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    Santiago's Character

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    person could you compare him to? Explain. Santiago faces many adversities in the novel but the main one that makes up the plot is Santiago being shunned as a fisherman in his village by all of the people because he can not catch one fish. A political person that compares to Santiago is Elizabeth Anne Seton. She fought for women’s right to vote and did not care what people called her and what men thought of her. 2. Draw three parallels between Santiago and the marlin. Choose one quality both share

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    instance occurs in Gabriel García Márquez’s journalistic novel‚ Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚ in which Santiago Nasar is indicted of having been the individual responsible for deflowering Angela Vicario prior to her arranged marriage to Bayardo San Roman. This accusation‚ which is initially stated by Angela Vicario herself‚ causes a chain of events which ultimately result in the murder of Santiago Nasar by Pedro and Pablo Vicario‚ Angela’s brothers. Through their actions‚ the twins act for honor with

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    independent clauses conjoined by a simple conjunction‚ is ordinary‚ traits which characterize Hemingway’s literary style. Santiago is the protagonist of the novella. He is an old fisherman in Cuba who‚ when we meet him at the beginning of the book‚ has not caught anything for eighty-four days. The novella follows Santiago’s quest for the great catch that will save his career. Santiago endures a great struggle

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    and The Sea’ by Ernest Hemingway CEL Ernest Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and The Sea’ is set in Cuba during the 1950’s. The main characters that are portrayed in this novel are Santiago‚ the old man and the main character of the story‚ Manolin‚ the young boy who looks up to the old man for guidance and also helps Santiago in any way he can and the fish‚ a marlin. The sharks also play a significant part of this tale. There are many themes that run throughout this novel including determination‚ heroism

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    Assignment #1-Comprehensive Case-Bandag Automotive 1. Given Bandag Auto’s size‚ and anything else you know about it‚ explain why and how the human resource management function should be reorganized. Answer: Bandag automotive is a family oriented business that has great potential for maximum growth. The only issue is that the human resource management function there is not operated in a productive way. Bandag automotive should focus on a brand new strategy to develop a more structured and

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    Thesis Reading

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    within Peer Groups in Miriam College and how it leads the members to commit major violations of school rules.” It was written by four authors namely‚ Catherine J. Macasaet‚ Michelle Corazon S. Robles‚ Alexandrea Camille C. Rodriguez‚ and Anna Monica T. Torres. The thesis was published on February 9‚ 2008 and was submitted as a partial fulfillment of the authors’ requirements in Communication Arts. The problem of the said thesis is‚ “Does communication within peer groups in Miriam College lead its

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    The Old Man and the Sea

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    Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway‚ Santiago‚ the main character of the novel experiences a physical and journey which is set in nature. It proves to be a physical journey as Santiago goes out to sea and has to fight the fish to be able to catch it‚ but also a personal journey‚ as this journey allows us to see Santiago in different states. This journey is set in the sea‚ which gives importance to nature‚ which is the main theme. The journey to sea Santiago goes on proves to be a real physical battle

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    1949. Soviet Union possessed an atomic bomb in 1949. MAIN CHARACTERS Santiago - He is a protagonist and an old man who is seen as unlucky in the beginning of the story. Santiago then goes fishing farther out than any of the other fishermen. He is determined and perseverant. He is lonely. Manolin - Although he only is present twice throughout the story‚ Santiago thinks about him multiple times. The boy is devoted to Santiago and believes in him even when others don’t. He always makes sure that

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    look mean‚ nasty or poor. But‚ you never know unless you talk to them. Santiago pre-judges the Gypsy and Old man when he firsts meets them. Later on Santiago realizes that if he pre-judge you will not find out the truth. Paulo Coelho uses Melchizedek and the Gypsy to illustrate that you should not pre-judge. When Santiago first meets the Englishman he thinks he is trying to be a nag. Santiago was also being rude because he was trying to make the old man feel bad. “That he for himself

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    The Alchemist- responding to the novel 1- The novel is based on 19th-20th century‚ Santiago‚ the shepherd lives out in the fields with his sheep. He goes from Andalusia‚ Spain to Tangier‚ from Tangier he travels to the Saharan oasis Al-Fayoum. The impact of the time setting in this novel is the fact that religion is very strong amongst the people. We as readers come across this time setting and setting (location) itself has an impact on the behavior of the characters we come across as we come

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