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    It is a Life Abortion is a controversy that has been argued and fought about for decades. People ask whether it’s the body of the mother or the life of the child‚ who is in charge? The answer to that is simple. The mother is the one in charge of her body‚ but while being in charge of her body she engaged in intercourse and as a result there came a baby. Now‚ the baby is a person too‚ so going forward with abortion is indeed murder. There are at least three alternatives to abortion: parenting‚ adoption

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    Discuss the importance of believability in this novel. In Yann Martel’s surreal novel‚ ‘Life of Pi’‚ views the measure of how an individual uses their intrinsic knowledge to face up to life’s riveting challenges. Martel portrays the protagonist‚ Pi Patel‚ as an individual who explores his own intrinsic identity through imagination‚ religion & faith as well as the fundamental difference between fact and fiction. Throughout the text‚ Martel‚ attempts to question the readers understanding of believability

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    The Aura of Orange Human‚ animal‚ plants‚ and all the Earth’s content is survivor. They are fighting for their rights in order to live in this beautiful world. The novel Life of Pi written by Yann Martel‚ has employed a lot of symbols that is related to the life. One of the most significant symbols is the color orange. The author uses orange as a symbol of maintenance of the spirit to survive in survival. This can be proved as most of the objects that are in the color orange in the novel generate

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    inspire me to never give up so I registered for Strategic Learning ( LS 250). Through taking this course I have gain much knowledge and have learned different strategies to become successful ‚ I’ve learned that my philosophy of success is to live my life based on what success means to me‚ stop living in fear and regrets‚ take responsibilities for my actions and stay motivated at all times. Success is what every person dreams of. In my opinion it is being able to wake up in the morning‚ take a look

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    Life of Pi by Yann Martel The life of Pi is a novel based on the life of a 16 year old boy Piscine Patel‚ or Pi for short. Pi explains to the reader the reasoning behind his very unusual name. He gets this from the French translation of pool‚ which is Piscine‚ and from a pool in Paris‚ in which his best friend used to swim in. He shortened his name to escape the taunting “Pissing Patel”   “He raised his arm‚ pointed at me and shouted‚ "It’s Pissing Patel!" And he therefor renamed himself after

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    During the 2012-2013 school year‚ I had the privilege of serving Mississippi State University as an Orientation Leader. An Orientation Leader is responsible for not only recruiting the next class of incoming freshmen‚ but also overseeing the successful transition of these freshmen into their new lives. Being an Orientation Leader is an exclusive right of passage at our school‚ only afforded to about 5% the students whom apply. I truly cherished my time serving the university‚ the lessons learned

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    contradictory ideas. For instance in the novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel portrays that religion is essential in a person’s life through the experiences of the protagonist‚ Pi Patel. Through one of Pi’s experiences Martel shows that religion can be used as a medium to ease self-burden. In addition religion provides a sense of comfort‚ and security through the presence of an eternal higher entity. Lastly religion gives people a sense of direction in life. It can be argued that a true connection with god

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    Walton 1 Woody Walton Mr. Esthus October 15‚ 2012 Life of Pi: The Will to Survive The main goal of every living thing on earth is to survive. Creatures will do amazing‚ extraordinary‚ and heroic things to live. However‚ they might also do terrible and horrific things in dire situations. It is interesting to think about how far one may go to keep their life. Shameful things might be done and morals might be broken. Times like these are what really show the true colors of people and hold anyone

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    Bildungsroman is a type of novel that tells the story of the spiritual‚ moral‚ psychological‚ or social development of the protagonist either from childhood to maturity or as the result of an extraordinary experience. An example of this is the novel‚ “Life of Pi” because Pi grows from boy to man. He had to mature very quickly by having to take care of himself in order to survive. Pi protects himself physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally. Pi believed in faith throughout the book to get through

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    Krystal Tam Mr. Wilson ENG4U 4 November 2014 Symbolism in Life of Pi Life of Pi‚ written by Yann Martel‚ has a complex plot. It is a story within a story. It is an adventure novel about a 16 year-old boy called Pi‚ who survives after the ship wrecks. He stays with a tiger on the ocean for 227 days. In the novel‚ the author uses various literary devices to present different themes. One of those devices is symbolism. Its presence is shown everywhere in the novel and it helps readers to truly understand

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