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“the eyes are the windows to the soul.” Paulo Coelho once again brought up this philosophy in his novel The Alchemist, though it can be said that he added more detail to the idea. Coelho is trying to portray that one can get a sense of an individual’s nature just by glancing at their eyes. One look and it will be determined whether you are confident or insecure, honest or false, and even strong or weak. In the novel, two characters, Santiago and the Alchemist, are venturing through a war torn…

John Steinbeck’s novella, The Pearl, is filled with literary devices. The main character, Kino, lives in a Mexican coastal town and does not have much money. In the story, Kino finds the Pearl of the World and becomes a rich man. He hopes to marry his wife, Juana, in a church, educate his son, Coyotito, and buy a rifle. Many people make Kino offers for the pearl, but he turns them down thinking his pearl has more worth than what others offer him. Kino’s greed begins to get the best of him. John…

RIVAL GAMING - ARABIAN TALES SLOT REVIEW Today I decided to give Rival Gaming's newest video slot, Arabian Tales a try. I enjoyed playing this enchanting new slot game as well as its "One Thousand and One Nights" theme. "One Thousand and One Nights" is the story of King Shahryar who killed his wife after learning she had been unfaithful and then vowed to marry marry a different woman each night before killing her the next morning to prevent being betrayed ever again. He did this for many years…

The story “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho, is about a young boy who has recurring dreams that trouble him. In his dreams he is a shepherd, and he is to find treasure and to discover his personal legend.A personal legend is a spiritual purpose, or an inner finding on one's life.. Finding this has great benefits on people's life. In the alchemist Santiago searches for his Personal legend and eventually finds it. Everyone should pursue and try and search for there Legend. My personal Legend is…

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…

there. But when he got to the pyramids a man told him that the treasure was buried in Spain in a shack where the pastors slept, where Santiago originally had the dream. Coelho has used this Ironic Twist to show the audience the importance of following ones ambition to lead to a new discovery. “What you still need to know is this: before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition…

cannot swim. Doing so, for he knew Frodo could not take this burden alone. These are not simple sacrifices being made in the story, but ones for the greater good. Such as to include the destruction of the ring or of what may aid in the destruction of the ring. All were made for the betterment of not just a few, but for the greater good. A greater good is one they will benefit that of a populace, in this case Middle Earth. Examples of such lesser sacrifices will remain in the following. For…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is the tale of King Arthur’s knight and nephew, Gawain, and his quest to fulfill a challenge that is proposed to him by a mysterious stranger known as the Green Knight. On his way to find the Green Knight, Gawain unknowingly receives various moral tests given to him by a lord named Bertilak, who offers Gawain a place to stay in his castle during his travels. The Sir Gawain and the Green Knight poem was written in the late 14th-century. Although the poem is a…

It’s about Alice and her sister Dee, who comes to visit them at their home and tries to take something of value to the family for herself. Dee “made it big” a while back, getting her out of the old farm, a living with her mother and sisters (59). Dee had come home to try and collect an old family quilt to go back to her new home and hang it up on her wall. Alice almost considered when she said that she had promised to give the quilts to Maggie for when she gets married (64) Dee becomes appalled…

Granpa Chook’s Impact on Peekay’s Boxing Bryce Courtenay explores the main character Peekay’s journey in The Power of One by incorporating powerful symbolism. These symbols, such as a chicken and a pair of boxing gloves, are significant to Peekay’s maturation. Through various obstacles in his journey, Peekay gradually discovers how to unlock his true potential. The relationship between Peekay and his chicken Granpa Chook sets the basis for Peekay’s boxing career, thus enabling him to defeat…