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Feeling Guilty Meursault Deals Life
806 words
In Albert Camus novel, The Stranger, the main
character Meursault displays a unique indifference
to his surroundings and the world around him. It
takes him a degree of time to come to terms with
his indifference, but when he does he feels truly
free from society's constricting bonds. He leads
an apathetic lifestyle that is characterized by
his constant lack of a definitive personality.
Meursault wanders through life as if in a drunken
stupor, living the life of a pleasure seeker. When
he accepts...
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King Louis Xvi People Of France
1,824 words
There was a loud thunk as the blade hit, and then
a roar of the crowd as another nobleman's head was
raised, after being cut off. The French Revolution
(1789 - 1795) was one if not the most bloodiest
revolutions ever in history. There were three
social classes in France known as the
Estates-General. The French revolutionists took
the phrase Liberty, Equality, Fraternity as their
slogan into battle (Compton's Interactive
Encyclopedia). They were out to win equality, even
if it meant sacrificing t...
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Henri Becquerel Marie Curie
1,212 words
Henri Becquerel, a French physicist, was born in
Paris on December 15, 1852. His grandfather,
Antoine-Cesar Becquerel, had fought at the battle
of Waterloo in 1815 and later earned a
considerable reputation as a physicist. He made
important contributions to the study of
electrochemistry, meteorology, and agriculture.
Henri father, Alexander-Edmond Becquerel, also
made a name for himself in science. His
research-included studies on photography, heat,
and the conductivity of hot gases, and lumines...
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Jean Jacques Rousseau Human Nature
708 words
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva,
Switzerland in 1712. His mother died one week
after his birth and his father, a Geneva
watchmaker, was exiled from Geneva due to an
ill-judged dual. Jean-Jacque was brought up with
his cousin until the time came for him to be
apprenticed to an engraver. He thought this
vocation to be intolerable and moved to Turin,
France where he became acquainted with some
philosophers of the French Enlightenment. Rousseau
finally found his true calling, which was a wr...
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Harriet Tubman Florence Nightingale
1,359 words
... York Infirmary for Women and Children. With
the help of her sister Emily Blackwell, (also a
physician, and Dr. Marie Zakrzewska) In 1868
Blackwell opened the Women's Medical College of
the New York. In 1869, she helped establish the
National Health Society in England. In 1875 she
became a professor at the hospital of the London
School of Medicine for Women. She was also a part
of the anti-slavery society and a member of the
Semi-Colon club. She opened the doors for future
women who wanted to...
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Rock And Roll Elvis Presley
1,465 words
Elvis Aaron Presley was born into a poverty
stricken family on January 8, 1935. He and his
twin brother (Jessie Garon who died at birth) were
the sons of Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love
Smith Presley. Gladys Smith gave birth in two-room
house built by her husband and her brother - in
-law. His way of life was rough in Tupelo,
Mississippi where he was born. He was born during
the Great Depression. Elvis and his parents
attended the Assembly of God Church; the music and
preaching registered v...
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Russian And French Revolution
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July 17, 1918, 1: 30 a. m. You have just been
awakened from a deep sleep after a normal day (or
as normal as a day can be in your situation), and
you wonder what all this could possibly be about.
Unassuming, and hoping for the best you think,
"This must be good news, after all, what can be
worse than what they " ve done to us already?"
They " ve taken your whole life away in a matter
of months. Once a proud member of the imperial
family, living a life sheltered from all the evils
of the world, n...
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Napoleon Bonaparte Code Napoleon
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... f 1807 Napoleon captured the country Portugal.
A year later Napoleon made his brother, Joseph
King of Spain, prize Naples to his brother-in-law,
which was named Joachim Murat. When Joseph arrived
in Spain and when Napoleon did, it touched off a
rebellion. This rebellion became known as the
Peninsular War. Napoleon appeared later on the war
and scored victories, but after Bonaparte
departure from the war the fight continued for
five years, with the British backing Spanish
armies and guerrilla...
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A Tale Of Two Cities Historical Fiction
1,884 words
A Tale of Two Cities is a novel categorized as
historical fiction. Historical fiction is a
composite material, with a portion of history
embedded in a matrix of fiction. A Tale of Two
Cities is appropriately titled, as the novel is
the story of England and Revolutionary France; as
a result it can be categorized as historical
fiction. A Tale of Two Cities is parallel to
history in many different respects. The English
setting, and atmosphere, is similarly portrayed,
as it actually existed in the s...
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King Louis Xvi People Of France
502 words
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION The French Revolution was
effected and caused by many things and people.
Some people that had to do with the French
Revolution were, Louis XVI, and, Marie Antoinette.
Marie played an active role in the Revolution but
suffered for her royalist sympathies. King Louis
XVI also played an important role in the
Revolution, seeing as how he was the king and all.
When Louis XVI came to be King, he inherited a
France in debt, and he was left with no choice but
to raise taxes even th...
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University Of Paris Pierre Curie
312 words
Born in 1859 in Paris, Pierre Curie was a French
physicist who spent a great deal of his life
dealing in the fields of chemistry and physics.
During his lifetime, he was known for his work in
radioactivity, magnetism, piezoelectric effect,
and his work and studies with his wife Marie Curie
in discovering new elements on the periodic table.
Pierre discovered many new things and helped
advance the field of chemistry with his
discoveries. Studying physics at the University of
Paris, Pierre got a ba...
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Drinking And Smoking Source Of Conflict
1,375 words
Conflict in the Outsider A Man in Revolt The major
source of conflict in the text, The Outsider
written by Albert Camus, is ultimately Meursault s
rebellion against the expectations of society.
This conflict, caused be rebellion, controls the
plot line of the text from the time of Meursault s
mother s death and eventually leads him to his own
death. Like Camus himself, Meursault was in love
with the sun and the sea. His life was devoted to
appreciating physical sensations. He is devoid of
any em...
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Silicon Chip Digital Image
2,196 words
The Process and Difference of Digital Imaging and
Their Effects The traditional photographic process
that has defined image reproduction for over 150
years involves a long drawn out series of chemical
reactions beginning with the capture of light on
silver film and ending with the fixing of the
image onto paper or a transparency through the
development processing. The final image is analog,
which means it is composed of continuous gradients
that are analogous to the gradients seen in the
world a...
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Acts Per Hour Violence On Television
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Violent behavior of individuals may be linked to
media violence. There are a number of different
ways that people can be influenced by media
violence. Who will be affected, by what material,
and in what way is difficult to determine. Media
violence does not only include television and
movies, but local news as well. There are ways to
prevent media violence from corrupting ones own
behavior. It is the responsibility of the public
to voice their opinions and speak out against
television violence. ...
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Czar Nicholas Ii People Of Russia
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The Fall of Winter Palace Czar Nicholas II? s
reign lasted twenty-one years and ended with the
Bolsheviks seizing power. However, from the very
start of Nicholas? s rule, fate was not in his
favor. For a long time Czars have ruled Russia
with power all in their hands. The society that
the Czars have created was society extremes and
deep poverty. While the Czar and his family lived
an aristocratic life, the people of Russia were
living a nightmare. The last Romanov family lived
in the palace. The...
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Checks And Balances Supply And Demand
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French Revolution and Napoleon The French
Revolution occurred in France between 1789 to
1815. This period in French history was considered
violent, yet necessary toward the evolution of
France. Before the revolution, France a monarchy
ruled by Louis XIV. Though his absolute control,
the words spoken by Louis XIV became legal law in
France. The autocratic classes society of France
caused the majority of its people to live in poor
economic conditions. The people s discontentment
with their way of ...
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Henri Becquerel Marie Curie
1,241 words
Henri Henri Becquerel Henri Becquerel Henri
Becquerel, a French physicist, was born in Paris
on December 15, 1852. His grandfather,
Antoine-Cesar Becquerel, had fought at the battle
of Waterloo in 1815 and later earned a
considerable reputation as a physicist. He made
important contributions to the study of
electrochemistry, meteorology, and agriculture.
Henri father, Alexander-Edmond Becquerel, also
made a name for himself in science. His
research-included studies on photography, heat,
and the ...
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Fran Ois Famous Writer
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Jean de la Fontaine La Fontaine, the most
versatile and most widely celebrated nondramatic
poet in seventeenth century France. He has often
experienced the misfortune of having the artistry
of his works obscured by a host of myths,
half-truths, prejudices, and non aesthetic issues.
This great poet, has become a classic. His fables,
on which his Reputations rests, are part of the
literary canon of French writers and are studied
in schools. His other works, however, have been
rediscovered and are ...
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Famous Writer Madame De
1,424 words
La Fontaine, the most versatile and most widely
celebrated nondramatic poet in seventeenth?
century France. He has often experienced the
misfortune of having the artistry of his works
obscured by a host of myths, half-truths,
prejudices, and non aesthetic issues. This great
poet, has become a " classic" . His
fables, on which his Reputations rests, are part
of the literary canon of French writers and are
studied in schools. His other works, however, have
been rediscovered and are the o...
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Muersault Love Quot Mother
295 words
My father once said, " If you cannot love,
then you cannot live. " In the novel The
Stranger by Albert Camus, Muersault, the main
character would not be able to comprehend this
statement, let alone agree. Love seems to have no
importance to character Muersault. In the
beginning of the novel Muersault mother passes
away. " Sunday was over, that Maman was
buried now, that I was going back to work, really,
nothing had changed. " This is Muersault? s
thoughts two days after his m...
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