Simmel’s Stranger The Stranger is a paper in human science by Georg Simmel‚ initially composed as an excursus to a section managing humanism of room in his book Sociology. In this article‚ Simmel presented the idea of the outsider as a one of a kind sociological class. He separates the outsider both from the outcast who has no particular connection to a gathering and from the wanderer who comes today and goes away tomorrow (Jackson‚ Harris & Valentine‚ 2017). The stranger comes today and does
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Social indifference is often defined as a lack of interest‚ concern‚ or sympathy which could be detrimental to a social setting. To quote author J.K Rowling “ Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.” In the story The Stranger by Albert Camus we are introduced to Meursault‚ a psychologically detached character who at first seems indifferent and apathetic which at first is very frustrating to the reader. However‚ through multiple readings‚ you understand the character is
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Reading Journal: Stranger in The Village James Baldwin expresses very strong feelings throughout the reading. He shows discomfort‚ anguish‚ and nostalgic about the indifferences between black and white men. However‚ he ends with positive and powerful words‚ changing the setting from the Village in Switzerland to America. He states two comparisons in the lecture which caught my attention. He compares life of black men in the slavery period and life of black men in his period. He also compares how
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When you are having a conversation with someone what do you do? Do you listen to them or do you take notes on the dark purple flowers planted in the background? Attention to detail is a main theme in The Stranger. Camus uses this to display how Meursault choses to put off the real world and study the small things. Meursault notices the nature around him‚ colors‚ and temperature. You see he is more fascinated in the physicality of the world around him rather than the emotional and social elements
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The unlucky face Adapted from stories of Birbal – Eunice de Souza There lived in Delhi a merchant called Hirachand. It was said that anyone who saw his face would go without food for a day. When Akbar heard about Hirachand he was asked to see him. He wanted to know whether the stories about him were true. The next day‚ Akbar was on his way to the dining – room when Hirachand was brought to him. At the same time‚ a courtier came to say that the queen was ill. After meeting him ‚ Akbar left
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instantly relive a previous memory or experience. Pictures are almost a way to freeze time and reflect on who we were then and who we are now. This photograph is not much of an experience‚ but a reflection on my life as a child itself. I had no idea back then that I would be who I am today. I pictured my future many times‚ over‚ and over again. I would make up stories and ideas of the types of friends I would have and what we would do for fun. Imagining your own perfected future is all the innocence of
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INTERVIEW: NOT IN THE FACE By Sarah Roerk Austin’s Not In The Face rock group has been making quite the name for themselves since they started as a duo in 2009. Jonathan Terrell (guitar and lead vocals) and Wes Cargal (drums) were the original duo that started playing together for fun‚ experimenting with different sounds and providing a creative outlet. Since then‚ they have added Michael Anthony Gibson and Ross Dubois to the band and have taken their music more seriously while also keeping
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The Stranger The book that I read was called The Stranger written by Albert Camus. The book is globally famous and was translated to many different languages and texts. The original was called L’Étranger which was written in French in 1942. The plot of this story involved a man in his late twenties or early thirties. The man’s name is Meursault. In the beginning of the novel‚ Meursault is notified that his mother had passed away in the nursing home that he occupied her to. Meursault’s income
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As a college student bad writing is no stranger to me. On my journey to become a great writer I have made many mistakes and you should as well. No Author writes a perfect story the first time‚ It takes a great deal of revision and hours of word choice to make sure the reader comprehends what is intended to be narrated. This can be very difficult and has been for me as a young writer. George Orwell talks about many different examples of bad writing and what makes this writing so bad such as complex
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In the second part of “The Stranger‚” Meursault is on trial for the assassination of an Arab man. Camus simply utilizes the trial as a metaphor for life to promote his notion of the absurd. Camus believes that the absurdity of our inherently meaningless life is our quest to find meaning or validity in a world where there is no absolute truth. Similar to our ambition to find meaning in our life‚ the trial attempts to search for Meursault’s motive to murder the seemingly innocent Arab. As the case
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