of the first part. The second part of the book is about his misadventures at sea. His family decides to immigrate to Canada‚ bringing most of their zoo animals with them to sell in North America. They board a cargo ship‚ but the ship sinks‚ and Pi spends a total of 227 days floating in the Pacific Ocean‚ with a hyena‚ zebra‚ orangutan‚ and a Bengal tiger for company. The first three animals die one by one‚ but the tiger and Pi survives until they float and reach the Mexican shores. This is the longest
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“How many miles to Babylon?” Alec Moore - Narrator Frederick Moore - Father to Alec Mrs. Moore - Mother to Alec Jerry Crowe - Friend to Alec Mrs. Crowe - Mother to Jerry Major Glendinning - Commending Officer to Jerry and Alec in the army. General Points - § Main Theme: Love vs. Hatred § Reflects different stages of Narrator Development - There’s a continuous stream of consciousness‚ no chapters § Ireland § France § Love - of country - passionless love of duty - of power and wealth
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would make sense for them to block out the sun. Chapter 2 J.-B Say was called the French Adam Smith. The question classical economists tried to answer was; how are the goods and services‚ and the productive factors‚ valued in a growing economy to satisfy consumer wants. Malthus challenges Smiths idea with an essay he wrote about how the world’s resources can’t keep up with our demand. Ricardo focuses on distribution‚ not growth. Chapter 3 Karl Marx was a Scottish Economist who would
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in savings and investments. Because their income has always been more than enough for them to have the lifestyle they desire‚ the Lawrences have done no financial planning. Lisa has just learned that she’s two months pregnant. She’s concerned about how they’ll make ends meet if she quits work after their child is born. Each time she and Rob discuss the matter‚ he tells her not to worry because “we’ve always managed to pay our bills on time.” Lisa can’t understand his attitude because her income will
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1. External economies of scale arise when the cost per unit A. rises as the industry grows larger. B. falls as the industry grows larger rises as the average firm grows larger. C. falls as the average firm grows larger. D. remains constant. E. None of the above. Answer: B 2. Internal economies of scale arise when the cost per unit A. rises as the industry grows larger. B. falls as the industry grows larger. C. rises as the average firm grows larger. D. falls as the average firm grows larger
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This American singer and songwriter became popular with his 1971 album American Pie which included the hits “American Pie” and “Vincent”. Don McLean recorded his first album Tapestry in 1969. The album wasn’t a great success but his first major break came with his second album which was American Pie. The two singles from this album‚ as mentioned above‚ rose up to number one on the charts. His song “American Pie” was partly inspired by the tragic deaths of Buddy Holly‚ Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson
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demonstrate to my fellow peers how to bake a fudge pie by using three simple steps: gathering the appropriate ingredients and tools‚ correctly mixing the ingredients‚ and how to bake the pie Central Idea: Today I will demonstrate to my class how to bake a fudge pie with common ingredients using three simple steps: gathering the needed ingredients and tools‚ properly mixing the ingredients‚ and baking the pie. INTRODUCTION: You have
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Companies should spend money on improving the work skills of their employees as it is to be seen from the leading top businesses that this will result in high success. Firstly‚ the more investment is made in improving a certain aspect‚ better results follow. By spending money on improving the skills‚ it will allow more productive workers making the production rate efficient which all leads to increasing profit. The word “skill” is quite broad since it could be any kind of skill and it will all
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In many countries there has been an increase in social problems involving teenagers in recent years. Many people believe that this is due to modern lifestyles because parents spend more and more time at work and have less time to supervise their children. To what extent do you believe this is true? There is no question that standards of behaviour have fallen among teenagers. The popular belief is that the principle cause is that parents are unable to supervise
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Should governments spend more money on improving roads and highways‚ or should governments spend more money on improving public transportation (buses‚ trains‚ subways)? Why? Use specific reasons and details to develop your essay. A good government is believed to pay attention to their people’s needs. A lot of things can be done to improve their lives‚ one of which is the public transportation which is badly in need by all people. In my opinion‚ governments should spend more money on improving public
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