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    but a passion.” ("Edgar Allan Poe Quotes"‚ 2016). Edgar Allan Poe is known as one of the most outstanding writers in history. Poe’s suffering became a physical‚ mental‚ and emotional highway to the creation of his many poems. Poe had a strange perspective on the world around him‚ because of the way he had lost multiple loved ones. Poverty was a big problem in Poe’s life‚ it threatened him in many dark ways‚ sometimes leading to debt and gambling. In addition‚ he also struggled with romance and the

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    caused by mercury or a compound containing mercury‚ with the acute form characterized by stomach ulcers and renal tubule toxicity and the chronic form affecting the central nervous system and causing emotional instability.” (Dictionary) In the story‚ Life of Pi‚ the protagonist is abandoned at sea stuck in a lifeboat with a bengal tiger relying on fishing and crackers to survive. While Pi’s story may be very different from previous ones they have one thing in similar: Mercury Poisoning. For many sailors

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    Life of Pi: Yann Martel Analytical questions for holiday work. 1. Read the book carefully and respond to the following question. 2. Some questions will only make sense to students who have already read the book. Students reading it for the first time should leave spaces in order to develop responses after your reading and during class. 3. Also‚ make sure that you develop a list of question as you read so you can move beyond being the passive reader to the actively involved reader

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    believing in a faith. Or emotional needs like friendships and feelings. In the novel‚ Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ Yann gives Pi spiritual‚ physical‚ and emotional needs. Pi meets these needs by staying true to his faith. Spiritual is just one of the needs some humans need to survive. Including Pi. Spiritual needs are needs in having a higher power. Pi is part of many religions. On his journey on the lifeboat‚ Pi encounters enumerable times when he has to rely on his faith to remain sane. “Despair

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    Religion has helped mankind make sense of this world full of mysteries and given them a purpose in life. However‚ religion has also divided man‚ causing turmoil amongst them about which religion is correct. It has even pushed man to war‚ not only physical but physiological wars as well. In the book Life of Pi‚ main character Pi is experiencing an internal war as he can’t simply choose one religion. Pi intertwines three religions and sees dilemma: “Hindus‚ in their capacity for love‚ are indeed hairless

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    instincts‚ had just killed a man. Pi‚ representing the civilized side of himself‚ felt sorry for the man‚ but he still stole all of his possessions‚ used his body as fish bait‚ and ate part of the man. He says “I will further confess that driven by the extremity of my need and the madness to which it pushed me‚ I ate some of [the man’s] flesh.” (284). This cannibalism ties to the other mentions of cannibalism in the book: when Pi describes how horrid hyenas are‚ and when Pi tells the true story where the

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    Psychology Assignment TASK 1 Physical Activity is beneficial to society in many different ways‚ there are many organisations working to promote sport to everyone‚ no matter what their age‚ gender‚ background or ability. One of these organisations is called ’StreetGames ’‚ they particularly target children from underprivileged background and encourage them to get involved in sport and physical activities. This helps to keep crime levels down by keeping teenagers off the street and giving them

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    In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi‚ Piscine Molitor Patel illustrates the suffering of a survivor following a major traumatic event. After a cargo ship carrying a full zoo and all of Pi’s family sinks‚ Pi is left with a few animals and his thoughts to keep him company. While at sea‚ his supplies dwindle and he has to resort to extreme measures. These measures come into full effect when Pi’s boat leads him to another survivor. The characters of Pi and the other survivor‚ a French man‚ portray how the need

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    One of the central themes of Yann Martel’s life of Pi is centered around religion and faith in God. Yet‚ the book pointedly abstained from naming one of the three religions practiced by Pi‚ the main character‚ as morally superior to the others. Instead‚ it questions faith in religion. This theme is shown most clearly in Pi Patel‚ who devoutly follows three of the world’s main religions: Hinduism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity. Pi maintains shrines to Hindu gods‚ goes to church every Sunday‚ and does namaz

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    has helped me grow as a writer. I grew as a writer by learning how to write a thematic thesis. By learning how to write thesis statements‚ I effectively cover the main points in my writing and provide the reader with a road map of my essay. My Life of Pi essay provides an example of a sufficient thesis statement: “Shown through Pi’s faith‚ hallucinations‚ and stories‚ Martel presents the intangible as a crucial part of safeguarding the human mind when encountering harsh realities.” I learned how

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