Carl Van Vechten

June of 1972, five men with cameras and bugging equipment were caught and arrested in the Democratic National Committee’s offices in Washington DC. Which happens to be where Democratic Party members make decisions involving political campaigns. (streetlaw.org) The break in was eventually connected to the white house. Nixon had hired men to help him get information on how to be re-elected, but President Nixon denied any connection with the incident. After some time, the presiding judge got a…

Most people are proud of their home town; However, few people are as proud as Carl Sandburg is when he writes “Chicago”. One is able to tell how he feels about his home city of Chicago through his use of tone. Sandburg is able to superbly manipulate his tone throughout the whole poem. One is able to realize the love Sandburg has for Chicago through this tone. He utilizes imagery and diction to develop this proud tone throughout his poem, “Chicago”. Sandburg’s imagery allows the the reader to…

Huffman 1 Mikayla Huffman Klass English 9 Honors 9 June 2015 Interpretation of the Symbolism of Alchemy in The Alchemist Everyone has the ability to become something more in life than what they start out as, much like the transition from lead to gold. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho contains an example of this, in how the protagonist, Santiago (a shepherd boy from a region of Spain called Andalusia) attempts to accomplish his personal legend. The leading symbol behind this book is alchemy, which…

The Alchemist written by Paulo Coelho was quite intriguing, better than many novels that have better stories. A boy had a dream about treasure, so he went to the pyramids. Its a simple lack lustre story, compared to novels about time traveling or saving a kingdom from an evil tyrant. Even in precise detail the alchemist would have no complex story to grasp the audience with, so they will not be engaged enough to keep reading, but it is engaging. It is engaging because of how Coelho’s mysterious…

In “The Alchemist”, Santiago is shaped by conflict, choice, and change in a variety of ways. He encountered many of these while he was trying to fulfil his personal legend as his treasure. In the end, he finds out that the treasure is his personal legend. One factor of choice was influences on Santiago. The gyspy women influenced Santiago by interpreting his dream, telling him that he would find buried treasure at the pyramids in Egypt but he had to pay 1/10 of whatever he finds. She helps give…

Archetypal Spectrum Carl Jung created the concept of the collective unconscious, which is universal thoughts, beliefs and ideas that are shared amongst many people. For example, individuals from all over the world have the same vision that constructs the image of the ideal hero. A few traits that a hero identifies with would be, using their muscles and powers for the good and also for the better of the community. A similar picture is painted universally when thinking about this specific…

Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist presents many obstacles throughout the novel. This includes the challenges when one faces fear in life, and Coelho shows what fear can do using characters throughout the novel. Paulo Coehlo incorporates many life lessons into The Alchemist one being that everyone has to overcome his terrors; otherwise, he will not progress in life and will live in fearfulness, uneasiness, and unhappiness. Coehlo demonstrates in The Alchemist three different experiences with fear and…

The novel ‘The Alchemist’ written by author Paulo Coelho explores the idea that techniques help the audience to experience a discovery through the text. ‘The Alchemist’ delves into the journey of a young shepherd boy, Santiago, and his belief in powers of fortune and nature. He demonstrated the emotional and mental strife people have been facing every day in order to achieve a discovery. Coelho talks about the simple things in life that appealed to Santiago, but his mentality forced him to seek…

the greater American audience, installing within them an understanding which transcends the past and applies to the present onward. All the President's Men revolves around the scandal at Watergate, following Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein on their quest to discover who was really behind the entire ordeal. After the mysterious break-in at the National Democratic Committee, these two young reporters quickly become obsessed…

Archetypes are essential and they shape up every story. They are the typical characters, symbols, or situations that are seen over and over again in many pieces of literature, they are a universal language. An archetype is something that is implanted in the human social unconscious. The usage of archetypes by writers allow readers to feel instantly connected to the stories, which is why writers continue to use them. The archetypes: heroes, damsels in distress and the devil figures are all…