Freedom in context is much like looking at a mirage‚ it is a small yet powerful word that posses many illusions amongst society. The true meaning of freedom is evidence to be questionable. Contrary to society’s illusions‚ true freedom places limitations on one’s physical freedom‚ freedom to love and freedom of choice. The novel written by Yann Martel‚ Life of Pi displays that the nature of truth of freedom is that true freedom confines our choices. This is seen through the environment of zoos with
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What does freedom mean to you? Freedom means the right to act freely. Freedom to me means when I feel free from any disturbances‚ problems and home works. Freedom has connection between our real lives‚ like when we feel the freedom we will be free and can do anything what we want to do. Since that is the meaning of freedom for me I will show some examples of freedom in my life. Where do I feel free? I usually feel free when I was at my house because in my house there won’t be any disturbance
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Elucidating the Meaning of Freedom In light of the recent National Security Administration (NSA) scandal and the push for gun control the proverbial line between freedom and tyranny has been blurred. “Life of Pi” is complex and exposes many different themes. Many people see Life of Pi as an account a person’s experience‚ balancing religion‚ faith and tragedy in the midst of dire situations. This is true for me as I too read stories of freedom in religious practices and life in general throughout
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Freedom is often spoken of in what can be referred to as a "loose sense". One country has more freedom than another; a twenty-one year old has more freedom than a fifteen year old‚ but what exactly does this word‚ which is so often flippantly used‚ mean? Or‚ if this conclusion cannot be reached‚ what does it not mean? For different people it may mean different things‚ but there has to be an equilibrium that can be reached in order to determine the meaning of freedom itself. In one form‚ freedom can
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The Meaning of Freedom America is the universal symbol for freedom. Freedom stands for something greater than just the right to act however to choose. It stands for equal opportunity for life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. Freedom is a word that is going to keep changing with every new generation or culture. Freedom also represents the soldiers who fought and died for their country. Our soldiers‚ who are the backbone of our military superpower‚ continue to put their life on the line to
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The Life of Pi The novel‚ The Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel is a story that reflects how people develop their belief systems‚ and how they are challenged by their need to survive. This story‚ about a young boy living with a Bengal tiger for 227 days following a shipwreck was interesting to read because it made me think about my own belief systems‚ and times that I have thought of abandoning them‚ and why I chose not to. It also made me wonder to what extremes I would have to be pushed to abandon
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Blake Solberg Animal Ethics Dr. Patricia McEachern December 4‚ 2012 Life of Pi When I arrived at the theatre to see the movie Life of Pi¸ I was exhausted. I had an architecture project that was due and I was on little to no sleep. I thought that the movie was going to be a bore and I would take the time to take a nap‚ but when the move started after the twenty minutes of commercials‚ it started to get to me. After the ship wreck the director had my full attention. Even though I was hungry
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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 up with a new nickname for himself: Pi. Like many other
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Having Faith Life of Pi explores human experience‚ society‚ religion and nature through the eyes of Pi Patel‚ an Indian boy growing up in an emerging global society. Thrown into chaos a tragic accident‚ Pi finds spirituality and the meaning of life through his quest for survival. Amongst extreme adversity‚ Pi keeps his sanity‚ refuses to dwell on the depravity of his situation‚ and looks within himself for guidance. Throughout the book we are reminded of our emerging global society‚ where
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Part 1‚ Chapters 1-11 Life of Pi opens with a fictional author’s note‚ explaining the origins of the book. The author explains that while in India and floundering on the book he is trying to write‚ he travels to Pondicherry‚ where an elderly man‚ Mr. Adirubasamy‚ tells him he has a story for him that will make him believe in God. Adirubasamy tells the author about Pi‚ who the author manages to find in Canada‚ where Pi relates his story.That story begins in Chapter 1. Pi describes his education at
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