Sonoran Desert

chief allows Santiago to practice for three days, or he will die. Santiago feels upset and fear because he does not know how to transform himself into the wind, but he never gives up. He keeps observing the desert, and finally, he finds out that he speaks the same language with the desert. The desert lends its sand to Santiago. The wind feels thoughtful, and it agrees to carry Santiago to heaven. Santiago is succeed because he does not give up to learn to transform himself into wind. “Never give…

The Alchemist ( O’ Alquimista in Portuguese) is a famous novel that was written by a Brazilian novelist and lyricist, Paulo Coelho. It is about Santiago, a young shepherd and his journey to Egypt, after he had dream of finding treasure. It was entitled The Alchemist for it is about turning common or ordinary objects into something that value the most. When it says the Alchemist, it does not mean its literal meaning but it conveys or pointing out that all of us can turn something to…

plants were edible and which were toxic” (21). Living in these poor conditions gave the children an opportunity to practice the discipline of self-sufficiency: by being resilient and surviving with close to nothing. Nonetheless, the children loved the desert. Jeannette considered it to be the one true home they’ve ever had (154), which is why she grew frustrated when they had to go to Welch, Virginia; her father’s childhood home. The tone of the story drastically changes once they arrived…

He meets the English man who was trying to find the Alchemist in the desert. His personal legend was to find the alchemist and he did achieve it. He goes through the desert with the caravan. Then the hero meets the third mentor which is the Alchemist. While in the desert, Santiago goes through a complete metamorphosis. Santiago begins to listen to his heart; he gains the ability to commune with the universe, and finds…

blade like it tore through paper. The wind is a fickle creature, perhaps to the point of being bipolar, showing up seemingly at random. Sometimes it does well; sometimes it does badly. It always leaves almost immediately. All that remains is a dry desert. If the sun was not so harsh, if the wind were not so capricious in nature, If the oasis is was not so dependent on a single source of sustenance, then maybe I would be I would be peacefully strolling at a slow pace in paradise, as opposed to…

imagination under the influence of “misunderstanding” parents, as he is no longer passionate in pursuing his career an artist and becomes a pilot. As his plane breaks down, the aviator falls into a desert and meets a little prince who has come from a small planet. With the time spend together stranded in the desert, a friendship forms…

“The Nile crashed in the Amazon while being piloted by Mississippi” (Jarod Kintz). Geographic features were crucial for the development of modern day Egypt. Features such as the Nile and the desert provided protection, allowing Egypt to expand. Similar to this, geographic features also influenced America’s development and why America is how it is today. America would not be the same if it was not for the location and the primary resources that we were given. The primary resources gave America…

This is my paper on the desert. It is one of the harshest environments. It is empty, arid, and quiet. A bit too quiet for most people. You will die if you do not have water with you if you go hiking in the desert. If you live there though it is no big deal, because you obviously live in a settlement of some sorts. The desert is a strange place, but I love it because I live in the desert. It is like an alien world to most people. That's why some sci-fi movies have been filmed there. For example,…

the men saw look at the figures, they knew what they were: desert raiders. All three rushed to their bags the presented their weapons, but when they turned around to stand their ground, they were each met with two bolas being launched at them, which tied around their torsos and legs. They all fell to the sand, almost completely immobilized. As he struggled to gain freedom, Kader cursed, “Fight us like men, you damn cowards.” Once the desert raiders were directly in front of the trio, the…

Many kids may hear their parents tell us an old story about the desert. Once upon a time, there was a green land full of animals and trees living together. Then humans came. They cut down trees, destroyed many animal habitats to get wood. A green land with living creatures turned into a desert. Billions of trees are cut down every year and sooner or later, desert will be all over the world. That’s exactly Don Marquis concerns about. In his essay, “what the ants are saying,” Don Marquis’s poem…