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    Santiago and The Crystal Merchant Sometimes changes are required to make life easier when you are struggling. In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ Santiago suggests that the crystal merchant should change in order to improve his business. When the merchant agrees with Santiago’s brilliant ideas‚ many positive things start to happen. In this part of the novel‚ Santiago had just gotten robbed and he has no way to survive. Desperate for food‚ he offers his assistance to a crystal merchant in exchange

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    Santiago Nasar Symbolism

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    around is the death of Santiago Nasar. The deflowering of Angela Vicario out of wedlock by Santiago Nasar is the basis of his death by Angela’s twin brothers. Magical realism has a large role in the novel that can be displayed through symbolism. The death of Santiago Nasar can have a deeper meaning when it relates so strongly to the death of Jesus Christ. There are many key similarities that are mentioned from Gabriel Garcia-Marquez. Some of these similarities include how Santiago Nasar was

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    Santiago Calatrava. Calatrava is known worldwide for his architectural designs and sculptures‚ which combine fluid‚ almost aerial forms with strongly functional structure. "Wave" reflects the creative combination of engineering and movement that is the hallmark of Calatrava’s great architectural projects. Architect‚ artist‚ and engineer Santiago Calatrava was born on July 28‚ 1951‚ in the town of Benimamet‚ near Valencia‚ Spain. Calatrava family on both sides was engaged in the agricultural export

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    During his journey for redemption‚ the fisherman‚ Santiago‚ loses several physical and mental battles. For example‚ Santiago struggles to catch an immense marlin‚ carry his boat’s mast back to shore‚ and fight off hungry sharks surrounding his skiff. By putting his protagonist through these symbolic trials‚ Hemingway truly shows Santiago’s perseverance and ability as a classic “code hero” figure found in many of his works. The main battle Santiago fights is to catch a marlin‚ something that would

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    Santiago vs COMELEC

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    G.R. No. 127325 March 19‚ 1997 MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO‚ ALEXANDER PADILLA‚ and MARIA ISABEL ONGPIN‚ petitioners‚  vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS‚ JESUS DELFIN‚ ALBERTO PEDROSA & CARMEN PEDROSA‚ in their capacities as founding members of the People’s Initiative for Reforms‚ Modernization and Action (PIRMA)‚ respondents. SENATOR RAUL S. ROCO‚ DEMOKRASYA-IPAGTANGGOL ANG KONSTITUSYON (DIK)‚ MOVEMENT OF ATTORNEYS FOR BROTHERHOOD INTEGRITY AND NATIONALISM‚ INC. (MABINI)‚ INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES

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    Jimmy Santiago Baca

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    that I am willing to grasp the knowledge of is Jimmy Santiago. Santiago‚ a former inmate of a maximum security prison altered his life through the power of poetry and writing. The reason why I chose to delve into his philosophies is because he was a former prisoner. His life is inspirational due to the fact that I work at a local jail and witness the obscenities of the system and inmates. To dramatically change one’s life in prison‚ like Santiago‚ I would like to present his teaching forms of poetry

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    traditional Indian socialnorms and of modern life‚ wherein therunaway Sampath Chawla‚ who just wants tobe left alone‚ is forced into being a holy man inspite of himself. Kulfi Sampath Kulfi Chawla is Sampath’s mother. The story of "Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard" begins when Kulfi is pregnant with Sampath. She is the "odd" one in the family‚ not taking part in many conversations with the others nor behaving as most young‚ pregnant women do. Kulfi is obsessed with food and eating food. One could attribute

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    into a calm and humble man The first factor which distinguishes Santiago from his younger colleagues is the wide knowledge that he has of the local marine environment. It is undeniable that having devoted himself entirely to fishing has provided him with a deep understanding of the seascape and a “preterite ability to see through and beyond what is immediately apprehended by the physical eye” (Strychacz 243). As Gurko claims‚ Santiago is “a superb craftsman who knows his business thoroughly and practises

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    Jimmy Santiago Baca

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    to be. The memoir A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca‚ a story about a man who was abandoned by his parents at a very young age‚ having a mother who desired to blend into “white world” and an alcoholic father‚ a man who was convicted at the age of twenty-one. Baca’s story tells about how he changes his life from being illiterate to becoming a poet inside the prison‚ exploring his inspirational transformation through poetry. This is a Journey of how Baca took charged of his life and molded himself

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    I‚ Santiago the shepherd‚ have finally arrived at the old‚ destroyed‚ and abandoned church with my flock of sheep. An enormous sycamore tree lies where the sacristy used to be. I might as well spend the night here as it is beginning to become dark. When I awoke from my slightly uncomfortable slumber‚ it was still dark. A strange dream kept on waking me up. I have only had the dream twice. However‚ the worst part of the dream is that I never see the ending of it. I always wake up before I see it.

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