Algiers

adolescent years, Camus experienced sporadic tuberculosis attacks that often prevented him from attending school. In order to not fall behind academically, he regularly attended private tutoring sessions and eventually registered at the University of Algiers as a philosophy student in 1930. A few years before earning what would be considered today a Master’s by thesis, he joined the French…

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…

In order to discuss and analyze procurable effects of the current economic state of Algeria, it is imperative that background information be evident to support the overall claims and verifiable truth of the country economic well-being through erudition of the social, political and economic institutions. Since Algeria’s independence in 1962, they have increasingly progressed their economic well-being in Africa as they began to modernize in 1970 (The World Factbook: ALGERIA, 2016). Currently, the…

historian called Soria, he finds out that the person that was put in jail to cover the act of an ex- lieutenant and who was part of the FLN, killed many Harki families right after the independence. The victim, Soria was the only survivor of the family, guides Llob to find out who was surely responsible for this crime. The investigation of Dead Man’s Share shows that sometimes corruption can deceive a lot of people and provoke injustice for some people such as the case of Llob’s partner Lino.…

In the 1790s, Thomas Jefferson, who supported a solid state and local government, helped establish the Democratic-Republican Party along with James Madison to restrict Hamilton's Federalist Party, which upheld for a powerful national government with expansive controls over the economy. After his election in 1801, Thomas Jefferson, to a large extent, altered his earlier philosophy as he took upon Federalist actions by purchasing Louisiana, passing the Embargo Act and going to war with the Barbary…

The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) director Ken Loach has repeatedly admitted that The Battle of Algiers (1966) has had a large influence on his own filmmaking career. In Martin Evan’s interview with Ken Loach about the Gillo Pontecorvo film, Evans says “[Loach’s] film-making is committed to a realist style; one that strives to give a voice to ordinary people and their daily lives.” The Pontecorvo film as an early example of postcolonial film is a good place to start when looking at The Wind…

One example of this was during the Algerian War when Algeria was trying to gain independence from France. The French and the Algerians both used violence against each other as seen in the movie The Battle of Algiers. In this situation, the French made up the government and the Algerians were the ones revolting. Hannah Arendt would describe the French as having advantage because “in a contest of violence against violence the superiority of the government has always…

The Stranger by Albert Camus is about a man named Meursault living in Algiers, who kills an Arab and is put on a trail for it. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is about a man named Gregor, who transformed into a vermin. Albert Camus and Franz Kafka through characterization, metaphor and imagery have evaluated existentialism…

Algeria had one of the most violent decolonization processes in history. From 1830 to 1962, Algeria was a colony controlled and dominated by the French. French Algeria was created in 1827, when the French launched a war of conquest against the natives. They modernized the agricultural system and economy, however they did not help in many other ways. They lived separately from the Algerians, and enjoyed social and economic privileges others did not (Brown). Algerians were treated as second-class…

A conservative mentality has slowly been sweeping over the world: from France’s continuous legal discrimination against certain minority groups to the United States most recent election. One of the major trends within this conservative streak within the western world is what to do with the influx of Muslim migrants. Some countries like Germany are willing to open their borders and accept a large group of migrants whereas others including the United States are constantly pushing to keep migrants…