Research‚ 20% of the vets who served in either Iraq or Afghanistan suffer from either major depression or post-traumatic stress disorder” (National Veterans Foundation‚ 2016). Esteban Santiago is no exception… On Friday‚ January 6th‚ veteran Esteban Santiago was coming home to Florida from his travels in Alaska. Santiago had legally boarded his firearm concealed in his firearm case empty. He later took that gun to a bathroom and loaded it and shot and killed five civilians. In the CNN news article
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Influences from A Dominant Culture A dominant culture‚ which is characterized by its wide prevalence and strong influences‚ always exerts huge influence and imposes pressure upon minority cultures. In the memoir‚ When I Was Puerto Rican‚ Esmeralda Santiago recalled her childhood both in Puerto Rica and America‚ and revealed how American culture affected Puerto Rican culture and traditions. In the 1940s‚ people in Puerto Rica experienced intensive cultural impact from their powerful neighbor country
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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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745 Mother Theresa St.‚ Diliman Avenue‚ Quezon City 1141 (02) 987-3456 February 2‚ 2014 Mr. Daniel Lewis Santiago Queensland Thai&Indian Delicacies‚ Corp. 324 Banaue Road‚ Espana‚ Manila Dear Mr. Santiago: I saw your advertisement introducing the Doe 600 Plus in the Springfield Journal of January 10. I think your system may be just what our company needs. Please send me more information on the 600 plus or other systems that may be appropriate for our needs. We have 90 employees
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some sort of change. Santiago is the protagonist of this novel. It is his story and his maturing and learning about life that composes the plot. Through his trials and tests‚ we also learn about life. Antagonist The antagonist of a story is the force that provides an obstacle for the protagonist. The antagonist does not always have to be a single character or even a character at all. The antagonists in this story change at times - sometimes it is the people who give Santiago advice he doesn’t want
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Fear‚ it is a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger‚ evil‚ pain‚ etc.‚ whether the threat is real or imagined. It has the capability to prevent people from pursuing their dreams. This is seen in the case of the crystal merchant‚ Santiago‚ and the camel driver. These characters are all from the story‚ The Alchemist. Some of my personal experience will also used to justify. There are many examples that argue that fear is a challenge to those who wish to fulfill their dreams in the story
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means of exchange would tend to perform terribly. In this case‚ Santiago owns a pharmaceutical distribution business whose suppliers are based in the United States. This is an assumption because it simply mentions that he is importing for his business and that he needs USD to do so. Therefore‚ the economic policies of Hugo Chavez would be bad for a business that uses US imports as a factor of production such is the case with Santiago. However it did also mention that an exports such as oil markedly
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The story begins the morning of the murder‚ as Santiago Nasar is preparing for his day in the town of Colombia during the 1950’s. On the day that Bayardo San Roman is to marry Angela Vicario‚ Bayardo finds out that Angela is not a virgin as she had said. Out of jealousy and hatred‚ Bayardo inquires that the man who did this was Santiago Nasar. Bayardo returns Angela home‚ where she is beaten‚ and Bayardo and Angela’s brother set out to find Santiago. On this very day‚ the bishop is to come to the
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although it was not an easy task to handle he managed to make it happen. Santiago would not have reached his personal legend without the dream that started it all (the call to adventure)‚ the obstacles that ended up helping him( tests‚ allies and enemies)‚ or the people he met along the way (mentor). To begin with‚ Santiago would not have realized what his personal legend is without the dream. The dream reoccurred and at first Santiago tried to brush it off‚ but then he thought of it as an “omen”. This
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movie goal is about one “Average Joe’s” challenging journey to get to the English Premier league. Santiago Munez‚ a Mexican immigrant‚ lived a simple‚ predictable lifestyle. His father worked for a landscaping company‚ and his dream was to one day own a similar company of his own. His plan was for Santiago to follow in his footsteps so they could operate the landscaping company as a team. Santiago on the other hand‚ had different aspirations. His goal was to make it pro and earn a spot on a professional
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