Genetics‚ Evolution and Diversity (GED) Prelim 1st Sem AY 2013-14 Research Portfolio 1. Discuss in words or contrast in graphical/sketch form the differences of Prokaryotic cells from the Eukaryotic cells. 2. Describe in words or show in graphical/sketch form the general features of the cell Nucleus. 3. Briefly discuss each of the five functions of cell nucleus. 4. Illustrate in words or graphical/sketch form the structure (highlight the nucleotide components) of the DNA
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________________________________________ Life of Pi Talk show host‚ Mr Patel‚ Yann Martel‚ member from the audience host: (face the audience) Welcome to today’s show where here we have the novel Life of Pi (point to the novel on desk) and the author and protagonist‚ Mr. Yann Martel and Mr. Pi Patel (gesture towards the author and Pi)‚ where we are going to discuss the perils and comedy of being stranded at sea. (face the author) Hello Mr. Martel‚ So you are currently living in Costa Rica
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the depths of despair. Life changes at such a fast pace‚ that many times we do not appreciate the things we have until they are gone. We all have been given a gift that cannot be bought: The gift of life. Although none of us ask for this gift‚ we all fight so hard to keep it. Pi never really treasures this gift until he almost losses it. Pi realizes its value and for this reason fights physically‚ morally and spiritually to stay alive and therefore preserve the gift of life. Pi’s devotion and
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The time that Pi spent in India set him up to survive on the lifeboat with an orangutan‚ Hyena‚ Zebra‚ and a Bengal Tiger. Pi was able to survive because of three beliefs that he learned in India: accepting cruelty when killing creatures of the sea to survive‚ praying gave him courage to not give up hope‚ and Pi had knowledge of how animals adapted to circumstances to survive. One belief that pi had in India that he had to modify on the lifeboat was cruelty in eating animals which made him
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Peter Jia Ms.Kmiecik ENG4U 2013/8/17 The Importance of Religion in the Life of Pi Peter2 The Importance of Religion in the Life of Pi In introduction of Life of Pi‚ Author Yang • Martel said directly that : "This book was born as I was hungry "(introduction‚1). Hunger is something author refers to the emptiness in faith. The novel’s protagonist Piscine‚ grew up in French Indochina area
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Life of Pi I. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE BOOK: The book Life of Pi by Yann Martel was published in 2001. The story is primarily about an Indian boy named Piscine Molitor Patel‚ who survives a shipwreck with a Bengal tiger. Unfortunately‚ this book is not a part of a series; the characters in the book do however‚ have an interesting relationship with the author. Yann Martel is from Canada‚ as stated in the book. The Patel family was moving to Canada‚ this is also the place Piscine “lives” currently.
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In the film Life Of Pi‚ Pi Patel’s adventure ends in a hospital bed where he is interviewed by two Japanese investigators about the shipwreck of the Japanese cargo ship. Pi tells them about how he survived with multiple animal companions in the lifeboat and his discovery of the carnivorous island. The Japanese men refused to believe his story simply because it is unrealistic. Pi then retells the shipwreck without the animals and instead puts himself as Richard Parker‚ his mother as the orangutan
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About his cannibalism [They all know‚ They all know!] Sorry‚ did I wake your dreams? Some questions run to me We only‚ only wake up when we sleep Met by the lunar light‚ trouble’s all we find Lost our way tonight Asking God‚ if he did something wrong. Is it something we said? Is it something we said to them? Pi is trapped at sea‚ no way home‚ all alone‚ with no family. “The endings are the same as every other‚ we’re only here to die”. Like the rest of his family‚ he thinks he will die
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At the beginning of chapter 8 of The Life of Pi‚ Pi stated that man is the most dangerous animal in a zoo. (Martel 29) In the same way‚ Pi’s father took this to a whole level when he painted on a wall by the entrance of the zoo a question that was memorable to all visitors: “DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE ZOO?” An arrow was pointing to a curtain. When visitors will reveal what’s behind the curtain‚ it was a mirror. (Martel 31) This is quite interesting the way Pi’s father revealed
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The use of humans instead of animals presents a more plausible view of Pi’s story. Pi has lived in a zoo his whole life; through his eyes‚ their actions are entirely expected. Alternatively‚ the reader may have no knowledge of wild animals. Using people to represent animals surpasses this problem; they are a familiar figure that they encounter daily
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