Conor Cruise O'Brien

Meursault as Metaphysical Rebel in The Stranger (The Outsider)      The Stranger by Albert Camus was published in 1942. The setting of the novel is Algiers where Camus spent his youth in poverty. In many ways the main character, Meursault, is a typical Algerian youth. Like them, and like Camus himself, Meursault was in love with the sun and the sea. His life is devoted to appreciating physical sensations. He seems so devoid of emotion. Something in Meursault's character has appealed primarily

discontent they prove to be a distraction because people instead of focusing on the text will start reading the comments therefore getting disoriented and not focusing the text. When he refers ,“If i could just get my hands on you, Kierkegaard or Conor Cruise O'Brien” this implies he could be doing something better than reading their works. It also means, as the new reader sees the text may see their writings on the margin and wonder why the previous owner wrote that and may get lost or impede him from

1. The movies Three Kings with The Siege of Jadotville, both war like movies, show two different types of political movies. Three Kings which is an overwhelmingly liberal film based on the first Gulf War under president George H. W. Bush and then there is The Siege of Jadotville which is based on the Katanga conflict in Congo-Léopoldville was a centrist film. There are certain criteria that a movie must fall into that enables them to be categorized as a conservative, liberal, revolutionary right

images with the actions of ignorant readers. In stanza 1 of “Marginalia”, one comment reads “I would bolt the door and beat some logic into your head”. Collins tells the audience that this comment was written in the margins of Kierkegaard or Conor Cruise O’Brien, who are known to be brilliant writers. Before reading this, most of the audience probably would have considered a negative comment harmless- just a statement of opinion. However, the use of words like “bolt” and “beat” convoke extreme negative

the agriculture of the country. Remaining then on the agriculture and the production of goods, the main importance therefore was the potato (O’Brien 103). Among the expanding population, the limit of potatoes was scarce, and in the event of something as serious as the blight, the dependency became higher which led some people to emigrate or starve (O’Brien 103). At this time, about forty percent of the entire potato crop was ruined, so the dependency began to grow stronger, and people began to make

Every family has a unique background that influences the way they live and interact with other people. My parents, who emigrated from Ireland to the States with my three brothers in 1989, brought over their own Celtic folklore and traditions that have helped shaped the way our family operates and lives. One aspect of folklore that has helped shape my family dynamic is the Celtic cross—both its background and what role it has played in our lives. The Celtic cross has an extensive history in relation

“Probably no European writer of his time left so deep a mark on the imagination.” – Conor Cruise O’Brien. First published in French as L’Etranger in 1942, Albert Camus’ The Outsider addresses the constrictive nature of society and what happens when an individual tries to break free from the conformity forced upon him by staying true to himself, and following his own ideal of absolute truth and sincerity in every action. Propelled more by the philosophy of existentialism and the notion of the

victims expense, in order to justify the former’s privileges or aggression.” The United States has not only assigned value to the concept of race, but was founded of off white supremacy in regards to it. This is further demonstrated and proven by Connor Cruise O’Brien’s article Thomas Jefferson: Radical and Racist, the Supreme Court decision regarding Plessey V. Ferguson (1896), and Lee Atwater’s 1981 interview on the Southern Strategy. A blatant disregard and misrepresentation of minority’s within the

Causes of the French Revolution The French Revolution happened in France around the period 1789-92 (although these dates are disputed by historians), and resulted in the overthrow of the French monarchy and the Ancien Régime (the system of government). The monarchy in France had been established for many centuries, and the causes of the Revolution were deeply-rooted, including the problems with the Ancien Régime, the growth of nationalism, the influence of philosophers, and the example of

The Irish Potato Famine was a period of starvation, disease and emigration, and was known as one of the biggest tragedies from 1845 to 1847. Many people depended on potato crops to survive; however [comma] the potato crops acquired blight, a disease that caused the potatoes to rot while still in the ground. No good crops could be grown for two years [comma] causing Irish tenant farmers unable to pay rent and was forced off their land causing over 21,000 people to die of starvation. The Irish Potato