with animals or the story without animals?” (Martel 3.99). In the story‚ Pi leaves the ending in the hands of the readers‚ and the Japanese officials. Martel is recognizing that while the one story is more reasonable‚ the story with the animals is still explanatory and does not change the ending. Martel is leaving the ending up to the reader to be applied to different parts of the more realistic part of the story. While he provides some guidance‚ Martel allows the reader to make their own connections
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Administration of the Empire Much chaos surrounded Rome with the fall of the Roman Republic. After seizing Egypt‚ Octavian returned to Rome and became the first emperor of the Roman Empire in 27 BCE. “His restructuring of the senatorial and equestrian orders‚ and the subsequent emulation between the two‚ provided the human resources‚ power dynamics‚ and incentives necessary for his administration”. It was easier for Augustus to carryout such major changes in administration because there was a universal
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to be accentuated as a direct result of intentional word choice. Pi arrives on the beach slightly crazed from his time at sea‚ as can be observed from the way his perceptions are distorted‚ with a fear that‚ “in two feet of water‚ I would drown‚” (Martel 284). He continues on with his confusion as he comments on his surroundings‚ animating the beach he resided on and breaking down following Richard Parker’s leave only clarifying how questionable his mental state was. He acts disconnected
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Leaders did a lot during the middle ages. King Clovis‚ Charles Martel‚ Pepin and Charlemagne all managed to accomplish many things during their reign. An effective leader must have good character traits. There are many leaders out there but if you want to be great you have to gain the trust of your people. So‚ how and what defines/makes an effective leader? There are good and bad character traits of a leader. One trait of an effective leader is a tough leader. The reason why is because if a leader
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international expansion The good example is that MATAV bought up the majority share of Martel in 2000. Since then‚ MATAV restructured MarTel in many aspects efficiently and successfully. It transferred its knowledge of a financial control system‚ professional regulatory management and tariff packages to rebalance fixed line fees. It also implanted a market-oriented doctrine gradually and trained the local staff. By 2003‚ Martel has become a company with all telecommunication services including fixed line
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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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