The White Tiger – A Review “Neither you nor I speak English‚ but there are some things that can be said only in English.” - Aravind Adiga Aravind Adiga was born in Chennai during the mid-1970s to parents who hailed from a small city in Karnataka. He was welcomed into a very well educated and well-connected family. He kept the name of his family flying high when he ranked 1st in the State of Karnataka in the SSLC exams in 1990. He also went on
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Wastebasket of The Sea The Tiger shark‚ also known as the “wastebasket of the sea”(National Geographic)‚ is the fourth largest predatory shark in the ocean‚ measuring between twenty and twenty five feet long and can weigh more than 2000 pounds. They have dark‚ vertical stripes on their bodies which is the reason they are named tiger sharks. According to National Geographic‚ these stripes fade lighter as the shark grows older‚ and eventually disappears with age. The head of the tiger shark is somewhat wedge-shaped
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“The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga is a piece of literature that talks about India left and right. A book that can be half fiction half true. It talks about the fortunate and the unfortunate‚ the rich and the poor. The irony shown in this book about corruption‚ oppression of the poor‚ reality of India vs. the images foreigners have of India help portray our understanding of this novel. The irony in “The White Tiger” shows the corruption in India. Balram Halwai is a student in a school with a teacher
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Save the Tiger This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2009) Save the Tiger is a 1973 film about moral conflict in contemporary America. It stars Jack Lemmon‚ Jack Gilford‚ Laurie Heineman‚ Thayer David‚ Lara Parker and Liv Lindeland. The film was directed by John G. Avildsen. The screenplay was adapted by Steve Shagan from his novel of the
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The White Tiger Robert Frost once said‚ “Freedom lies in being bold.” Boldness involves being driven‚ risky‚ and even unethical at times. This notion is especially evident in Aravind Adiga’s novel‚ The White Tiger‚ in which Balram Halwaii becomes a successful‚ high-class businessman. According to the novel‚ in order to move up in social class and gain freedom‚ one must take risks‚ be motivated‚ and have a sense of immorality. In the beginning of the novel‚ Balram pleads with his grandmother to
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Introduction Tigers (and all other carnivores) have descended from miacids that lived during the ice-age. Approximately 37 cat species exist today‚ including Panthera tigris‚ the tiger. All throughout the world the tiger holds fascination for many people. Certain cultures retain the tiger as a symbol of strength‚ which has a mysterious aura surrounding it. But the fact remains that the tiger is in danger of extinction. Welcome‚ you are about to enter the world of the tiger... Evolution:
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Measurements taken by scientists of the Siberian Tiger Project in Sikhote-Alin range from 178 to 208 cm (70 to 82 in) in head and body length measured in straight line‚ with an average of 195 cm (77 in) for males; and for females ranging from 167 to 182 cm (66 to 72 in) with an average of 174 cm (69 in). The average tail measures 99 cm (39 in) in males and 91 cm (36 in) in females. The longest male “Maurice” measured 309 cm (122 in) in total length (tail of 101 cm (40 in)) and had a chest girth of
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This time the tiger stopped chasing Thomas and attacked Timmy. Timmy scratched the other tiger very badly; however‚ the tiger bit Timmy tossed him to the ground. Timmy got up and scratched the tiger one more time‚ but the tiger threw Timmy to the ground with all its strength. Both of the tigers were very tired and injured badly. They could not fight anymore. The tiger died shortly after‚ and Thomas turned back to see if Timmy was alright.
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In current society many books are written based racial or social issues reflecting the past‚ present or future. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga is an example that confronts social and racial issues within India‚ shown through the eyes of servant to wealthy‚ named Balram. Born in rural part of India with a deceased mother and rickshaw-pulling father‚ Balram is dedicated to serving others. Whether it was driving the wealthy around‚ grinding coal‚ or running behind cars to get a job‚ Balram’s life
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Central Case: Saving the Siberian Tiger A. Up until the past 200 years‚ tigers roamed widely across the Asian continent from Turkey to northeast Russia to Indonesia. B. Of the tigers that still survive in small pockets of their former range‚ those in the subspecies known as the Siberian tiger are the largest cats in the world. C. For thousands of years‚ the Siberian tiger coexisted with the native people of what is today the Russian Far East‚ who equated the tiger with royalty and viewed it
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