Ashley Collins Mrs. Buckley World Literature 24 November 2014 Living in a Meaningless World In his existential novel The Stranger, Albert Camus portrays his existential theme of the absurdity of the universe through the main character, Monsieur Meursault’s actions and his apparent lack of all human emotion. However, in this novel the reader will find that Meursault is oblivious to the absurd that Camus has falsified, but nonetheless Meursault is affected by the absurd. Camus explores this theme
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In Albert Camus’ The Stanger, Meursault is an outsider basically by choice due to his detached attitude that makes him emotionally indifferent. He is very in touch with his senses, but not his emotions. He experiences his surroundings thoroughly, but does not form deep connections with any of the people in his life. His mother’s death causes no apparent sadness and he feels no strong feelings of love towards his girlfriend, Marie. He seems to be walking through life observing without attachment.
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Both positive and negative discoveries were a result of the long life of Albert Hofmann. Throughout his rather successful scientific career, the chemist heavily studied ergot alkaloids and produced substances such as methergine and LSD. Hoffman made hundreds of attempts throughout his lifetime to create medicines that could aid in the psychiatric treatment and wellness of those with mental illnesses. While the scientist’s most notorious known product is a very dangerous drug, he never had in mind
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because society seems to quickly label him a stranger to the society due to his views on morals and he is condemned to accept his death because he is an outsider. "Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal", Albert Camus makes great social commentary throughout his novel by showing the effect of society when they come into the hand of Meursault, who doesn't exactly follow
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After wrapping up the first chapter of Albert Camus’ The Stranger, I find myself questioning the heart of man. The opening lines stated “Mother died today. Or, maybe, yesterday; I can’t be sure” (Camus 4). Reading about a man who is not affected by the death of his own mother is quite sickening. The opening scenes of the novel seem quite morbid and I am nervous to continue reading. Meursault seems like a guy that has mental problems and could possibly be very dangerous. Potential conflicts in this
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The Starry Night is one of a famous painting that Van Gogh painted in 1889 in Saint-Remy, France. The size of this painting is 29 x 36 1/4" (73.7 x 92.1 cm), it kind of medium and it made of oil on canvas. This painting shows Van Gogh's current situation of his life. His tangled life and aspiration are reflected in The Starry Night. There are stars in the night, although the brightness of the stars are not high, but at least it still emits light, even if God can give Van Gogh only little guidance
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embodiment of the apocalypse. About his new spiritual leader of the world learned in the postwar forties of the last century. It appeared to the French thinker, novelist, essayist, journalist Albert Camus. The Nobel Prize in 1957 for literature confirmed the status of the writer. Famous works of Albert Kamyu- novel-parable "The Plague". The novel is told in the literal sense of the terrible plague in one of the cities of French North Africa, and in the Anti-allegorical European resistance movement
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The Stranger There are many things that make a novel a classic. The ones I believe make “The Stranger” a classic are: the book’s character conflict and how the conflict is resolved, the setting’s ability to relate to issues in todays society, and also how the book appeals to readers of all times in terms of the theme in humanity. One of the reasons “The Stranger” becomes a classic is due to the way the Meursault deal with his internal and external conflicts. In my book, Meursault and his friend
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The Starry Night is a miraculous painting created by Vincent Van Gogh in 1889 and is arguably one of the greatest paintings of all time. In this painting Van Gogh depicts an image of an actual starry night over a small town in France named Saint-Rémy. Using oil on canvas, Van Gogh painted a combination of 11 swirly stars as well as a crescent moon. The most noticeable feature of Starry Night is a silhouette of a green cypress tree. Starry Night gave me a feeling of relaxation because on a clear night
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REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia, i.e., sleep disorder occurring during REM sleep, characterized “by vivid dreams associated with dream enactment.” This enactment includes; “abnormal vocalizations, motor behavior, and dream mentation, yelling, screaming, failing limbs, punching, kicking etc.” (Boeve). Additionally, individuals who have the disorder are not aware of these abnormal behaviors during their sleep, they only come to know them from their bed partner. Now, what is crucial
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