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    objective in life, if anything it will test whether or not it was meant to be.This is the world working in your favor because through losing and gaining people you grow as a person to be better for when you find the people who are permanant. For Santiago this was a major hindrance at the beginning of the story. He fell in love with a merchant's daughter but doesn’t even know her name. When he is told to seek out the treasure from his dreams he becomes indecisive because he wants to stay and marry

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    introduction in healthcare only a few decades ago. There are several million people worldwide diagnosed with osteoporosis who suffer from vertebral compression fractures who now have the option to undergo one of these two minimally invasive procedures in order to experience immediate pain relief after conservative measures have failed. Discussion Vertebral fractures are the hallmark of osteoporosis, and are associated with height loss, spinal deformity, chronic pain, and reduced quality

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    In each of the three books I read, Hemingway uses literary devices to introduce a goal that the main character is hoping to achieve. In the novel, The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway depicts an old man named Santiago chasing after his goal of catching a enormous fish. Hemingway uses foreshadowing to clearly inform the reader that, by achieving this goal, he will be satisfied. In the novel, To Have and Have Not, Hemingway uses the symbol of Harry’s boat to represent

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    the sentence structure, or even the order in which the story is told. Typically, novels are read in chronological order, meaning that events take place in an order of sequence. As said before, most authors have a preferred technique used in their writing. In this case, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of Chronicles of a Death Foretold, uses a non-chronological manner in his work. Meanwhile author of Perfume, Patrick Suskind tells his story in a chronological order. Both of these techniques affect the

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    feel sorry for the self-proclaimed womanizer. One of the novel’s first interactions with Santiago shows his total contempt for the opposite sex. He considers Divina Flor, his cook’s daughter, to be a piece of meat only to be used for his pleasure. “He grabbed my whole pussy,” Divina Flor told me. “It was what he always did when he caught me alone in the house” (Marquez pg. 13). Whenever he had the chance Santiago would molest the poor girl. While, women were considered inferior to men in this culture

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    of their life or the lowest point. These three characters names are Odysseus, Edmond, and Santiago. Odysseus in The Odyssey, Edmond in The Count of Monte Cristo, and Santiago in The Alchemist all had these everyday problems facing challenges, temptations, and the abyss in their lives. To start, with Santiago, one of his challenges he faced was actually a problem with himself. That problem is doubt . Santiago faced many challenges in which he didn’t think he could do it or that something in life wouldn’t

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    Hemingway served in World War I, follows the character Nick Adams as he confronts the wreckage of his burnt town and goes fishing alone. One of the last books Hemingway ever wrote was The Old Man and the Sea, which depicts the struggles of an old man, Santiago, who tries to catch a fish after being unsuccessful for 84 days. Although neither of these books directly mention war, the motivations and actions of Hemingway’s characters reflect his own struggles and demonstrate the disillusioning effects that

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    symbol that is used in the novel. Huckleberry and Jim go through this river in order to get the freedom that they both wanted. However, this freedom is not temporary. The story continues and the event that take place shows the characters that a complete freedom is not possible. Lies and cons: through the story Huckleberry is seen to lie on multiple occasions and he also manages to con people. The teenage boy does this in order to continue with his journey. Lies and cons he believed to be necessary and

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    Reflective Statement: Misogyny in Columbium Society The presentation by Patrick who investigated female gender roles and Jai kai who explored male gender roles was intensely intriguing as it outlined the sexual discrimination present in Colombian society. The presentations educated me on the discriminatory oppression women encountered in this society, while they treated men more leniently. Women were described with marianismo, seen as delicate and pure -whose sole purpose was to produce babies

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    Within The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, a boy named Santiago goes on a journey in order to fufill his dream and find a hidden treasure. The adventure hosts many experiences for the Boy that teaches both him and the reader morals and lessons. While many different morals are displayed, the overall lesson of the novel is that the journey is worth as much as the goal. Santiago is prompted to begin his journey due to a dream he has in his sleep. He learns that a great treasure awaits for him to find at

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