Cooper Ward Mrs. Milligan English 1 Block 7 15 September 2015 The Alchemist CDW In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ the main character Santiago starts off okay with being told what to do in life but becomes confident and brave in what he does. Early in the book he decides that he wants to travel‚ But ever since he had been a child‚ he had wanted to know the world‚ and this was much more important to him than knowing God and
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Ibn Battuta Biography Ibn Battuta was born on February 25‚ 1304 in Tangier Morocco. 64 years later‚ he died in 1368. Ibn Battuta was a muslim scholar and traveler‚ known for for his traveling and a excursion called the Rihla (journey). At the age of 21 Ibn Battuta set out on his journey‚ originally intending to go on the hajj (the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year‚ and that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime) to Mecca‚ he ended
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y development in Morocco “Intermón claims that pressures on foreign clothing suppliers are smothering employees. […] In Morocco‚ where Cortefiel‚ Inditex (Zara)‚ Mango and Induyco (El Corte Inglés) manufacture their products‚ a Tangier based textile factory sold a pair of slacks to large Spanish retailers for 3.3 euros three years ago; today‚ the same item sells for 2 euros. Female factory workers work 12 to 16 hours a day during the high season‚ because orders from
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for an unpopular crystal merchant. While on the quest‚ the quester‚ in this case Santiago‚ experiences many challenges and trials. Throughout his quest‚ Santiago experiences all kind of obstacles‚ such as the theft of his money on his way to Tangier‚ his capture by the Arabs‚ etc. Foster also states that once the quester overcomes this adversity and completes the quest‚ he or she realizes the real reason for going on the journey. That is the most important aspect of the quest. Santiago realizes
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The Alchemist- responding to the novel 1- The novel is based on 19th-20th century‚ Santiago‚ the shepherd lives out in the fields with his sheep. He goes from Andalusia‚ Spain to Tangier‚ from Tangier he travels to the Saharan oasis Al-Fayoum. The impact of the time setting in this novel is the fact that religion is very strong amongst the people. We as readers come across this time setting and setting (location) itself has an impact on the behavior of the characters we come across as we come
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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 in a city called Tangier. Then the crystal merchant gives some advice to Santiago as he prepares to leave Tangier after he has been working for a year for the merchant. The merchant knows that he has not achieved all he can in life and feels depressed as a result so he forewarns Santiago that those who ignore their
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crises between the Great Powers brought attention to differences between them and rejuvenated hostility between the powers. The crises included the Moroccan crisis which involved Kaiser Wilhelm II denouncing French influence while visiting the part of Tangier in Morocco. Edward VII said this about the German actions‚ “the most mischievous and uncalled for event which the German emperor has been engaged in since he came to the
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He is a well-known and wealthy smuggler for those who long to escape hardship in Tangier. He is introduced when Azel stumbles into a bar and sees at the counter. Azel is already upset about a cousin’s death and credits Al Afía for that death. The locals labeled Al Afía as “the local leader‚ fearsome‚ powerful‚ [and] a man of few words
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countless amounts of awards through movies he was in. Some of the movies he is known for is “Casino”(1995)‚ “Meet the Parents”(2000)‚ and “Goodfellas”(1990). In the movie “Casino” Robert De Niro acts as Sam Rothstien‚ who runs the mob-owned casino “Tangiers” and his relation ships with his friend Nicky Santoro and his married love Ginger. In the film Sam Rothstien is a very smart and sharp person. He finds all the flaws going on in the casino and always protects the casino from it. He is also very serious
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follow his dream‚ so he sells his sheep and follows his dream of the treasure. “Once we have accepted that love is a stimulus‚ we come up against the third obstacle: fear of the defeats we will meet on the path” (Coelho 2). Once he arrives in Tangier‚ Santiago is robbed and gives up on his dream. Because he is so afraid that something worse than being robbed will happen to him‚ he decides to be a shepherd again. He begins working for a crystal merchant to save enough money to return home to
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