Freshman Advice Well for starters I guess I should start by telling you about my freshman year in high school. Well when I was a freshman in high school I didn’t go to Pinecrest‚ in fact I didn’t even go to a normal high school! The school I went to included 6th grade all the way up to 12th grade. The school I went is an alternative school. The name of the school is Pinckney‚ so I’m not really sure what advice to give the incoming freshman class of Pinecrest. So I’m just going to give advice
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Review: The Alchemist by Novomatic Novomatic have become a force to be reckoned with in the world of online casino gaming‚ largely thanks to its ability to continuously and consistently develop slot games that are popular with audiences time after time. The key to these slot game’s popularity lies in the fact that they are built‚ designed‚ and developed around strong genres and ideas and existing popular themes. One shining example of this use of an already popular theme from which to build an online
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Independent Novel Book Report: The Alchemist An alchemist‚ by definition‚ is one who practices the chemical science of transmuting base metals into gold. In “The Alchemist‚” there is an alchemist who assists the main character‚ Santiago‚ in pursuing his Personal Legend and finding his treasure in life. The title of the book is referring to Santiago as an alchemist‚ not because he turns lead into gold‚ but because he turns his ordinary life into “gold.” In Part One of the book‚ Santiago‚ a shepherd
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shaIn the beginning of “between shades of grey”‚ Jonas‚ his sister Lina‚ and mother are paid a late night visit from the soviet secret police. Father wasn’t there to protect his family‚ so by force‚ the family has to get packed and ready to leave out the door in five minutes. Lina packed clothes and essentials‚ so did her younger brother Jonas. But their mother knows what has happened‚ and starts smashing valuables outside of the police’s sight that she has worked for‚ almost as if she will never
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Part II Now days‚ everything is about freedom and equality in The United States. The American government is trying to spread these ideals to countries across the world. In The Hunger Games‚ Suzanne Collins argues the point that all people are equal by using the Capitol as an example. In the book‚ the leaders of Panem host the Hunger Games‚ a competition requiring two young citizens from each district to fight to death‚ annually. The tributes chosen to compete in the games are chosen at random from
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The Alchemist‚ a Personal Legend can be found and accomplished because‚ “... when you want something‚ all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it” (Coelho 24). The idea of a Personal Legend‚ a dream‚ or treasure is constantly mentioned in the Alchemist. Personal Legend begins‚ when Santiago has a dream to when he finally meets the Englishman. The only difference was that Santiago was actually pursuing his dream; while as the Englishman was still searching for his. In the Alchemist‚ there
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2014 Upper School Summer Reading Year 10 Dear Parents/Guardians‚ Once again we are looking forward to the summer reading programme for our St. Andrew’s students. This programme will essentially enable our students to maintain and improve their reading skills and vocabulary over the vacation period and prepare for the English courses. Moreover‚ we hope that your children will find pleasure in the ideas‚ people‚ places and writing styles that they will encounter. Since most of our students already
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The Alchemist: Worth Literary Merit? The story of Santiago‚ the Andalusian shepherd boy‚ who travels to the Egyptian desert looking for treasure close to the Pyramids to fulfill his personal legend‚ captured the hearts of many in Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. First published in 1988‚ The Alchemist is a critically acclaimed book‚ considered one of the ten best books of the twentieth century and translated in over eighty languages. In Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist‚ his superior use of theme‚ characters
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going. People would think of giving up their dream because they believe it’s too hard. Yet‚ at some point‚ people will also think it through and decide to keep moving forward to achieve their Personal Legend. Along the same lines‚ the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ highlights the obstacles one will face when reaching your Personal Legend. The story takes place in Andalusia‚ Spain where a young man named Santiago becomes aware of his Personal Legend. Santiago is a very courageous person and
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For summer reading prior to my start of tenth grade I had to read two books out of a section of memoirs. The two books I chose were Night by Elie Wiesel and A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. These two books were very inspirational to me and made an impact on my life. After being a sophomore for four weeks the curriculum has already begun to make me more aware of myself and the world around me. When I first learned about the holocaust in the fifth of sixth grade‚ I became very interested in that point
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