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    Title: Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them Apollo Casco College of DuPage Abstract This paper is a review of the book “Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them”. Discussing about the causative agents of each plague and how we increased the severity of each; Mad Cow Disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy)‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS)‚ Salmonella‚ Lyme Disease‚ Hantavirus‚ and West Nile Virus. Millions of people have died

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    positive as well as negative results. The act of living a life that has no worries is particularly evident in the characters that are found in The Stranger by Camus as well as Hamlet by Shakespeare. This essay will look into problem free philosophy of “Hakuna Matata” as being an obstacle in the attempt of characters in The Stranger by Camus‚ and Hamlet by Shakespeare to improve their situations. Hamlet is a tragic account by William Shakespeare‚ which stages the revenge that Prince Hamlet‚ the main

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    Albert Camus’ The Outsider from an Ecocritical Point of View Vikram Jyoti Das EGE10026 Meursault- the protagonist of Camus’ The Outsider is shown as being influenced by nature. His character and actions are indicative of how an individual is affected by the environment in which he dwells and how a change in the surroundings affects his psychology. The character of Meursault also portrays the biological evolutionary notion of adaptability and how a superior species

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    something of it in your own make-up. Abstraction sometimes proves itself stronger than happiness; and then if only then‚ it has to be taken into account (89). However‚ where some saw abstraction others saw the truth. Rambert’s perspective on the plague is that‚ the plague is everyone else’s problem but his own. Rambert left his wife in Paris and the moment that they were put into quarantine he had sent her a wire (82). Rambert was under the impression that things in the town were quite temporary and that

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    technological advancement are two reasons why humanity has come so far from its origins. However‚ could one of mankind’s breakthroughs lead to its downfall? Sickness has its place in history as one of the most prolific killers of people. The Black Plague in the Middle Ages wiped out significant human populations. In the present‚ research in medicine has brought forth antibiotics – a way of stopping harmful bacteria from infecting a person. Growing concern is centered on the fear that the overuse of

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    The Pathetic Fallacy in Camus’ The Stranger and Yoshimoto’s Kitchen English A1 – Higher Level World Literature Paper 1 Ojiugo Nneoma UCHE Candidate Number: 1415-068 1480 Words May 2010 In Camus’ The Stranger‚ and Yoshimoto’s Kitchen‚ both authors use the literary technique of pathetic fallacy – a branch of personification – which gives to the weather and physical world‚ human attributes. In both texts‚ this technique enriches the narratives both aesthetically and in terms of meaning – by telling

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    The stranger Chapter one commentary Meng Hua In chapter one of the stranger Camus have used special techniques and skills to portrait Meursault’s inner character without direct reference. Camus has achieved this using different diction‚ sentence structure‚ metaphors‚ contrasts and other types of literature techniques. Each line is carefully done so that readers can quickly grasp the unique character of “the stranger”. At the beginning of chapter one Meursault immediately reveals himself

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    Symbolism in the Cinema Symbolism is an underlying and sometimes specific theme that affects a piece of work‚ such as a film. It’s usually hidden subtly under the main story’s conversation or narrative in order to emphasize the main themes and increase a certain layer of depth that would otherwise be missing.  Reynolds (2014)‚ “It’s something that’s continually been looked at more as a term for an element displayed in literature‚ rather than in film.” (para. 1). Many films are brought forth from

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    Society’s Perception of Meursault’s Character In “The Stranger” By Albert Camus Everybody’s life is shaped by their reputation. This is why people try to look good in the eyes of others‚ so they will have a good opinion. The main character in The Stranger astonishes others because he simply does not care about his reputation and what the society thinks of him. Meursault lives his life in a non-complex environment‚ not worrying about the events happening around him. However‚ this plays

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    Existentialism arose during the bleak years of the Second World War to provide meaning in a Godless universe. Albert Camus illustrates this connotation of existentialism in his novel The Outsider. Camus focuses around the main character Meursault‚ who is on a journey of becoming a true existentialist. Meursault’s actions eventually lead him to an unnecessary court trial for his lack of emotion as opposed to the actual murder he committed. Through his futile imprisonment he accepts the consequences

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