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Self-discovery in Paulo Coelho’s Aleph

There is no doubt that complexities and ambiguities exist in the human minds. The need to unravel and solve those mysteries and the foggy actualities of life’s existence has been one of Paulo Coelho’s (1947-present) biggest concern. In almost all his novels, Coelho shows how people should dig deep into the mysteries of life in order to find a true understanding to their existence. In doing so, a true kind of enlightenment and purification is reached and the quest for self-discovery or self-realization is attained.

    The paper tackles one of Paulo Coelho’s novels Aleph (2011) which is considered as an autobiographical reading to signify the connection between himself and God. It was a phase that Coelho went through when he had actually achieved fame, wealth, and an understanding wife, yet the feeling of discomfort and that something was still missing kept haunting him. Thus, the train journey that he takes can be signified as his reconnection with his spiritual existence to achieve the desired self-discovery. The framework of this study is interpreted through the theories of spirituality and psychoanalytic to prove how the character experiences a higher level of spirituality in order to reach the desired realm of self- discovery.Coelho through the mouthpiece of his character spreads the message that in order to possess a comforting inner self, one should learn how to forgive and love others. Only then that a person’s true self-realization and satisfaction are attained.

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Publication Date
Sun Apr 03 2016
Journal Name
Journal Of Educational And Psychological Researches
Egocentrism & its Relationship with Academic Adaptation among University students

The research aimed to identifying :

  1. Egocentrism of the university students .
  2. Academic adaptation of the university student.
  3. Differences in Egocentrism according to the both variable ( Gender and Specialization ) of the university student.
  4. Differences in academic adaptation according to the both variable ( Gender and Specialization ) of the university student .
  5. The Contribution of academic adaptation to Egocentrism of the university student .

The sample of the research consisted of ( 400 ) students.      
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Publication Date
Tue Feb 04 2014
Journal Name
American Journal Of Pharmacological Sciences
Self Medication Practice among Iraqi Patients in Baghdad City

The practice of self medication is continuously increasing worldwide due to its important roles in curing minor conditions or symptoms. This study was conducted to evaluate the factors associated with self medication practice of Iraqi respondents residing in Baghdad City. This study was designed as cross sectional study in which data was collected via direct interviews with respondents using a previously prepared questionnaire. This study investigated 348 respondents from different age groups. The majority of respondents were male aged between 30-60 years, married with secondary or academic level of education and employed with accepted monthly income. The main reason for practicing self medication was previous experience with the same condi

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Publication Date
Tue Nov 19 2024
Journal Name
Journal Of Babylon Center For Humanities Studies
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Publication Date
Mon Jul 22 2019
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
سة الشخصيات في رواية القضية تنتصر"لبنت الهدى

قسّم الباحث الشخصيات في هذ ا البحث إلى أقسام: اإيجابية والسلبية
والسطحية...ثم تطرقا إل خصوصياتها النفسيّة وبينا مقصود الكاتبة، وتطرّقا إلی الغزو
الثقافي الغربي ،

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Publication Date
Sun Jan 01 2006
Journal Name
Journal Of The College Of Languages (jcl)
LA PESTE : PROJET IDEOLOGUIQUE

Nous tenterons dans ce travail de proposer une des lectures possibles de
l’oeuvre camusienne, en l’occurrence La peste. Il s’agit, pour nous, de lire ce roman
sur une portée idéologique. Et ce qui justifie notre tentative, c’est Camus lui-même
qui voudrait qu’on lise son roman " sur plusieurs portées " lorsqu’il déclare : « La
peste, dont j’ai voulu qu’elle se lise sur plusieurs portées, a cependant comme
contenu évident la lutte de la résistance européenne contre le Nazisme»1.
1 .CAMUS (Albert),"Lettre à Roland Barthes sur La peste", L’oeuvre complète, Vol.I, La Pléiade, Ed.Gallimard,
Paris, 1965. p. 1928.
Parmi toute l’oeuvre camusienne, nous choisissons La peste parce qu’elle

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Publication Date
Sun Sep 23 2018
Journal Name
مجلة آداب المستنصرية
خيوط الواقع والسرد الروائي في رواية (غراب الطاهرة)

تعد رواية (غراب الطاهرة ) من الروايات المعاصرة التي ركزت على الواقع المعاصر، وهي تمثل حقلاً بكراً صالحاً لدراسة العلاقة الحميمة بين ( الواقع ) و ( الشكل البنائي ) وأثره في بنية النص الروائي، بمعنى آخر دراسة القوانين التي توجه أنماط التأليف، وحرية الأختيار في صياغة العمل الفني.إذ إن اهتمام المؤلف بالتوثيق التاريخي، وتسجيل أهم المظاهر الواقعية، ومايرتبط بها من ممارسات النظام السابق أثرت في البناء الروائي، فمن حي

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Publication Date
Tue Feb 14 2023
Journal Name
Journal Of Educational And Psychological Researches
Mental Health and Its Role in Enhancing Self-Confidence Positive Behavior among University Students

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The current research aims to identify mental health and its role in promoting self-confidence and positive behavior of female university students. The researcher adopted the descriptive analytical approach in this research. The researcher depended on the availability of sources and references, literature, and previous field studies to analyze and study all aspects related to mental health and its role in promoting self-confidence and positive behavior of university students and then expand its importance and identify the areas of mental health, self-confidence, positive behavior, and university. The second chapter included the concept of mental health, the importance of the study, the most important factors of health and psyc

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Publication Date
Tue Nov 19 2024
Journal Name
Sciences Journal Of Physical Education
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Publication Date
Wed Nov 07 2018
Journal Name
Iraqi National Journal Of Nursing Specialties
Assessment of students' knowledge regarding breast self-examination in Erbil City-Iraq

Breast cancer is the most common cause of death among women worldwide (1)
. Breast self-exam (BSE) is considered
an important public health procedure; primary prevention should be given the highest priority in the fight against
cancer.
Cancer is considered the second leading cause of death in developed countries there was some 6.2 million cancer
related deaths, accounƟng for 12% of all deaths globally (5).Patients perception toward this disease and preference
concerning the types and aims of their treatment are vary they may loss hopes and become devastated and crippled
or even dies earlier, if told about the diagnosis (13). The study aimed to assess knowledge of female students regarding
BSE, and to find out rel

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Publication Date
Sun Jul 04 2010
Journal Name
Journal Of Educational And Psychological Researches
المعتقدات الصحية التعويضية وعلاقتها بتنظيم الذات الصحي

The compensatory health beliefs and their relation to the health self-regulation

The idea of health promotion is set from the philosophy that good health is the outcome of the accumulative personal achievement. It includes, on the individual run,  developing the health habits at an early stage, and maintaining them in the two stages of adulthood and old age.

            For the psychologist  , the idea of developing health includes the development of an intervention system aiming at helping people perform healthy practices and change those practices that damage health. Literature indicate that the individual when per

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