The Alchemist (Coelho) Summary
Monday, 11 May 2020
Saturday, 9 May 2020
3 most interesting things in my life

Cricket can be played both socially and competitively, by males and females of all ages. While competitive cricket is mostly played on a field, cricket just for fun can be played in backyards, parks, streets or on the beach. You only need a couple of friends, a bat, a ball and something that represents wickets. To play competitively, consider joining a local club.
Health benefits of cricket
Although there is some standing around, to play cricket you need to be fit and strong, and have good hand-eye coordination and ball-handling skills. Cricket involves sprinting between wickets and running to stop balls, as well as bowling and throwing.Health benefits include:
- Endurance and stamina
- Balance and coordination
- Physical fitness
- Improving hand-eye coordination.
1)I love to code because it is usable art.
2)I love to code because it is a team effort.
3)I love to code because if I can think it, I can make it a reality.
Thursday, 7 May 2020
One of my favourite books
The Alchemist tells the story of a young shepherd named Santiago who is able to find a treasure beyond his wildest dreams. Along the way, he learns to listen to his heart and, more importantly, realizes that his dreams, or his Personal Legend, are not just his but part of the Soul of the Universe.
Santiago is a humble shepherd whose desires are few–he wants to be free to roam with his sheep, to have some wine in his wineskin and a book in his bag. Fate intervenes, however, in the form of the recurring dream of a great treasure hidden thousands of miles away at the base of the Egyptian Pyramids. When Santiago meets Melchizedek, a strange wise man who claims he is a king from a far-off land, he decides to seek his treasure. The next day, Santiago sells his sheep and embarks to Africa to pursue his dream.
Upon arriving in Africa, though, it becomes apparent that things will not be as easy as he thought. The first day Santiago is in Tangiers, he is robbed and left completely alone, unable to speak a single word of Arabic. At first Santiago contemplates giving up and turning around. He remembers the words of the wise man, though, and decides to carry on–getting a job at a local crystal shop. After working at the crystal shop for a year, learning much about life and about his Personal Legend, Santiago earns enough money to buy a new flock of sheep and return home. At the last minute, though, Santiago decides to risk it all and join a caravan to Egypt.
Once in the caravan, Santiago meets an Englishman who has come all the way to Africa to seek a renowned alchemist. As they travel through the desert, the Englishman tells Santiago about the secrets of alchemy. Santiago finds the Englishman's ideas to be very similar to Melchizedek's. They both speak of a Soul of the World to which we are all connected and of the necessity of following our heart's true desires or our Personal Legend. Santiago, however, prefers to learn these secrets by observing the world, while the Englishman prefers to learn from complex books. While they travel, they begin to hear rumors of a coming tribal war.When they finally arrive at the Al-Fayoum oasis–the home of the titular Alchemist–Santiago meets a beautiful girl named Fatima with whom he immediately falls in love. He discovers that love, like the Personal Legend, comes directly from the Soul of the World. While walking in the desert, Santiago has a vision of an upcoming battle. He rushes back to warn the elders at the oasis and, when his vision is confirmed, they offer him a position as a counselor. Santiago considers staying at the oasis with Fatima, but the Alchemist finds Santiago and tells him that he will lead Santiago to his treasure.
Once again on the move, the Alchemist teaches Santiago to listen to his heart. Hearts can be treacherous, but the best way to keep them from fooling you is to listen to them intently. Almost to the pyramids, Santiago and the Alchemist are taken prisoner by a warring tribe. The Alchemist tells the tribesmen that Santiago is a powerful magician who can turn himself into the wind. The tribesmen are impressed and will spare the lives of the men if Santiago can do it. The only problem is that Santiago has no idea what he is doing. After three days of meditating, Santiago uses his knowledge of the Soul of the World to ask the elements to help him. First he asks the desert, then he asks the wind, then he asks the sun and, finally, he asks the Soul of the World. Immediately, the wind whips up, and Santiago disappears and reappears on the other side of the camp.
The Alchemist takes his leave of Santiago, who continues on to the Pyramids. Once there, Santiago is attacked by robbers. Asked what he is doing there, Santiago replies that he had a dream of a treasure buried at the base of the Pyramids. One of the robbers laughs at him, and says that he has had the exact same dream, except that in his the treasure was buried in Spain. Santiago realizes that the treasure was back in Spain the entire time.
The story then jumps forward in time and finds Santiago digging a hole at the base of the tree where he had had his first dream. Sure enough, he finds a trunk full of gold–enough for him and Fatima to live happily for a long time.
The reason I love to read the book
The Alchemist has sold over 65 million copies which makes it one of the bestselling books in history. This book features the story of Santiago, a young shepherd from Spain who dreams of discovering treasures in the land of Pyramids. He then meets a fortune teller and a strange old man who indicates that his dream is bound to be real, so suggests him to follow it relentlessly. Thus, Santiago leaves everything behind in pursuit of that hidden treasure all the way to the Egyptian desert. He meets several remarkable characters along his way, including The Alchemist himself.
The Alchemist shows that the journey to your destination is as important as the destination itself. Santiago faced plenty of obstacles in his journey such as the time when he lost all his money, got manipulated, and got beaten up. All these incidents did not make him give up. Instead, he learned a lesson from each experience which eventually assisted him in tackling his future problems.
Paulo Coelho emphasizes the values of love, hope, spirit, belief, and faith through a symbolic narration of a normal boy having an astounding dream. Most of the plot reflects his journey and the life-lessons that he learns along the way.
Coelho has described the situations in such a realistic way that I thought I myself was taking the place of Santiago at times. I felt the same rush of emotions and feelings through me. The book has used several powerful quotes which have motivated me in a practical manner. As demonstrated in the book, no matter what life throws at you, always remain positive and follow your destiny. Listen to what your heart says and connect with it as much as possible since it will guide you through the journey of your dream.
Santiago is a humble shepherd whose desires are few–he wants to be free to roam with his sheep, to have some wine in his wineskin and a book in his bag. Fate intervenes, however, in the form of the recurring dream of a great treasure hidden thousands of miles away at the base of the Egyptian Pyramids. When Santiago meets Melchizedek, a strange wise man who claims he is a king from a far-off land, he decides to seek his treasure. The next day, Santiago sells his sheep and embarks to Africa to pursue his dream.
Upon arriving in Africa, though, it becomes apparent that things will not be as easy as he thought. The first day Santiago is in Tangiers, he is robbed and left completely alone, unable to speak a single word of Arabic. At first Santiago contemplates giving up and turning around. He remembers the words of the wise man, though, and decides to carry on–getting a job at a local crystal shop. After working at the crystal shop for a year, learning much about life and about his Personal Legend, Santiago earns enough money to buy a new flock of sheep and return home. At the last minute, though, Santiago decides to risk it all and join a caravan to Egypt.
When they finally arrive at the Al-Fayoum oasis–the home of the titular Alchemist–Santiago meets a beautiful girl named Fatima with whom he immediately falls in love. He discovers that love, like the Personal Legend, comes directly from the Soul of the World. While walking in the desert, Santiago has a vision of an upcoming battle. He rushes back to warn the elders at the oasis and, when his vision is confirmed, they offer him a position as a counselor. Santiago considers staying at the oasis with Fatima, but the Alchemist finds Santiago and tells him that he will lead Santiago to his treasure.
Once again on the move, the Alchemist teaches Santiago to listen to his heart. Hearts can be treacherous, but the best way to keep them from fooling you is to listen to them intently. Almost to the pyramids, Santiago and the Alchemist are taken prisoner by a warring tribe. The Alchemist tells the tribesmen that Santiago is a powerful magician who can turn himself into the wind. The tribesmen are impressed and will spare the lives of the men if Santiago can do it. The only problem is that Santiago has no idea what he is doing. After three days of meditating, Santiago uses his knowledge of the Soul of the World to ask the elements to help him. First he asks the desert, then he asks the wind, then he asks the sun and, finally, he asks the Soul of the World. Immediately, the wind whips up, and Santiago disappears and reappears on the other side of the camp.
The Alchemist takes his leave of Santiago, who continues on to the Pyramids. Once there, Santiago is attacked by robbers. Asked what he is doing there, Santiago replies that he had a dream of a treasure buried at the base of the Pyramids. One of the robbers laughs at him, and says that he has had the exact same dream, except that in his the treasure was buried in Spain. Santiago realizes that the treasure was back in Spain the entire time.
The story then jumps forward in time and finds Santiago digging a hole at the base of the tree where he had had his first dream. Sure enough, he finds a trunk full of gold–enough for him and Fatima to live happily for a long time.
The reason I love to read the book
The Alchemist has sold over 65 million copies which makes it one of the bestselling books in history. This book features the story of Santiago, a young shepherd from Spain who dreams of discovering treasures in the land of Pyramids. He then meets a fortune teller and a strange old man who indicates that his dream is bound to be real, so suggests him to follow it relentlessly. Thus, Santiago leaves everything behind in pursuit of that hidden treasure all the way to the Egyptian desert. He meets several remarkable characters along his way, including The Alchemist himself.
The Alchemist shows that the journey to your destination is as important as the destination itself. Santiago faced plenty of obstacles in his journey such as the time when he lost all his money, got manipulated, and got beaten up. All these incidents did not make him give up. Instead, he learned a lesson from each experience which eventually assisted him in tackling his future problems.
Paulo Coelho emphasizes the values of love, hope, spirit, belief, and faith through a symbolic narration of a normal boy having an astounding dream. Most of the plot reflects his journey and the life-lessons that he learns along the way.
Coelho has described the situations in such a realistic way that I thought I myself was taking the place of Santiago at times. I felt the same rush of emotions and feelings through me. The book has used several powerful quotes which have motivated me in a practical manner. As demonstrated in the book, no matter what life throws at you, always remain positive and follow your destiny. Listen to what your heart says and connect with it as much as possible since it will guide you through the journey of your dream.
Tuesday, 5 May 2020
The Fort of enigma
The fort was never completed, and unoccupied for a long period of time. Much of the complex was built over and now sits across from modern buildings.
Shaista Khan was the new subahdar of Dhaka in that time, and he did not complete the fort. In 1684, the daughter of Shaista Khan named Iran Dukht Pari Bibi died there. After her death, he started to think the fort as unlucky, and left the structure incomplete. Among the three major parts of Lalbagh Fort, one is the tomb of Bibi Pari.
After Shaista Khan left Dhaka, it lost its popularity. The main cause was that the capital was moved from Dhaka to Murshidabad. After the end of the royal Mughal period, the fort became abandoned. In 1844, the area acquired its name as Lalbagh replacing Aurangabad, and the fort became Lalbagh Fort.
For long the fort was considered to be a combination of three buildings (the mosque, the tomb of Bibi Pari and the Diwan-i-Aam), with two gateways and a portion of the partly damaged fortification wall. Recent excavations carried out by the Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh have revealed the existence of other structures.
The southern fortification wall has a huge bastion in the southwestern corner. On the north of the south fortification wall were the utility buildings, stable, administration block, and its western part accommodated a beautiful roof-garden with arrangements for fountains and a water reservoir. The residential part was located on the east of the west fortification wall, mainly to the southwest of the mosque.
The fortification wall on the south had five bastions at regular intervals two stories in height, and the western wall had two bastions; the biggest one is near the main southern gate. The bastions had a tunnel.
The central area of the fort is occupied by three buildings – the Diwan-i-Aam and the hammam on its east, the Mosque on the west and the Tomb of Pari Bibi in between the two – in one line, but not at an equal distance. A water channel with fountains at regular intervals connects the three buildings from east to west and north to south.
Diwan-i-Aam
Diwan-i-Aam is a two storied residence of the Mughal governor of Bengal located on the east side of the complex. A single storied hammam is attached on its west. The hammam portion has an underground room for boiling water. A long partition wall runs along the western facade of the hammam.
The building is situated about 39 meters (136') to the west of the tank, running from north to south. The external measurements of the building are 32.47m x 8.18m (107' x 29').
There are living quarters on each level of two stories and a main central hallway connecting them. There is a Hammamkhana (Bathhouse) in the southern part of the building which is one of the seventh Hammamkhana still existing in ruins in the heritage of Bangladesh.
Recent excavations (1994–2009) show that there was a special room below the room of Hammamkhana, where archaeologists found the arrangements for heating water, supplying the hot water as well as cool water to the Hammamkhana through the terracotta pipes which was specially manufactured for such purpose. The discovery of black spots in the underground room proof that fire had been used for the purpose of heating the water for the Hammamkhana. There was also a toilet room by the side of Hammamkhana.
All the building along with the arrangements of Hammamkhana clearly shows that it was very much in use by the Subadar of Bengal and that Subadar was Shaista Khan. From the report of the Governor of English Factory it was learned that Shaista Khan used to live in this room and some Europeans were kept in custody here.
A water tank
A square shaped water tank (71.63m on each side) is placed to the east of the Diwan-i-Aam. There are four corner stairs to descend into the tank.
Tomb of Bibi Pari
The tomb of Bibi Pari, the daughter of Shaista Khan, is in the middle of the complex. There is a central square room. It contains the remains of Pori Bibi covered by a false octagonal dome and wrapped by brass plate. The entire inner wall is covered with white marble. Eight rooms surround the central one. There is another small grave in the southeastern corner room.
Lalbagh Fort Mosque
The mosque has three domes, and is relatively small for a large site, with a water tank for ablutions in front.
Sunday, 3 May 2020
Activities in the days of quarantine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vWoIPIlgR8
Thursday, 30 April 2020
System software vs Application software
The user downloaded programs that are used to fulfill the needs and demands of a user.
The operation done on the computer creating interface between the hardware and the application software.
| S.No. | System Software | Application Software |
| 1. | System software is used for operating computer hardware. | Application software is used by user to perform specific task. |
| 2. | System softwares are installed on the computer when operating system is installed. | Application softwares are installed according to user’s requirements. |
| 3. | In general, the user does not interact with system software because it works in the background. | In general, the user interacts with application sofwares. |
| 4. | System software can run independently. It provides platform for running application softwares. | Application software can’t run independently. They can’t run without the presence of system software. |
| 5. | Some examples of system softwares are compiler, assembler, debugger, driver, etc. | Some examples of application softwares are word processor, web browser, media player, etc. |
All type of computer and mobile devices are operated by different software.
Among the computer
operating system windows is the most convenient and user friendly. On the other
hand, Mac-OS is only applicable for the users of Apple.But Linux is new addition
to operating world which can run and facilitate the same in both the Mac and
windows devices.In case of mobile
operating system Android is the most popular. I-OS is only used for the I-Phone
and I-pad of Apple company. And another OS of windows getting extinct rapidly
because of difficulty in operating and lack of functioning.Software is used in different industrial and manufacturing works done by robots. No machine or robot can function without the correct set of codes programmed into it. Different types of software used to manipulate and control the work of robots. The world of mechanics and robotics is firmly dependent on the software to manipulate the work of their machineries and robots. For example:
It’s not easy for the random strangers to go to a new place without navigation and GPS. Different type of application software is developed such as google map, Waze etc. Waze is one of the popular navigating application software in Malaysia. Transportation software such as Uber, Grab, Maxim are used to travel in unknown places for the tourist in Bangladesh, USA, UK, Malaysia, Singapore etc. It creates part time job opportunities for the jobless and easy transportation for the tourists.
The impact of software in our digital world is growing rapidly. It is becoming one of the daily needs of human life. Software is prevailing in almost every aspect of our daily activities.Some specialized applications available for academic use is given below:
Anatomy
Botany
Chemistry
- Aqion - simulates water chemistry
Children's software
- Bobo Explores Light
- ClueFinders titles
- Delta Drawing
- Edmark
- Fun School titles
- GCompris - free software (GPL)
- Gold Series
- JumpStart titles
- Kiwaka
- KidPix
- Lola Panda
- Museum Madness
- Ozzie series
- Reader Rabbit titles
- Tux Paint - free software (GPL)
- Zoombinis titles
Computer science
- JFLAP - Java Formal language and Automata Package
Cryptography
- CrypTool - illustrates cryptographic and cryptanalytic concepts
Dictionaries and reference
Geography and Astronomy
- Cartopedia: The Ultimate World Reference Atlas
- Celestia
- Google Earth - (proprietary license)
- Gravit - a free (GPL) Newtonian gravity simulator
- KGeography
- KStars
- NASA World Wind - free software (NASA open source)
- Stellarium
- Swamp Gas Visits the United States of America - a game that teaches geography to children
- Where is Carmen Sandiego? series
- WorldWide Telescope - a freeware from Microsoft
Health
History
- Back in Time (iPad)
- Balance of Power
- Lemonade Stand
- Number Munchers
- Odell Lake
- Spellevator
- Windfall: The Oil Crisis Game
- Word Munchers
Literacy
Managed learning environments
- ATutor (GPL)
- Blackboard Inc.
- Chamilo
- Claroline
- eCollege
- eFront (CPAL)
- Fle3 (GPL)
- GCompris (GPL)
- Google Classroom
- ILIAS (GPL)
- Kannu
- LON-CAPA - free software (GPL)
- Moodle - free software (GPL)
- OLAT - free software
- Renaissance Place
- Sakai Project - free software
- WebAssign
Mathematics
- Accelerated Math
- Cantor (software)
- Compu-Math: Fractions
- DrGeo
- Geogebra
- The Geometer's Sketchpad
- Maple
- Matlab / GNU Octave
- Mathematica
- Matheass
- Math Blaster
- Microsoft Mathematics
- RekenTest
- MathFacts in a Flash
- SAGE - free software (GPL)
- TK Solver
- Tuxmath- free software (GPL)
- Tux, of Math Command
Music
- Comparison of music education software
- EarMaster
- Yousician
- List of music software
- MuseScore
- Syntorial
Programming
Science
Simulation games
Spaced Repetition
Touch-Typing Instruction
- Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
- Mario Teaches Typing
- Smorball
- Tux Typing - free software (GPL)
Visual Learning and Mind Mapping
- ConceptDraw MINDMAP
- Freemind - free software (GPL)
- Perception
- SpicyNodes
Historical brands and suppliers
- Brøderbund (now part of The Learning Company)
- Creative Wonders (now part of the Learning Company)
- Davidson & Associates (merged with Knowledge Adventure)
- Edu-Ware
- MECC









