out from its counterpart. Carefully planned‚ elegant‚ and organized‚ the diction and syntax are clearly expressed through the author’s word choice and phrasing. The diction is very well thought and relates exceptionally well to the passage at hand. Yann Martel uses rather formal language for the diction‚ which give this particular passage a lyrical and philosophical sense‚ an example of this would be the usage of “nonetheless” (Martel) instead of its more casual synonyms‚ though‚ and yet. Another
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skills until faced with a daunting situation. We have learned to be domesticated by society and how we believe a person is supposed to act. Examples of believable situation like this could be being attacked by some type of an animal‚ being involved in a home invasion‚ or even something so simple as not knowing where your next meal is going to come from‚ all very
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A mature decision with an immature motive will consequently result in a negative outcome. “A&P” is a short story about a boy named Sammy who changes from being an immature person‚ to progressively becoming mature‚ and returns to being immature. In the beginning of the story‚ when 3 girls dressed in bathing suits walks into the A&P Grocery Store‚ Sammy’s immatureness is clearly visible. “There was the chunky one...‚ there was one of those chubby berry-faces...” Without even getting to know them he
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Most members of a society experience a tragic event; for example‚ the loss of a friend‚ loved one‚ etc. Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi tells the story of Piscine (Pi) Patel‚ an Indian boy named after a pool in France‚ who sets sail with his family towards Canada‚ with their father’s collection of zoo animals. As soon their boat reached the open Pacific‚ it sank. Pi managed to get aboard a lifeboat where he was stranded for 227 days‚ with a wounded zebra‚ and orangutan‚ a hyena‚ and a 450-pound Royal
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Why I am not a Christian is an essay by Bertrand Russell in which he explains the reasons why he does not call himself a Christian. He puts up several arguments concerning the existence of god which include the First Cause Argument‚ the Natural Law Argument‚ the Argument from Design and moral arguments. He also goes in to explaining the character of Christ and flaws in his teachings. He further goes in to explaining why he does not think that Christ was the best and the wisest of men. He believes
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and doubt is the absence of comprehension‚ and to an even greater extent‚ certainty. This desire to understand has given way to a multitude of discoveries and convictions throughout the course of human history. Although‚ William Lyon Phelps and Bertrand Russell had differing views on the nature of doubt and certainty it is only through the original state of doubt that one could gain the status of certainty- or at least to some degree. What qualifies as certainty itself is unstable‚ since every
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thinker is famous for is acquired throughout their life. There are a few things that all famous thinkers have similarities in that allow them to hold the position a “famous thinker.” Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. (January 15‚ 1929-April 3‚ 1929) and Bertrand Russell (May 18‚ 1872-February 2‚ 1970) are two famous thinkers that are discussed in this paper. Each of these men changed the way people viewed the issues of the day through the creative process. King and Russell made identifiable contributions
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be seen in our entire lives not just religion. A memorable moment of relative truth lies in the ending; Martel ends the book with two different stories. One story sticks to the book involving animals‚ and the other replaces the animals with people. Yann does not give a definitive answer on which is true‚ but rather he leaves the decision to the readers. Through his literature Martel shows the importance of relative truth nut just in religion‚ but in our lives. In our lives we will have to come to
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When it comes to the existence of a god or gods‚ there are three kinds of people in this world: Those who believe‚ those who do not believe‚ and those who do not concern themselves with the subject. In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi‚ it is promised that Pi Patel’s narrative “will make you believe in God” (X). In Life of Pi‚ there are two stories by this protagonist: Pi’s “dry‚ yeastless factuality” (63) tale of survival and the “better story” (63). Martel does not indicate to the reader which story actually
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In the book‚ The Life of Pi‚ written by Yann Martel‚ it is evident that the protagonist‚ Pi‚ changed his mind set about killing animals. For instance‚ in the beginning‚ Pi did not want to harm an animal in any circumstance. However‚ when the situation calls for it‚ he is forced to kill a flying fish‚ and eventually becomes used to and enjoys the satisfaction of it. To exemplify‚ one passage of the story states‚ “It is simple and brutal: a person can get used to anything‚ even to killing” (Martel
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