Alchemist Nguyen 1st Hour The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Alchemist is an inspiring story about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who traveled from his home in Spain to Egypt in search of treasure buried in the pyramids. Santiago has to take risks that no one would ever take. No one knows what the treasure is‚ not even Santiago and no one knows if Santiago will make this out alive. Along the way‚ Santiago meets people that teach him the importance of following your heart and dreams.
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* Mundane Wisdom Book review of “The Alchemist” Regine Carlo N. Alvarez BSBA-FTM/ I-2 The theme of the phenomenal novel “The Alchemist” written by Paulo Coelho revolves around dreams‚ symbols‚ and adventure. It tells of a young shepherd named Santiago who travels around Andalusia and once dreams of a treasure hidden in the pyramids of Egypt. It is a book full of wisdom and life lessons used to achieved one’s dreams and fulfill self-happiness. The story opens in the
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Self-fulfillment and achievement of one’s personal legend The main theme of The Alchemist is the pursuit of self-fulfillment. The message Coelho is putting forward is that every individual must allow themselves the right of pursuing their dream and creating their personal legend. Through his narrative Coelho explores the idea that individuals can only attain their dreams through constant purification of the self. This focus on the pursuit of spiritual fulfilment and the journey leads to the achievement
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Throughout the summer‚ I read the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and drew a cover about what my main thoughts of the book were and what shaped Santiago as a person. While making my cover‚ I thought about what affected Santiago the most and what symbolized him and how he went through his personal legend or journey. The cover that I drew shows some things that resemble the things that he did. The illustration includes a map‚ two stones‚ and a maze‚ they all resemble him and how he is shaped. The
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ENG 4U1 – Film and Literature Comparative ISP Choose your ISP Topic below. For that topic‚ you must choose one corresponding film and one corresponding novel from the list below. You will then work towards completing a comparative analysis of the two chosen works. The steps of the ISP are as follows: U1A5 – Statement of Intent/ISP Proposal U2A6 – ISP Progress Report #1 (here you will review your ISP novel) U4A1 – ISP Annotated Bibliography U5A1 – ISP Progress Report #2 (here you will
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The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ is about a young Sheppard boy from Spain by the name of Santiago. Santiago dreamed of the pyramids in Egypt. The following morning‚ he met an enigmatic ruler who instructed him to take after his fantasy‚ so he sold his valuables and went to Africa searching for pyramids. While on his personal adventure Santiago is ransacked of his cash‚ he needed to figure out a way to earn additional funds to continue on his personal venture. There were other individuals hunting down
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Shaquille Peters AP English 12 Summer Reading – All Souls by Patrick MacDonald 1. Identify the setting and mood of the opening scene and discuss how this mood is established. Also‚ explain the initial conflict as it is introduced in the beginning of the story. 2. Construct a list of unfamiliar vocabulary words and take time to research and record the correct definitions. Busing – The transportation of schoolchildren‚ by bus‚ to schools in other neighbourhoods in order to alleviate social
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lake was also too caught up in its own beauty to notice other people. The new myth focuses more on positive outcomes from unfortunate events while the original is negative. It portrays everything to be self-centered. This relates to the tale of the Alchemist because‚ in chasing his personal legend‚ Santiago had to learn to see the world for all that it was‚ not just as it related to his personal struggle. 2)The novel opens with Santiago thinking about his sheep. What does he observe about their
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Summer Reading Essay Prompt 13 The Kite Runner In the book “The Kite Runner” the main character Amir and his father “Baba” almost seem not related. You could never tell Amir was the son of the strong and powerful “Baba”‚ even mentioning in the book “you are no son of mine”. He always cherished the moments when they talked due to how scarce it happened. While Amir was a cowardly boy‚ his father scolded him for not being as he was as a child. They were almost polar opposites‚ making them character
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This powerful quote from Paul Coehlo’s The Alchemist‚ is just one of the book’s messages that changed me. In this story‚ Santiago‚ a young shepherd‚ decides to give up his current life and follows his dream of finding lost treasure. By reading Santiago’s adventures‚ I was given the words to describe something I had always felt‚ the power to make my life what I want it to be. Through this majestic tale‚ Coelho provides the title for a work of art‚ but leaves it to me to paint the picture for myself. The Alchemist speaks
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