have a place in their town. Santiago‚ the main character in “The Old Man and the Sea”‚ feels like he needs to prove that he has a place in this town by catching a fish. There are many ways to show one’s self-worth‚ either by action or by their own words. Some may even feel desperate to show what they can do mainly because they’re either lonely or wish for the respect they want. Respect is what everyone would like to have‚ yet they need to earn it from others. Santiago wants some respect from the
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“He’d dreamed he was going through a grove of timber trees where a gentle drizzle was falling‚ and for an instant he was happy in his dream‚ but when he awoke he felt completely spattered with bird shit” (Page 1). Santiago had been passing timber trees (also known as Evergreen trees)‚ which‚ ironically‚ represent immortality‚ everlasting life or an undying spirit. In his other dream he had dreamt that he was “flying through almond trees.” (Page 2) Almond trees are
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sea and has love as well as respect for it. Santiago refers to the sea as "la mar" as if it were feminine. He respects the sea and is very passionate for "her". Sometimes he calls her names out of anger but is remorseful later. The story takes place in a small fishing village around Havana‚ Cuba in the 1940’s but no specific time is stated within the text. The setting places a crucial role because the majority of the story takes place while Santiago has gone out to sea. The sea is unpredictable
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Business Entities Cases BUS 415 July 9‚ 2012 Restaurant/ Bar Case Lou‚ Jose and Miriam can go into business in the form of a corporation‚ or partnership‚ or LLC where Miriam provides monetary capital‚ while Lou and Jose provide manpower. An operating agreement or purchase-option agreement should be established under which Lou and Jose could each buy a predetermined portion of the business at a predetermined cost. If they choose to establish
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1. Given Bandag Auto’s size‚ and anything else you know about it‚ explain why and how the human resource management function should be reorganized. Bandag is a company that employs about 300 people. The company was original under the management of Jim’s father but now the company is being operated by the son‚ Jim. The Human Resource Management oversee these human resource departments. The company HR management are the workers between the workers. Bandag Automotive Human resource managers team is
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Summary In “Part One” of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ is so far about a boy named Santiago starting out his quest in the search of his Personal Legend. Santiago is a shepherd who likes to travel and enjoys being around his sheep. Although he travels all over‚ there was a certain village the shepherd boy enjoyed going to sell his sheep’s wool because he liked the merchant’s daughter. The author describes Santiago recall why he decided to become a shepherd and how his father helped him by giving him
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Focuses on journey/personal growth of the main characters‚ such as Santiago and the crystal merchant. The
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Also‚ some of the forces of nature involved are the sun‚ wind‚ the desert‚ and God. During Santiago’s journey to find his own Personal Legend‚ all of these things work together in order to aid him on his important journey. One emotion affecting Santiago on his journey is fear. Quoting the novel‚ literary critic Anna Hassapi brings out “fear of failure seems to be the greatest obstacle to happiness. As the old crystal-seller tragically confesses: "I am afraid that great disappointment awaits me‚
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States struggles with the high cost of health care and having the ability to continue to provide basic coverage through Medicare and Medicaid. The German plan has created health insurance for its entire citizen with a surplus of over 5 billion dollars (Miriam Widman‚ 2011). The plan is cost effective for the German system. The United States is trying to explain how they will pay for the health care plan they have and the part they want to add. The problem starts with almost 45 million uninsured Americans
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The Alchemist: 1. In The Alchemist‚ Santiago learns several important life lessons. Write a reflective piece about a lesson you learned from your reading of the novel that you can apply to your own life. The essay prompt is asking to write a reflective piece about a lesson you learned from the reading of the novel that you can apply to your own life. The problem here is that no criteria has been established in order to verify the validity of this book. Without a proper means of identifying the
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