1 The Guest by Albert Camus Translated by Justin O’Brien he schoolmaster was watching the two men climb toward him. One was on horseback‚ the other on foot. They had not yet tackled the abrupt rise leading to the schoolhouse built on the hillside. They were toiling onward‚ making slow progress in the snow‚ among the stones‚ on the vast expanse oft he high‚ deserted plateau. From time to time the horse stumbled. Without hearing anything yet‚ he could see the breath issuing from the
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In the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ the protagonist Meursault is a man who is indifferent to major events in his life which would deserve a "proper" reaction according to society. Also‚ the decisions he makes in his life are done carelessly and without a second thought about whether what he is doing is good or bad. As a result‚ Meursault is a stranger to society because of how differently his view on life is based on how he approaches certain aspects of life. Eventually‚ death is what connects
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Albert Einstein Einstein was born on March 14‚ 1879‚ in Ulm Germany. He lived there with his parents‚ Herman and Pauline. Einstein attended a Catholic School near his home. But‚ at age 10‚ Einstein was transferred to the "Luitpold Gymnasium"‚ where he learned Latin‚ Greek‚ History‚ and Geography. Einstein’s father wanted him to attend a university but he could not because he did not have a diploma from the Gymnasium. But there was a solution to this problem over the Alps‚ in Zurich. There was
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and against all odds of his life proves his intelligence. Parents of Albert Einstein‚ Hermann Einstein and his wife Pauline Einstein thought that Albert was a very quiet boy. He spoke hardly until age 3. Due to this they thought that son Albert‚ was a slow learner. But it was something else‚ when he did speak‚ he did say the most unusual things. When Albert was 2 years old‚ his mother promised him a surprise gift. Albert was overjoyed‚ thinking she would bring him some new fascinating toy. But
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Albert “The Boogey Man” Fish This next serial killer is one that to me is one of the most horrible killers that ever lived. There is no other way to describe Albert Fish as anything but a monster. He was a living nightmare that looked like an innocent grandpa. But under the surface he was something that no sane person can possibly imagine. Fish’s sadistic behavior did not begin to surface until after his wife left him for John Straube. Fish got great pleasure from pain. Whether him inflicting
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In 2003 a man known as Simon Hall was jailed after the brutal murder of Joan Albert in her home after an attempted burglary. Joan had suffered at least five stab wounds from a carving knife from her own kitchen‚ she was found dead in the hallway. He initially claimed he was innocent and although admitting to burglary‚ he claimed it was at a different place and therefore it was impossible for him to have killed Joan. Unfortunately for him however‚ forensic investigators had found fibres on her body
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who just do rocket science? That’s not quite true‚ because this man about to be introduced is one of the men who had changed our world forever. Albert Einstein is known as one of the greatest scientists of all time. Einstein was born in Germany on March 14th‚ 1879 with a Jewish background. He passed away on April 18‚ 1955 at Princeton‚ New Jersey(Albert Einstein-Biography). When he was 16‚ he got expelled from school for his bad attitude‚ but in 1896 he entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School
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Based on Sigmund Freud’s "On the Universal Tendency to Debasement in the Sphere of Love‚" Freud defines two important conceptual theories: The affectionate current and the sensual currents. The affectionate current is based on the affection someone receives as a child from their primary caregiver who was most likely the man’s mother or sister. Freud says that during childhood we experience sexual instinct but they are more innocent then the sexual instincts of an adult so they manifest themselves
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Administration (NASA)‚ the Universe was formed somewhere between 15-18 billion years ago in a single violent event known as the Big Bang. They later confirmed that the Universe continues to expand as a result of that supernatural event. Backed by Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity‚ along with Hubble’s discovery of an ever expanding universe‚ this particular theory is accepted by the majority of the scientific community. This theory made a huge impact on the scientific world and is an integral
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Albert Einstein was a famous scientist‚ Physicist &Genius. Einstein was born in Ulm‚ Germany. In 1880 the Einstein family moved to Munich. In 1886 he started elementary school in a Catholic public school. In 1894‚ his family moved to Milan‚ leaving him in Munich to finish school. The next year‚ Albert left school without finishing to find his family in Italy. In 1895 he enrolled in high school in Aarau‚ Switzerland. The next year he meets his future wife‚ Mileva Maric‚ at Zurich technical
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