Existentialism arose during the bleak years of the Second World War to provide meaning in a Godless universe. Albert Camus illustrates this connotation of existentialism in his novel The Outsider. Camus focuses around the main character Meursault‚ who is on a journey of becoming a true existentialist. Meursault’s actions eventually lead him to an unnecessary court trial for his lack of emotion as opposed to the actual murder he committed. Through his futile imprisonment he accepts the consequences
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Albert Camus’ story "The Guest‚" takes place in the rough terrain of Algeria at the end of World War II. Algeria‚ under French control at the time‚ was very tense due to civil unrest of the Arabic people. The protagonist of the story is Daru‚ a solitary French schoolteacher who lives at a school on a remote plateau that has been deserted due to a freak snowstorm after eight months of drought. Two minor characters‚ a French policeman‚ Balducci‚ and an Arab prisoner arrive at the school. Balducci commands
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Albert Einstein- The 20th Century Science Hero Albert Einstein is considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century. He is known for developing the theories of relativity. He is also noted for his mathematical formula of E = mc² (David Bodanis). Although he was not directly involved in the Manhattan Project‚ which was responsible for creating the atomic bomb‚ but he is still considered the mastermind because of his breakthrough formula. In 1921‚ he won the Nobel Prize for physics
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Albert Einstein is known as one of the world’s geniuses for his many discoveries and logical beliefs. Albert was very timid and shy in his early life and was often discouraged to what he could accomplish. He changed the world with his discoveries and made a mark in history with his brilliant mind. Later in his life he was often attacked through words and ridiculed even through his efforts to save many people. Albert Einstein’s scientific breakthrough of his discoveries and learnings in the 1920’s
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The Big Fish is based on a genre‚ Southern Gothic‚ where freak nature comes in a role in story telling. The Big Fish have three most common elements in Southern Gothic. Those elements are imprisonment‚ freakiness‚ and supernatural. The father would tell a story to his son about his life. However‚ his son thinks his father is full of lies. It brings the conflict between reality and fiction. In Southern Gothic‚ it doesn’t matter because it combined reality and fiction into one story. Although‚ it
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Albert Camus’s classic novel The Stranger may be more appropriately entitled “The Island of Meursault‚” reflecting the detachment‚ indifference and isolation of the story’s narrator and protagonist. As seen by his obscure reaction to the death of his mother in the first line of text‚ it becomes immediately apparent to readers that Meursault’s mindset is a bit different than that of most people. Upon closer examination‚ one observes that Meursault possesses an outlook rooted in existentialism. This
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The Feasibility of using Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Janitor Fish) as fertilizer on Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato Plant) I. Statement of the Problem The main problem of this study is to devise a way in which Janitor Fish may be used as fertilizer for tomato plants. The sub problem of the study is to find the perfect combination of soil and janitor fish‚ to enhance the growth of the tomato plant. Also‚ to take down the time of flowering of the tomato plant‚ the height of the tomato plant‚ and
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Honor- someone who did something to earn high respect. Honor to me is someone who put others first before thinking of themselves who is also respected. Albert Einstein is honored for the laws of nature he has discovered‚ which truly change the way we look at science. Einstein created one of the most famous known equations which is known as E = mc2. The equation says that mass (the m) can be converted to energy (and the E). A little mass can make a lot of energy‚ because mass is multiplied by c2
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skin rot disease and may lead to heavy mortality in cultured tilapia (El-Sayed‚ 2006). Aeromonas sobria veronii also causes a similar disease in fish including Motile Aeromonas Septicemia in Tilapia (Janda and Abbott‚ 2010). Bacterial infections‚ caused by motile members of the genus Aeromonas are among the most common and troublesome diseases of fish raised in ponds and recirculating systems. The Motile Aeromonas infections have been recognized for many years and have been referred to by various
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“Albert Einstein’s impact on the world was so immense that any assessment must range beyond the sciences to take in the multifarious ways he changed the culture” (Johnson). Without a doubt‚ Einstein was arguably the greatest scientist to walk on earth. Because of his useful discoveries and theories‚ the science world has grown tremendously over years’ time. Also‚ he has motivated different minds to think outside of the box and make great discoveries‚ too. Albert Einstein’s discoveries have allowed
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