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    What does Santiago learn about himself by pursuing his dreams? The Alchemist‚ written by Paulo Coelho is a story about a youthful‚ adventurous Andalusian shepherd struggling to find his “Personal Legend” Santiago learnt trust is a privilege and it’s important the people you put your trust in is worthy of it.. Santiago was quick to trust the gypsy‚ Melchizedek‚ and the young man who stole his money while Santiago was distracted. Why is it that Santiago put all of his trust in these people

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    October 2012 What would you do when confronted with Injustice? As American citizens‚ we withhold freedoms like no other country. When we begin to abuse these freedoms‚ that’s when injustice occurs. The definition of Injustice is lack of fairness. The late Dr. Martin Luther King‚ JR. stated that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to Justice everywhere.” There are many categories’ that can fall into Injustice. One of the categories that fall under Injustice would be Social Injustice

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    In literature alone‚ there are many stories that have been categorized as allegories due to messages or lessons that are implied in the writing. By definition‚ an allegory is a something that has a hidden or symbolic meaning. Of course they are not just limited to stories; allegories can also be expressed in the form of a poem‚ a picture‚ or a movie. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ is a good example of an allegory for it tells of a significant event in history in which a small town of Massachusetts

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    and explain how you would prepare for a health inspection. You may use some concepts learned from HACCP as an example. Personally‚ I would make sure that my restaurant or food service venue I was running is operating above expectations. First off‚ I would start with the overall appearance of the establishment. If a health Inspector was coming to review a fine dining establishment then it would throw off a lot of red flags if it didn’t look like a fine dining experience. I would have my employees

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    Would You Like Prozac With That? With all those strategically developed commercials for antidepressants such as Abilify‚ Cymbalta‚ and my personal favorite‚ Zoloft‚ it’s easy to see why one in 10 Americans over the age of 12 turns to these happy pills when they’re down. Since the late ‘90s‚ antidepressants have become very popular. So popular‚ in fact‚ that their usage has increased by 400% in the last two decades. Not only that‚ but many users don’t even need the pills. In 2011‚ the National

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    WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE JUST ONE INHC TALL Being just an inch tall …. Sounds really strange‚ but if I were really such‚ I would really be very unique and special. All the equipments I would use had to be very diminutive. It might sound strange but I would have lots of leverage. I can go anywhere I wish to without a travelling mode. Just a small crumb of bread would be enough for my lunch and I can also explore many new things and get new experiences. If I wanted to go surfing‚ I

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    well back home. I miss you both dearly. I have been contemplating how to break some news to you about my position during these tough times. I am deeply sorry to put such a burden on you both‚ but I am now in the position to fight against the British. The other night‚ I attended the House of Burgesses to hear a patriot named Patrick Henry speak. Let me tell you if you were to hear this man speak and the points he made‚ you too would be persuaded into fighting the British. You cannot deny Henry’s moral

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    the wizard of oz Allegory

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    The Wizard of Oz was released August 25‚ 1939. In this story Dorothy‚ her little dog Toto‚ a Man of tin‚ a Scarecrow‚ and a cowardly lion all travel down a “yellow brick” road (a symbol for gold and a value to our currency) to find the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz. After a long journey‚ they finally get to him and find out that he is nothing more than a man behind a curtain speaking through a microphone and operating levers‚ knobs and switches to keep the illusion alive. Frank Baum‚ the writer

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    down your own path is what shapes your relationships with the people who affect you the most. The Lottery and What of this Goldfish‚ Would you Wish? portrays the idea that people around you influence the way you interact with one another. The Lottery shows the reader how important it is to not blindly go down a path that others have set for you because it can lead to unknown decisions. In What of this Goldfish‚ Would you Wish‚ the author shows the complexity that comes with building relationship with

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    Plato (428-348 B.C.) used the ‘Allegory of Cave’ illustrated the theory of ‘Ideas and Forms’ in Republica : there are world of forms and sensible world. “The senses are chains that tie us down; the route to knowledge is through philosophical reflection” (Lindberg 14). Truth is changeless‚ eternal (Lindberg 13). Inside the cave is considered as sensible world; outside the cave is consider as world of forms. What we see is visible realm “visible realm it produces

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