In The Alchemist‚ Santiago is a young shepherd from a small town and has a dream about a treasure. He sells all his sheep and went in search of the treasure. Santiago is determined‚ courageous and curious to learn new things. As he follows his dream‚ he experiences a lot of difficulties‚ but also he learns a lot. If Santiago doesn’t possess these traits‚ he would never be able to fulfill his dream. Determination is one of the strongest traits that Santiago possesses. As a result‚ his parents
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Reflective Essay on The Alchemist This novel is a fable that contains many messages worth noting and worth applying to our lives and attitudes towards our soul. After several times of reading‚ I found my own answer of the three critical questions about this novel. As for the theme‚ I think it is multifold‚ and I will illustrate in the following part of this essay. In the beginning of this novel‚ a story of Narcissus and Lake was told‚ which seems an allegory totally irrelevant to the story
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Star Trek Poster Analysis…. Describe the ways I which the images shown in the posters are similar and how they are different. How do the images on the poster give us an idea of what the film will be about? The two pictures on the poster are similar because of the colouring‚ and because they both contain the same person. The top of the poster is filled by a picture of three of the main characters. Two of these characters are half hidden by the third character. This suggests that they will only
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Camping: Mountains and Desert A few times a year‚ I like to go camping. Sometimes I go to the mountains in Kern County‚ California‚ whereas‚ other times I go to the desert in Brawley‚ California. Camping in the mountains‚ although similar in atmosphere‚ terrain and activities‚ has many more benefits than camping in the desert. There is nothing like taking a deep breath of cool‚ crisp mountain air‚ taking that narrow winding road that never seems to end until at last reaching the very spot that
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Since 1993‚ over 500 young‚ unfortunate‚ brown women have been found brutally abuse and murdered in Ciudad Juarez‚ Chihuahua‚ across the border from El Paso‚ Texas‚ not including hundreds of others who have been missing and still have not been found. Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders (2005) by Alicia Gaspar de Alba‚ is a mystery novel about this 17-year crime-wave. When returns to her hometown El Paso to adopt a baby. She and her partner Brigit are ready to start a family and there are many young girls
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The Alchemist Book Report “The Alchemist”‚ a novel written by Paulo Coelho‚ describes the story of a young boy‚ Santiago‚ and his pursuit of happiness. Throughout the story‚ Santiago is a Spanish shepherd who is determined to follow his dream of finding hidden treasure in Egypt. To begin his journey‚ Santiago is challenged to leave his comfort zone within his own home and venture out into the unknown world. He had to learn to trust his instinct and the “Soul of the Universe”. Also during his
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DESERT FLOWER Waris Dirie was born into a family of nomads in a Somalian desert. Growing up‚ she was privileged to run free with nature’s most majestic animals‚ and learned a respect for nature that many of us as Americans could never fathom. However‚ these thrills are just on the surface of what life is really like for African women. She suffered through intense traditional mutilation in her childhood‚ and endless hours of hard labor in the fields everyday. At the age of 13‚ she ran away
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The Alchemist Reaction Paper The novel‚ The Alchemist by Paul Coehlo‚ follows around Santiago who’s occupation at the time was a shepherd who had a desire to live life to the fullest. The book introduces the readers to Santiago having a nightmare and he is afraid that his nightmare is symbolic of how his life is at its current stage. To further comprehend his dream‚ Santiago meets with a gypsy who explains to him that he has a quest to find a treasure. Then‚ he encounters and old man‚ Melchizedek
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Are the main characters in The Alchemist and The Pearl immature? In the books The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ and The Pearl by John Steinbeck‚ the main characters are both immature‚ but in different ways. In The Alchemist‚ the main character Santiago is a relatively immature person if compared to the end. He becomes wiser during the course of his journey‚ learning more about the world. Before Santiago achieves his Personal Legend‚ he does not know as much about the world. At the start of the book
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"The Alchemist" Essay "The Alchemist" written by Paulo Coelho has many themes that go on throughout the book. The most prominent theme in the book is one about dreams. Santiago starts the novel off with him wanting to pursue his continuous dream and finding the meaning of it. While on his path to finding the meaning of his dream‚ he meets a gypsy so she can tell him what it’s about or at least give him some insight on it. One quote that stuck with me during their encounter
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