protagonist of the novel is Pi Patel • The narrator keeps shifting from Pi to the author • Pi had studied religion and Zoology at UfT • Pi dislikes agnostic people for their thought of god • The author tells us Pi’s about 40‚ reserved and cautious yet still excitable • Pi’s uncle Mamaji was a champion swimmer. He taught Pi how to swim • Mamaji would tell stories about historic pools around the world. The best he claims is the Piscine Molitor in Paris • Pi was named after the
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Chart the development of Italian Neo-Realism and discuss its influence on later European and American film-making. Italian neorealism was established in the 1940 and is now a national film movement branded by narratives which are set around the ordinary lives of the poor and the working class. The majority of films within the movement are filmed on location‚ commonly the use of nonprofessional actors are incorporated to reinforce the realist impression. Italian Neorealist films mostly portray the
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Yann Martel Original title Life of Pi Country Canada Language English Genre Fiction Publisher Knopf Canada Publication date September 2001 Life of Pi is divided into four sections. In the first section the main character Pi Patel‚ an adult Canadian‚ reminisces about his childhood in India. His father owns a zoo in Pondicherry. The livelihood provides the family with a relatively affluent lifestyle and some understanding of animal psychology. Pi describes how he acquired his full name
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different tones in Life of Pi to portray his opinions of Pi Patel. He uses Pi to show humor‚ curiosity‚ savage‚ despair‚ philosophy‚ and definitely horror throughout the novel. Pi is forced to live with a tiger in such a confined space that he must find a way to train Richard Parker. Pi comforts himself by pretending he is a tiger trainer in “THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!” (Martel 208). This is Martel’s way of showing how Pi Patel is humorous even in troubling situations. Pi is also confronted with hunger
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Response The novel‚ “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel is about a boy who lives in Pondicherry‚ India with his family. It is about how he and his family decide to move to Canada with the animals they own and the tragedy on sea. The book explains how Pi survives life and it is narrated by the first character‚ Pi‚ who is older now and is looking back on his life and younger years. Pi and his family embarked on the voyage to Canada along with the animals when Pi was around 16 years old. In the midst
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Neo classical theory: An economic theory that outlines how a steady economic growth rate will be accomplished with the proper amounts of the three driving forces: labor‚ capital and technology. The theory states that by varying the amounts of labor and capital in the production function‚ an equilibrium state can be accomplished. When a new technology becomes available‚ the labor and capital need to be adjusted to maintain growth equilibrium. This theory emphasizes that technology change
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Vocational Aptitude Battery is the standardized IQ test of the military and most high school guidance counselors recommend this test to their “lost” students. Each enlistee/student that takes this test will know one of two things‚ potential career path or what work assignment they will be doing for the next 2-4 years. I myself scored well‚ any job in the military was available to me‚ and choose to be an Airborne Petroleum Supply Specialist. This test didn’t really help me as it does with most high
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the reader. Pi tells us that he continued his religious and zoological studies and was a very good student. He mentions that his religious studies thesis addressed aspects of Isaac Luria’s cosmogony theory. He speaks at length about sloths and observes that their very survival is ensured by the fact that they are so slow and dull; they virtually disappear into the background. We learn that Pi is now working‚ though he does not say anything about his profession. We also learn that Pi misses India
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Required Reading Assignment The Big Question: To what degree can one person make a difference? i ter En ng e rad hG 9t mandatory te En e rad hG 0t g1 r in 11t ing ter En ade Gr h te En 12t ng ri ade Gr h Writing Assignment Due the FIRST DAY of School! Carefully read the details on the back. Prepared by Mrs. R. Hunter-‐Graham aka Mrs. HG Lovejoy High School 2013 Required Summer Reading List Summer Reading Writing
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Life Of PI Summative Assessment Martel introduces and interesting sets and settings Displays the content of story interesting tones of surrealism‚ comedy and reflection. Provides an escape from the social acceptance of sex and violence by placing the reader in a world filled with allegorical representation with animals and religion. Idea: Martel suggests through the allegorical representation of Richard Parker’s instincts and Pi’s spirituality‚ that humankind can not survive
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