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    psychological lens is visible through Santiago’s relationship with the boy. For example‚ when Santiago and the boy are fishing‚ the boy says‚ “Keep the blanket around you‚ you’ll not fish without eating while i’m alive.” (19) This quote portrays the psychological lense because it shows how they care about each other and how their relationship is similar to a father and sons. The boy is partly what keeps Santiago going. Hemingway shows this lense to the reader once again when he writes‚ “The old man looked

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    This excerpt‚ which a gypsy named Melchizedek says to Santiago when they first meet each other‚ forms the infrastructure of the ideology of “The Alchemist.” Another example is revealed when Coelho writes‚ “Now that I have seen them‚ and now that I see how immense my possibilities are‚ I ’m going to feel worse than I did before you arrived. Because I know the things I should be able to accomplish‚ and I don ’t want to do so.” (Coelho‚ 58) As Santiago continues on his journey‚ he meets with a crystal merchant

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    “The Old Man and the Sea:” A Tale of Betrayed Brotherhood In Ernest Hemingway’s novella “The Old Man and the Sea‚” an old fisherman named Santiago faces the challenge of catching the largest fish of his life‚ an act he hopes will bring immortal greatness to his name. The accomplishment of this goal‚ however‚ hinges on the act of killing a creature Santiago often deems his equal‚ as exemplified by his recurring reference to the fish as a brother. The old man’s longing for greatness negates any moral

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    USE OF CELL PHONE IN MODERN COURTSHIP AMONG NURSING STUDENTS OF ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY-ECHAGUE A Thesis Presented to The faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY Echague‚ Isabela In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MASS COMMUNICATION By: MELODY Q. PINEDA March 2008 APPROVAL SHEET The thesis attached hereto entitled USE OF CELL PHONE IN MODERN COURTSHIP AMONG NURSING STUDENTS

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    his upbringings as the son of a poor immigrant fisherman helped form his popular image as the personification of the American Dream. Santiago‚ much like DiMaggio’s father‚ was a fisherman. One day when Santiago was out fishing‚ he encounters a severe battle with a Marlin. He continuously battles this Marlin for several days and the hardships begin to occur. Santiago refuses to eat‚ and he becomes very weak and fatigue. As he holds on forcefully to the line‚ the Marlin refuses to back down‚ and

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    that realizing one’s personal legend is the most important thing in life. When something is wanted to such an extent‚ all surroundings help you to achieve it but we have to also struggle to reach our goals and make them a reality. The character Santiago allows us to see this journey‚ following personal legend. One of the most important aspects in understanding this journey are the archetypal characters Coelho has created. On their own they are not as significant but when the male characters and

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    Santiago’s power of observation Through the old man and the sea‚ Santiago is given heroic proportions. He is “a strange old man‚” still powerful and still wise in all the ways of his trade. After he hooks the great marlin‚ he fights him with epic skill and endurance‚ he is determined to “fight them until I die‚” because he knows that “man is not made for defeat….a man can be destroyed but not defeated.” Santiago’s spiritual excellence‚ confidence‚ perseverance and conscious of introspection make

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    that those were also the main themes of the book is also a difficult thing to do. Even though Santiago fought and kept on with his struggle to catch the fish‚ he was defeated because he lost it at the end. Defeat‚ according to the Larousse Chambers English Dictionary‚ is when you are overthrown in a battle‚ you lose a game and therefore you don’t win: you don’t gain or reach your goal. As we can see Santiago‚ in spite of the fact that he persevered and struggled‚ starving‚ for three days lost the battle

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    Mengele” in the Auschwitz camp. He did an experiment on two twin girls Eva and Miriam Mozes. Eva and Miriam both survived the deadly experiments conducted by “the Angel of Death.” Uncle Mengele Injected chemical into the eyes of children in an attempt to change their eye color. He made experimental surgeries performed without any type of medication needed and any blood transfusions. During Eva’s ordeal‚ she and Miriam were put through many extremely brutal surgeries and experiments by Mengele. Eva

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    The Alchemist is a book written by Brazilian author Paulo Cohelo.It tells the story of a young boy Santiago and his journey as a shepherd.Soon after Santiago has a dream about a treasure hidden inside the pyramids of Egypt.He soon realizes he needs to fulfill his personal legend and that everybody on Earth has a purpose in life.“The universe conspires in our favor”.When the universe conspires in our favor and with a little work from us we are able to fulfill personal legends and the things that come

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