Paper Idea

How did the characters different beliefs and lifestyles affect Santiago on his journey to fulfill his Personal Legend? I want to write about this because I believe that many characters had large roles in Santiago's journey. Each had something to show and some had things to learn. Santiago unknowingly learned from these people and grew into a better and stronger person. I saw huge growth in Santiago and he not only inspired other characters in the book by accomplishing his dream but he also pushed me to want more than just "average."

Alchemist

I would like to begin by letting you know that I am thoroughly enjoying this book. Throughout this book the boy has been undecided on what he wants to do with his life. Although he is undecided he makes a few decisions that gets him to where he is now, an oases in the desert. An unknown King influenced him to fulfill his Personal Legend. The boy sold his entire flock, moved to a foreign country, lost all of his money, worked in a crystal shop to make enough to go back home, changed his mind and joined a caravan to cross the desert. The King's sayings kept popping into his head whenever the boy needed to make a decision. It makes the King seem as if he were GOD or even a god-like-figure. I am excited to finish this book.

Book or Movie...

First I just want to point out the Burton did an amazing job making this EXTREMELY fictional book into a movie. He convinced me that everything was real, from the characters, to the plot and the setting. The movie helps paint a picture in the audience's imaginations. Having watched the movie prior to reading the book I already had an idea of what the characters looked like and how they acted. I thought the movie and the book were extremely similar and there weren't very many differences. Every book I've read I have enjoyed more than the coinciding movie, but Alice breaks the trend. I think that the movie was much better than the book because Dodgson story was so hard to believe until you actually could see what was happening as it showed it in the movie.

This is my fluffy and my fluffy it shall be and i shall call it my fluffy

I met an awfully odd character today while I was taking my midday nap in a lame tree branch. Minding my own business I heard a grunting noise coming from a few yards away. I saw a young woman gently setting a piglet back on its feet and she watched it as it trotted off. As she approached me in the tree I was waiting with a welcoming smile. She asked me which way she ought to go from here. Why was I supposed to know where she wanted to go? I cant read her mind. Then she asked me what kind of people lived here and I replied by stating a very clear and known fact, everyone who resides here is mad. Then she had the audacity to pretend like she wasn't mad and as if being mad was something bad but, I reassured her that she had to be mad. Then she went on trying to convince me that I was purring when I was happy and not growling which is completely absurd. She informed me that she was going to be playing croquet later that day with the queen so I decided I would meet her there and left without bidding her adieu.

Victorian Era

To be completely honest I have very little if any background at all on the Victorian Era. I know it took place sometime during the 17th century over in Europe and was named after the queen at that time. Because I knew so little on the subject I thought maybe Google could be of some assistance. It seems as if Queen Victoria's reign coincided with a long period of prosperity for the British. Along with the sudden boost in the economy The population in England almost doubled even with 15 million people moving to the United States, Canada, and Australia. The Victorian era was an extremely successful century not only for England but for all of the British colonies and many of the countries they traded with.

My Favorite Book

My sophomore year in high school I was required to read a couple of outstanding books. My teacher, Mr. Henry, was particularly fond of the Grapes of Wrath and its author John Steinbeck. I also learned to love the novel that won the Pulitzer Prize more than 70 years ago. Set during the Great Depression, Steinbeck focused on a poor family, the Joads, of sharecroppers that had lost their home due to drought. The family traveled across the well known highway, Route 66, in search of jobs and hopefully a better life. Steinbeck wanted the greedy ones who caused the Great Depression to feel ashamed for what they had did to the families like the Joads.