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    Why Is Pi Come Out Alive?

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    Close your eyes and imagine you’re on a boat. On the boat are limited supplies‚ a zebra‚ an orangutan‚ hyena‚ and a royal Bengal tiger. Now imagine them being brutally killed by each other. The only ones left are you and the tiger. Now what could you do. Now open your eyes think how could you have survived on that boat. Pi survived on that boat with a tiger for 227 days on the Pacific Ocean. The only reasons he came out alive was because these three beliefs with is God‚his family and his caring

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    Hierarchy In Life Of Pi

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    In the Life of Pi‚ social class and hierarchy can be analyzed using MLT lens when Pi‚ Richard Parker [the tiger] and the other three animals were stranded on a small lifeboat. By examining the book through a MLT lens‚ readers can then identify the impact of power struggle among these characters and therefore gain a deeper understanding of the book. Martel’s description of this hierarchy unlocks two important motifs: territorial dominance and animal psychology to social class. The first sign of power

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    Throughout literary history‚ animals have been utilized in tales to convey moral ideologies. Frequently‚ these animals interact with the human race. This literary technique is modeled in the novel Life of Pi. This novel details the adventure of Piscine "Pi" Martel as he is stranded in the Pacific Ocean with a hyena‚ a zebra‚ a orangutan named Orange Juice‚ and a tiger named Richard Parker. Pi is polyreligious; he is a Hindu‚ Christian‚ and Muslim. Pi’s religious beliefs aid him in his struggle

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    The Life of Pi A Book Analysis The Life of Pi is a book about a boy named Pi Patel. He starts talking about his life before the shipwreck as he loved swimming so did his family. His father owned a zoo and he helped his father at the zoo. One day they decide to move the zoo and everything gets loaded onto a cargo ship. During the ride on the ship he hears a noise and the ship starts to sink drowning his family. However he is thrown onto a lifeboat which already had a zebra and a hyena on it as the

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    No For Quebec To Be Separate From Canada I urge you as a fellow Canadian to vote NO! to the upcoming referendum question. Canada as a whole has many unique qualities. Our most valued characteristic is our cultural diversity. Our combination of Anglophone and Francophone regions throughout our country and their ability to work together sets us apart from the rest of the world. Canada cannot function without Quebec just as Quebec cannot function without Canada. It has been said by many‚ that

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    Canada has now been in Kandahar for almost six years fighting by the sides of the strongest country‚ the United States. The attacks of September 11‚ 2001 undoubtedly affected not only the United States but the rest of the world as well. Canada‚ being their neighbours‚ took an oath and stepped in. There‚ of course‚ are controversies facing Canada taking part in this war. Some being that we should stay‚ being as we are dependent on U.S.A. Others being we should withdraw because the people of Canada

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    Canada was partially responsible for the Holocaust. If the Canadian Government made different decisions between 1919 and 1939‚ many more Jews may have survived. When the Paris Peace Conference started‚ Canada was simply apart of the British delegation‚ but Prime Minister Borden insisted that Canada be represented as a separate nation‚ with the right to vote. When the US opposed of this‚ a compromise was made. Canada could send a separate delegation from Britain‚ but it wouldn’t count as a vote

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    Sir John A. Macdonald is revered as the father figure of Canada‚ and in his day united various conflicting factions such as the Maritimes and French Canadians - a powerful force in creating a unified Canada. The political quagmire of the 1860s provided no encouragement for Macdonald’s unification goals‚ as the interests of Canada East and Canada West were paralyzed by incessant political dispute. The French and English blocs in the legislature could not agree on any matter and adding to Macdonald’s

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    My Canada I am grateful to live in Canada and to be a Canadian. During times like these‚ when we’re at the verge at World War 3‚ Canada is the only place to be. Canada is a place of equality‚ our Charter of Rights and Freedoms prove that quite easily. It is a place where different races from all around the world can live in peace and harmony. It is my Canada. My home. Canada is probably one of the safest place to be‚ if you’re allies with the U.S.‚ but then again it may be not. We’re a peaceful

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    you as sovereign. - The effort also brought acknowledgement to Canada’s contributions and heroism on the battlefields of Europe‚ giving Canada the shot to be a more-mature‚ experienced nation because of the sacrifices made by their armed forces. - The Battle at Vimy Ridge was the greatest assertion in Canadian sovereignty in WWI. Body Paragraph 1: - Canada stepped up to the plate because of their ties to Britain; originally‚ wanted nothing to do with the World War‚ but a sense of duty and owing

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