“Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe‚ I don’t know.” (Camus‚ 3). These opening lines of The Stranger by Albert Camus gives a feeling for how the rest of the novel will continue to go. The reader’s initial reaction may be shocked. How does someone not know when their mother died and why do they not care? Albert Camus was an existentialist and wrote in such a way. Existentialism is a philosophy that focuses on the ideas of existence and not believing in a God‚ the freedom of choice and responsibility
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The Stranger‚ written by Albert Camus‚ is set in the time period right before World War II‚ around the early 1940s. The protagonist of the story is a frenchman named Meursault who struggles throughout much of the story in a battle with the legal system of his society; this is person vs. society conflict that shows up often. In the exposition of the story‚ Meursault has received a telegram informing him of the death of his mother. However‚ Meursault doesn’t really care that his mother has died. In
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existentialist beliefs. As is evident through the root of the word‚ exist‚ there is a stress on definite individual existence and freedom of choice. Developed between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ this ideology influenced literature greatly. A prime example of the incorporation of certain aspects of existentialism is witnessed in Albert Camus’s The Stranger. The use of existentialism within his work assists in the development of his characters; it determines how they will act and respond to their surroundings
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John Rawl said‚ “the principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance.” Justice policies or principles‚ is a very important concept that is embedded within our society. There are different rules and regulations among different cultures as well as it being practiced and experienced differently‚ but for the most part‚ there is a lot of similarities universally. The goal in the end‚ or what it seems like‚ is to try to be successful‚ and try to be “just” while doing so. In the readings we
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knowledge and be aware of the environment around them. Both the British university in Egypt and The American university in Cairo have their strategies and tactics for delivering the core benefits for their students‚ although there are common methods between them in the way of designing and delivering the products. The core product for the British University in Egypt (BUE) is to promote and supply a highly qualified British style accompanied by a research led learning experiences that can facilitate
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parents might not speak English at all. These kids cannot receive help from their family‚ and bear the heavy expectation to success. They have to pick up English‚ word by word‚ while speaking a different language at home. Immigrant students struggle between two worlds‚ their countries and America‚ trying their best to adapt the new language and culture‚ and at the same time maintaining their own. When foreign students first set foot on America soil‚ they will notice countless of customs and slang that
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Amidst an interlude in the fierce struggle for power between the two dominant Greek poleis‚ Athens and Sparta‚ the Peloponnesian war‚ there was unrest. Despite the Peace of Nicias‚ belligerence between the two states did not cease‚ but rather took on a new face. While careful to remain within the parameters set several years before in the peace treaty‚ Athens moved cautiously‚ but aggressively in establishing alliances‚ albeit coerced‚ and strengthening its empire. It was at this juncture that it
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Often‚ people compare alcohol and marijuana‚ but how closely are the two related? They both change bodily functions. However‚ these change the body in different ways. They can also change how a person looks or acts. The differences between alcohol and marijuana can be measured by how they affect the body‚ drunk or high‚ and driving statistics. Alcohol and marijuana have similar effects on the body. For example‚ they are both easily absorbed into the blood stream. However‚ when alcohol gets in the
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Georg Simmels’‚ The Stranger‚ gives us an in depth view of who strangers are and how they affect the community they are apart of. It combines the seemingly contradictory qualities of nearness and farness and how they connect to the broader social communities. The behavior of a normal or "inside" group within a society is standard‚ thus causing every other behavior that is different to this norm to be negative. The stranger is valued for his or her objectivity‚ for being able to take a distanced
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The Stranger by Albert Camus was published in 1946. The novel begins with Meursault receiving a telegram informing him of his mother’s death. Over the next two weeks after the funeral‚ Meursault carries on like nothing tragic happened. He gets a girlfriend‚ befriends a pimp‚ and goes on a beach vacation with both. During the vacation‚ he and Raymond‚ the pimp‚ get into a fight with the Arabs and Meursault kills one without an explanation for the crime. At the murder trial‚ the court said he was cold-hearted
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