Paulo Coelho

and develop strategies for their behavior, others may turn to reading books of advice from “experts” on relationships—but this is Folly. The hearts decides and what it decides is all that really matters. By the River Pieda I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho, it is about the story of young Spanish woman, Pilar and her encounter with her lost love , an unnamed spiritual seeker who comes to worship the feminine face of God. There are no rules when it comes to love and was follow your dream; There…

In his 2003 novel, Old School, Tobias Wolff, employs a 1st person point of view in order to emphasize to the reader the theme of staying true to oneself. The narrator of this novel takes us on a journey through his internal struggles. Him being the narrator verifies that it his perception on what happened. When the narrator tries to stay true to himself he gets caught up in lies which ties back into our theme that it is important to stay true to oneself. He is honest about his religious…

Latin Literature is one which incorporated ‘magical realism’ in their works often, along with the ‘fantastic’ which in simple terms is the used of supernatural elements in their works is such a subtle manner that they might otherwise be deemed impossible to happen, yet are able to happen at the same time. An example can be taken from A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings by Garcia Marquez, where he incorporated the use of a fallen angel and a girl who turned into a spider, and while it seems almost…

Adversity and how it affects a person’s identity Adversity defines as a difficulty or misfortune that a person faces. Throughout a person’s life they will have a lot of adversity, this is which will change us for the better or worse. Paulo Coelho demonstrates this in “The alchemist” when initially the main character, Santiago, is a naïve boy who has not experience anything much less adversity throughout the duration of his life. This however changes when he goes to Africa and is faced with many…

I am not easily moved by literature. Since before I can remember, literature has been the keystone of my education; whether it was having my mother lovingly read me a children’s story before bed as a young preschooler, or staying up past my bedtime in elementary school engrossed in wondrous tales of adventure and danger. Reading, specifically for enjoyment, has always been a priority in my life as it allowed me to escape the monotony found in everyday life, providing me with the necessary…

dreams, like the rest of it. The listeners got to listen to four speakers, who were all students. The first speaker talked about Life is Elsewhere by Milan Kundera and how it uses dreams. The second speaker's book of choise was The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. They chose to approache dreams in a more spiritual way. The third one was The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber. The speech managed to connect daydreaming with the conscious mind. The last speaker's book was The Handsomest Drowned…

the main protagonist Jenny is dauntless because she imagines seeing the boar that everyone else fears, because she goes into the forest the home of the wild boar, and especially she does not pray or move when she encountered the boar at all. As Paulo Coelho once said, Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. This relates to what Jenny experienced she was brave and took risks. The first and foremost reason Jenny is dauntless is because she imagines the boar when everyone else…

Although fate and destiny have a similar connotation, fate represents the preordained course of your life that will occur in spite of your actions, and destiny represents predetermined events within your life that you take an active course in shaping. Christianity and Islamic religion represent different opinions on fate and personal destiny based on belief in different gods, and the location from which each religion originated. The religion of Christianity began with God coming to earth through…

Reading Literacy Narrative When I was a child, nobody has ever read to me. My father was too busy working, and my mom used to tell me stories by heart, not reading it from books. One day, when I will have my own children, I will definitely be reading to them. I want them be able to listen and start building desire to read on their own later on in their lives. I have not done a good job in my past when it comes to reading books. I read quickly and couldn’t wait to get to the end of the books to…

My name is Alejandra Granados and I am from Colombia. I have been living for eight years and a half in Canada. Right now I'm in my last semester of Tourism and Travel at Mohawk College. I am fluent in speaking and writing Spanish and English with basic ability to speak and understand Italian and basic French. Being able to communicate in different languages has enabled me to connect with a wide range of people with diverse backgrounds. I am a very patient and calm person, and can handle even the…