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    Stories of survival at sea have captured people’s curiosity and imagination throughout history. The struggles that some seafarers have faced while drifting on the open sea are remarkable. “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane is the story of four crew members trying to survive on the open sea while in a dinghy after their ship sank. Throughout the story‚ Crane describes how man and nature react with one another. By his description of their reactions‚ Crane makes it clear that nature does not care about

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    When I was a little girl‚ I always loved to play pretend. My childhood days were spent being princesses and mermaids‚ doctors and firemen‚ and even the occasional dragon. Although I really‚ really loved being a beautiful fairy queen‚ I often decided to become something quite different--an explorer. This was where I was at my peak. Yards turned into jungles‚ and my dog became a very rare tiger‚ just waiting to be documented and put into my discovery journal. Exploring was my absolute favorite thing

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    In the book Life of Pi there is many symbolic gestures. A symbol that clearly represents the book Life of Pi is a tiger. The tiger is like Pi in many ways and he learn necessary skills. First of all‚ the tiger is a totem that connected to this book because Richard Parker (the tiger) teaches Pi many aspects of life. “It was a dazzling display of might and speed. Actually‚ it was not so much the speed that was impressive as the pure animal confidence‚ the total absorption in the movement.”(182)

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    The Life of PI and The Prophet were both books that caught my attention because of two reasons. The first reason was because of the fact that both main characters were somehow traveling while learning what it is they are doing. The second reason is due to the fact that it has to do something with religion or spiritual learning and learning about what life is and what we are supposed to do with it. Why I choose these two reasons is due to the fact that me personally in the future i would like to travel

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    Life Of Pi Analysis

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    Psycho Analysis of Pi Patel Many people have read Life of Pi‚ and are familiar with the main character‚ Pi Patel. Although‚ how many of you have actually tried to observe tiny details of his life in order to understand why he is the way he is? Well‚ in this paper‚ we plan to do just that‚ to grasp more of an understanding of his mentality. Pi has had a very abnormal life‚ and that can cause him to be very different mentally and have different daily habits than most people. So‚ with all of that in

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    I am doing my paper in Steve Irwin. Steve Irwin was a well known Australian natural life devotee who was in charge of the prominent Crocodile Hunter arrangement. He was conceived in Melbourne‚ Australia‚ on February 22‚ 1962‚ Steve Irwin experienced childhood with a natural life park claimed by his guardians and went ahead to turn into a creature lover and TV character‚ facilitating the well known arrangement Crocodile Hunter and showing up on real syndicated programs. Irwin’s work produced a variety

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    Beast‚ written by‚ Donna Jo Napoli is a very unique and thought provoking. This book has a great deal of suspense‚ and stunning language. Some things in particular that make this book interesting are the Well rounded characters and complicated relationships between the character. This is a great book‚ with a lot of complexity‚ and a different way of seeing the world. Overall‚ Beast‚ is a very well written book‚ with great ideas. In Beast‚ the main character‚ Orasmyn’s comes across many challenges

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    Life of Pi Discussion Questions 1. Life of Pi allowed the author to gain what he had been hungry for. He was wanting to write a good book and had been unsuccessful many times. Life of Pi was the emotional nourishment he had been longing for. 2. The town made a difference in Pi’s upbringing because it showed him the different religions and learned many needed from the zoo. 3. Mr. Adirubasamy claims Pi’s story will make you believe in God‚ although my beliefs were not altered. 4

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    Survival in Extreme Environments In extreme environments how is survival portrayed and what do the characters do to survive? The excerpts “Life of Pi” and “The Story of Keesh”both characters try to survive in a harsh environment by hunting or looking for food. According to both stories survival is portrayed and by not giving up Pi and Keesh can survive and achieve the impossible. First off‚ surviving in a harsh environment is never an easy task. To survive at sea Pi needs a lot of willpower

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    Why Is Pi Come Out Alive?

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    Close your eyes and imagine you’re on a boat. On the boat are limited supplies‚ a zebra‚ an orangutan‚ hyena‚ and a royal Bengal tiger. Now imagine them being brutally killed by each other. The only ones left are you and the tiger. Now what could you do. Now open your eyes think how could you have survived on that boat. Pi survived on that boat with a tiger for 227 days on the Pacific Ocean. The only reasons he came out alive was because these three beliefs with is God‚his family and his caring

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