battlefields and forests...” (Martel 50). He describes his feeling “at home” when in a Hindu temple‚ and enjoys the unique parts about this religion‚ whether it is sculptured cones of red kumkum powder or baskets of yellow turmeric nuggets (Martel 47). When Pi learns his biology teacher‚ Mr.Kumar‚ is an atheist he is confused. Mr. Kumar states‚ “I don’t believe in religion. Religion is darkness‚” which Pi does not comprehend and instead questions if he was testing him (Martel 47). Pi who has less knowledge
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According to Winbow (2002) safety at sea can be improved by changing the education and training of maritime officers. However‚ there are no International or European standards for Maritime English. Thus‚ MarTEL Project (Maritime Tests of English Language) has been launched. The purpose of MarTEL is to create worldwide supported Maritime English standards as well as offering a comprehensive set of guidelines‚ teaching/learning and assessment materials. In other words‚ the project aims to create a
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The world’s natural resources are balanced by the humans need for survival. Martel suggests this theory in his book “The life of Pi” because it can relate to how humans today go in a balance life relationship with the world’s natural resources. Although humans currently comprise only a minuscule proportion of the total living biomass on Earth‚ the human effect on nature is disproportionately large. Because of the extent of human influence‚ the boundaries between what humans regard as nature and
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that Serbia set investigation 1 Winson Chu‚ “The ’Spirit of 1914’: Enthusiasm and National Community?” (History 248 lecture‚ University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee‚ September 21‚ 2010). 2 “Germany’s Balkan Policy‚” printed as Document 24 in: Gordon Martel‚ The Origins of the First World War‚ 3rd ed (Harlow: Pearson Longman‚ 2003)‚ 101-2‚ here p. 112-113. 3 “War Enthusiasm‚ ‘The World War I Reader‚’ 2007‚” (accessed through E-Reserve‚ History 248‚ University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee‚ Spring 2008)‚ here
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to survive. Even though some of his beliefs ruled against it‚ he had to eat and kill in order to survive. It is best said in the book‚ “When your own life is threatened‚ your sense of empathy is blunted by a terrible‚ selfish hunger for survival” (Martel 120). This shows that if pushed to the limits‚ anyone will do anything to survive. "In its wild state‚ life is a constant struggle for survival‚ a perpetual race for food and safety in which death is a constant possibility" (Milne). Pi will not live
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Muslim Islamic religion based on Quran "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "one who submits to God". Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable.[2] Muslims also believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that was revealed at many times and places before‚ including through the prophets Abraham‚ Moses and Jesus.[3] Muslims maintain that previous messages and revelations have been partially changed or corrupted over time‚[4] but consider the Qur’an to be both
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level of stress‚ fear and so many other emotions that are traumatic. In 2010 an earthquake and tsunami occurred in Chile that affect nearly 3 million people that left so many displaced without food‚ water‚ shelter and peace (García‚ Rovira‚ Zurtia‚ Martel and Reyes‚ 2010). Researchers conducted a study to see the impact religion and spirituality had on them as a
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would never of made it alive. He prayed for God to let him repeat the same routine everyday without any trouble. Night: fitful sleeping and prayers. This shows that even the fifth prayer of the day is still as important to him as the first one is. (Martel 211) Pi believes that prayer affects a person’s life dramatically. At last‚ Pi learned that zoo animals are very territorial. Zoo animals do not attack other humans or animals because they are hungry. They attack because it invaded the animals territory
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mind Richard Parker licked his nose‚ groaned and turned away" (Martel 281). Without the mask that Pi had on‚ he probably would not have lived through the lifeboat experience. It had saved his life from being destroyed by Richard Parker by showing a fake side but enough to make the tiger leave him alone. "But enough was enough. I had suffered so much. I was so hungry. There are only so many days you can go without eating" (Martel 280). This is what drove Pi to come out and go out against the
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to me though Hindu eyes... Brahmin expressed not only in gods but in humans‚ animals‚ tees‚ in a handful of earth‚ for everything has a trace of divine in it...The individual soul touches upon the word soul like a well reaches for the water table. Martel 61 the Hindu belief that the individual soul is connected to the worlds soul reflects pi’s ability to adapt to his physical and spiritual elements of the vast pacific ocean. Islam-a monotheistic faith based on the revelations of Muhammad as the
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