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    event has occurred in which others have died. Pi Patel in Yann Martel’s Life of Pi and Chuck Noland in Robert Zemeckis’ Cast Away are both examples of survivors who overcame difficult circumstances and despite the odds‚ lived to see another day. These two castaways share similarities by not giving up when their situation seems tough‚ creating unlikely friends who experience their journey with them‚ and losing their companion without a proper goodbye. Pi Patel and Chuck Noland are both stranded at sea

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    Life of Pi Book vs. Movie Persuasive Essay Based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Yann Martel‚ Life of Pi follows the remarkable story of a young man named Piscine “Pi” Molitor Patel who finds himself lost at sea after his family’s cargo ship sinks in a storm. But Pi is not alone on this journey and he must survive in a congested life boat with four animals from his family’s zoo‚ a hyena‚ an orangutan‚ a zebra‚ and worst of all‚ an adult Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. In breathtaking

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    the characters do to survive? The excerpts “Life of Pi” and “The Story of Keesh”both characters try to survive in a harsh environment by hunting or looking for food. According to both stories survival is portrayed and by not giving up Pi and Keesh can survive and achieve the impossible. First off‚ surviving in a harsh environment is never an easy task. To survive at sea Pi needs a lot of willpower and courage. As it states in the excerpt “Life of Pi”‚ Pi is stranded “in the middle of the Pacific

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    What is π? Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines π as "1: the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet... 2 a: the symbol pi denoting the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter b: the ratio itself: a transcendental number having a value to eight decimal places of 3.14159265" A number can be placed into several categories based on its properties. Is it prime or composite? Is it imaginary or real? Is it transcendental or algebraic? These questions help define a number’s behavior in

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    Hamlet and Horatio Best Friends for Life: an Analysis of Hamlet In Hamlet‚ two characters I believe to be important are Hamlet and his friend‚ Horatio. Horatio is the second most important character in the play. Horatio is Hamlet’s best friend and advisor. Horatio never keeps anything from Hamlet. In Act one‚ scene one; Horatio‚ Bernardo‚ and Marcellus see the ghost of king Hamlet who was killed by his brother‚ Claudius. After

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    Life of Pi: Obstacles and Goals In the book‚ Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ the protagonist‚ Pi‚ finds himself stranded out at sea and struggles to survive. Against all the odds‚ the protagonist faces many obstacles in his journey towards survival. Achieving something worthwhile requires effort‚ sacrifices‚ and conquering obstacles‚ just like in the protagonist’s case. To achieve a worthwhile goal‚ which is survival‚ the protagonist overcomes the difficult obstacles he stumbles upon in his journey

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    Juice represented the innocence that Pi had when he came onto the boat. This innocence would have ended in his death. When Pi was first placed on the boat‚ he made the choice to save Richard Parker. Soon he realized that he had allowed one of the most dangerous animals in the world to cohabit with him. He tries to get rid of him many times after that but never does. In a way‚ Pi needed to shed himself of his innocence‚ to survive his long arduous battle. Pi needed to embrace

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    Prince Hamlet struggles with the inexplicable death of his father‚ the betrayal by his uncle‚ and the inadvertent murder of a seemingly innocent man. Laertes likewise suffers through the accidental death of his father‚ the betrayal by a man close to the family‚ and the snide and sneaky murder of that same man. The difference between Hamlet and Laertes‚ however‚ clearly lies in how these men handle the difficult situations they face. Hamlet‚ the intelligent thinker‚ calmly overanalyzes each detail

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    Smith’s Hyper Hamlet Annotated Hamlet with Hypertext Links to Related Lines‚ Plot Summary‚ Themes‚ Motifs & Symbolism & Word-Play‚ Character Analysis‚ Historical Context‚ and Essays Complete Text of Hamlet Annotated with Hypertext Links (This is useful for searching within the play without bumping into my notes‚ which are discreetly linked via hypertext.) Complete Text of Hamlet Annotated with Interleaved Notes and Links Hamlet Plot Summary Hamlet Themes Hamlet Motifs & Symbolism

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    Macbeth and Hamlet‚ are considered among the best theatrical works of all time. Macbeth is the story of an ambitious man tempted with the idea of acquiring a position of great power and‚ as a result‚ he stops at no moral boundary to attain it. The tragedy reveals the damaging effects of this ambition on one’s psychological health. Hamlet is the story of a depressed and melancholic prince given the task of avenging his father’s death by killing his uncle who has usurped the throne. Hamlet lacks the

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