------------------------------------------------- Alternate Ending As Pi gazed upon the once glorious pelt of Richard Parker‚ he realized his time had come. After 226 long days at sea‚ stranded‚ he was slowly going insane. Every ray of the sun seemed to penetrate further and further into his absent minded thoughts. The water beneath him that had once brought him such joy‚ only reminded him of the darkness that lurked in its depths. The fins of sharks sliced through the ripples of water every so
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In Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel‚ A young indian boy is stuck on a small lifeboat with a 450-pound bengal tiger. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean along with one of the top hunters in the animal kingdom‚ fear often lingers in Pi’s mind. Pi reflects how fear affects the mind and body. He says‚ “Fear which is but an impression‚ has triumphed over you. The matter is difficult to put into words. For fear‚ real fear‚ such as shakes you to your foundation‚ such as you feel when you are brought face to face
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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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Dystopic reality The utopias in Genesis‚ Lord of The Flies and The Life of Pi all are created and then destroyed. A utopia is a paradise‚ whether that is an abundance of resources‚ food and water or simply a place of peace and divinity. Utopias have not lasted‚ however‚ because of human instinct. In the three texts many techniques have been used to shape our thinking of utopias‚ and how they inevitably become dystopias. Golding’s allegorical novel Lord of the Flies‚ tracks the fall from innocence
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“The Moral Instinct” by Steven Pinker Steven Pinker argues about the innate moral instincts we possess using his research on brain activity and evolutionary psychology. He believes that different cultures possess different moral mindsets based on variations of the five universal moral spheres- harm‚ fairness‚ community‚ authority and purity. Pinker defends statements that say we act based on our “different weightings of the spheres.” However‚ he points out that our moral sense is vulnerable
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Mark Christian M. Reyes PHI 001 2BSA-1 9:00–10:30 [MW] Our Inner Beast “Life is unfair.” This is the most malevolent lesson I have learned and yet the most consistent of all the ideas I have encountered by far. Life can bring to existence anything that could push us‚ break us or shake us. It can wreck us to our very essence – injure us to our very locus – scar us to our very center – and weaken us to our very core. And yet it does not give us the permission to strike back. Ending
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in William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies and Ang Lee’s film Life of Pi? The film Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee and novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding are both survival texts in which the protagonists must deal with a range of conflict. In Life of Pi the protagonist‚ Pi Patel‚ is a religious teenager who lives in Pondicherry‚ India with his small family. Forced to move‚ and start a new life with his family in Canada‚ Pi is truck with the challenge of facing great conflict and loss when
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The History of Pi The History of Pi Most individuals who have a general mathematical education that touches on the basics of geometry commonly know pi. The definition of pi is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of the circle (Smoller‚ 2001). The majority of the population‚ however‚ does not realize the history associated with the symbol‚ which not only spans throughout the centuries but throughout the millenniums. The Babylonians‚ Egyptians‚ Archimedes of Syracuse‚ Leonardo of Pisa
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described as the desire to control the situation around us‚ or the people around us. Power can be determined by things such as money‚ appearance‚ or how social one is.etc. Sometimes this desire can be stronger in others that it could take over their entire life. That can lead to people making unethical decisions which are harmful‚ or illegal. Other times it acts as a motivator when it is just a desire to be able to influence others. This desire to have power is quite often present in femme fatales. One could
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Pi has always been an interesting concept to me. A number that is infinitely being calculated seems almost unbelievable. This number has perplexed many for years and years‚ yet it is such an essential part of many peoples lives. It has become such a popular phenomenon that there is even a day named after it‚ March 14th (3/14) of every year! It is used to find the area or perimeter of circles‚ and used in our every day lives. Pi is used in things such as engineering and physics‚ to the ripples created
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