Albert Sabin

Oyediran, Abdulmateen .O. Period 3 10.11.15 The Stranger The Stranger, by Albert Camus, is the “story of an ordinary man who unwittingly gets drawn into a senseless murder” (Back of book). Albert Camus carefully and artfully weaves numerous strange events and occurrences into a masterpiece. Each chapter of the book is composed and set up to make readers read deeply into the meaning of each and every sentence, and also to make Meursault a much more intriguing character. In Chapter 6, Meursault…

The image I analyzed was one of Van Gogh’s most famous, “Starry Night” This painting was created in 1889. The image itself is an oil painting, and is currently located at the Museum of Modern art in New York City. This is image is the view from Van Gogh’s room at an asylum he put himself into and was painted from memory afterwards. At first glance this image automatically creates a sense of calmness. With its dark warm colors and the seemingly flowing lines that create the image itself. This…

The dystopian novel champion by Marie Lu is the third and final book to a fast paced thrilling trilogy. Champion starts with june back with the republic acting a princeps elect which is a high and prestigious position in the republic's political circle. While day still remains a republic hero and is be loved by the people of the republic and is acting as a military leader. With the new elector Anden they have finally struck a peace treaty with the colonies but all that changed when a new string…

The Stranger by Albert Camus is a book that teaches a philosophical point of view on the meaning of life. The story is about a man referred to as Monsieur Meursault, who believes life is meaningless. Meursault is informed of his mother who had passed away and went to attend her funeral. He gives us details of why he feels life is meaningless by showing no emotion or remorse about the passing of his mother. He isn’t seen sobbing or bawling his eyes out for his mother and even refuses to see his…

LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide, is an extremely potent hallucinogen and goes by many other names, such as, acid, blotters, trips, and many other nicknames. It was first created in the year 1938 and has been a well known drug since. The main effects of this drug cause hallucinations and trips. The drug LSD is manufactured from an ergot called lysergic acid. It was discovered in 1938 in a fungus that on rye and other grains. It is produced in crystalline form and then is mixed with excipients…

The title of the novel chosen is The Stranger written by Albert Camus. The setting is centered around the country of Algeria, mainly within the capital Algiers, in the 1940s. The setting proves to be a very significant aspect of the story as it coincides with the culture within it. During the point of time in which the novel takes place, a large amount of French influence can be found due to its status as a French colony. The most obvious cultural element prevalent within the literary work is…

the right or wrong in the actions a person chooses to do. The philosophy of moral ethics will be evaluated in both, Albert Camus’ “The Stranger,” and Dostoevsky’s “The Dream of a Ridiculous Man.” This theme of ethics will be analyzed throughout the evaluation of societal interactions, thoughts, and the author's presentation of the protagonist in each work. In “The Stranger” by Albert Camus, the main protagonist, Meursault, provides a narrative describing the time before and after he commits a…

The Development of Marie as a Foil in Camus’ The Stranger In The Stranger, Albert Camus utilizes stylistic and structural elements in order to portray the character of Meursault as exemplifying absurd philosophical ideas and behavior. Many of the minor characters in the novel have storylines that simply serve to emphasize such traits in the novel. The most prominent example of this is the use of Meursault’s reconnection and subsequent romance with a former typist in his office, Marie Cardona.…

facts or evidence, but I think Existential and absurdist beliefs are expressed in images within novels through emotions and descriptive features that allow the reader to imagine the situation. This is highly demonstrated in the book: the stranger, by Albert Camus, because the protagonist is an existentialist with absurdist beliefs. Meursault has an absurdist outlook on life and also in events that are “supposed” to be really important to the extent that, it breaks people; However, Meursault…

Albert Einstein created a whole new universe of curiosity and discovery through research, experiments, and countless years of dedication to science. Throughout the years of his life, he faced many trials and failures, but those helped him set the foundations for many inventions and findings in the science community. Albert Einstein was an amazing scientist with a curious childhood and an extraordinary adult life, filled with discoveries and findings that ended up impacting science in several…