Algiers

our narrator, Monsieur Meursault. Meursault is a French man living in Algiers and has just received word via telegram that his elderly mother has passed away. He notes that he has asked for two days of leave from his job, even though his boss is quite annoyed by this. He is to travel to the Home for Aged Persons in Marengo, which is at least fifty miles from Algiers He takes the bus and sleeps for most of the trip from Algiers to Marengo. Once he arrives in Marengo, he realizes he has a…

I really enjoyed reading both sections, but my favorite out of the two was Volitiare. It was interesting to read about the different situations Candide had to go through in order to be reunited with his one and only true love. Candide and Cunégonde love was sweet and innocent which all began with a simple kiss. The text reads, “…their lips met, their eyes lit up, their knees trembled, their hands wandered” (Volume D, 356). Even though, he really didn’t know Cunégonde well, in his heart he knew…

On August 29, 2005, the third strongest storm ever documented in America, Hurricane Katrina, hit the coast of Louisiana at 125 miles per hour. However, the real horror came when the levees breached, causing New Orleans to fill up like a bathtub. Gary Rivlin discusses the racial, political, and geographical change of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in Katrina: After the Flood. Gary Rivlin is a journalist and author of five books. His works have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Mother…

The barbary pirate war affected the American economy and citizens by having American citizens sold into slavery if captured by pirates,while the economy is dropping because we are not getting money for the things we shipped and the tribute that we had to pay. There were two separate Barbary pirate wars in history. These two wars happened on different dates and years the first war happened during the time period of 1801 - 1805 while the second war occurred 10 years after the first war in, 1815 -…

old ways and traditions. The 1960’s were a time where drastic changes were hoping to be developed; especially with other colonies taking over. Two films that stood out significantly with the aspects of colonialism were Black Girl and The Battle of Algiers. These films portrayed the sense of hope that comes with change, along with the true conceptions of colonialism that forced many to their death. Black Girl, directed by Ousmane Sembene,…

For this forum I will select my city law enforcement agency which is the New Orleans Police Department or better known as the N.O.P.D.. The history of the N.O.P.D. Dates back all the way to the 1790 's and even though during that time the agency had a different name (Guard Deville or City Watch) it was created by the Spanish Colonial Governor Baron de Carondelet due to the high crime level, and to help the military fight against crime (Sinclair). The N.O.P.D. Started very small by 1817 it only…

- The rose that grew from concrete by Tupac Shakur I first read this book in 7th grade, and I fell in love with Tupac after. Prior to this, I knew nothing about him. My first impression of him, was for the person that he truly was that not many got to see while he was alive. After, I saw how the media portrayed him so inaccurately from who he really was and it was surprising. He is the reason that I am a poet today. I admired how he could write about the world around him, the women he loved so…

In Stam and Spence’s Colonialism, Racism, and Representation: An Introduction, they talk about colonialism/ racism and how it is represented in movies, and more particularly, in the movie The Battle of Algiers (1966). An interesting characteristic of the movie that they make note of in this article, is how the women play a huge role, especially in the rebellion itself. In the article, Stam and Spence explain that “…as the sequence progresses, we become increasingly close to the three women,…

Camus was born November 7th, 1913, in Mondovi, Algeria he lived his whole childhood in deficiency, his father who was of French descent and was killed in 1914 (“Albert Camus” 256). Living only with his mother, Camus later attended the University of Algiers with help of many scholarships offering him money (“Albert Camus” 256). At university he was exceptional in philosophy, but he majored in sports and drama (“Albert Camus” 256). In Camus’s teens he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he began…

The French army, “landing in June 1830,” easily overpowered the forces of the “dey.” But this success brought France only a small region round Algiers. The city of Constantine holds out “against the French for seven years.” In the meantime the invading force was also under threat from the strong amir of Mascara, Abd-el-Kader. “In 1839 Abd-el-Kader proclaimed a jihad, or holy war,” against the Christian intruders. He finally surrendered in1847. He was promised a safe conduct to a Muslim country.…