The true legend The quote of Douglas Everett “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" best portrays the theme of THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho because there through the characters of a crystal merchant an Englishman and Santiago. The crystal merchant is one who lives in a dream world because he does not go after his personal legend. The Englishman faces reality because he is always reading books and
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countries still promote them and want more people to come. This is because tourism is very important for the economy but not in all cases for the citizens. If so‚ should countries encourage tourism? Firstly‚ tourism leads to the development of the country. The desire to attract tourists to a certain area often encourages governments to improve local facilities which is beneficial for both‚ citizens and tourists. On the other hand‚ the development of the country must be somehow controlled and planned
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GRADES ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO LEARN There are many ways to encourage students in school such as prizes‚ and compliments . In fact‚ by giving motivations and inspiration‚ grades are always the most important and highly effective methods in assessing students’studying archivement . First‚ grades give students motivations in studying. Some students might study better when they are appreciated by his teachers and classmates. Therefore ‚ they try to be a role-model in class and make other
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God Sees the Heart‚ Not Appearance During the realization of his fallen nature‚ a moment of truth‚ Aksionov confesses‚ “Maybe I am a hundred times worse than you.” And at these words his heart grew light‚ and the longing for home left him (Tolstoy 6). Until he realized his own sin‚ he was stuck in hatred. It takes the realization of sin to finally see the truth. It takes courage to recognize sin and to forgive others. In “God Sees the Truth‚ but Waits” by Leo Tolstoy‚ diction‚ irony‚ and symbolism
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Two Friends Have you ever wondered how reality is so much more different than TV or fiction. It depicts life as we know it in the real world‚ cruel and unjust. And this is exactly the kind of writing from most of the eighteenth century‚ where life is portrayed from the lower class’ point of view in order to attain a social reform. In the short story Two Friends‚ Guy de Maupassant describes the harshness and reality of the Franco Prussian War‚ and its effect on two Parisians who love fishing. This
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types of friends that everyone should have There are many types of people in the world and many types of friends. Knowing | that‚ it becomes all the more important to select the right people so that one might have the correct friends‚ but which types of friends are required? There are ten different types of friends that everybody should have‚ each fitting into one of three categories: the occasional friends‚ the benefactors and the greats. The first category‚ the occasional friends‚ encompasses
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Friends Who are the real friends? Well‚ ever since I was small my mother would always tell me that there’s no such thing as friends. She would say‚ "You only have classmates coworkers and people that you could socials with". But‚ I think differently‚ friends are all over the place. There are several kinds of friends in this world. We see them everyday either in school‚ home‚ or at the job. But‚ had we ever stopped to think to classify our friends. In my opinion I classify friends on how well
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39 Questions to Understand Someone I recently was given the following questions by a friend of mine and challenged to try them out‚ on someone other than him. I have to say I am curious about how this would go but I am not sure if it is something I would actually do. The thought of letting a stranger know so much about me so quickly would be something so far outside of my comfort zone. Supposedly these are questions that someone came up with after many failed dates. These questions were reportedly
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What makes us who we are? On page 367 the lines state “ identity is shaped by our interests‚ personality‚ and talents‚ much of how we define ourselves is dependent on the culture that surrounds us.” Those lines are telling readers that everyone should have different personalities and that it is okay to embrace the culture around you. Even though a lot of people say it’s okay to be different people still feel the need to change around different groups to fit in. Instead of being who they truly are
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Interesting Facts A crocodile can’t stick its tongue out. A shrimp’s heart is in its head. In a study of 200‚000 ostriches over a period of 80 years‚ no one reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call. Horses can’t vomit. Sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick is said to be the toughest tongue
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