Oasis

On the ride, Santiago notices the similarity between the Englishmen view on the Soul of the World, and Melchizedek’s. The ride throughout the desert slowly becomes strenuous due to the passing rumours of tribal wars. However, they managed to reach the oasis without harm, and decides to stay there until the war is over. The Englishmen and Santiago both look for the Arab alchemist, asking various people for his sites. Along the way, Santiago meets Fatima, and instantly falls in love with her. He confess his love to her the next day, with Fatima accepting his proposal, and both becoming…

A fellow desert traveler and student of the language of omens, the Englishman and Santiago seem to have quite similar goals and experiences to unite them. In fact, they coincidentally both need to find the Alchemist in order to achieve their respective personal legends. However, while Santiago does go on to locate the Alchemist and achieve his goal of finding the treasure, the Englishman seems to be cast aside in the thick of things. He needs to find the alchemist in order to complete his study…

Introduction Throughout the Spring 2016 semester, students were expected to volunteer at the Oasis Católico Santa Rafaela tutoring program, which located in a primarily Hispanic community with the goal of serving its local residents by tutoring children to put them on the same educational footing as native English speakers. During this volunteer work, I was exposed to challenges that I was wholly unaware of in a community that is far more underserved than I realized. I will discuss what I…

One of the hardest obstacles Santiago faces is deciding to leave his love Fatima and continue on his journey. Fatima is a girl, Santiago meets at the oasis in the desert. She is a woman of the desert and does not fear for the men that go into the desert because if it is meant to be they will return. As Santiago gets ready to leave the oasis and continue on his journey he is troubled with the thought of leaving Fatima, “ His heart was heavy, and he had been melancholy since the previous night. To…

The destiny of some people sometimes had already been set the time when they were born just like the Chinese belief of a matchmaker that had decided who you will eventually be with you for the rest of your life. In the novel “ The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho, Santiago decided to go on a journey to found the treasure, which is his destiny. During his journey, he met people who helped him, people who lead him to the treasure, and a girl that he loves. The person who told Santiago that the…

Have you ever just wanted to just go and say something as simple as, “Hi,” to someone you would love to meet? Most people have seen, the person they want to meet the most on TV and I know for a fact, I have. Some people might want to meet Justin Bieber, or Russell Wilson, But i would love to meet Kobe Bryant, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, and Aaron Rodgers. If I had a chance to meet three people in the world, I would have to choose Kobe Bryant, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, and…

The Imperial Valley: Permanent Oasis by Cory Phillips Imperial County, California has been a major agricultural, political, and commercial center in Southeastern California for over 100 years. Although the peripheral agricultural activities have been the focus and source of the region’s economy, the area’s role in agribusiness has also facilitated much urban growth. The farms in the Imperial Valley bring about $1,000,000,000 to the state’s economy each year. This rural and…

Oasis was definitely a church that was different. It is not your typical church. For years we struggled in knowing how to create the church we wanted. There was a season when things got so difficult that I wasn’t sure I wanted to continue. But, the church we had established was not the church we had dreamed of. The first few years of ministry was a lot of "it seemed like a good idea at the time" experiences strung together. Failure isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. After a series of challenges…

Oasis Inc wants to earn enough revenue to create their newest heated luxury massage chair:The Tranquility 5000. However, the company needs to estimate the equilibrium price and quantity in order to find the optimal retail price needed to create this launch. This report will provide concrete analysis on the prices. The beginning of the analysis focused on the demand data. The demand included a range of prices and the quantity demand of n=110 test weeks. This can bee seen on Figure 1, which…

During the fieldtrip, which was held Thursday, February 22, I have made a lot of realization. Thronateeska and The Flint Riverquarium supplied me with an abundance of information on the Earth and beyond it. Now I have knowledge on how the solar system and the Earth was created, fossils and other science materials, the dangers of plastic, and creatures living amongst us humans. This was a very thrilling experience for me and I can’t wait until I can visit again. When I was watching the first…