The Alchmist novel by Paulo Cohelo about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. He follows his dreams, literally, a well as “signs” from his environment. He travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Characters: Santiago (the shepherd) Melchizedek (the king of Salem) The Englishman […]
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Theme: When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris, is a collection of essays that explore the absurdities of everyday life, travel mishaps, cultural differences, and the quirks of human behavior. Famous Quotes: I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put
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Theme: Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby is about the right to do only what you can, aging, marriage, settling down with step-children in white, small-town America. Summary: It is a collection of 18 essays written. Famous Quotes: Eating habits need to be judged — it’s a fact of life. Like the fact that
Theme: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, explores the theme of Human Superiority and Control. Summary: It is a collection of nine short stories that imagines the development of “positronic” (humanlike, with a form of artificial intelligence) robots and wrestles with the moral implications of the technology. The Three Laws of Robotics: A robot may not
Theme: The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen, explores the theme to judge people based on their appearance. Summary: A story of a prince who insists on marrying a real princess. When a woman comes to his door maintaining that she is a real princess, the prince’s mother tests her by burying a
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Theme: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, explores the theme of beauty, heroism, and virtue. All fairy tales attempt to help people know how to be good people. Message: Fairy tales show that people face adversity, but, if they believe in themselves, they can overcome obstacles. Stories can help children confront real-life fears and anxieties in
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Theme: Grimms Fairy Tale by The Brothers Grimm, explore themes of good versus evil, consequences for actions, and the importance of virtue. Summary: The tales are about children and families and how they reacted to the difficult conditions under which they lived. The Grimms thought the stories and their morals emanated naturally from the German people
Theme: English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, explores the theme of beauty, heroism, and virtue. All fairy tales attempt to help people know how to be good people. Message: Fairy tales show that people face adversity, but, if they believe in themselves, they can overcome obstacles. Stories can help children confront real-life fears and anxieties in a
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Theme: Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs by Jacob Grimm & Wilhelm Grimm, is a short fiction story. It explores the theme of Good versus evil, innocence, beauty, bravery, jealousy, vanity, and friendship. Summary: She is meant to represent good while the queen is meant to represent evil. A main message of this work is
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Summary: My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse, is a collection of short stories; first published in the United Kingdom in May 1919 by George Newnes. Famous Quotes: “What a queer thing Life is! So unlike anything else, don’t you know, if you see what I mean.” “He was a man who acted from the
