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    The Alchemist

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    just literal ones. This particular dream is presented as key‚ and both the fortune teller and Melchizedek encourage Santiago to follow it literally. But the centrality of dreams in the novel is based more generally on the idea that youthful hopes for the future should not be displaced as one ages‚ but rather should be held on to and pursued with passion throughout one’s life. Santiago is in this way an everyman hero in that he holds fast to his dream despite discouraging events such as the theft of

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    Character: Quote: Analysis Santiago Nasar – Ignorant‚ Innocent‚ Aloof‚ Heroic “On the day they were going to kill him‚ Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on.” (García Márquez 3) This quote contributes to the idea that Santiago was blissfully ignorant and innocent throughout the book. It describes how he was just living his life showing feelings of happiness

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    LABORATORY REPORT Activity: Influence of Fluid Intake on Urine Formation Name: Miriam Rivera Instructor: Renee Faulcon Date: 09.09.2014 Predictions Urine output will be highest during water loading Urine osmolarity will be highest during water loading Plasma osmolarity increases with dehydration Materials and Methods Dependent Variable urine and plasma values Independent Variable fluid intake Controlled Variables room temperature‚ age‚ gender‚ and weight 4. Subjects were asked to refrain

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    believe in adult baptism‚ pacifism‚ the separation of church and state as well as the importance of having faith spread throughout the community. Both Miriam and David set a strong example for their children of the way that they want to be a part of the church. Because they do not have a proper place for their church services to take place‚ Miriam‚ David‚ and the rest of the people who own land in the Amish community‚ each take turns hosting a service‚ as well as providing lunch afterwards. The Amish

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    ending in ruin of profound disappointment." Hemingway’s‚ the Old Man and the Sea is no doubt a very tragic novel. The story starts off with the narrator explaining how Santiago‚ the old man‚ had gone 84 days without catching a fish‚ making the reader feel sorry for Santiago right off the start. The boy is a companion of Santiago who’s been fishing with him‚ like an assistant‚ but still believes the old man is a great fisherman. The boy’s parents call the old man Salao‚ which is the worst form of

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    story‚ Mr. Santiago. Recently‚ Ms. Lujano came to me‚ the special education teacher and consultant‚ sharing about her uneasiness due to how Mr. Santiago treats one of his students. This student‚ Joey‚ has been diagnosed with an emotional disability. I have seen his struggles dealing with tardiness‚ his temper‚ and understanding boundaries. Ms. Lujano brought it to my attention that Mr. Santiago struggles with communicating with Joey. Instead of calmly discussing issues with Joey‚ Mr. Santiago raises

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    stimulates him to revoke their marriage. The humiliation generated by the absence of Angela’s virginity drives her brothers‚ Pablo and Pedro‚ to murder Santiago Nasar. Their motive for the crime is to obtain their family’s honor back. Gabriel Garcia Marquez depicts honor through gender‚ family‚ the people of the town and predominantly‚ the death of Santiago Nasar to speculate the concept and value of honor in the Colombian culture. Values are an essential element of society. From time to time theses

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    The Alchemist Book Review

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    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 mythical region of Andalusia

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    the best single piece of any of us.”(Baker 503-504) “The Old Man and the Sea was an enormous success for Ernest Hemingway when it was published in 1952. At first glance‚ the story appears to be an extremely simple story of an old Cuban fisherman (Santiago)‚ who catches an enormously large fish then loses

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    Compare and Contrast

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    to do to get his girl‚ no matter what it was. Sobel from The First Seven Years stated that “Why do you think I worked so long for you?” Sobel cried out” (Malamud 126). Sobel is exclaiming to Feld that he did not work for Feld for the money but for Miriam. They both had to work and do whatever they had to do to get their girl. Noah and Sobel were also both strong-willed. Noah from The Notebook states “The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you”

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