Paulo Coelho

Gangs Nowadays, the significant problem of the gang increases dramatically in all societies Moreover, everyday a young child becomes a gang member for a better life. It is believed that there are 31,000 gangs in the USA, with members over of 850,000. More specifically, there are many causes for gang formation which have not only social impact but also psychological on individual members. On the one hand, there are several causes which assist in the formation of a gang group. The first…

factually built an amphitheater that was open, placing the focus in the middle of cardsharping dimensions. He metaphorically provided a basis for new theatres in modern times, and the evolution of the plays held within them. In The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, Santiago falls asleep in the middle of a market place. Just as life in the plaza was about to resume he takes in his position as the focal point of the town square, and embraces his “new world”. In terms, he is performing on the stage of…

people of faith who share their ideas are His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, religious scholar Karen Armstrong, Chief Rabbi David Rosen, Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman, Peter J. Gomes, human rights activist Van Jones, novelist Paulo Coelho, former President of Iran Mohammad Khatami, Ela Gandhi, author Deepak Chopra, Imam Feisel Abdul Rauf, Ambassador Andrew Young, and many others. These religious leaders model for us openness to similarities with others and a healthy respect…

Dike According to Maya Angelou, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Your positive attitude and professional demeanor makes our individuals, their families, your coworkers and supervisors feels special. You are a job to be around. M. F. Kamara Maya Angelou once stated that “Try to be rainbow in someone’s cloud.” I have watched your countless times as your tried to maneuver your ways to make…

spider, a new start. Though weaved with care it does have its limitations in strength, weak and miniature bugs will get caught, but the powerful and big will destroy the web. Incidentally, while reading Michael Ondaatje’s “In the Skin of a Lion”, Paulo Coelho’s “The winner stands alone”, I begin to question what the purpose in reading is? Tired of flipping through pages and pages of words I can see a glimmer of light, as the end comes near.…

The novel, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, is known for one of the top ten best books in the twentieth century. It is known as the top ten best book because of the lessons that happen throughout the novel. There are many times where many people go through journeys/obstacles and learn many things out of them, such as life lessons. The novel,The Alchemist, is about a young boy named Santiago that lives in Spain. The young boy has a dream to go to Egypt to discover his true destiny, which is a…

Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist once said, “When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too” However, in the short story, The Luckiest Girl by Cynthia Benjamin, the antagonist David Allen does not aspire to better himself or others, rather he desires authority. In consequence, he cements himself as a manipulator, through emotional, social, and physical abuse towards his girlfriend, Anita Wade. During…

One’s true potential is on the other side of fear. As this anonymous quote elucidates, fear acts as a hindrance that essentially traps us in our comfort zone, limits our experiences, and holds us back from achieving our potential. In Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist, the protagonist, Santiago, demonstrates his fears as obstacles that divert himself from attaining his Personal Legend, and therefore he must overcome them. Throughout the book, Santiago displays common fears which hinder him from…

of obstacles hurdled towards him, such as an aftershock trembling beneath him, if any of his neighbors or family were badly hurt, and more importantly, the problem of sheltering and feeding of his family. His situation was indeed frightening, but Coelho gave life to the driver as a dedicated, imaginative soul- and someone with such character must never fear anything, including the unexplained. Similarly, I have an understanding of his problem. My father was fearful of going to Mexico City to…

Conclusion Even though the death of self is chosen as the subject of study for Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, many readings are possible due to its broad subject matter. Some of the major themes are discussed below to highlight the work of Coelho. Fate Vs. Will Fate is constantly intertwined with will, and a key theme of the book focuses on how much in life is under one's control, and how much is controlled by fate. The old king states that the world's greatest lie is that "at some…