Recently I have read half of Paulo Coelho’s inspiring novel called, “The alchemist.” This novel explores what one’s personal legend is and how it drives their life. The story is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who had multiple dreams about a hidden treasure buried in the Egyptian pyramids. He soon realized that his dream is true and it was his personal legend to accomplish it. Therefore, he goes on a quest to seek the hidden treasure. He traveled from his homeland in Spain to the
everyone. College teaches people the skills that they would use later on their life. For instance, an important skill to learn is hard work because it requires a great deal amount of effort to achieve a goal. It could be any goal that a person wants to accomplish such as working overtime in order to get more money to buy a new car. Without this important skill, people would not be able to accomplish their goals, wishes and dreams. The point is not the skill hard work, but how to achieve it. The way a person
he will meet the right person. In this book he describes importance behavior of human life: romantic love, the relevance of money, importance of friendship and the worth of social classes through Nick´s views. All these symbols and attitudes to life make the style of the life. Every major character´s aims are displayed and they execute different amounts of materiality and a symbolism. And there is a question what is the right American dream? The story is about Gatsby´s trying to achieve his goal,
the American Dream. Many years ago, my parents had come with their families to America for the opportunities they didn’t have in South America. Life has never been easy for them and they have engrained that into their three kids as well. From them, I have learned that nothing is handed to you on a silver platter for your taking. I have learned that if you want something you can’t just wait for someone to come and hand it to you; you must go and get it. As far as I can remember, my siblings and
Importance Of Dreams In Of Mice And Men John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, is about two migrant workers, George and Lennie, who travel California in search of a job. They eventually arrived in Soledad, and meet many interesting characters such as Candy and Curley. Lennie gets in a lot of trouble but ends up accidentally killing Curley’s wife. Even though George takes care of Lennie due to a mental illness he has, George knows what must be done and kills Lennie with a Luger. In the novella
Lorraine Hansberry gave A Raisin in the Sun its title based on a few lines in a poem by Langton Hughes. The poem inquired what happens to a “dream deferred”, and in A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry answers this question on four different levels from four different points of view. Walter Lee Younger’s dream was to be rich and powerful. In the book, since he has yet to reach that goal, he struggles to grasp at any opportunity to achieve it in a hurry and tends to let himself down in the process. After
interaction are four purposes that are aspiring me to attend college. College is the next step of my life in achieving a brighter future. It has always been of utmost importance to receive an education from a university, simply so one day I may become employed and make a considerable amount of income. When I comprehend success I envision money, money is everything without money I won’t get anywhere in life. The sole purpose of college is to obtain the career that I’ve always desired to have. However
Matin Luther King's struggle for human rights (Human Rights) Americans are famous. Movement leaders claim with the Spanish government. Equality of blacks. The policy and guidelines against the use of soft glove approach of Mahatma Gandhi's early life, his training has given him a tolerance. And discipline since childhood. Experienced many different environments where he was found to be racist. Between whites and blacks environment where he met made him turn to admire Mohandas Gandhi did not accept
A Raisin In The Sun” is a dramatic play written by Lorraine Hansberry, she writes about many family values one of them being the importance of love in a household. Hansberry shows how a family needs love to stay together. Hansberry uses characters in her play to furthermore show the importance of family values, two of these characters being Ruth and Beneatha Younger. Ruth is the wife of Walter and the mother of Travis, she is a domestic worker. Beneatha is the sister of Walter, and wants to be
the future. The world I outlined in my social vision statement exists. I have a successful career in health care and I am able to efficiently balance this career with a family. I am well on my way to achieving the goals I have set. My values and personal beliefs influence the decisions that I make. This is the dream that I have for my life. Let me tell you how I plan to accomplish this dream. My goal is to become a health care professional. After finishing my undergraduate degree, the first step