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    CHARACTER 1) “Astride the animal was a horseman dressed completely in black‚ with a falcon perched on his left shoulder. He wore a turban and his entire face‚ except for his eyes‚ was covered with a black kerchief. He appeared to be a messenger from the desert‚ but his presence was much more powerful than that of a mere messenger.” (page 109) Response: My first impression of this man was definitely creepy. The boy viewed this unusual man as some messenger‚ as did I. Though it turned out‚ this assumption

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    The Alchemist is an exciting adventure about a boy living for his dream‚ which is his “Personal Legend”. Many archetypes were revealed in the story such as the hero‚ the wise old man‚ supernatural aid‚ the journey‚ and rags to riches. These archetypes help create the story‚ The Alchemist. The hero is the main character Santiago because he has made the choice to sacrifice his life for his Personal Legend. He wanted to live the life of a shepherd but gave that up to look for his Personal Legend‚

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    A.) The two most significant environmental or physical geographic factors that contributed to the development and expansion of the United states had to be the Gold Rush‚ and the Irish Potato Famine. The Irish potato famine was devistating to Ireland and laid waste to it’s population‚ but ended up spurring Irish immigration to the United States‚ leading to both growth and expansion. The gold rush that took hold in the United States was one of the biggest factors that pushed people west and lead to

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    you were up-to-date or not but during a mundane drive through the Iraqi desert our convoy was ambuscaded. I managed to escape but my whole squad was slaughtered. Mom I wish I had just died with them. I cannot close my eyes without seeing our convoy in infernos or my best friend being scorched alive in the Humvee. I do not know how to carry on with life. Everyone sees me as a hero‚ being able to escape through the hazy desert with nothing but a canteen of water for four days until I was rescued. I

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    supports the idea of a physical journey‚ perhaps across continents. These structures again suggest mystery. * (3) the extreme close up shot of the young male (who we can assume is the main character) captures him gazing t from under the drift of the desert sands. * He looks bewildered- perhaps due to an experience. On this physical journey-ties in with the idea mystery already established.   Vectors * The dominant vector is the line of sight created by the boy’s eyes. This causes the viewer

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    on their knees to do us honor when success is with us‚ may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world‚ the one that never deserts him‚ the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog. A man’s dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty‚ in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground‚ where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely‚ if

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    and Tengri Desert in northwestern China. My feeling on this land has been a complex mixture of love and sigh‚ as folks are nurtured by this land‚ but also tortured by frequent sand storms and very dry weather. During my college life in Jiangsu University‚ I‚ as a volunteer‚ participated in a research project to study the environmental changes and the corresponding socio-economic effects around Shapotou. I was impressed by the fresh scene of Shapotou‚ the place where once engulfed by desert has been

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    and ancient ruins‚ each with a mesmerizing story to tell‚ creating a treasure-filled world of travel opportunities. Towering Mountains‚ Vast Deserts and Lush Rainforests | Nestled between Pakistan‚ China and Nepal‚ India is bordered in the north by the world’s highest mountain chain‚ while further south‚ tropical rain forests mingle with windswept deserts. To complete the geographic smorgasbord‚ palm-fringed beaches trim the peninsula like ribbon on a huge Christmas gift. The only thing missing

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    with long‚ curved claws and small pads on the bottom. The porcupine’s undersides are soft and vulnerable. Porcupine babies are called kittens. The porcupine lives in all the North American desert regions‚ and the entire west‚ north to Canada. It lives in wooded areas ‚in light marshlands and in deserts. Porcupines are vegetarians. In the Spring they feed on leaves‚ twigs and green plants. In Winter‚ they chew through the outer bark of fir‚ hemlock‚ aspen and pines trees to eat the tender

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    Kiley Dempsey Ms. Jones Honors Tenth Grade Literature Composition 04 September 2012 Santiago’s Journey How to Read Literature like a Professor‚ by Thomas C. Foster‚ is like painting a picture; with painting the first step is to paint inside the lines‚ but an advanced artist understands that a picture is made up of not just color‚ texture‚ and shapes‚ but also considers the purpose behind each stroke. Foster brings a different meaning to reading a book and draws attention to the author and his or

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