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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Charlemagne was a Frankish king‚ later emperor‚ whose rule lasted from 742 CE until 814 CE. Charles the Great was revered as one of the greatest kings of the Early Middle Ages‚ an attitude that was perpetuated by the early authors’ writings about him and his reign. One such author is an eighth-century scholar named Einhard who born in 770 CE in the eastern part of Frankland. After receiving an education from a local monastery‚ Einhard went on to become not only a member of Charlemagne’s court but
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And in the case of Dani Kind‚ her presence is crucial to every work in which she has been featured. She has been spotlighted in a myriad of supporting roles for a wide variety of networks‚ and I had the good sense to initially notice her Hallmark characters. Recently‚ she agreed to answer a few questions about how she got started in acting‚ her experience with Hallmark and elsewhere‚ and her upcoming appearance
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In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy undergoes several changes over the course of the story. At the beginning of the story Ponyboy has a very negative view of the rival gang the Socs. However by the end of the novel he comes to the realization that the gang he belongs to‚ the Greasers‚ is not much different than the Socs. At the beginning of the novel Ponyboy believes that the Greasers and the Socs are completely different. When Ponyboy was talking to Cherry he
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a silly thing like driving‚ and being underage while doing it? Cap Anderson is a flower child‚ who lives in Garland Farms with his sixty-seven year old grandmother‚ Rain‚ who educates him until she has an accident. Cap is different from other characters because Cap comes from Garland which is a whole different world. In Garland‚ there is no money‚ no television and different hobbies from the “real” world. Cap would have never thought he would interact with the world outside of Garland and enjoy
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tells how the narrator’s emotions and feelings change throughout the story‚ emotions and feelings have a big effect on the theme because the narrators change is basically the main themes of the story. It shows the narrators development as a character by describing him being a guard and witness to a man’s death‚ without explaining what that man had done wrong. First he starts off by describing the environment in which the prisoners live‚ but stays away from describing any of them directly
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In Richmond Lattimore’s The Iliad of Homer‚ substance in one’s identity seems only attainable through seeking glory. Rather than substance‚ the name that they are given serves more as a title than a true summary of their character. Despite the myriad of “heroes”‚ The Iliad displays the worst traits of man in all including the heroes themselves as well as the venerable gods of Olympos. Even with these horrible traits‚ can their extraordinary accomplishments truly compensate and catapult them to hero
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The Need for Friendship Everyone needs a best friend as readers will see in Chaim Potok’s The Chosen. A friend is someone who has your back no matter what happens‚ and not having one by your side will be hard. Reuven‚ the main character in Chaim Potok’s The Chosen‚ starts the book without a true friend. As the story progresses he meets Danny Saunders‚ the son of the Hasidic Rabbi Reb Saunders. Reuven is an Apikorosim Jew. As readers might have guessed Reuven and Danny’s Different Jewish Sects
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a whole. “I‚ like the archfiend‚ bore a hell within me; finding myself unsympathized with‚ wished to tear up the trees‚ spread havoc and destruction around me‚ and then to have sat down and enjoyed the ruin” (page 124). This example of a dynamic character ties into the scientific evidence that has discovered that children are born unbiased and unprejudiced until influenced otherwise by their
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determined. Artist: Open minded‚ nature lover‚ wanderer‚ creative‚ sensitive. What happens when you combine both? A lion with zebra stripes‚ nope me‚ a strong-minded person with a sensible heart. These two contrasting disciplines have shaped my character creating a balance between a competitive mindset of a sportsperson with the receptive side of an artist. It has been two years since I submerged myself in the world of triathlon: training intensely for hours each day‚ committed to a rigorous nutrition
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