English essay! for your portfolio project for this unit, you will compose a personal philosophy and self -improvement plan for santiago. this plan will take the form of a proposal (see pp.560–562 of writing with power). your personal philosophy and self improvement plan will have the following three main components: 1. introduction—give an overview of santiago’s personal philosophy about life. in your introduction, articulate any challenges santiago is facing and how his personal improvement plan could address them. 2. daily schedule —outline how santiago should spend each day in order to meet his goals. 3. general advice— give santiago advice about values as well as activities and choices he should pursue to meet his goals. overall, you should take into consideration what you have learned about santiago’s preferences, values, and personality from reading the novel and from your reflections in the advice from american authors activity. your plan should also reflect your knowledge of the philosophies of living expressed by the authors you read in advice from american authors. the proposal should also follow the features of a good proposal as outlined on p. 561 of writing with power. you may compose your proposal in any word- processing software. it should be at least three pages long.