From: Eric Castelli Not all illnesses are created equal. Tuberculosis occurs frequently; cholera does not because of the reasons below -It should be picturesque -It should have strong symbolic possibilities -It should be mysterious in origin Tuberculosis- A wasting disease Physical paralysis can mirror moral‚ intellectual‚ political‚ spiritual and social paralysis. Plague: divine wrath Malaria: Literally “bad air” Veneral disease: Reflects immorality or innocence. AIDS:
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throughout this discussion. When I was reading The Stranger‚ there was a notion of hotness and higher temperatures that Meursault experienced throughout the book. During this discussion‚ one of the leaders pointed out that there was a reoccurring motif of the sun. Right then it clicked for me that the idea of hotness was really a part of the much larger motif‚ the sun and its multiple affects‚ especially on Meursault. This caused me to question‚ why did Camus have this motif and what purpose does this serve
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Comedy‚ Overcoming the Monster‚ Rags to Riches and Tragedy. The Tragedy archetype is one of the seven archetypes used in story-telling mentioned by Christopher Booker in The Seven Basic Plots. This archetype is known to expect a specific reaction from the readers often using grief‚ destruction and death. As the archetype manifests itself through time‚ there are many ways authors have interpreted the archetype through their stories. An element in the archetype that can be carefully observed is the
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Initially Paul is hesitant towards Keller’s teachings as he was patronising and never let him play‚ but as the novel progresses Paul ends up learning a lot from Keller about both piano and life. This is highlighted in the quote where Paul is expressing how much his initial feelings towards Keller will change throughout his life “Sitting here‚ setting down these first memories of Keller and checking them through‚ believing them accurate I find it hard to understand how much i came to love the
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versions of the truth --- because the story of Grandpa Portman’s children wasn’t a fairy tale at all. It was a horror story.” I was fond of this quote since I feel many people do this when an unpleasant event occurred to them and in some occasions they change the event into something more cheerful. I know that his Grandpa Portman’s stories were real‚ but this quote actually made me think about how people actually do this when something bad happens to them. “I had just come to accept that my life would
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1. Episode 15: “Homecoming”: Claire’s mysteriously escapes from her kidnapper and returns to the camp with no memory of what happened after the crash. However‚ her return was not very welcome because she puts in danger the lives of the people on the camp and they tried to figure out how to capture Ethan. Also‚ we see some flashbacks of Charlie’s with a rich girl whom he was trying to take advantage of. Episode 16: “Outlaws”: Kate and Sawyer get to know each other better while there were hunting for
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In The Stranger‚ Camus’ treatment of nature demonstrates how he sees nature as unrelated to and uninterested in human activity. In the text of The Stranger‚ Mersault tells the reader‚ a woman at his mother’s funeral reported “If you go too slowly there’s the risk of a heatstroke. But‚ if you go too fast‚ you perspire‚ and the cold air in the church gives you a chill." I saw her point; either way one was in for it.” (Camus 16) This statement comes early in the text and is part of setting up the action
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Is Life Meaningful? The Stranger‚ written by Albert Camus‚ is a novel full of existentialism. This nonfiction story begins with the main character‚ Meursault‚ attending his mother’s funeral. As the story proceeds‚ Meursault befriends a man and becomes involved in something that will cost him his life. Camus portrays the meaninglessness of human life through the attitudes and lifestyle of Meursault. Camus uses a number of different elements of style to convey his message. Three elements of style
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Acceptance through Detachment In 1997 a book about an older man slowly dying from ALS was published telling us about his life story. This book was written by Mitch Albom in order to try and raise money for Morrie’s disease and raise awareness. “Tuesdays with Morrie” got it’s name because Mitch and Morrie used to meet on Tuesday’s and discuss life. Morrie is the main character in this book‚ along with Mitch‚ the author of the book. Morrie has a disease that affects the nerves in your body‚ it affects
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Quotes for Macbeth.. Pracheeta There is a demonic aspect of the weird sisters‚ but their powers are too limited for them to be seen…as full fledges demons. They occupy a kid of twilight territory between human and supernatural evildoing…Shakespeare carefully avoids portraying a Macbeth caught in the grip of irresistible demonic forces: the weird sisters malice is evident in all their trafficking with him‚ yet no where are we shown invincible proof of their power over him. Quotes Act 1‚ 111
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