The Fear of the Unknown In the alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago’s greatest obstacle is overcoming his fear of the unknown. As the boy goes to the ticket booth to buy a ticket to Africa‚ he comes to the realization‚ “If he sold just one of his sheep‚ he’d have enough to get to the other shore of the strait. The idea frightened him.” (26). Santiago is fearful because he doesn’t know what will happen if he leaves. He knows his sheep and the lands of Andalusia‚ but does not know what will occur
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Richard Rodriguez’s Experience Education is a topic that can be explored in many ways. Education is looked at in depth by both Richard Rodriguez in his essay‚ “The Achievement of Desire”‚ and by Paulo Freire in his essay‚ “The “Banking Concept of Education”. After reading both essays‚ one can make some assumptions about different methods of education and exactly by which method Rodriguez was taught. The types of relationships Rodriguez had with his teachers‚ family and in life were affected by
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Max Muller once said‚ "A flower cannot blossom without sunshine‚ and man cannot live without love". The novel by Paulo Coelho "The Alchemist" is about a boy named Santiago on his personal legend destined for him. He must travel and understand many things in the world before getting to his treasure. The Masterwork is the process of turning lead into gold symbolizes the quest that oneself must travel to before getting to their personal treasure. You must conquer countless challenges along the way such
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(providing social skills useful to the oppressed). Community-Based education operates on the assumption that a given community has potential to solve many of its problems. The customers are the people in the community with common needs. Paulo Freire is the principle thinker under the Popular Education. B. What trends are evident (or can be expected) that will impact such institutions: Education with the people instead of for the people. Community development procedures must
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traveling the same love that made him tell his father he did not want to become a priest‚ but instead travel to many places. This is the second obstacle Paulo Coelho talked about in his introduction were he mentioned “we know what we want to do‚ but are afraid of hurting those around us by abandoning everything in order to pursue our dream” Paulo Coelho mentions that we do not realize that love is just a further impetus‚ not something that will prevent us going further. Santiago did just that‚ he
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The Alchemist In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho symbols and allusions are used to show the balance of sacrifice in relation to reward. The conflict of the story is the tension Santiago has with himself in whether or not to try to find a treasure in the Pyramids of Egypt. He wants to leave his simple life as a shepherd and pursue his Personal Legend to find the treasure. He later finds out that the treasure was buried where he started‚ the sycamore tree. One of the many symbols the
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According to Paulo Freire‚ "Education is suffering from narration sickness." Students are given information‚ and they are expected to memorize the information‚ this is known as the banking concept. If the students only memorize the information‚ are they even learning what the information truly means or are they just memorizing the information long enough to take a test? The "Banking" Concept of Education is not only ineffective but also contributes to students suffering with the inability to think
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your finals test. Would you follow your brain and decide to study or follow your heart and go to the party? The main protagonist‚ Santiago‚ has to face many decisions like this in his journey to the Pyramids of Giza. In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago learns‚ “Remember where your heart is‚ there you will find your treasure.” For example‚ Santiago learns some life lessons from a king. Next‚ Santiago learns about the language of the world and love. Finally‚ Santiago finds where his
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for change into her own hands. She sacrifices everything‚such as her marriage‚ to give these students a chance‚ she changes the way they view the world so that they themselves may be able to make remarkable impact on the world. Making reference to Paulo Freire’s theories of oppression in education‚ these students are educated under the "banking method" of education in which they are treated as blank slates to be fed information to and expected to swallow it‚ but not possessing any knowledge or experiences
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Experience Riley Flack‚ 5th Period Word Count: 671 “All you have to do is to pay attention: lessons always arrive when you are ready‚ and if you can read the signs‚ you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step.” (Coelho‚ Paulo. The Alchemist. New York: Harper‚ Collins‚ 1998.) It is not always by choice that one is called into a trial or test. Many times‚ when an individual is thrown out onto the battlefield‚ they are trapped by their fear and anxiety of failure and inadequacy
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