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    The Old Man and the Sea

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    The Old Man and the Sea In the novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago the fisherman can be viewed as either a failure or a success. In the aspects of Rishi‚ Devata‚ and Chhandas we can see that Santiago is not a failure. He has gone eighty-four days without catching a fish‚ and he is the laughingstock of his small village. Regardless of his past‚ the old man determines to change his luck and sail out farther than he or the other fishermen ever have sailed out before. When we look at the Rishi

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    Wl 2b Creative Writing

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    protagonist‚ Santiago Nasar‚ falls on his face in the kitchen of his own home‚ dead. There are still many untold details the reader may be wondering about that needs to be demystified‚ such as the real culprit for taking Angela Vicario’s virginity. In an attempt to satisfy most of the readers’ curiosity‚ the following diary of Angela Vicario‚ the dishonored bride‚ has been uncovered. What has never been said by Angela has been captured with her written words. The whole mystery of Santiago Nasar’s murder

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    story about a fisherman trying to catch a fish and a deeper story about a man attempting to prove to society that he is not useless. This novella is an example of Man’s struggle to maintain dignity in the face of adversity. The old fisherman (Santiago) could have easily given up against the giant 18 foot marlin‚ but he could not stand going home one more day being looked at as an aging failure by his friend and the other fishermen in the village. Ernest Hemingway relates this novella to

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    Hemingway refers back to the bible by likening the old man to Jesus. Santiago is compared to Jesus in the novel by allusions and genuinely grand imagery throughout the text before‚ during and after the crucifixion. Santiago‚ the old man in the novel‚ is corroborated as Jesus in the writing in allusion to Jesus ’s life before crucifixion. For example‚ “But after forty days without a fish...” Hemingway is relating Santiago ’s forty days

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    Acceptance

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    Man and the Sea‚ where an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago suffers from a streak of bad luck. Santiago‚ for the 85th day without a catch‚ catches a marlin which tugs him out to sea for many a days‚ only for his catch to be eaten by sharks on his trip returning home to Havana. He returns‚ exhausted‚ only to find his young companion at his aid‚ which he responds to him that his luck has run out. The boy does not want to accept it‚ but Santiago realizes his time is up‚ and is pleased with his life

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    Santiago's Destruction

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    Destruction and Defeat Could you imagine catching an 18 foot long marlin? The marlin‚ eaten by a shark on the way home‚ could not defeat the fact that catching the great fish is a victory. Santiago did this in the book the Old Man and the Sea by Earnest Hemingway. He is victorious at the end of the story for multiple reasons-he has endurance‚ he is never defeated‚ and he does not lose faith throughout the entire story. Santiago’s ability to endure the harsh life he lives gives even more meaning

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    The Alchemist

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    In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho the main character‚ Santiago had to overcome many obstacles. There are four obstacles that Santiago had to overcome while trying to find his treasure and complete his personal legend. The first obstacle is being “told from childhood onward that every dream is impossible” (Coelho 2). Santiago’s parents want him to be a priest‚ but he wants to travel the world and be a shepherd. He even goes to school to be a priest. “One afternoon‚ on a visit to his

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    The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ a Spanish Shepherd named Santiago goes on a journey through Africa and the Sahara desert. He is on his way to find some treasure at the Great Pyramids when he meets a gypsy. The gypsy tells him where to find the treasure and that he has to give half of it to her. He wants to fulfill his personal legend of finding the treasure.. I am a delightful girl who lives in the Al-Fayoum desert. A man named Santiago came to my tent to ask about a man named the Alchemist

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    Marines in Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba. William Santiago was also a private in the Marines‚ Santiago had been suffering from his poor physical condition. Santiago witnessed a fenceline shooting where other Marines shot over the border as a bargaining chip to get off of the base. Col. Jessup learned of the fenceline shooting and instead officially gave him a transfer when he actually ordered Dawson and Downey to commit a code red on Santiago. Dawson had given Santiago food when his was confiscated‚ showing

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    A Practicum Report On Bureau of Immigration Magallanes Drive‚ Intramuros Manila‚ Philippines Training Period: ( April 17‚ 2012 – June 11‚ 2012 ) In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course TOUR 401 – Hospitality Practicum 1 For degree in Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management Tourism Management Department College of International Hospitality Management De La Salle University – Dasmariñas Dasmariñas‚ Cavite Presented to: Ms. Beberlee Desingaño Presented by: Panoy‚ Kristine

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