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    In Albert Camus’ The Stranger, Meursault embodies the worth of life as pointless through his actions and body language. This falls along the lines of absurdity, with his constant encounters where he accepts the situations at hand and doesn’t question it. Even his view of life and death embody the idea that there is no worth to living and he shows this by his emotional attachment, nonchalant demeanor, and the worth of life. Throughout the novel Meursault’s appears to be emotionally detached from

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    Albert Camus’ 1942 novel L’Etranger (The Outsider) follows reclusive protagonist Meursault as he lives through a bout of significant events, acting unusually amongst his peers, hence the anglicised title ‘The Outsider’. Camus places strong emphasis on the social expectations surrounding Meursault, making his characteristic reactions exemplify Camus’ own Absurd philosophy. Social expectations such as displaying emotion, following religion, and having empathy, are not often seen in Meursault. 1940s

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    is about self-determination. Dory, besides her problem of short-term memory, is serious to find her lost parents. No one can forget Dory’s motto of “Just keep swimming” when she was introduced in “Finding Nemo,” where she keeps encouraging Marlin (Albert Brooks), Nemo’s dad to keep going, no matter what the complications are! Thus, Dory has been viewed as a strong character of self-determination, who once makes up her mind, tends to achieve her goal. Despite her short-term memory loss, Dory (Ellen

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    be so apathetic towards all aspects of his life? How could a man not care about the death of his mother? Would anyone believe the story of the man who simply did not care about life? Albert Camus’s existentialist character, Mersault, demonstrates complete apathy towards almost every aspect of life. On page 115 of Albert Camus’s The Stranger, there is a passage in which the theme of the theme of the novel could clearly be observed. The theme of the novel is that existence is the only meaning of life

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    the minds of the kids and is of value to them in the future, or maybe they just forget it and what they have learned is never put to any use. Unfortunately, all the teacher’s hard work goes down the drain. In the essay, “ The Myth of Sisyphus”, by Albert Camus, he speaks about a man, a storyteller, such as Homer, who was cursed by the Gods to push a rock up a mountain, but when he finally reached the top of his journey, he would have to repeat this cycle, because the rock would roll right back down

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    Describe what triadic reciprocal causation is. Albert Bandura’s social cognitive theory explains psychological functioning in terms of triadic reciprocal causation. Triadic reciprocal causation is a system assuming human action as a result of an interaction with the environment, behavior, and a person. Bandura explains "person" as being a cognitive factor such as memory, anticipation, and planning. It is because of these cognitive capacities that some people can select or restructure their environment

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    J., life in prison, but as a victim also, R.J. does not deserve such punishment. For 17 years, Mr. R.J. did a lot of observing. Every observation and experience helped with his choices of actions. Albert Bandura 's Social Cognitive Theory will explain how R.J. 's behavior was caused by his past. Albert Bandura 's Social Cognitive Theory explains that people develops a skill or habit based on what they observed during social interactions, experiences, and outside media influences (Santrock, 2011)

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    Existentialism and The Plague    In the mid 1940s, a man by the name of Albert Camus began to write a story. This story he called La Pesté. Written in French, the novel became extremely popular and has since been translated numerous times into many languages. This story has been read over and over, yet it tells more than it seems to. This story tells the tale of a city gripped by a deadly disease. This is true enough, but this is not what the novel is about. The Plague can be read as an allegory

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    Essay on Existentialism in Unknown Places

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    requires understanding of themselves first. Some very well known pieces of entertainment existentialism is found in are: Hamlet by William Shakespeare, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Stranger by Albert Camus,

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    The Plague by Albert Camus Albert Camus' The Plague, takes place in the desert town of Oran, Algeria, in northern Africa. It is the perfect setting for this story to take place. The ordinariness of Oran is contrasted with the extraordinary business of the plague. Sprintzen points out that "There is a mythic significance of Oran. Given the previous description of the quality of Oranian life, the selection of Oran as the location for the outbreak of plague should not come as a surprise"(Sprintzen

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