mother’s funeral. Meursault watches people and events with no particular connection -- he is distant, feels out of place, feels nervous as he thinks people are staring at him. He does not exhibit any particular sadness at his mother’s death. As the story develops we notice how he comprehends facts but not feelings. He spends more time fixated on trivial physical characteristics than he does on emotional content. He is polite, and passive, but lacks empathy. He is like this throughout the narrative;
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Hamilton Onyeukwu & Jennifer Poff The movie “Erin Brockovich” starring Julia Roberts is loosely based on a true story. In the movie, Roberts plays a sassy single mom who is down on her luck and struggling to provide for her three children. She was involved in a car accident and sued the driver of the other car- a wealthy doctor who she felt deserved the blame for the accident. The lawsuit was spearheaded by her lawyer, Ed Masry who eventually lost the case and caused Brockovich to seek employment
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a terrible life. ‘The Moment Before the Gun Went Off’ is a short story written by the South African short story writer and novelist, Nadine Gordimer, and it is published in Harper’s in 1991. The main plot in the short story is about a white man, Marais Van der Vyver, who by an accident shoots one of his farm labourers, Lucas, while they are out hunting. Marais and Lucas were driving in a truck on a dirt track; Marais was in the car, and Lucas stood on the back of the truck to look for kudus. Marais
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Me Author: Judith McNaught The story begins with the perfect life of a Broadway actress Leigh, whose life has been one long dream, complete with wildly successful career, perfect home, a husband who showers her with love and affection, and a very sophisticated lifestyle. Excepting for a stalker who sends her expensive gifts, nothing was wrong or could ever go wrong. So it seemed. The next chapter opens with her lying in the hospital, rescued from an accident where the police inform her that
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by F. Scott Fitzgerald flawlessly. The Great Gatsby is a complex story that can be read in various ways to reach a deeper meaning of understanding. The book has an abundance of descriptive colors that expand on and support the story. These colors can be interpreted differently from person to person based on experiences and situations. In the novel, author F. Scott Fitzgerald uses them well to capture the characteristics of the story. However, this begs the question of how a factor as minor as color
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A story about family ties, consequences and memories. This is what Soderbergh’s The Limey is mainly about. The film exquisitely utilizes editing, casting as well as re-purposing of another movie in order to deliver a theme of regret and nostalgia. It begins with a deep, raspy voice demanding to be told about Jenny, then a catchy song starts singing “they call me the seeker, and I’ve been searching low and high…” which clues you in right from the start. From these 15 seconds the audience knows most
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As people agree with legalizing marijuana in the United States. Many people strongly believe that marijuana should not be legalized due to many reasons. During the Mexican revolution, Mexican immigrants brought with them their culture and some of their customs. One of the top customs was marijuana which the scientific name for the plant is cannabis; however, years pass by and some states legalized marijuana in America. Two of the first states that legalized it was California and Colorado; however
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had been considered. The specific idea in McDonalds’ project was serving coffee at drive-thru windows. Then, the product development team started their work with identifying customer requirements i.e. quickly being served with no need to park the car, coffee with delicious taste, and safely enjoying it during driving process. After that, the above mentioned requirements
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Garrett Byrd Dr. Brown English-110 30 March 2015 Not Your Typical Grandmother Great characters make a story. As avid readers, we often remember our favorite stories not based on the story line, but based on the strong characters within the story. In the story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” written by Flannery O’Connor, the grandmother is the central character. Posed as a “know it all,” she thinks of herself as a proper lady, honest, wise, and bases her life on the past. O’Connor portrays
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Texting While Driving 2200 words Texting While Driving In America, turning sixteen is a huge milestone for most teens because that is when they finally get to drive a car. You spend time studying for the test, even more than you would for your algebra tests. You endure painful driving lessons from your overprotective parents who are gripping on the passenger seats for dear life and lecture you just for going a little bit too fast. Finally, when you are ready, you take the nerve-wrecking driving
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