Everybody has his/her own destination in life; in the poem “Ithaca” by Constantine P. Cavafy‚ Ithaca is perceived as that destination. In the poem‚ Cavafy describes the journey to Ithaca as well as the arrival. The theme of the poem is to not rush and to experience the journey to the fullest‚ because the journey is worth more than the destination. Cavafy uses metaphors‚ allusions‚ and imagery to convey this theme. Cavafy’s use of allusions describe the long journey and relate the poem to “The Odyssey
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Dunkirk — An Amazing Movie Should Not Be Missed! Among all the war movies‚ Dunkirk is one you should never miss! Directed by Christopher Nolan‚ who had also directed The Dark Night‚ and acted by Fionn Whitehead‚ Harry Styles etc.‚ Dunkirk creates a visual feast to its audience. The film‚ Dunkirk‚ tells about the story of the evacuation of Dunkirk in the World War Ⅱ. At that time‚ 400‚000 English and French soldiers were besieged on the beach of Dunkirk by the German army. Faced with the approaching
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fear that his dream lacks importance. The dream may not resource much money‚ it may not be deemed significant in accordance to society’s perspective‚ or there may be a different reason entirely. There are many characters and small fables within The Alchemist that present this fear. One of the many‚ is the story of a baker. At a young age‚ the baker “wanted to travel” (22); however‚ he feared the significance of traveling. Consequently‚ the baker chose to make the safer decision of becoming a “more important”
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A. Once upon a time was to some of us‚ the start of something magical. We grew up hearing stories that were filled with magical fairies‚ littles piggies‚ and a frog that enjoyed making out with a princess. These stories allow our imagination to grow and come to life. B. G. K. Chesterton once said‚ “Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist‚ but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” C. Fairy tales help teach kids right from wrong‚ boost imagination and
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Memorable Quotes: A significant quote which was told as a lesson to Santiago by Melchizedek is‚ "It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives‚ we lose control of what’s happening to us‚ and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie"(Coelho 18). This is important because fate doesn’t control one’s life but rather it’s there for us to reach it‚ people feel overwhelmed but always have control and the opportunity to change. Another significant quote would be Santiago’s thoughts
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What does Santiago learn about himself by pursuing his dreams? The Alchemist‚ written by Paulo Coelho is a story about a youthful‚ adventurous Andalusian shepherd struggling to find his “Personal Legend” Santiago learnt trust is a privilege and it’s important the people you put your trust in is worthy of it.. Santiago was quick to trust the gypsy‚ Melchizedek‚ and the young man who stole his money while Santiago was distracted. Why is it that Santiago put all of his trust in these people
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Shakespeare Essay Critique This essay about Shakespeare is missing a few vital pieces to achieving MLA format and is lacking formality‚ grammar corrections and flow. As soon as I start reading this essay‚ I can right away see that the paragraphs do not have indentations which is incorrect essay and MLA format. In the first paragraph alone there are numerous grammatical and punctuation errors “Their old-fashioned” (Unknown 1). The author of the essay uses personal pronouns which are not to be used
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1. "Its what you have always wanted to accomplish everyone‚ when they are young‚ knows what their Personal Legend is. "At that point in their lives‚ everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream‚ and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But‚ as time passes‚ a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend."(Pg. 21) This quote is when the king meets up with Santiago
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each book sold in past 50 years‚ “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho is the fifth most read book in the world (Polland‚ 2012). Many people were impressed by this book‚ and people had time to think about their own personal legend after reading this book. The content of “The Alchemist” is so great that people can easily read and understand this novel‚ but the title of this novel‚ “The Alchemist”‚ confused many people. The reason is that even though there is an alchemist in the story‚ the story is mainly about
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Documentation: A Comparative study between MLA and APA style Introduction: Documentation is a very significantly important matter in any research paper. A good and proper documentation is mandatory for a good research. Documentation means confirmation of some fact or statement that is true through the use of documentary evidence. Actually proper documentation ensures proper documentary evidence. So it is crucially important that one should ensure a proper documentation so that the paper should
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