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    sentence, his impact was enormous. He unintentionally kills his own wife. His character is very strong and drastically changes the ending of what could have been, an understanding. "Go away. I am not making myself ill. No; she was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window” (65). That is what Louise said to her friend as she tried to convince her to leave the room. Louise’s friend, Josephine attempted

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    not making myself ill. No; she was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window” (65). Louise’s friend, Josephine attempted to coax Louise to leave her room and that was her response. That sentence brings up a new piece of symbolism, the elixir of life. When it comes to setting, not much is said exactly where. Readers can only assume it is their family home since she goes into her room to cry and rethink life. This is the elixir of life. The room has one window and very comfortable

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    the desert they were soon confronted by three tribesman who insisted on searching them. When the tribesman found the Philosophers Stone and the Elixir of Life they asked the alchemist what the items were and he responded announcing, “That’s the Philosopher’s Stone and the Elixir of Life. It’s the Master Work of the alchemists. Whoever swallows that elixir will never be sick again, and a fragment from that stone turns any metal into gold.” After hearing the alchemist’s explanation, the tribesman laughed

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    Coffee: The Magical Elixir Topic: Coffee Specific purpose: Being students, many of us drink coffee throughout our days to get to the weekend. I want to give some insight on the history of coffee as well as the positives and negatives it has on our bodies. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Who here drinks coffee or other forms of caffeine? B. Relevance: For the most part, many of you drink a caffeinated beverages in your daily lives and today we are going to explore one specifically, coffee.

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    1938,no laws really prohibited manufacturers from placing harmful chemicals or byproducts into the products that consumers buy.One severe case of manufacters carelessness was the Elixir Tragedy of 1937.This tradegy took place when seventy one adults and 34 childern died in the fall of 1937 after taking a drug called Elixir Sulfanilamide.This drug was used to treat a variety of illnesses(The scientist).The drugs solvent diethylene glycol was founded to be the killer.The company wasn't actually at fault

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    Within the article, America’s Health Care Elixir, the author discusses all the various ways Medicare and Medicaid have evolved and positively changed health care over the years (Leonard, 2015). Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law in 1965, and since then they both have created better care and allowed low-income individuals and aging adults to receive needed medical care. The number of individuals a part of Medicaid has increased from 19 million to 56 million over the years. In addition, the

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    the wisdom of my words. It is my book that is written in stone and is the pathway to my destiny. Every Philosopher knows that they have their own White Stone, their own exclusive journey, their own book of life, and their own unique destiny. The Elixir of Life is a metaphor for Love. Love is the life-force that allows me the power to be my purpose and live my vision. The purpose of my life is to experience my Beingness. There are infinite aspects of Love that I can experience being. Whatever

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    translation of the book was written by Alan R. Clarke and was first published by Harper Collins Publishers in 1993. The genres of the book are fiction, fantasy, psychology, drama. The writer following his desire to find the Philosopher’s Stone or the Elixir of Life has spent a long time studying Alchemy. He had spent the little money he had to buy imported books. The books were no use to him because they contained impenetrable language, full of symbols, dragons, lions, suns, moons and other such figures

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    into believing that the Monster Frankenstein had created was nothing more than a mere ‘brainless’ creatures bent on destruction. I approached this novel with that mindset. Just a little while ago, while researching the Philosopher's Stone and the Elixir of Life for methods to bring these two ideas into reality (the latter more than the former), I came across a brief mention of this novel, Frankenstein. In the brief mention I had read, it indicated that these two ideas were stated in

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    SUMMARY: The Alchemist is an inspiring story about following your dreams and self-discovery. A young Spanish shepherd, called Santiago, longs to travel the world. He dreams of a fabulous treasure buried in Egypt one night, and he is determined to set out in search of it. A mysterious man claiming to be the ancient King of Salem as well as a gypsy fortune teller guide Santiago and he is soon headed to North Africa. The young explorer transverses the Strait of Gibraltar and reaches Tangier, where

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