How does the crystal merchant influence santiago’s journey? the crystal merchant’s story teaches santiago that fear prevents many people from realizing their personal legend. the crystal merchant never pursued his personal legend, showing santiago that one can still be content as long as one is able to dream. by providing santiago with food, a job, and opportunity, the crystal merchant shows santiago the importance of wealth. by teaching santiago that shopkeepers have happy lives, the crystal merchant inspires santiago to learn all he can about crystal.

The crystal merchant’s story teaches Santiago that fear prevents many people from realizing their Personal Legend.

Explanation:

The crystal merchant appears in the book as a cautionary tale. Although he is a kind, and a mostly content, character, he is profoundly afraid. The merchant feels unable to accomplish his dream of travelling to Mecca because he believes he will have nothing to dream about and fight for once he does so. Therefore, although he is aware of his bad choice, he feels unable to pursue his Personal Legend. This shows Santiago that fear often prevents people from pursuing their Personal Legend.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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