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    H.P. Lovecraft once said,“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”. The unknown can be seen as the outsiders of society. Albert Camus, a French-Algerian writer writes the story of Meursault, a man detached emotionally from society in French-Algeria during the 1940s. In the novel, Camus explores the philosophy of the Absurd in which expresses a fundamental disharmony; a confrontation between our human desire for order…

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    “If you can't fly, then run, if you can't run, then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward. (Martin Luther King Jr.) Even though Eva and Anne both went through really hard times they both continued to move forward. They both had a miserable life but yet they made it the best they could. They both had times where they had to make hard decisions but they continued going. Both “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Freedom Writers” share the life lesson of…

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    not least, Simone de Beauvoir, a Brilliant thinker in her own achievements. She made significant contributions to literature, feminism, and existentialism. Lastly, Albert Camus is the conscience of existentialism. His philosophy of existentialism was centered on what he considered the universe's greatest injustice -- death. He also wrote the greatest novel and most accessible of all existential novels. As a result to all the existentialists, they came together under one idea that’s growing…

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    Who is Albert Einstein? Einstein was a genius man who was very under rated until his later years of life. He invented the theory of relativity, that is incredibly famous now, and is considered one of the most influential person for the 20th century. Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. He grew up in the middle class inside a Jewish family. Einstein had a father who was an engineer and a mother who was a regular housewife. Einstein had two siblings one brother and one sister that was born two…

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    There is one defining moment in the Stranger—Meursault’s shooting of the Arab. In fact the book is structured around it, part one is pre-shooting, part two is post. It is the shooting that makes Meursault loose his freedom, and eventually his life. But for Meursault, it isn’t significantly important. Killing someone doesn’t change him at all. Prison is a bigger change, but he gets used even to that. It is only once he is sentenced to death that Meursault’s character actually begins to change.…

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    Albert Einstein was one the most important scientists of his time. Mostly because of his discoveries and theories.Two of his theories have caught my attention: the theory of relativity or the theory of gravitation. I have found his works to be entertaining and educational while also being realistic and inspirational. Albert Einstein was a brilliant mind in his time. Well into the 21st century, he still continues to teach and give insight on important matters such as studies on gravity and…

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    Albert Camus uses the characters in the book to describe and manipulate Meursault's decisions and depicts if his crime is based on feelings or facts. Camus uses Raymond to show that Meursault can make friends but is not very good in deciding if they are god influences on him. Raymond calls Meursault his pal only after he writes a vindictive letter for him because Raymond knows that Meursault is intelligent and he probably doesn’t ''So now we're pals, ain't we?'' I kept silent and he said it…

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    Albert Schweitzer is identified as a great humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. Albert Schweitzer once said, “The purpose of human life is to serve and show compassion and the will to help others.” Schweitzer was a true citizen of the world. Schweitzer was not only a great philosopher, environmentalist, and man of his time but he was also an extraordinary medical doctor. He lived to help serve those who could not help themselves. Schweitzer believed in having benevolence for all living…

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    learning disabilities. Albert Einstein at a younger age was labeled as dull, dyslexic, even autistic or schizophrenic. However, he overcame these “labels” and became very famous for his scientific knowledge. When Einstein was 16 years old, he always wondered what it would be like to ride his bike on a beam of light, 10 years later he came up with a special theory of relativity, which lead him to find out that light always travels at the same speed (which is 186,000 miles/second). Albert…

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    Within “Frost at Midnight,” Samuel Coleridge validates the importance of self-reflection through solitude. Coleridge creates a scenic image of the world around the speaker during the time of his solitude. During his time alone, the speaker reflects about his childhood and the aspiration he has for the infant child sleeping in the cottage. The importance of solitude demonstrated in “Frost at Midnight” by the feelings the speaker has, the time intervals from present to past, and the speaker’s…

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