The Alka-Seltzer Scene

The problem in our society is that we have become more technologically advanced. Although we might have a problem in our society we also have in our sales on Alka Seltzer. Which the problem is Alka Seltzer Original sales went down 12% in fiscal year 2012. Alka Seltzer has put a proposal that they would like to increase the versatility of Alka Seltzer the ones who are career oriented consumers by promoting the Alka Seltzers to be used everyday. Alka Seltzer "is marketed for relief of minor aches, pain, inflammation, fever, headache, heartburn, stomachache, indigestion, hangovers, while neutralizing excess stomach acid". ( Alka Seltzer) . Alka Seltzer was launched in 1931.

Although Ender and Santiago's stories were not alike, they both shared the attributes of a hero's journey, like the call and the mentor stages. In the book Ender's game, Ender demonstrates attributes of a hero's journey, one of which, is the mentor stage. Colonel Graff realized early on in the book that Ender was special. The quote took place towards the end, when it became more and more obvious that Ender was the one.

The Alchemist, a novel written by Paulo Coelho teaches us about the importance of self-discovery and exploration by taking us through the journey of a young Andalusian shepherd, Santiago. Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 24th 1947, to Pedro Quiema Coelho de Souza, an engineer, and his wife, Lygia, a homemaker. Paulo early on had dreamed of an artistic career and then after his surroundings in Jesuit school, he discovered his true vocation was to be a writer (Coelho 195). Upon telling his mom, she told him that his father was an engineer, a reasonable and logical man and had a clear view of the world. At the age of 16, Paulo’s opposition against following a traditional path led to his parents committing him into a mental institution (Paulo Coelho). To satisfy his parents, he enrolled in law school. However, it led him to mental illness and failing his career. After many years, he gave a shot at his dream profession and started to write. Paulo wrote The Pilgrimage: Diary of Magus which described his experiences and his discovery that the extraordinary occurs in the lives of ordinary people. He was the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. The Pilgrimage was published in 1987 and The Alchemist was published in 1988, a year after. Both novels appeared on the best sellers list but The Alchemist continued to sell more copies than any other book in Brazilian literary history. The Alchemist,

2. Compare Odysseus to either Santiago from The Alchemist or Kira Selak from The Cruelest Journey. How are they similar and how are they different?

The Alchemist is a novel first published in 1988 by Brazilian-born author Paulo Coehlo. It has sold more than 65 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling books of all time, and has been translated in over 60 languages. The book follows an adventurous shepherd boy named Santiago who has recurring dream leads him on a journey to find hidden treasure. The book begins Santiago has the same troubling recurring dream, when sleeping under a sycamore that grows out of the ruins of a church, of a child telling him to seek treasure at the base of the Egyptian pyramids. After a gypsy tells him to go to Egypt once hearing his dream, a strange old man appears, claiming to be the King of Salem, tells him it is his

The Ignored Roads Sometimes in life, you come across a fork in the road, and the road you take could affect your whole life. In The Alchemist, a book by Paulo Coelho about magical realism, a boy named Santiago works for a crystal merchant to make money for more sheep. Santiago ends up really helping the crystal merchant open up and expand his business. Before the boy showed up, the crystal merchant lived the same life every day and never tried to change his shop, saying that he doesn’t want to risk it. I am really similar to the Crystal Merchant because we both dislike change, and we need a push from others to pick a path and keep moving forward.

In 1999, three university friends, Richard Reed, Adam Balon and Jon Wright established what was soon to be called Innocent Drinks. Soon after, they introduced their first smoothie into the market, at a stall in a London music festival. In fact, consumers where asked to throw their empty bottles in cans marked “yes” and “no” to determine if the three business men should continuous selling their product, the majority agreeing “yes”. After numerous name changes that ranged from “Fast Factor”, “Hungry Aphid” and “Nude”, the business came to be known as “Innocent Drinks”.

It is through our trials that we build our character. Without challenges we could not become stronger; and without strength we could not move forward. Just think, if man was not challenged by extreme weather, we would not have shelter, or if man was not challenged by disease, we would not have modern medicine. In the same way, individuals are face challenges that make them better and help them progress in their lives. People like Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, and Mahatma Ghandi were prime examples of this truth.

Santiago had this recurring dream and remembered a gypsy woman who interprets dreams. Santiago did not have much money to give her to begin with, so she told him he couldn't stay long. He starts by telling her about the little boy who pets all his sheep, but he seems timid and she can sense that. She tells him to continue and Santiago reveals that he gets teleported to the pyramids and the dream ends. After telling him that the pyramids are real and so is the gold; Santiago somewhat doubts her because he could have interpreted it his own.

In the book The Alchemist the main character Santiago becomes both the hero and the villain in the reader's eyes. Santiago begins to have doubts about the choices he had made in the past, he would always second guess himself and it would reflect on his choices that he made. In other words Santiago became his own enemy. “...whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It’s you mission on earth” (Paulo 22 and 23).

Deep inside people want to fulfill their dreams, but they have to go on a long journey to fulfill those big dreams. In the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo a boy named Santiago travels a long way and has many obstacles he faces before he fulfills his dream. The Alchemist is similar and different from The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost because in both texts someone goes on a long journey to get somewhere they want to be. In The Alchemist, Coehlo says, “The hills of Andalusia were only two hours away, but there was an entire desert between him and the Pyramidst” (Coehlo 64). Frost says “And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth” (Frost), and this is similar to what Coehlo says because they both go down a path

You don’t know me but I know you, your son Santiago has achieved much in his dream of traveling. One of his by far out standing achievements was harnessing the wind. Now while that might seem like witchcraft, it’s not. While you may not believe me, I am one that helped Santiago achieve his personal legend. Santiago was able to understand the language of the world and parts of the language of the world that even the wind and sun could not understand. He then caused a huge sandstorm with the power of understanding and love. He was able to cause an entire tribe to cower before him. Your son is a very powerful and wise man now. I expect his to visit you and tell you about his journeys, until then you have my word.

In the beginning of his journey, the merchants unwillingness showed Santiago that he did not need an exterior force to push him towards his dreams, just his self-belief. Then, the Englishman taught him that as long as he had determination and wanted something, the Soul of the World would guide him to it. While crossing the desert, Santiago’s attention to all the components instilled the message to notice all details in life. Fatima’s leniency towards Santiago leaving showed that no matter how far a couple is, true love prevails, as Santiago eventually returned to Fatima at the end. The final lesson Santiago learned from turning into the wind and circling back to his beginning, was that no matter how impossible a dream or task seems, if you have faith and drive it will lead you to success. The combination of Santiago’s newfound confidence, faith, and focus made him a wiser, more mature person that differs from the young, uncertain boy he was

How to code, how to enter data, how to work SPSS, how to run the camera software, how to organize papers efficiently, and how to manage my time wisely are just a few of the many things working in the Children and Families Lab has taught me. Before I joined, the thought of working in a lab and actually contributing to the collection of data for a legitimate study terrified me. I mean, I’m just 18, and the whole idea of working in a laboratory is rather intimidating. However, I’ve learned that contributing to science isn’t all that scary. And, considering I want to have a career involving some sort of research, this is a rather invaluable skill I’ve learned.

"The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure" (Baryshnikov). Music and dance, whether solo or coupled have the ability to mindfully catapult one through a porthole; where the practitioner or admirer is adrift and present. Meanwhile, in its performance, granting both ad-lib and formulated with variations. Subsequently, it has been portrayed in visual manifest or its tangible, wherein concrete expressive vessels in antiquity. Enthrallingly, as more discoveries immerge, one occurrence is certain; most civilizations have shared the practice of music and dance amongst other complimentary art forms. Humanly relatable, though other cultures were advanced in these forms of arts or have expounded vividly above others. The mainstream belief of the evolution of instrument crafting and playing, or folk dance had relied on the recorded information and archeological findings, which suggest Mesopotamian cultures to have developed instruments along with the art of dancing. Man-made, rustic and harmonic artistic deliverance boomed between 3500 to 500 B.C. (Koopman). However, the reference of where it rooted may be re-examined with a Paleolithic tootle that designates otherwise. Regardless, where the art of music had flourished, The Flute of Hohle Fels, [A] "thin bird-bone flute carved some 35,000 years ago and unearthed in a German cave is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet discovered" (University of Tuebingen, Conard, and Johnson). Which suggests humankind had