The alchemist - Paulo Coelho The author Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil August 24‚ 1947 and is a lyricist and novelist. Paulo Coelho is one of the world’s most read authors. He is believed to be the fifth most read author through time. Coelho has done a lot of different things in his life. As a teenager he was a rebel and a hippy. Later he started a publishing company‚ wrote lyrics for Brazil’s most popular artists and has even been in a mental hospital. He has also worked as a journalist
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Urban legends have been the highlight of the unknown. A way for people to make sense of things they do not know. Urban legends usually do have some true story basis but over time these stories get fabricated. Over time we are introduced to these stories and really wonder what part of these stories are real and is fabrication. So I have decided to expand and really look into the origins of a few urban legends that are lesser known. We will explore the legends of the vanishing hitchhiker‚ Walt Disney
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In the story The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho though out the whole story‚ it talks about a boy with a dream that he want to achieve yet thought out the story he is constantly faced with difficult task that stand in his ways but he always manages a way to overcome the task.No matter what culture or religion we have all hear story’s that have been passed down generation to generation. Those stories are meant to teach us life lessons that our ancestors have learned they are to show us the way so we don’t
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tribe in Montana (Siksika Nation). Their language is of the Algonquian family and they have many beautiful stories that reflect their culture‚ language‚ geography and history. The two stories I chose to read are called “Legend of the Beginning‚” and “Blood Clot Boy.” “Legend of the Beginning” is a creation story about Old Man who travels through the land creating rivers‚ clay‚ mountains‚ prairies‚ forests‚ animals‚ plants and humans out of clay. He teaches the humans how to hunt‚ prepare food
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KING ARTHUR A legend is a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition. Over time‚ a legend becomes commonly accepted as true. While legends usually elevate the main characters to heroic proportion‚ the best of them have a basis in fact. Often times‚ a legend changes over time in order to keep it fresh to new generations. Legends are told to teach and to inspire. They are told to entertain and pass down tradition. Perhaps no legend has reached a wider audience than that of King Arthur
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I don’t know what the heck I’m doing‚ so I’ll just right about a legend from where I’m from. This is a legend of how the coconut tree came about. And if you don’t know what a legend is‚ it’s a story that isn’t meant to be believed. So I don’t care if you don’t believe it‚ but I think it’s a very interesting story to tell. The coconut legend is about a young girl who was admired by her entire village and all of her tribe. Anyways‚ one day the girl became very thirsty. The tribe looked and searched
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I choose Legend by Philip Guston for my visual description; Legend is one of the important paintings by Philip Guston‚ a Canadian born American in 1977. Painting medium is Oil on Canvas and movement is abstract expressionism. Its dimensions are 69 inches tall and 78.5 inches wide and its accession number is 88.35. Painting is currently located at Museum of Fine Arts‚ Houston. Philip was one of the legends of Abstract Expressionism‚ in late sixties Philip changed his style which made him
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the Anzac Legend has been implemented by politicians to foster nationalism and create an “official” version of Australian history. The legend has arose from government propaganda and highly censored accounts of the Gallipoli campaign: it was promulgated by the federal government originally to promote Australia’s connection to the British Empire and now to promote a historical narrative and Australian identity which contains political utility. This politicized version of the Anzac legend is immune
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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ an urban legend is “an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true.” Urban legends tend to have minimal evidence of where the story originally began making them seem more mysterious and eerie. With this being said a legends background can be assumed to be linked with a multitude of instances. This‚ of course‚ what makes it an urban legend. If a urban legend does not contain a some sort of mystery then it would
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The "Lady in Blue" The "Lady in Blue" is a popular Spanish legend in the Southwest and particularly New Mexico. The legend of the lady started with New Mexico Indians in the 17th century and remains popular today. The "Lady in Blue" was in fact a real person""Maria de Jesus de Agreda‚ or Sor Maria‚ as she was called. Sor Maria founded the Convent of the Immaculate Conception at Agreda. Sor Maria had a very strong reputation throughout Spain for her wisdom and sanctity‚ as well as her mystical and
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