Bao Tran Mr. Wunker English 10 (IGCSE) 5th March‚ 2014 Throughout history‚ books are very important in everyday life‚ they are a primary source of information which gives a historical or present insight into the period in which it was produced. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: “Every burned book enlightens the world”. Emerson with the words play refers to the burning of any matter produces light‚ and light allows people to see more clearly. Thus the word ‘enLIGHTens’. Human read books to aim for
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speech that achieve their effects via association‚ comparison or resemblance including allegory‚ hyperbole‚ and simile.(wikipedia‚2012‚http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor) Metaphor is not only important in our life‚but also inescapable in literature‚especially in this great novel‚Life of PI. In this essay‚I want to introduce the application of metaphor in literature and study its effect and function in this particular novel.I will compare similarities of vehicle and the tenor of metaphors in this
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"Inner Peace"‚ that was the lesson the Panda had learnt in its last Adventure in kung-Fu Panda Part 2. Inner Peace means that the body is in a state of peace from inside‚ so it can concentrate on the outer attacks. I liked the idea‚ not because that many don’t have any inner peace‚ but that when the panda had that Inner Peace‚ it could control the external environment‚ and defend itself from the Powers that had destroyed a whole town. Although the Most Common Quote that said: " The best way
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urban development) of Inner Mongolia affect its tourism industry. Our objectives are divided into three parts. First‚ we are going to see whether the local government is confident to develop its tourism or not. Second‚ we want to find the strengths and weaknesses of Inner Mongolia’s tourism development. Third‚ we want to know how the local government ameliorates its weaknesses or how it reverses the disadvantages to advantages. After our investigation‚ we found that the Inner Mongolia government
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Inner Beauty Vs. Outer Beauty UTARI DWIANTARI 11.80.0033 FACULTY OF LETTERS SOEGIJAPRANATA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY SEMARANG 2013 Beauty is an important thing for women. For woman if they’re not looking beauty in public‚ it will make they’re not confident. The definition of beauty according to people from era to era and region is different. For example‚ in England ( Queen Elizabeth 1 era )‚ in this era a beautiful woman is the one who
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pain. However Pi has been able to overcome his adversities and has shown his endurance through suffering and continuing to survive. In this novel‚ the author makes a very close connection between Pi’s physical suffering and his mental suffering. Pi shows that as long as you are able to live through mental suffering‚ you are capable of living through physical suffering. When you have conquered your mental struggle‚ you have the courage to take on your physical struggle with out fear
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In Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel‚ Piscine(Pi) Molitor is taken on an arduous journey where he not only discovers his religious beliefs‚ but also makes sense of himself and the world. In Pi’s youth‚ he meets two incredible men to whom he says impacted his life the most. Both men‚ ironically‚ were named Mr. Kumar: one a religious baker‚ the other an atheist biology teacher. One of the many things these two men made Pi realize was that it is okay to worship god‚ as much as it is okay to believe in evolution
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is remembered to be associated with that name and is called upon by memory in future experiences. The story of Pi and the tiger‚ Richard Parker in the book‚ Life of Pi is relevant to this element. When Pi tells officials about his experiences with the animals on the life boat‚ they do not believe him. When he tells the same story except this time with humans instead of animals on the life boat‚ they do believe him. He learns that people choose what to believe based on their conceptions and expectations
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Aquinas College Outward beauty is transient‚ but inner beauty is lasting She’s beautiful because she has long curly hair and light skinned. He’s handsome because he’s tall and has an athletic body. On the other hand a woman is far from gorgeous because of her curvaceous body and dark skin. Or a man is hideous with his four eyes and red hair. We all face a time in our lives where we are judged by our hair color‚ skin color‚ or our body size which all make up our outer beauty. Today we live in a
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proud of it so I decided to share: Inner Beauty V. Physical Beauty Beauty is a perception of an object‚ person‚ or aspect‚ which is fully opinionated by the mind; therefore‚ beauty cannot be proven by fact or law since it is completely based on how and what a person distinguishes the aspect to be. There are two categories of beauty: inner beauty and physical beauty. Physical beauty is the beauty a person inherits from a parent and/or ancestor‚ whereas inner beauty is a beauty that can be achieved
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