Algiers

French-Algeria and under French control. The author of the book Albert Camus was born in Drèan, Algeria and lived a life of poverty. Some of the events that impacted the writing of the book were, the jobs for the French in Algeria, the status of Native Algiers and the executions taken place in Algeria. Understanding these events helps us…

open for those who are looking to expand their horizons and knowledge. I was barely able to scrape the top of my list because there were so many entertaining opportunities from the Arts District, to Bywater and Marigny, and even across the river to Algiers, which is accessible by a relaxing ferry…

cohesion of the Empire dispersed all over the globe is provided by the then Royal Navy ruled the seas. The second colonial power at the time was France. The French Empire covers 10 million km2 or half of the British Empire. The conquest of Algeria and Algiers taken by France and colonial transition by France. The pacification of the largest Algeria is long and difficult. This involves transporting a large population for labor, an agricultural community, commercial, industrial ... The transition…

had known her since birth and raised her to the age of six, they continue talking and he tells her he will bring her back to Italy and instead of taking her to where he originally said he takes her to Algiers and sold her, she later is infected with the plague but she recovered but most of Algiers perished. After the end of the plague she was bought and take to Tunis, bought by a merchant who resold her. She tells how she grew old in misery, and that one of her buttocks was cut off and eaten…

Beauty and terror are two words that can be associated with peace and war, security and fear, comfort and devastation, serenity and distribution. Peace is a necessary requirement among all nations because its based on a system of just and truth. War has always been a motivation among nations to seek authority and power, some see it as the mechanism of survival and a fullfilment to humans desire of violence, others see it as violent armed conflict between two political units that share…

plot to unfold. Yet, I now realize that it is the omission of a plot that makes the film brilliant. Unlike in the Godfather II the film does not depict a mans rise to power, nor does it show an epic struggle for independence like in the Battle of Algiers. Rather, it simply depicts the mundane lives of people who are rarely portrayed in movies. There is no epic tale to be told, the audience is…

any greater meaning? In the 1946 novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus, the protagonist and narrator, Meursault, a french man detached and estranged from humanity questions just that. In the first part, the story starts in the setting of the town of Algiers in 1940s French occupied Algeria. It begins with the death of his mother, to which Meursault does not feel much towards. He returns from the vigil held at the home that his mother lived at without much thought and proceeds to build a…

GEN Eisenhower excelled as a staff officer and mobilizing troops which is why GEN Marshall accelerated promotions and assigned him to lead offensive operations in the European theatre. Critical thinking became a critical skill that GEN Eisenhower used to his advantage when making difficult decisions. GEN Eisenhower faced many strategic decisions while commanding Allied Forces in North Africa and as the Commander of Supreme Allied Command in Europe. The ‘Darlan Deal’ in North Africa and the…

support his family, and his comfort in the body of a bug. He accepts his transformation and continues with his daily life. Meursault receives a message of his mother’s death and he asks his boss for permission to go visit his mother funeral in Marengo, Algiers. Meursault sees his mother’s coffin, but he does not want to take a look into it. He accepts…

Growing up in the Algiers district, Camus flashed early brilliance by winning a scholarship to the local high school. Camus began to chase intellectual ambitions, but at 17 contracted tuberculosis (“Camus” Merriam Webster). This was especially tough on him because he had to…