survivor endured the greatest hardships just to remain alive two great survivors which had to fight for their lives are Pi Patel a young indian boy and Chuck Noland a middle aged Fed Ex intern. Their entire life flashed in front of their very own eyes as they had to fight the environment‚ the giant deathly ocean‚ and their very own fears. Pi as a young boy was always interested in Religion and loving God. Even with his father telling him animals are not his friends
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“Bapu Gandhi said‚ ‘All religions are true.’ I just want to love God” (Martel 76; ch.23) says Pi in response to being rebuked for his practice of multiple religions. The notion that religion should not be discussed in polite company is demonstrated clearly by the scene Martel depicts in Chapter 23 of “life of Pi”‚ in which the pundits of Hinduism‚ Islam and Christianity come almost to blows over Pi’s enthusiastic practice of the three. It is this youthful fascination which equips him for the turbulent
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Faith and Reason with a Slice of Life of Pi Life overflows with many kinds of distracting ideas‚ objects‚ and forms for the mind to wonder about. Humans made it their goal in life to determine which of these things have value and supply a meaning to this life. In Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel uses Pi stranded on a lifeboat‚ as a metaphor for life to show that reason alone cannot give meaning to life‚ and that survival is more than just living but living a better story. Martel uses many different characters
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survival needs take over what is right in their religious beliefs? That is exactly what Pi is going to find out on a lifeboat with four animals. His family was on a boat headed to Canada when is sank do to a engine failure. Pi is the only human alive along with a Hyena‚ Zebra‚ Orangutan and a Tiger. There is a huge fight for survival in a little lifeboat. Pi’s actions are justified in the case of survival. Pi was pushed to the edge and would do anything to survive. Even though some of his beliefs
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ordinary life in Pondicherry‚ India. His father owns a zoo and he loves to help out and examine all the animals. Pi is very religious‚ therefore; he prays on his prayer rug almost every day. Pi was called to adventure when his family told him one day that they were moving to Canada. “We’ll sail like Columbus” (111). Pi’s father said this in relation because the Patel’s‚ themselves‚ were about to sail across the ocean. They will be traveling on the Tsimtsum across the Pacific Ocean. Pi was not
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coast of Mexico. He survived 227 days in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Pi and his family were moving from India to Canada. While they were on their way the Japanese ship named Tsimtsum sank due to engine failures. Pi describes that after the sinking of the cargo ship occurred he found himself swimming in the Pacific Ocean. He was swimming toward the lifeboat. Four people survived Pi’s mother‚ the French cook‚ the sailor and Pi. The sailor had broken his leg when he jumped off the ship and into the
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Pi equals 3.141592... On March 14‚ 2011 I was home sick from school. I was really looking forward to going because the kids were bringing in circular foods such as oreos and cakes because it was something called “pi day”. While I was home‚ I decided to find out exactly what pi day was. Upon doing a google search I found a video of a student memorizing the number pi and reciting it to 100 decimal places. I was mesmerized by this amazing talent. It seemed impossible to me they must have been reading
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Only fear can defeat life.” Martel‚ Yann. "56." Life of Pi: A Novel. New York: Harcourt‚ 2001. 203. Print. This is why the mastery of fear can help you survive. Love which is almost an exact opposite of fear but goes hand in hand with hope; alas there are many forms of love that can bring about the needs to survive‚ this helps Pi and Chuck near the end of the trials. Knowing you are at the top‚ or that you are the alpha gives you strength and courage to carry on‚ both Chuck and Pi need to come to this
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------------------------------------------------- BSc. in Electrical & Computer Engineering ECNG 2005 Lab and Project Design III Individual Design Project PI Control of a DC Motor Keshan Kevin Babooram 810001070 Group F Course Lecturer: Marcel Byron Date Submitted: April 20th‚ 201 Abstract This project is based on the PI control of a DC motor with consideration given to a cooling fan application. This design also utilizes microprocessor as the controller. The designed system will
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bubbling cheese right out of the fire oven. Pi Pizzeria is in Washington D.C. and has a theme of the math number Pi. The amazing smell leads one to this restaurant from miles away. It may look like a hole in the wall from the outside‚ but inside is the magic of taste. It has a prime location that makes it the perfect place to grab a bite. This eatery does not have a lot of desserts‚ but it has a chocolate skillet cake that is very well known. Pi Pizzeria is a fantastic restaurant with a jaw-dropping
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