The alchemist - Paulo Coelho The author Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil August 24‚ 1947 and is a lyricist and novelist. Paulo Coelho is one of the world’s most read authors. He is believed to be the fifth most read author through time. Coelho has done a lot of different things in his life. As a teenager he was a rebel and a hippy. Later he started a publishing company‚ wrote lyrics for Brazil’s most popular artists and has even been in a mental hospital. He has also worked as a journalist
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2 17 August 2010 Performing Miracles In the novel The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ the main character‚ Santiago‚ seeks out his personal legend. His personal legend is to go to the pyramids in Egypt to find the treasure he has dreamt about. Throughout his long journey across the desert‚ he learns many lessons of great significance . In one particular scene towards the end of the novel the chief of a tribe believes Santiago and the Alchemist to be spies of an enemy. The chief threatens to take Santiago’s
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the heroes in both works are alike‚ they are also very different from one another. The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Hunger Games both illustrate: two heroes who overcome obstacles in different ways‚ wise advisors the heroes seek wisdom from‚ an unbreakable bond between two characters‚ and also two very distinctive but successful journeys and victories. Heroes continuously overcome challenges during their various journeys. The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Hunger Games depict two different heroes who must
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True journey stories for me have always been The Wizard of Oz‚ Odysseus‚ Star Wars‚ and It’s a Wonderful Life. The hero in each of these stories is usually immersed in feelings of hopelessness that are always initiated by a crisis. Dorothy suffers the loss of friends‚ family and home‚ and is ultimately exiled. Odysseus also loses friends‚ family and home‚ as do Luke and George Bailey. My crisis centered around the loss of my friends‚ family and home in Syria. Through past years‚ two of my best
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Experience is life lessons Paulo Coelho teaches in the Alchemist to always believe in oneself and to never forget what one truly want and desire‚ even if it takes days‚ months‚ or years to over come the challenges that may come along the way. He also teaches people to “live and learn” from oneself mistakes to make the right choices at the appropriate time. In the Alchemist Santiago deals with a great amount of challenges‚ difficulties and tests throughout his quest to obtain his Personal Legend
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In Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist‚ regarding the statement" Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself‚” there are a myriad of different meanings. Suffering is both physical and emotional‚ on the other hand the fear of suffering comes from the mind; intangible and anxiety producing. Fear feels completely undeniable; however‚ at the same time it is being falsified by pop culture as not everyone bears the same fears. In The Alchemist‚ Santiago was driven to travel
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Ancient Greeks valued greek heroes greatly because of their ability to overcome any tasks that comes their way. Greek Heroes possessed superhuman abilities which allowed them to achieve seemingly insurmountable goals. Overtime Greeks have already tried‚ and failed to accomplish the tasks that Greek heroes have completed. All of these heroes had many qualities which Ancient Greeks valued. Some of these qualities are physical strength‚ perseverance‚ and courage. Ancient Greeks and people today still
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2. High chance of success In the words of the famous author Paulo Coelho once wrote When you want something‚ all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ~ Paulo Coelho Quotes from The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream. - Going back to the forest we realize that our chances of finding the beautiful fall is higher when using a map than going in without one‚ we might as well go in blindfolded. Which is exactly what this second
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE WHEN YOU REALLY WANT SOMETHING TO HAPPEN‚ THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE CONSPIRES IN HELPING YOU ACHIEVE IT. - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Mathematics – the subject captured my interest since I was a kid. The conceptual understanding and the logical application to the problems kept my mind awake‚ which made me glued to the subject. My passion for the subject made me to participate in “Ramanujan Talent Test” in which I secured state second rank. Another thing that intrigued me was
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In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ there is a passage from that book that stuck out to me as being the most pivotal and salient quote in this novel. The passage describes the conversation between Santiago and the camel driver while they were on their way to Al-Fayoum. The camel driver tells Santiago that when you are pursuing your own Personal Legend you must have no regrets because God is the one who oversees everything. Santiago‚ many times over‚ is being enticed to give up his search
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