The Alchemist is a novel written by Paulo Coelho‚ a Brazilian novelist‚ and it was first published in 1988. It is about a boy named Santiago who left his work as a shepherd‚ his hometown in Spain‚ and even his love to pursue his lifelong dream‚ or as stated in the book‚ his Personal Legend. This novel in one of the top bestselling books in history‚ and is also the most translated book by any living author according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The novel also reflects the life of the author
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adventure‚ no old kings or personal legends‚ no treasure and no pyramids. It was as if the world had fallen silent because [Santiago’s] soul had.” (Coelho 47) He realizes‚ through the help of others‚ that he is following his dreams because that is what his heart is telling him to do and that he needs to “listen to [his] heart. It knows all things.” (Coelho 127) He has always does what he wants to do and never really thinks twice about what he is doing‚ but if he wants to finally follow his dreams‚ then
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Every person is faced with important decisions which can change his or her life. The main characters in Siddhartha by Herman Hesse and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho realized that they had the power in their own hands to change their lives around. In both novels‚ the main characters‚ Siddhartha and Santiago‚ set out on a journey in order to reach enlightenment‚ because they felt disconnection within themselves. Although Santiago and Siddhartha faced different types of obstacles on the journey‚ they
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: A Summary‚ Reflection and Reaction The book The Alchemist was originally written in Portuguese by Paulo Coelho in 1987. To date‚ it sold 35 million copies and is reigned as the most translated book in the world by a living author. The Alchemist was the second book of the now 67-year old Coelho following his first novel attempt entitled The Pilgrimage. It was Coelho’s second book that made him known worldwide‚ but amazingly‚ it just took him a course of one two-week
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DESCRIPTION | 1 | Brida(protagonist)Magus of Folk | -She is a twenty-one year old Irish girl who wants to learn about magic.-He is a Teacher of Tradition of the Sun who was known and respected by the tradition. He has gray hair and is about twice the age of Brida. | 2 | BridaOwner of the bookshopWicca | -He owned the bookshop and was eager to help Brida in finding a teacher.-She is a slim‚ elegant‚ serious-looking woman who teaches Brida about the Tradition of the Moon. | 3 | Brida‚Wicca Lorens Loni
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There are many definitions of love in this world‚ and each has its own reason behind it. Fatima defines love as many things‚ here are some examples below. Fatima defines love as trust. She says that as she is" a part of your(his) dream"‚ "I(she) want you(him) to continue towards your(his) goal." She thinks that if she is really part of his dream‚ he will "come back one day" for her. She does thinks that love is trust as if there is no trust there will not be a strong bond between them. Fatima defines
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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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They will not only want to truly continue to think about the issues and themes presented throughout the story‚ but also to discuss them with others to get more insight and understanding. That was exactly what The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho was able to do. Many themes that Coelho brilliantly inserted into the storyline allow for conversation after reading the book. The obvious topic that came up throughout the series of events was the concept of “Personal Legends”. That topic was very important and
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located in our urban vocabularies with its primate cities whose populations outnumber tens of millions. One 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
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Hung 1 Jocelyn Hung ENC_1102 Professor Rios 14 May‚ 2013 Introduction: Number Two In “Pedagogy of the Oppressed”‚ Paulo Freire presents two concepts of education‚ banking and problem-posing. Specifically‚ Freire argues that in banking‚ teachers assume students are passive‚ take all control‚ determine what will be learned‚ and “fill” students with pre-selected information. Problem-posing education allows people to develop their human natures fully because it depends on dialogue‚ recognizes
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