strokes‚ and is especially noticeable in the sky and clothes of the figures. Patches of paint has been used to distinguish the light reflections. The painting is of four figures‚ two of them are young women‚ half
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would rather choose to die than be who they truly are. In other words‚ in The Stranger Meursault is killed for not having enough emotion during his mother’s death‚ he is indifferent and chooses to die because the society believes he is not normal. In Albert Camus novel‚ The Stranger‚ he examines what happens to a society when the social constructs are corrupt. This essay will examine the corrupt social constructs impact on Meursault’s life. The prosecutor states “I accuse the prisoner of behaving at
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Society’s Perception of Meursault’s Character In “The Stranger” By Albert Camus Everybody’s life is shaped by their reputation. This is why people try to look good in the eyes of others‚ so they will have a good opinion. The main character in The Stranger astonishes others because he simply does not care about his reputation and what the society thinks of him. Meursault lives his life in a non-complex environment‚ not worrying about the events happening around him. However‚ this plays
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In “Einstein’s letter to the President”‚Einstein is afraid of what uranium could do in the near future. He knows of its power and what it could be used for and how dangerous this metal can be. Einstein also doesn’t want Germany to get ahead of America on this project because he knows what Germany will do if they have a weapon of this power. As Einstein quoted in his letter “This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs” which means that this weapon may be used for mass destruction
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