He didn’t think he could do it, then realized that “he, a boy, could perform miracles,” and he had to believe in what he had learned from the people he encountered on his journey, one being the crystal merchant. Santiago’s time with the crystal merchant was a challenge because he desired to go to the pyramids as soon as he could, but he needed money. It was hard for him to stay there for a year. Still, he had “...learned things from crystal,” making the time with the merchant very valuable. Santiago’s abyss was the attack on the camp at the oasis.
In comparison to Ishmael, Santiago also finds a drive to continue. When faced with the challenge of becoming wind, Santiago believes in himself. He “reached through to the Soul of the World, and saw
The novel, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, beautifully illustrates that humans must continually adapt and repurpose in order to survive. The theme of adaptation is most evident in the windmill that William created. William got the idea to build a windmill from a picture he saw on the cover of the textbook, Using Energy. But William did not have the specific materials, money or resources to build it.
Santiago's temptation is when he has the choice whether or not to stay with Fatima and abandon his Personal Legend. After leaving Fatima he has a difficult time coping with the separation, even if Fatima is a woman of the desert, who knows he will return. The Alchemist offers him a sole piece of advice, “love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend.” (120) Santiago’s heart is aching for the loving arms of Fatima. He realizes that he needs to focus on what he needs, pursuing his Personal Legend and not what he desires to be with Fatima.
While at the Oasis of Al-Fayoum, the elder chieftain of the oasis tells Santiago the story of Joseph of Egypt. Joseph was enslaved for being a dreamer, but he persevered and managed to become an important counselor to the Pharaoh of Egypt. This Personal Legend could have suited Santiago because of his connection to the Soul of the World. The Soul of the World is a spiritual unity that binds all forms of nature together. Santiago knew he wanted to follow his dreams; it was helpful when he learned that “When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it” because he knew he was now destined to complete his goal, and not somebody else’s (Coelho 64).
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind (written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer), centers around a boy, William Kamkwamba, living in the poor African nation of Malawi. When famine strikes, Wimbe is devastated and many die from starvation or diseases caused and encouraged by the famine (cholera and kwashiorkor [114-128]). Once the famine passes, William ventures to the library (to read up on what he missed in school since he dropped out due to the lack of money) where he finds multiple texts covering science and physics, fascinating him and pushing him to learn more. During one of these frequent visits he uncovers Using Energy, which covers windmills. From this, he spurs off to build his own version of a windmill bringing electricity to his home
He is robbed at the beginning of his journey and must work hard to earn back the money he lost. Then, he is able to travel into the desert, facing more peril along the way. This is where he meets the Alchemist, who tells him, “You must not let up, even after coming so far” (113). The wise man teaches him things unknown to most people. With his instruction, Santiago survives his travels in the desert, even while faced with war and threats of death.
Through my AP English 12 class I had to read and write an essay on Jerome Lawrence Inherit The Wind. For this essay the students had to choose a passage from the play and explain its significance to the work overall, for some reason the passage at the top of the page called to me. As I wrote this essay I realized how much my view on the world has transformed from just a year ago. In the past I blindly relied on my faith and believed that whatever happened to me was out of my control, however, I have realized I hold the reigns to my life. I realized that all of my choices determine my future, for bad or for worse, I believe this to be true.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Analytical Writing Assignment Draft: (More than 75% of Malawi live below the poverty line, and 98% of them do not have electricity in their daily lives. However, a youthful child from Malawi managed to go against all odds and build a windmill in his own backyard to create electricity for people in his town to utilize. In the memoir, William is a young boy with a great deal of potential stranded in a place with an absence of many facilities. Although William and his family face many problems during the story, he manages to overcome all these hardships and sacrifice all he can to give himself a proper education. Throughout the book, he develops a love for science and starts building a windmill to create electricity in his home.)
His desire to return to Fatima is what drives him to succeed. However, the desert is not able to help him, and so Santiago also expresses his love for Fatima to the wind. He wants to be the wind not only to prove to the tribesmen that they were indeed travelers, but to return to Fatima, and to be “able to reach every corner of the world, cross the seas, blow away the sands that cover [his] treasure, and carry the voice of the woman [he] love[s]” (146). He then also tells the wind that, “When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there’s no need at all to understand what’s happening because everything happens within you, and even men can turn themselves into the wind.
I was in despair, the hot air blowing made me want to stifle. The endless golden sand made me a little sick, blurred my vision, and made me unable to walk. After walking for one hours, I felt the sticky sweats dripping down my face, neck, and back, and the rustling sound when we walk on the sand annoys me a little. Water supplies were the essentials for this special “adventure”, which we didn’t stored a lot in our car. My dehydrated mouth were like the desert, lacked of moisture.
(Coelho 45 5, Coelho 46 4 9) When santiago losses his money he does not give up he learns and finds a man to help in exchange for food and in the end gets a job that he can do while learning the language of the locals, finding a way to egypt and developing his identity. This job allows him to make money and the strength to carry on in his journey. Later on in his journey he is faced even greater adversity and the same thing happens he is dejected and lost but picks himself up and preservers. “ “he is going to transform himself into the wind, just to demonstrate his powers. If he cant we humbly offer our lives for the honor of the tribe.”
There is always to sides to abortion. There are always to sides to every story, good or bad, and there is no exception to the subject of abortion. Pro-choice and pro-life advocates, who go head to head on debates and arguments concerning abortion and the rights of those, who choose to have them. There are no concrete answers to the questions that both sides have been asking each other. During entire verbal disputes, with very few arguments have there ever been any points about the future of the woman and child.
The Crystal Merchant tells the boy that more customers came into the shop since he started working there. The merchant tells him that this is a good omen and Santiago finally starts to that omens factor into his personal legend. Santiago thinks to himself, “People talk a lot about omens, thought the shepherd. But they really don’t know what they’re saying. Just as I hadn’t realized that for so many years I had been speaking a language without words to my sheep” (46).
Santiago felt very pressured but he didn’t fear to die this time because he knew that the universe was going to help him. Santiago overcame the fear of dying and turned himself into the
