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    Two complete strangers is a short descriptive love story that involves the main protagonist who meets a beautiful woman in the beaches of Hawaii. He falls in love with her instantly‚ primarily based upon her physical appearance. Within less than a day‚ he expresses his love for her‚ and regrets it shortly afterwards as she abandons him within the same day. The story was written to create an emotional understanding of the protagonist to the readers as he experiences both joy and tragedy throughout

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    Gabriele Raine Baljak English 11 Mr. Robert Barry November 4th 2013 Alienation in the Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka In the novella‚ The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka‚ a story about a young man named Gregor who was alienated from his job‚ his humanity‚ his family and even his body. Gregor barely notices his metamorphosis into a bug; life remained the same for him. After the metamorphosis‚ Gregor feels completely alienated from his room and environment‚ a symbol of this was through him being

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    According to James W. Rinehart in The tyranny of Work: Alienation and the Labour Process‚ work is a primary activity for human beings that differentiates human from other forms of life and today adults spend at least one-third of their waking hours on the job‚ which has great impact on personality of those who perform it (Rinehart 171). Quoting from Russell‚ there are two kinds of work according to professor Conlin. First type of work is the one where you alter the position of matter‚ which is unpleasant

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    Jared Potts Ms. Reeves Film/Capstone 4 November 2012 Mise-en-Scene: The Strangers The Strangers (Bertino) is a 2008 horror/thriller film‚ directed by Bryan Bertino‚ and starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman. Based on true events‚ The Strangers‚ tells of a young couple‚ Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler) and James Hoyt (Scott Speedman)‚ who stay in the Hoyts’ rural summer home after attending a wedding. Throughout the night‚ three people in masks (Kip Weeks‚ Gemma Ward‚ and Laura Margolis)‚ one man and

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    Strangers are Non-Judgemental It is going to be a fabulous day; I knew that because the first thing I had done the previous day was to get myself the earliest possible appointment with my favourite salon for an indulgent morning. The spoilt brat that I am‚ I like to get my services from a particular lady at that salon. She is‚ by all means‚ practically responsible for my glowing skin. The lady in question is a beautiful‚ warm person called Catherine‚ a motherly figure. It is a relief to see her

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    Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Takes us Back into Past‚ Reflects the 80s Classics and Television The Duffer Brothers certainly deserve kudos for creating ‘Stranger Things.’ Viewers are raving about the television series and for many‚ watching it was like taking a trip down memory lane as the science-fiction horror series has multiple cinematic influences from the past. It would not be wrong to call the series an ode to Steven Spielberg’s children movies and 1980s television. This Netflix tale reminds

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    confliction of what “law” is and what is “justice” that becomes prevalent towards the end of The Stranger‚ and deems the question as to whether true justice was given to Meursault. As respectable as it is to deem that justice was served to Meursault in regards to his crime‚ if it can be called that‚ due to the very nature of justice and law‚ justice was in fact not served at the end of The Stranger. While law may hold an unbiased face and appear to be clear cut‚ the problem remains that its structure

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    Based on a Patricia Highsmith novel The Strangers on a Train (1951) revolves around the inexplicable and unnatural link between Bruno Antony (Robert Walker) and Guy Haines (Farley Granger) which is established from the very first shot. Hitchcock draws parallel between the two. The opening shots introduce us to two pairs of men’s feet as their owners arrive at the station‚ the shoes characterise the two-one showy‚ vulgar‚ brown-and-white brogues and the other plain‚ unadorned walking shoes. Visual

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    holding demonstrations. However‚ some blacks used writing as a means of contributing. James Baldwin published Stranger in the Village as a means of expressing his views of African-American racism. As a result‚ their efforts helped set the foundation for equal rights among blacks for generations to come. Although the basic needs were met‚ there is still a lot to be done today. In Stranger in the Village‚ Baldwin expressed how common he found racism within a remote Swiss village‚ which is thousands

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    Effects on the Murder and Existentialism in the Novel In The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ the murder committed by Meursault is questionably done with no reason. Although the entirety of the second part is spent in society’s attempts to find a cause‚ Meursault has a durable existential mentality that proves that even he knows that there is no true reason for the crime. Through the use of light and heat imagery and diction in The Stranger‚ Albert Camus comments on the duality of society trying to find

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