Have you ever thought about taking something and turning it into something completely different object? Have you ever wished for immortality or eternal youth. Alchemy‚ Alchemy is the art of deconstruction analyzing the matter and reconstructing the matter into a completely different material. There are several topics of alchemy that have been proven and there are several topic that cannot be explained but here are some topic of both areas undiscovered and explained. History of Alchemy‚ Examples of
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About Paulo Freire’s Philosophy of Education In the banking concept of education‚ Paulo Freire states that the education students receive is “banking” because the teacher is constantly depositing information in the student’s mind; information that is detached from reality and disconnected from its significance. He says that one of the biggest problems of this misguided system of education is the lack of creativity and inquiry. Freire affirms that “knowledge emerges only through invention and
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* Mundane Wisdom Book review of “The Alchemist” Regine Carlo N. Alvarez BSBA-FTM/ I-2 The theme of the phenomenal novel “The Alchemist” written by Paulo Coelho revolves around dreams‚ symbols‚ and adventure. It tells of a young shepherd named Santiago who travels around Andalusia and once dreams of a treasure hidden in the pyramids of Egypt. It is a book full of wisdom and life lessons used to achieved one’s dreams and fulfill self-happiness. The story opens in the
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perform household duties; while the males are seen as financial providers in the outside world‚ responsible for the well being and prestige of the family. Most marriages are arranged by the families. In most cases the woman’s father is approached about what she wants before the marriage contract is prepared. The Shari ’a law allows a man to marry up to four wives if he treats them all as equals. Either side (male or female) is capable of requesting a divorce. If the couple has children and is up
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said "There are some people who live in a dream world‚ and there are some who face reality‚ and then there are those who turn one into the other." A dreamer will always stay a dreamer unless they put their dreams in action‚ as Santiago did‚ in The Alchemist. This quote is quite evident throughout the novel and life‚ and many people don’t even realize that they have a Personal Legend‚ which is their only obligation in life. A wise mother once said‚ "There are many different paths up the same mountain
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of those cities is Sao Paulo‚ Brazil which is sharing the second rank with another Latin American city‚ Mexico City in the world population list of UN (Rodriguez and Rosenbaum‚ 2005). The aim of this paper is to examine the urban transformation and transition of Sao Paulo by referring to globalization. In fact‚ globalization will be held in the paper in articulation with economic‚ political and social processes which have affected the current situation. Hence I divide my paper into three parts‚ in
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In the fantasy fiction adventure novel‚ The Alchemist‚ written by Paul Coelho‚ an epic story is told about an individual named Santiago that follows his dreams and defies all odds to find a treasure that might not even exist. He is accompanied by an ally which is also an alchemist. Throughout the story‚ a main part was the symbolization of Santiago’s heart. His heart symbolizes the good in the world and the most pure way to get what you want. Santiago had to learn to follow his heart throughout
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Alchemist Archetypes In the alchemist by Paul Coelho‚ he writes about a shepherd named Santiago. Santiago’s journey is written mainly through situation archetypes. Archetypes are used to categorize people and a situation in stories‚ poems‚ plays ect. The predominant archetypes are situational. The most distinguished archetypes in the alchemist are the initiation‚ the quest‚ death and rebirth‚ the journey‚ and supernatural intervention. The first archetype in the entire book is the initiation;
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Sao Paulo is not only the largest city in Brazil but it is also one of the top countries in the world with the worst traffic. There is a population of about 18 million people with about 6.3 million cars 650‚000 motor cycles‚ 35‚000 taxis and 17‚000 busses. To make things worse there are also 1‚000 new cars added a day. There have been traffic jams stretching up to 293 km of traffic. Naturally‚ with numbers like these there is bound to be some traffic. However‚ there are also 19‚000 trucks that pass
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Antivirus Software Definition Antivirus software is used to protect computers‚ databases and all their electronically stored information from malicious logic programs. Antivirus software not only prevents infection‚ but it can also clean viruses and other malicious logic from an infected system. Due to the constant changes in malicious logic programs‚ however‚ definition files must be frequently updated. History The first antivirus software was created in 1988 in order to combat
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