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All the texts are published in 2002/3. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, reflects on the effect of recent historical events and is set in a post-holocaust Germany, where second generation Germans have inherited the search for justice in a bid to overcome the guilt of the past. Meanwhile Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie, is a more contemporary response to a current situation and is set in 1990s Nigeria, where political democracy and justice have been disregarded in a bid to gain power. In…

French philosopher Albert Camus was born on November 7, 1913 in Mondovi, Algeria. He, along with Jean Paul Sartre, is often attributed as being a major proponent of the theory of absurdism and existentialism. Despite being a major advocate for existentialism, Camus also believed in the necessity of values, such as truth and justice, and their need to be defended. Beginning in early childhood into progressing until his adolescent years, Camus experienced sporadic tuberculosis attacks that often…

Years ago, an administrator told me to open the crash cart even though cardiopulmonary resuscitation was not preformed, because a charge could be sent to the insurance company if the lock on the crash cart was broken; needless to say, I left the company shortly after that event. Early in my career, I learned that patient care and billing for such care was a priority to administrators. I commonly refer to such people as “carpet people”. I think that they must have has some interaction with taking…

Albert Camus was born on November 7, 1913 in Mondovi, Algeria. He was the second son of Catherine Marie Cardona, a house-keeper and factory worker, and Lucien Auguste Camus, a military veteran. But, however, after the WWI in which Camus is only a less than a year old, his father suffered and died at the first battle of the Marne. Then after his father’s death, he, his brother and their mother moved and lived to his maternal uncle and grandmother in Algiers. At the local Ecole Communale Camus…

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…

Albert Camus wrote The Plague using several literary devices to further the novel. It is often said that an author inserts their own character traits and beliefs into the characters of their novels. Camus is no different in this aspect, especially when it comes to his protagonist Dr. Rieux. The event of the plague which is the main focus of the novel is a catalyst that shapes and changes the characters, some for the better and others for the worse. With the rest of this essay Dr. Rieux, Cottard,…

The stark differences in globalization, connectivity and technology between the 20th and 21st century become evident as one reads Oscar Williams’ poem titled “ A Morning in the20t hCentury”andAlbertCamus’snovel“ T hePlague”.Williamsinhispoemmentions the typical sounds that have come to represent that time. He speaks of the “spiral of dark sounds” of a train, milk bottles, horse’s hoofs and a truck. He talks about the wide reach of Europe’s “helpless hands called newspapers” and war that has…

2. Octavian was the grandnephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar. Octavian was believed to have been groomed by Caesar to be the next ruler of Rome. When Caesar died, Octavian and one of Caesar’s lieutenants, Mark Anthony, fought over who would become the next ruler of Rome after ruling together did not work out. Mark Anthony sought the aid of the Queen of Egypt, which at the time was Cleopatra, whom Caesar once sought help from. Octavian managed to defeat Anthony and Cleopatra and was given…

Throughout history, there have been many contemporary historical accounts of male historical figures; however there is a noticeable lack of accounts of historical women, even those who provided crucial services to their countries. In different cultures and historical eras there were separate schemas of values embedded in society, and many of these values dictated the ways in which women were supposed to act and even think. While the book All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr documents the…

officers and enlisted men. It recommended dozens of men be tried for rape, murder, or participating in the cover up of the massacre. The outcome of the paper left a list of around 30 people that should be tried including General Samuel Koster, Colonel Oran Henderson, Captain Ernest Medina, and Lt.…