Subtopic 1 One factor that greatly affected the NBA in the 1980s was the players. In 1979 Magic Johnson and the Michigan State Spartans faced off against Larry Bird and Indiana State. This was the beginning of a huge rivalry in the 1980s. Towards the end of the 1970s and in the beginning of the 1980s the Philadelphia 76ers were a very good team in the NBA. With the help of Moses Malone and Julius Erving the 76ers made it to the NBA Finals in 1977‚ 1980‚ 1982 but lost. Finally they won the NBA
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Some stories are there to just waste time while others embed themselves into a person‚ reshaping certain parts of their ideals and who they identify themselves as. They make the reader think about themselves‚ the society around them‚ and the workings of nature. One such story is written by Langston Hughes explores such things present during a past era that advocated to mold the society that America has become. “Thank You‚ Ma’am”‚ by Langston Hughes explores themes such as hope‚ love‚ and surprise/disappointment
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Social Life The aftermath of the Civil War made a mark on writers during the era. The occurrences and reconstruction of America had changed some writing to shift from realism to depicting social life in literature. The view of many writers focused on the effects of the war like death‚ sadness‚ and people confronted with poverty. This is followed up with the Great Depression and World War I. People saw war first hand in bombings‚ killing‚ murders‚ and voracity. A group of writers chose this
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Odysseus didn’t show mercy to the men who betrayed him in his absence. Over the course of ten years‚ suitors tried to win his wife Penelope’s hand in marriage. Those suitors were quite unruly and difficult to deal with‚ causing much strife in the life of his wife and son‚ Telemachus. When Odysseus returned‚ he made short work of setting things right. “You took my house to plunder‚ twisted my maids to serve your beds. You dared bid for my wife while I
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Yann Martel’s Use of Tone Yann Martel uses different tones in Life of Pi to portray his opinions of Pi Patel. He uses Pi to show humor‚ curiosity‚ savage‚ despair‚ philosophy‚ and definitely horror throughout the novel. Pi is forced to live with a tiger in such a confined space that he must find a way to train Richard Parker. Pi comforts himself by pretending he is a tiger trainer in “THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!” (Martel 208). This is Martel’s way of showing how Pi Patel is humorous even in troubling
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Unreliable Narrator in Life of Pi Life of Pi is told in first person and because he is the only narrator‚ readers see what he does; the problem is‚ Pi’s reactions and over simplistic method of analyzing events are unrealistic. When readers find the narrator’s voice to be unrealistic‚ they question the book’s validity and in turn the author’s point in creating a character that is untrustworthy. There are many‚ many examples in the Life of Pi where Pi forces us to step out of the pages and twist
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Reading Log #1 (Ch.1-20) • The protagonist of the novel is Pi Patel • The narrator keeps shifting from Pi to the author • Pi had studied religion and Zoology at UfT • Pi dislikes agnostic people for their thought of god • The author tells us Pi’s about 40‚ reserved and cautious yet still excitable • Pi’s uncle Mamaji was a champion swimmer. He taught Pi how to swim • Mamaji would tell stories about historic pools around the world. The best he claims is the Piscine
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What’s In A Name? Yan Martel’s award winning novel‚ “Life of Pi”‚ is about the life of Piscine Molitor Patel‚ narrating many of the experiences he encounters that give light to many philosophies and ideologies about life. The protagonist in the story‚ Piscine Molitor‚ was named after a Parisian swimming pool‚ which was described in the story as a breathtaking area to take a good swim. However‚ Piscine having been fed up with the negative attention his name attracted in school‚ comes
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“A Study of Human Resource Systems At The Grand Bhagwati” A project report submitted for the Partial fulfillment of the Masters of Human Resource Development [M.H.R.D. - Regular] – Sem – IV Submitted to: Department of Human Resource Development Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Surat – 395007 Feb - 2012 Submitted by: Supervising Teacher: Priyanka J. Barot
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survivor onboard a life raft that contains‚ rather remarkably‚ a zebra‚ a large motherly orangutan‚ a frenzied hyena and... a 450 pound Bengal tiger. Of course‚ the law of nature eventually rules and Pi ends up as the tiger’s last remaining occupant. He must use all his knowledge of zoology and animal behaviour to create boundaries and survive. Which he does for 227 days. A far fetched survival at sea story? Yes - but much more than that. Life of Pi asks many questions of life‚ survival‚ belief
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