YOUR GREATEST DREAM Nobody can exist without a dream. Everyone dreams of the future to some extent or another. When we are our age we often dream of becoming an astronaut‚ a fire-fighter or an actor. We also dream of becoming a world famous sportsman and to be somebody like Chad Le Clos‚ Ernie Els‚ Victor Matfield or Jaques Kallis. I certainly don’t dream about being Oscar Pistorius. We also dream of fast cars like a Bugatti Veiron or a Ferrari. Unfortunately not all of these dreams are realistic
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Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist tells the story of a young shepherd named Santiago who sets out on a journey after leaving his sheep and country behind to find a treasure following a recurrent dream he experiences. While on his journey‚ Santiago meets some interesting characters that help him realize his true potential and what it means to truly follow your dreams. Throughout the book‚ Santiago learns that if you have a goal in life‚ the world will come together to help you achieve it. He also learns
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August 8‚ 2010 Reaching Your Dreams Is it hard to live a good life after you have been through so many things that bring you down? Can you just get right back up and be positive? In the short story “Sonny’s Blues‚” two of the characters endured tough hardships to make their hopes and dreams come true. Sonny’s dream was to become a jazz musician. His brother‚ narrator of the story‚ wanted to live a stable life and take care of Sonny. This story shows that things will bring you down‚ but you
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plans. In both the novels‚ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Room by Emma Donoghue‚ the heroes are overcome by fear of loss and fear of the future‚ but conquering their fears enables them to take the first steps to accomplishing their dreams. To begin with‚ the fear of losing beloved things or individuals‚ presents themselves with dilemmas that influence the continuation of their journey and that they will solely bypass these dilemmas by overcoming it. In The Alchemist‚ Santiago’s worry of losing everything
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Dreams What is your opinion of the idea that the only way a person can achieve his/her dreams is by overcoming fears? The problem with fear is simple; it robs power by distorting reality and ultimately destroys destinies. People are either too afraid of what could happen or think that it’s too ridiculous to even try so they stay within their grasp because they believe that’s all they can achieve. When we overcome our fears‚ we are forever empowered and are free to follow our own paths. This statement
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forget about his past‚ nothing matters but right now‚ so give it your all and achieve what you want. This is important because it allows Santiago to look forward and focus on the steps to find his personal legend. “You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal legend. If he abandons that pursuit‚ it’s because it wasn’t true love…. the love that speaks the language of the world.”-The Alchemist pg.120. The alchemist
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Ny-Ree Shanks ENGL 0190 Instructor: Lisa Gordon March 21‚ 2013 Essay 2 Becoming your Dream Onet online‚ a website sponsored by the United States Department of Labor‚ describes the knowledge needed as a Registered Nurse such as Social perceptiveness. There are a couple more things that they require for you to learn like; active listening‚ coordination‚ speaking skills‚ critical thinking skills‚ reading comprehension‚ a desire to serve‚ ability to monitor‚ judgment‚ decision making‚ and science
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The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ follows the life of a young boy‚ Santiago‚ through his journey of achieving his personal legend. In this multi-genre project‚ I have focused on three themes that are prevalent in the novel. First model illustrates the process involved in realising what is one’s personal legend. The second model explores the paths that one can take and the obstacles they face. Underlying these previous themes is also fate which has been predetermined before one’s birth. All these themes
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Do you know what it’s like to have a dream? Do you know what it’s like to achieve your dream? Do you know what it’s like to fall short of your dream or have your dream crushed? Well‚ then you would relate to the theme of The Alchemist. The theme of The Alchemist is that everyone should pursue their dreams. In the story The Alchemist‚ Santiago starts off as a shepherd not aware of his dream or purpose in life then gets told by a wise old king to search for his treasure‚ goes on an adventure of his
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The Alchemist The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a novel about one’s journey and personal struggles in which aid him in uncovering his newfound self realization. Coelho advocates this message through the story of Santiago‚ a shepherd whose “personal legend” is to find the treasure at the Egyptian pyramids‚ but instead finds his treasure through the experiences during his journey. Coelho’s purpose is to share his ideas of hope‚ and individual understanding or interpretation of life. He is successful
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