The Algerian desert was a harsh and desolate place; remnants of the bridge that once spanned across the mighty river Abdul were still visible. The land was almost unrecognizable‚ but memories of its beauty brought Stromae here. He could still picture where the Infinity tower once was‚ but after having no one tend to it for years it had chunks of it missing‚ probably scavenged by militia or wanderers‚ metal was worth its weight in water nowadays. Water itself was a luxury many could not afford ever
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The Crystal Merchant became a good friend to Santiago because he gave him a chance. In return‚ Santiago helped make the Crystal Merchant’s store successful again. The merchant did not like to take risks and did not like change. He was a religious man. His fear was fulfilling the fifth obligation in his Muslim religion‚ which was to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. He feared making the trip because he believed that once he achieved this dream‚ he would have nothing else to live for. “Because it’s
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I agree with William‚ Handy about Santiago‚ in the novel The Old Man and the Sea‚ achieving his true existence or at least him knowing all his values. Santiago reaches this level of existence by being a kind person and always hopeful. Also he achieves this with his strength‚ courage‚ and determination. Santiago has a lot of courage that could affect his meaning of his true existence. “If sharks come‚ God pity him and me.”(Hemingway pg. 68) When he says this‚ he is taking a risk that a shark could
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talk about Heinrich Himmler‚ Adolf Eichmann‚ and Rudolf Hess‚ who were Nazi Party leaders and officials and were related to Adolf Hitler. I will also discuss who these people were and what they did‚ why they did these things‚ when they did these things‚ where they did these things‚ and perhaps how they did these things. The first of these officers was Heinrich Himmler. Himmler was the head of the Gestapo (German State Police) and the Waffen-SS (militarized units of SS‚ which stands for Schutzstaffel
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individual named Santiago that follows his dreams and defies all odds to find a treasure that might not even exist. He is accompanied by an ally which is also an alchemist. Throughout the story‚ a main part was the symbolization of Santiago’s heart. His heart symbolizes the good in the world and the most pure way to get what you want. Santiago had to learn to follow his heart throughout the novel and not listen to his sadness‚ thus allowing him to go further through the desert by following his heart
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Environmental Engineering ESCI 314 -1 Group 6’s Report about “DESERT” 9 July 2014 Submitted By: Baltazar‚ Kenneth Regin I. Umali‚ Francis San Agustin‚ Joshua Manuel Sisracon‚ Julius Vergara‚ Jules Villena‚ Eldie Naza Submitted to: Engr. Julius Angelo M. Lozada Types of Deserts Trade wind deserts The trade winds lie in areas crossed by the trade winds. in two belts on the equatorial sides of the Horse Latitudes heat up as they move toward the Equator
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compelling novel written by Ernest Hemingway about a old man named Santiago who has been on an eighty four day streak without catching a fish. Santiago is a frail elderly man who is beginning to lose hope in his capability to even catch fish. As written in Huffington Post a hero‚ “is someone who “we” determine to have demonstrated behaviors and decisions that are ethically and emotionally worthy of our awe.” Santiago is not a hero. How can people call him a hero when all he does is lose fish and lose
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themes is respect. Respect is something that the author wanted to make a big deal throughout the story. Some examples of respect is how the boy treats Santiago‚ how Santiago is treated as a fisherman‚ how Santiago treats the ocean and how Santiago treats the marlin. All these examples impacted Santiago and his decisions in the novella. The boy‚ Manolin‚ loves Santiago so much and truly respects him. Examples of this can be found throughout the novella but one of the most profound ones is when he finds
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in his quote‚ “In the portrayal of Santiago in the Old man and the Sea …. Concerning the depiction of conflicting values‚” while on the other hand‚ it is difficult to agree that “in every situation‚ Santiago responds as a spiritually fulfilled man.”(Handy 2) Santiago was not spiritually grounded as seen in statements he voiced about recited prayers while fishing. He swayed back and forth as to the “sin” he may have committed by killing the marlin. He did know who he was as a person‚ but questioned
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A desert is a landscape or region of land that is very dry because of low rainfall amounts (precipitation)‚ often has little coverage by plants‚ and in which streams dry up unless they are supplied by water from outside areas.[1] Deserts can also be described as areas where more water is lost by evapotranspiration than falls as precipitation.[2] Desert plants must have special adaptations to survive with this little water. Deserts take up about one third (33%) of the Earth’s land surface.[3] Bottomlands
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