Essay Idea

For my Camus essay, I really want to explore the idea of how one's college begins to define them as a person. Growing up at Buckley since the age of 3, I've let it shape who I am today, who I'm friends with, and the way I act. Once we all leave Buckley, I'm curious to see how people change and lose that identity while trying to adapt to different surroundings.

Lauren's Photo

This is one of my favorites of Lauren's photographs. The tonality throughout the photo is incredibly diverse. Between the washed out whites along the window paired with his dark silhouette, the photo leave its meaning to the viewers interpretation by questioning the man's true purpose. I also love the camera set. The actual photo itself contrasts greatly with the storm as one has many whites and the photograph is mostly darks. Lastly, I love the positioning of the an. If he was dead on center, the photo would have lost its artisitc elements. But the angles against the window panes create sharp tangents that reflect his dark and confused body language of mixed feelings.

Romania 1975

This photograph is absolutely beautiful. As a person who lives for black and white "moment shots", this photo really captures a random yet significant moment of these youth throughout their travels. Although their destination is unclear, this photo illuminates their struggle and exhaustion, but also represents the strength of their relationship as they remain close and cudddled through this struggle. Technically, I love the tonality between their skin tones, along with the angles of the arms that surround their facial expressions. The couple is definitely married as signified by the ring on the mans finger as they are closely cuddled through their exhaustion. Possibly an exhausted relationship? The man is completely asleep while the woman appears stressed and uncomfortable.

Blogs I'm Following

www.refinery29.com

www.trendland.net

http://adventureblog.nationalgeographic.com/

I'm going to follow these three blogs because they're each about things I love. Refinery29 is a blog I read every day to keep me updated with local events and trends, also, they have great deals on shopping! Trendland is also a great blog because its all about upcoming artists and fashion designers that display their work. Lastly, the national geographic blog is great because I love to travel. Seeing where people get to go around the world really inspires me to go experience these places of the world as well

The Stranger #2

"Then I fired four more times at the motionless body where the bullets lodged without leaving a trace. I twas like knocking four quick times on the door of unhappiness."

At the end of Chapter 6, Mersault has killed the Arab man with a gun once encountering him on the beach. This last quote of the chapter really shows Mersault's numb state of mind, as he strays from the idea that he has just killed a man and now sees the body as a portal to his unhappiness. I feel this quote shows his current state as he has tried to make himself happy in his life through these "bullets," but they continue to cause no change, "without leaving a trace." Mersault is now also unable to distinguish what is good for himself, as he knocks "four times on the door of unhappiness" through killing a man, essentially doing anything to bring feeling and emotion back into his life.

The Stranger

"Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don’t know. I got a telegram from the home: “Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.” That doesn’t mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday."


I feel this is the most important quote of the reading thus far. Although its just the beginning, looking back on it now I can see how this quote foreshadowed the personality and obstacles that the protagonist faces during the death of his mother. He shows strong uncertainty in this sentence, similar to that of his relationship with his mother. His uncertainty definitely comes through during his visit to his mothers casket, as he refuses to open up the casket and see her. 

Genesis 1- The Beginning

"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." (Genesis 27-30).

In Genesis, an alternative creation to the evolution of mankind is explained. Through God's power, he created the 7 days of the week, each day dedicated to specific aspects of our world- water, animals, land. But this statement above goes against Darwins idea of evolution, stating that God created mankind to his liking and preference, his own "image" of what the world was supposed to look like. I also find the idea of "male and female" interesting. Not only because male comes first, foreshadowing the patriarchal society we live in, but also because before this statement, the only creations God had made were of nature.