Mr. Hlawaty‚ A main struggle I had with this essay was the open-endedness of it. I found it difficult to come up with a dynamic research question and furthermore develop an adequate thesis out of that question‚ because I was often uncertain about whether or not I was doing it “right.” I worried that my topic would not be significant enough‚ my claims and appreciation of the craft not literary enough‚ and my greater implications not great enough. However‚ one thing I think that I did well was allowing
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pages 3-5. In literary‚ the QUEST primarily has five main aspects. These aspects include (1) a quester‚ (2) a place to go‚ (3) a stated reason to go there‚ (4) challenges and trials en route‚ and (5) a real reason to go there. The QUEST in The Alchemist: 1) The quester: Santiago‚ a young shepherd‚ who is determined‚ curious‚ and insightful‚ and wants to bring riches back to his family to justify his decision of becoming a shepherd over a priest. 2) A place to go: Santiago needs to travel from
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Words of Wisdom The Alchemist Words of Wisdom Words can have a significant impact in one’s life; it can serve as the greatest happiness or one’s greatest burden. In the novel The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ words of wisdom act as a comforting force that gives admonition to those in need of it. “The hand that wrote it all‚” illustrates a mysterious force that compels Santiago to follow his dreams and pursue his greatest happiness; to travel without limits. Furthermore‚ the importance of maintaining
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ASSIGNMENT: REFLECTIVE ESSAY Due Date: Week 13 Final Reflection: Final Reflection As another semester comes to an end‚ it is a good time to reflect on your experiences and your learning. To summarize your experiences in this course‚ we would like you to write up a 5-10 page paper about your experiences in this class. It should address three main areas: 1. Your newly acquired knowledge of practical nursing. Think back to when you started this course; think about what you knew about practical
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study for 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
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Reflective Essay At the beginning of the semester‚ my impression on writing essays was that doing them was bothersome and tiring. Towards the end of the semester‚ my feelings have completely changed. First I changed my writing style and then I changed my personal habits. For the actual writing part I took more time developing the outline. With concern to my own personal habits I simply organized the way I managed my allotted time between working on the paper’s structure and the paper itself. Moving
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The Soul of The World’s Home There comes a time in every individual’s life when they must choose to pursue their dream or “personal destiny” or ignore it until it fades away. In the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ the progantinst‚ Santiago‚ adopts the life of a shepherd so he has the opportunity to travel and leave his small home in Andalusia. Complacent with his way of life‚ Santiago unintentionally meets an old king who says Santiago must fulfill his personal destiny. Learning to speak the
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In The Alchemist‚ Santiago is a young shepherd from a small town and has a dream about a treasure. He sells all his sheep and went in search of the treasure. Santiago is determined‚ courageous and curious to learn new things. As he follows his dream‚ he experiences a lot of difficulties‚ but also he learns a lot. If Santiago doesn’t possess these traits‚ he would never be able to fulfill his dream. Determination is one of the strongest traits that Santiago possesses. As a result‚ his parents
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Thesis Statement for Reflective Essays Should contain: 1. Event/ topic of focus 2. Event’s impact on you Example / A friend’s forgetfulness helped me see beyond my contempt of my great grandmother to contempt of myself for loving so conditionally. Are these thesis statements or not?? This past summer’s lesson was perhaps the most memorable one yet. Gazing from across the pasture to the creek‚ I realized that love is universal among earth’s creatures‚ that they all possess the
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Among all of the themes established in The Alchemist‚ the most relevant theme to the novel is the idea of one’s own personal legend. The story revolves around Santiago‚ striving to achieve his personal legend. He meets new people‚ faces hardships‚ and learns new things about himself and his personal legend on his journey. Santiago has many things that appear while he is on his journey. These things that appear help him to achieve his personal legend and they teach him new‚ valuable lessons about
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