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...that he might not manage to become wind upon the alchemist’s insistence. All of Santiago’s teachers, including Melchizedek and the alchemist described fear as a fake obstacle introduced by the universe in the life of the strugglers. Through the teachers of Santiago, the author tends to convey this lesson to the audience that fears should become quite meaningless for those who have faith in their dreams. The author projects this belief by making people who conquer their fears appear as enlightened figures in the novel and others, who cultivate their fears as the novel’s weakest characters. One of the weakest characters in...
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...Institute The Alchemist – Literature Review Paulo Coelho's enthralling novel ‘The Alchemist’ has provided a philosophy for life and hope for many on the very simple ways of life and self belief. The novel has inspired extremely committed following across generations of people around the world. The story, incredible in its simplicity and inspiring wisdom, accounts for the life an Andalusian shepherd boy, Santiago. The journey that the boy takes on the basis of a dream and his self belief leads him from his homeland in Spain through the vast African desert to the Egyptian Pyramids in search of buried treasure. During his quest, the boy comes across a Gypsy woman, a man who...
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...of ordinary life. Though both of these celebrated works of literature stress on the sanctity of one's purpose in life, the spirit of 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' conclusively comes out as starkly rebellious and lonesome. The simplicity of Bach's style envelopes a complex and sometimes incoherent plot. On the contrary, 'The Alchemist' has a convoluted and intricate plot that is presented through an effortless expression. It is much easier for the reader to identify with Santiago, a simple Andalusian shepherd boy in 'The Alchemist' than to come to terms with a rebellious seagull that penetrates one realm of perfection after other.
What an individual grasps in a work of literature is...
3 Pages(750 words)Book Report/Review
...Minor Assignment No. 2 Ad hominem argument: “Evidence accumulates of a hoax in Haditha. The weblog Sweetness & Light has done an estimable service gathering together the articles which cast substantial doubt on the charge of a massacre of civilians at Haditha. Because the blog is too busy gathering and fisking the news, I offered and the publisher accepted my offer to put what he has uncovered in a narrative form”. (Feldman, C., 2006).
Ad misericordiam argument:
“Oh, Officer, Theres no reason to give me a traffic ticket for going too fast because I was just on my way to the hospital to see my wife who is in serious condition to tell her I just lost my job and the car will be repossessed”. (Argumentum ad Misericordiam)....
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...of this book is poignant. Santiago falls in love, faces death, and completes his live journey all in one book. When he first meets Fatima, Santiago falls in love. This makes the reader pull for this love to last, which it eventually does. The fear of death is apparent when Santiago predicts the army attack and the wind that blows. When his journey ends in success, the reader’s emotional ride is fulfilled.
The Alchemist has many parables in the story, but the whole story can be considered a parable. One perspective is the book tells of a spiritual adventure in parable form. Santiago could be compared to Christian in Pilgrim’s Progress, although The Alchemist is not explicit as Pilgrim’s...
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...at all. Because of this, The Alchemist loses any ability to argue about the facts of the real universe. And yet that, it is implied, is just what it is doing. Coelho is surely urging the reader to act more like Santiago and follow his or her dreams, as can be seen by the ending of the novel where the shepherd is happy and rich. The way some of the other characters who have no wish to reach their own personal legend are described leaves this in no doubt.
Unfortunately, Coelhos argument is essentially circular, or at least begs the question it claims to answer. Begging the question, also known as petitio principii, is a logical fallacy which happens when "writers...
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...countries, it is also considered as the best books ever sold in the history of the book sales.
The Alchemist novel mainly depicts the voyage of a young Andalusia shepherd guy called Santiago. Santiago, believe a recurring dream to be visionary, make a decision to trek to the pyramid and the ancient monasteries of Egypt in search of the treasure. On the journey to the pyramids situated in the interiors of Egypt, he meets love, risk, chance and tragedy. In the novel throughout, the noteworthy characters that he come across is an elderly king who convey to him that when he is in need of something, you should take up the challenge and the whole universe stands with him in...
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...Alchemist Reflection Part I. The Alchemist is a short novel written by Paulo Coelho which narrates the pursuit of dreams by a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. The story tells of Santiago’s journey in a quest to follow his dreams to Egypt where he believes there is a treasure waiting for him among the pyramids. Santiago’s quest is instigated by recurrent dreams about a treasure he supposed find in the Egyptian pyramids. The main focus of the book lies in the diversity of individuals that he meets on the way to the Egyptian pyramids and their relevance to his quest. This paper seeks to highlight an important lesson learnt in the novel and provide a personal...
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...departments in the management of the Australian Government. First, I reviewed the financial controls of the department and came to identify that there are issues around the financial control, particularly the bank reconciliation and capacity and skill level in financial reporting. The 2013 financial statements were not submitted in time (Mulgan, 2013). The finance director informed me that this was due to the late implementation of the regulatory assurance approach and the way the new external auditor was conducting their work with rigor. During the review, the management issued me with the draft of the Price Water-house Coopers management letter in relation to the year ended 31st December 2013, which has twenty...
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...because of the other party’s actions, the responsible party shall have liability over the risks or loses
Possible Dispute Resolution Methods
In the light of the specific features of the case, the possible dispute resolution methods and remedies available to the parties beforehand include:
1) The companies can agree to solve the problems out of court as partners because this option is available in the contract signed by both parties. They can come together to analyze the causes of the delivery delays by the Spanish distributor and the defective product claims by the Spanish firm. This option will be very important because the companies have not worked together for long and these problems could be because of minor issues...
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