Kiley Dempsey Ms. Jones Honors Tenth Grade Literature Composition 04 September 2012 Santiago’s Journey How to Read Literature like a Professor‚ by Thomas C. Foster‚ is like painting a picture; with painting the first step is to paint inside the lines‚ but an advanced artist understands that a picture is made up of not just color‚ texture‚ and shapes‚ but also considers the purpose behind each stroke. Foster brings a different meaning to reading a book and draws attention to the author and his or
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within the nation. Lack of housing‚ unemployment‚ and food shortages led society to escape their poor standard of living and find sanctuary within the OASIS‚ a virtual reality video game mimicking a much better version of their reality. With the creation of the OASIS came the creation of the credit‚ the currency used for purchases within the oasis. The author mentions that the credit was the world’s most stable currency‚ valued higher than the dollar‚ pound‚ euro‚ or
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unhappiness that they are hiding from. In the novel Ready Player One‚ throughout the novel‚ there is one object that holds a certain amount of significance to the story as a whole- the key. There are keys placed in this alternative world called the OASIS that lets an individual be whoever they want to be in which our main character Wade engulfs himself in and he is left to find them in their hidden places. These keys open up new stages and gates that will move him to the next level
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.....................14 I.Executive Summary Oasis Fuel Solutions will always be at the forefront of providing hydrogen fuel services for transportation in an effort to reduce the human footprint on our planet. Hydrogen is the best energy carrier known to man and we will make it possible for everyday people to use it in their lives. Our station acts a desert oasis‚ the only place with water in a desert of gasoline from the Middle East. Oasis Fuel Solutions is a movement as well as a company
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A SAML Whitepaper J. Hodges NeuStar September 6‚ 2006 How to Study and Learn SAML Abstract This brief whitepaper provides a functional introduction to the SAMLv2 specifications tailored to protocol designer and developer’s perspectives. First a conceptual introduction is presented‚ next suggestions on how to study and learn SAML are given‚ and then more detailed aspects are discussed. 1. Conceptual Introduction to SAML SAML [OASIS.sstc‑saml‑exec‑overview‑2.0‑cd‑01] defines an XML-based
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Gift’ is about the characters each having their own persona and the documentary ‘OASIS’ being about belonging to those who don’t belong. Herrick feels that young people are often marginalised and he wrote the simple gift to explore how youth can positively influence adults. He suggests that a great deal can be learnt from adolescents when they are accepted for who they are and when their world is happen embraced. OASIS takes an unflinching look at the difficulties and triumphs that each day and night
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Watts‚ who lives in a destroyed world‚ and a really ugly place. The only time that he feels alive is when he’s jacked into the virtual utopia known as OASIS. Wade has a mission : to find an easter egg hidden inside the OASIS by its creator‚ James Halliday. In order to get the egg‚ a player must first find three keys and unlock three gates. The OASIS‚ which is a virtual reality system‚ can be used recreationally or for educational purposes‚ but also acts as a refuge for people to escape from the cruel
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho) Santiago lived as shephered in Spain and knew everything how to raise sheeps and shear them. He waited to see the Merchants daughter for a year. On they way he sees a dream and wants explaination from gypsy. Santiago visits gypsy for explaination of his dream and comes to know that hidden treasure is waiting for him in Egypt near the pyramids. Gypsy gets assurance from him for tenth of treasure for dream explaination. He try to ignore that but gets motivated by Melchizedek
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: A Summary‚ Reflection and Reaction The book The Alchemist was originally written in Portuguese by Paulo Coelho in 1987. To date‚ it sold 35 million copies and is reigned as the most translated book in the world by a living author. The Alchemist was the second book of the now 67-year old Coelho following his first novel attempt entitled The Pilgrimage. It was Coelho’s second book that made him known worldwide‚ but amazingly‚ it just took him a course of one two-week
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not discover his Personal Legend of finding the treasure. “I’m an adventurer‚ looking for treasure.” (Santiago‚ page 45) There were several omens along his journey that made him fearful of pursuing the treasure. When he met the alchemist at the oasis there was a tribal war happening around them making it dangerous to travel through the desert. Santiago said to the alchemist‚ “I have already found my treasure. I have a camel‚ I have my money from the crystal shop‚ and I have fifty gold pieces.
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