Albert Einstein

1. If a fellow team member had high self-esteem, but low self-efficacy toward a task that you felt he/she could accomplish, what would you do? The interaction between self-concept and self-efficacy IS about how a person sees him or herself tackling a specific task they may not be comfortable with. An example of the dynamic between these two could be compared to the New Year’s resolutions people make. Many people are very outgoing and high energy about many aspects in their lives, but when it…

and drinks coffee in front of the coffin. He then encounters Marie, a former employee of his firm. “There is not love of life without despair about life.” “Since we're all going to die, it's obvious that when and how don't matter.” ― Albert Camus, The Stranger ― Albert Camus, The Stranger The two become closer, go swimming, watch a comedy movie, and begin to have a sexual relationship, even tho that his mother's funeral took place the day before. In the next few days, he helps his friend…

Created by Vincent Van Gogh during the Post Impressionism movement, The Starry Night is one of Gogh’s most acclaimed paintings. His sheer brilliance of artistic talent is pleasantly conveyed to the viewer through a beautiful colour scheme and perfectly layered brushstrokes. The Starry Night is a mesmerizing visual expression of Gogh’s tortured emotional and spiritual state expressed through an imaginative and dramatic canvas. From the provided visual , I have observed…

Albert Bandura “Social Learning Theory” The theory I chose was the “Social Learning Theory” by Psychologist Albert Bandura. In his theory Albert Bandura believed that children learn best from observing the behaviors of those around them, and imitating what they’ve learned “Children do not always need reinforcement or punishments to shape behaviors, sometimes they act in imitation of the behaviors that they observe around them” (Cook and Cook, pg12). To prove his theory Bandura, created an…

Novel Notebook: The Stranger 1. Setting/Matter: The Stranger by Albert Camus, is set in Algeria in the 1940’s. The setting is important to the story, because it sets the stage for….. 2. Plot: The story is about a man named Monsieur Meursault. In the first part of the book, it is revealed that he recently lost his mother. After her funeral, he returns to his normal routine of life, and he even gets a girlfriend, named Marie, and a new friend named Raymond. They all go to a beach one afternoon,…

During 1938 in Switzerland, a man by the name of Dr. Albert Hofmann, discovered Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in the pharmaceutical-chemical department of Sandoz Laboratories. Hoffman hoped that this drug could be used to stimulate circulation and respiration, though this idea fortunately failed. He soon had forgotten about the new found drug, and didn’t utilize it for the next five years. In 1943, he continued to observe the drug, and by accidentally ingesting LSD he later experienced some…

The title of The Stranger, by Albert Camus, points out the disconnects between both the characters of the story and the characters disconnects within themselves. Throughout the entire novel the characters connect on a very shallow level and only when they are in need of something. This inevitably leads to them never really understanding each other but just being with each other to escape loneliness and fit in with the social standards. The novel also exhibits how the characters sell themselves…

Jonas Salk Have you ever wanted to know what it was liked making a difference in the world. “The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more” This was one of Jonas Salk's famous quotes. He was born October 28,1914 and after many years for what he did died June 23, 1995.He was famous for making a Polio Vaccine that cured many people. This man could have credit for having one of america's greatest accomplishments. That accomplishment is that he made the polio vaccine for the U.S…

“On my way out I was even going to shake his hand, but just in time, I remembered that I had killed a man." (Camus 64). Albert Camus wrote “The Stranger”, which is influenced by the philosophical view of existentialism. Existentialist believe life is not predetermined, our actions are independent of outside influence, humans are free to make life choices, and the significance of life is self-defined. The protagonist of the story, Meursault, is the worst existential mate due to his absence of…

The Magistrate’s crucifix in The Stranger by Albert Camus and the comparisons Santiago Nasar to Jesus and the priest in The Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez are religious instances used to highlight the inability of the protagonists, Meursault and Santiago, to conform with society. In these novels, religion is a major theme, in The Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Christianity is the practiced by the people in the town, the norms of their society were based around their…