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    How do you find yourself? Santiago goes on a journey of self discovery, growing and tempering his soul into a fine blade of wisdom. Santiago grows from reflecting upon his past, expanding his view of the world and obtaining a new profound sense of determination. Santiago’s journey allows him to understand the world and transforms him into the man he seeks to become. Santiago's mentality and self determination grow tremendously throughout the story, with him being truly tested when the “friendly”

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    The Alchemist Comparison

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    into who they are, that is no different in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Santiago and the Crystal Merchant may have had vastly different backgrounds and experiences, but they both ended up chasing their own personal legends. On their own individual journeys, they meet many different people that change the both of them into the people they become. No differently, Santiago and the Crystal Merchant had many interactions that shaped them into who they are. The Crystal Merchant is the owner of a store at

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    Confirmation Streat

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    your Confirmation Spirt Day Retreat. I’ll start off by letting you know that I am proud of you for starting this journey of Confirmation and congratulate you on deciding to embrace your faith. You are a “man” now, in the fact that upon your day of Confirmation you will have received both the Sacraments of Initiation. You will be a full-fledged member of the Body of Christ and a journey in faith that started at your Baptism many years ago will be fulfilled by the gifts of the Holy Spirt in your Confirmation

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    The journey of Odysseus from The Odyssey and Inman from Cold Mountain are very similar to each other. The top ways they are similar is in the ultimate destination both protagonists have in their journey, the motivations that help them, and the challenges both characters face. To begin with, The Odyssey and Cold Mountain have many similarities. The first and main similarity is that both characters, Odysseus and Inman, share the same ultimate destination. Home. Both protagonist in the stories

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    who has been a part of Odysseus’ journey for twenty years. The first ten years have been spent fighting in the Trojan War, and the next ten years spent on his continuous journey back to his kingdom. Every journey has an adventure that makes the exploration more exciting. But the journey of Odysseus is different. On his way home from the Trojan War, he encountered gods and goddesses that make his journey like forever. Those magical creatures helped him to his journey, but some of them challenged him

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    Rough Road Ahead

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    In Rough Road Ahead by Joe Krumaskie the cyclist takes a journey not only through the countryside of California, but through himself. Throughout his journey, the cyclist confronts many obstacles while on the way to Yosemite. As the voyage continues, he learns. Not just about taking advice from the codgers of Lodi, but about himself . Through struggle and strife in the environment, the story unfolds and the cyclist discovers himself. At the commencement of the voyage the cyclist believes in the people

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    endure many trials throughout his journey as an epic hero, defeating his opponent each time. However, Beowulf believes it is not his own strength, but the will of God that he is able to become victorious. As his journey through life continues, from warrior to king, fatalism is present time and time again in all his actions. In Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf, the theme of fate dictates the outcome of each battle Beowulf must overcome in order to continue his journey as an epic hero, as seen before

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    The hero’s journey is an ongoing concept used in many tales which involves a hero who goes on an adventure, wins a victory, and then comes home changed or transformed. In the society that we live in, the hero becomes a hero by attaining in what they believe in for the good of others. Among the numerous tales which the hero’s journey is utilized there are some that stand out more compared to others. Star Wars which is an extremely popular film known by many which clearly demonstrates the hero’s journey

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    realize that love does not challenge one’s ability to accomplish their goals and that the knowledge attained from the journey is more important than the destination. To begin, in order to continue in his journey, Santiago learns that love never keeps an individual from pursuing their Personal legend. After the boy meets the alchemist, he exclaims that he no longer wants to continue his journey as he had already found his treasure; Fatima. Santiago believes that by seeking his worldly treasure, he would

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    on the newest Disney movie Moanna. Moanna was the classic example of someone going through the Heros Journey. Although she already is held higher than most though because she is the daughter of the chief, so ultimately the next leader. She always longing for more. Her grandmother is the one that pushes her to go follow her heart, When the tribe is in trouble Moanna goes to the call of the journey to find Maui who is a shapeshifter. Maui was all about himself and did not care to help Monna help her

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