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    In the spirit realm‚ Kai attacks Master Oogway and takes his chi. Kai plans to take the chi of every master. While in the mortal world Po‚ the Panda‚ is fulfilling his master duty by teaching his friends kung fu. Li‚ Po’s father‚ appears in Po’s village and leads him to their secret Panda home. In the Village‚ Po gets to form a relationship with his dad and reconnect with his fellow Pandas. Mean while‚ Kai destroys the Jade Palace and takes master Shifu chi. He also takes Po’s friend’s chi except

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    Religion can be a welcoming force to its loyal followers‚ providing comfort‚ support‚ and hope amid the darkest of times or a merciless power‚ refraining from pity and stripping its protection over those who do not abide by its customs and traditions. In Life of Pi‚ the peculiar island which Pi Patel and Richard Parker discover symbolizes religion. Just as religion‚ Richard Parker and Pi must perceive the island with an equilibrium of doubt and faith for it to be beneficial. The blessings the island

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    Poem On Life Of Pi By: Aadil Younis I’m about to tell a story‚ from a couple of years back‚ You think that you know but you only know half‚ I told you all‚ i was stuck on a raft‚ but what you don’t know‚ is within myself i was trapped‚ I made up lies and stories to protect me‚ I prayed to God maybe he would resurect me‚ But in those days God took away his blessings‚ over every little thing i noticed i was stressing‚ I was leaving behind my life‚ all the time i would think‚ untill

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    Life of Pi: Journal Response #1 The narrator of this book has his own view about zoos. He tries to make it seem as if his view is absolutely true and is scientifically proven and that he is 100% politically correct. According to him a zoo to an animal is like a home to a human. But I totally disagree with his view on the zoos. In the book the narrator’s view is totally opposite. He assumes and thinks that keeping animals in cages is normal to them and they don’t mind… He persuades us to think

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    In Tobin’s work on the Pikachu’s global adventure‚ Tobin describes how Pokémon became a global sensation in two versions. The first is based on the perspective of the corporation that produced Pokémon and the second is based on the perspective of the children. In the first version‚ Tobin describes how Nintendo (the producers of Pokémon) aimed to brain wash children everywhere. Nintendo hired Tajiri Satoshi‚ a brilliant game designer who created the Pokémon game which was based on a mythical world

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    Ryan Conrad Socratic Circle – Life of Pi Literature Mrs. Crow Question 1: What theme statement would you write for Life of Pi? (Remember‚ a theme statement is NOT a topic or a question or a moral. It is a declarative statement that joins the topic with your judgment.) Defend/explain your statement with evidence from the text. Answer 1: Throughout the book‚ religion was a major part of Pi’s survival. The author uses a character that follows three religions in order to prove that all religions

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    Imagine being trapped in a confined alteration of your natural habitat. An alteration created by a foreign species who are convinced that they know what’s best for you. Seems like living a nightmare‚ doesn’t it? This is exactly what Yann Martel claims to believe be good for the animals in‚ “Life of Pi.” He creates zoos‚ a confined and controlling place and turns them to sanctuaries in the reader’s mind. Behold‚ fellow readers‚ this is the rawest form of manipulation. Yann Martel fails to present

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    Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi is the story of Piscine Molitor Patel‚ also known as Pi‚ who at the age of sixteen survived for 227 days on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean. The boat consisted of a hyena‚ an orang-utan‚ a zebra‚ and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker; later on the true story is revealed which is without any animals. Early in the novel the reader is told that this story will convince one to believe in God‚ each of the two different versions are a metaphor to understanding

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    Pi Leap Of Faith

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    Life of Pi takes a Leap of Faith A leap of faith is the act of believing in or accepting something intangible or unprovable‚ or without evidence. Soren Kierkegaard once said‚ “A leap of faith is imperative for one’s spiritual well-being”. It is inspirational how Yann Martel’s portrayal of the significant motif‚ ‘Leap of Faith’ escorts Pi to a state of peace and contentment and as a result leading to a character shape of growth and maturity. The Life of Pi demonstrates this undertaking in numerous

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    Theme Essay Life of Pi shows that any animal‚ and also humans‚ should fight to survive by doing anything unconventional‚ even wicked‚ to triumph over the impossible to live instead of just accepting death. Pi‚ a human; a hyena‚ and a blind man all fight to survive in a variety of ways that are examples of this thesis. Pi quits his vegetarian diet and also embraces a bengal tiger with him on the same boat‚ which are both unconventional choices. He satisfies his hunger by quit being a vegetarian and

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