reason is not‚ necessarily‚ that the former has not lived up to expectations‚ or that the latter has all the connections that count. Often it is just a case of the mediocre rising to excellence because he has had the good luck of finding himself. Albert Einstein‚ Leo Tolstoy and Rabindranath Tagore were not considered particularly bright prospects in school‚ but nevertheless took the world by storm. Obviously‚ academics is only one yardstick of a student’s ability. At the school level‚ it is presently
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creating destinies for the humble earthly beings below. Thus‚ random instances of elation‚ violence‚ and tragedy do not hold a greater significance with a supposed higher power or with the universe itself. Life is an experience specific to man alone. Albert Camus‚ in relation to this philosophy‚ delivered to the literary world his existentialist work‚ The Plague‚ a novel based on the central theme of the inanity of human suffering and the deep individuality of the human experience. In the pages of this
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movement also developed during the period of time between the first and second world wars (1914 – 1950). However‚ the philosophy of existentialism attained great popularity after the close of World War II‚ thanks in part to the literary endeavors of Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. The movement began‚ however‚ a century earlier in Denmark when Soren Kierkegaard first presented existentialist principles through his writing. Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855) is “generally considered to be the ‘father’ of the
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ALBERT EINSTEIN and the ATOMIC BOMB The physicist Albert Einstein did not directly participate in the invention of the atomic bomb. But as we shall see‚ he was instrumental in facilitating its development. In 1905‚ as part of his Special Theory of Relativity‚ he made the intriguing point that a large amount of energy could be released from a small amount of matter. This was expressed by the equation E=mc2 (energy = mass times the speed of light squared). The atomic bomb would clearly illustrate
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Social Learning Theory The social learning theory was developed by Albert Bandura‚ this theory suggests that behaviour is learned through observation and imitation. It also says that learning is a cognitive process that will take place in a social context. Bandura believes that humans are active information processors and think about the relationship between their behaviour and its consequences. Observational learning could not occur unless cognitive processes were at work. According to this theory
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not willing to leave until his mission is complete. This shows enormous sacrifice‚ not only by the men who found Ryan‚ but Ryan himself for not wanting to leave his fellow soldiers in their time of need. These messages are also made clear by Albert Facey in A Fortunate
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“Man’s search for meaning” and “The Myth of Sisyphus” are respectively written by Viktor Frankl and Albert Camus. They both try to find something invisible in the daily life. Then two theories had developed. They both agree that human beings should have free will choice. Furthermore‚ when people face the condition that is not beneficial‚ they should have the positive attitude to eliminate it. And at the same time‚ these two theorists believe that creating Art is meaningful / valuable. They both assert
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The Sun Motif The sun‚ warm and beautiful‚ is a necessity of all life force on earth. In contrast to the sun warmth and beauty‚ Albert Camus uses the sun as the motivation of the main character Meursault’s actions in The Stranger. The sun is a complex symbol which has several meanings in the novel. From the day of Maman’s funeral to the day of his death‚ the sun keeps repeating again and again throughout the novel‚ and it is a distraction to the main character Meursault. The sun is a symbol of
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One of the central tenants of Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory‚ which is also called Social Cognitive Theory‚ is that “aggression in children is influenced by the reinforcement of family members‚ the media‚ and the environment” (Bandura‚ 1975‚ pp. 206-208). Evans (1989) suggested that the basis for Bandura’s theories came from work completed by researchers Miller and Dollard (1941) who suggested that human development is actively influenced by “response consequences” (Evans‚ 1989‚ p. 4)‚ but
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disturbing to me because the children listening to this was being subjected to the media’s standards of the way a woman suppose to look physically. Barbie’s main source of advertisement was through the media (television). According to psychologist Albert Bandura “"Learning would be exceedingly laborious‚ not to mention hazardous‚ if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own actions to inform them what to do. Fortunately‚ most human behavior is learned observationally through modeling:
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