In "The Guest" Albert Camus uses irony to convey the existential theme of making what you believe to be the moral choice regardless of the consequences. This theme reflects Camus ’ existential philosophies‚ stressing free choice and responsibility for one ’s actions in addition to the inevitability of death. This philosophy plays a major role in the theme and structure of this story‚ and stresses the individual ’s unique position as a self determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his
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interesting reads for me. It seemed that the writings were more of modern times‚ which held my attention. The two reads had more adventure and action‚ covering my two favorite attributes of a book or movie. The first story that I will discuss is The Guest. The story starts off with the narrator describing the world that a man named Daru lives in. Daru is the main character of this very attention-grabbing story. Daru seems to be a solitary man that lives in a poor village. This village is stationed in
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The beginning of this essay kind of made me chuckle because my parents are much the same way with maple syrup. Throughout my childhood‚ they would always push me to eat the "natural" kind. Just like the author of this essay Margery Guest‚ I much preferred the heavily processed and high fructose corn syrup infused name brands. Unfortunately for me‚ I was rarely able to convince my mom to buy any. Not until a few years ago did I realize the benefit and quality of "real" syrup‚ and reading this essay
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Welcome to The Preaching’s of Jane Tompkins One may say that “At the Buffalo Bill Museum‚ 1988” by author Jane Tompkins is a timeless work that openly questions the morality of human behavior in the Western Era of American history. However‚ it is none other than a wordy diary entry. Tompkins comes off as snooty‚ conceited‚ and a bit of a snob. Throughout the essay‚ up until the end‚ Doctor Tompkins tried to force her thoughts down the reader’s throats. Tompkins attempt to explore with the reader
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Ethnocentrism: The Cultural Differences between Western and Middle Eastern Cultures Through its ethnocentric tales and family based beliefs‚ Elizabeth Warnock Fernea’s Guests of the Sheik suggests that to find the true representation of Islamic culture‚ one must leave ethnocentrism behind. Not only will we discuss ethnocentrism and the cultural differences between Western and Middle Eastern societies‚ we will also take a look at the women of El Nahra and family within the differing
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feelings and attitude toward the conditions of their homeland. Approximately forty years later‚ artists such as Damian Marley have re-mastered the genre of roots reggae with relevance to the very foundation it was built upon. In Damian Marley’s track “Welcome to Jamrock”‚ he incorporates themes of political corruption and violence as his father had under the very principles of roots reggae. During the early nineteen sixties‚ two “highly electable” political parties‚ the Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) and
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Modified: Wed 23/05/2012 18:28 The unexpected guest Besides my father and mother‚ there are my elder brother Gerald‚ my younger brother Kenny and my younger sister Rita. Gerald is a seaman‚ and he is away from home most of the time. I remember his stories about his voyages around the world‚ and the many fascinating things which he has seen on his long journeys. When Gerald’s twenty-first birthday drew near‚ both Mother and Father decided to organize a birthday party. We did not have much
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Uninvited Guests I waited there silently and diligently until the owner of the house decided to leave. The man was a short and fat man‚ who was carrying several bags all stuffed to their capacity. I tried to figure out was in the bag‚ however I couldn’t make out the strange figure‚ but I was certain it had moved. I patiently waited for the man to get in his car‚ and leave the sight of the house. When he left I calmly moved toward the house‚ I tried not to draw too much attention‚ because the thing
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"The Welcome Table" Introduction We as humans have learned to be considerate of people and their differences‚ we have also encouraged the development of all human beings. But many years ago people were not considerate of people of other ethnicities. The possibilities for everyone have become more equal during modern times. I have been intrigued by the racial and ethical dilemmas that most of our ancestors had to endure. The short story that I have chosen to discuss
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Welcome Address In behalf of the graduating class‚ it is my honour/pleasure to welcome all of you this afternoon to this solemn and joyous occasion. To our parents‚ guardians‚ friends and family‚ I express the deepest appreciation to you not only for your presence today but also for your endless love and support to us. I also like to extend our gratitude to our beloved teachers‚ faculty‚ and members of the ASIST for the patience and guidance you have shown to us which we will carry to face the upcoming
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