Diane Martel

Touching Spirit Bear Connection The book “Touching Spirit Bear” by Ben Mikaelson reminds me of the real world. The part of the book i am relating to is when Cole Matthews was extremely hungry but ignored that necessity and just went to the shore to drink water as much as he would need to pee and be full but of water. Later that day, Cole went to the shore and saw seagulls, he realized that they were eating a fish, Cole was absolutely STARVED so he scared the seagulls away and ate a half seagle…

Throughout the novel Piscine shares his thoughts and feelings, allowing the reader to grasp how he feels at all times. After Pi realizes Richard Parker is on board his lifeboat, an overwhelming number of thoughts and feelings were produced. After first discovering the tiger is on board, he quickly devises several plots in an attempt to kill Richard Parker. Yet soon changes his mind, realizing that he desperately needs a companion. The movie alters this part of the book, leaving out this key…

the Hindu religion in Piscine’s house (Martel, Ch. 15). Also in Life of Pi, Pi replaces the survivors of the TsimTsum with animals (Martel). Many Hindu gods/goddesses are closely related to animals and also use animals as vehicles (Hinduism for Dummies and HG/GTAV) . The Hindu god, Ganesha, has an elephant head and uses a rat as his vehicle to…

The Life of Pi, by Yaun Martel, is an adventure filled story about how an indian boy named Pi Patel spent seven months at sea with an adult Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Throughout the novel, Pi speaks about his life in the boat and the adventures that came as a result of his peculiar situation. He constantly has to struggle with the problem of living with the tiger on the boat, since the tiger could easily kill him. However, Pi intuitively manages to subdue the tiger and make his own life…

People take many things for granted. What if society didn’t have access to things anymore? What would happen? In the novel, Swiss Family Robinson, a family who is unfortunately stranded on an island, must learn how to adapt to this new setting. Spiteful turtles and aggressive ostriches were just two of the many animals the family needed to learn how to tame. “We placed our entire trust in the mercy of God” (Wyss, P.323); without God they wouldn’t have survived. The Robinsons, a family of six,…

The book Life of Pi by Yann Martel tells about Pi Patel’s and Richard Parker’s journey to survival. Piscine Patel is a sixteen year old South Indian boy who survived being a castaway along the Pacific Ocean accompanied by a bengal tiger for 227 days.Pi’s experience shows that multiple affairs in life can transform and develop a person. Pi’s character transformation is based on his life circumstances, spirituality, and relationships, thereby helping the author showcase Pi’s faith to shift the…

Alea Criscitelli LA Comparative Essay “Riding The Tiger” By,Eve Bunting has taught me that when you are doing bad things and you want to get off but you are addicted listen to anyone and tell them because they can help.I can prove this because in the story Danny wanted to get off and when the tiger and Danny want to the basketball court Freddy was there and asked Danny if he wanted to play a game of basketball on the court because when he got off of the tiger they would of ran and…

As a female during the Paleolithic era, I envision that my day would have been consumed with gathering food and tending to children. While I was gathering food near the watering hole, I see a magnificent Wooly Rhino. He seems to wander almost aimlessly near the edge of the water, paying no attention to the small herd of Ibex located nearby (Werner, 2011). Suddenly, another glorious Wooly Rhino appears. They appear to be engaged in a great duel to determine supremacy. When I return to my…

Learning is always a great opportunity, learn the history of our past is even better. I had the opportunity to learn about the history of Europe. I got to know the man Charlemagne or also known as (the father of Europe). Charlemagne, born in France in April 742 DC parents Pepin the short and Bertrada of Laon. His father, the first of the Carolingians to become King. And his mother, his mother was a normal woman with no royal lineage. He was one of the most famous and powerful leaders who…

Charlemagne is believed to have been born about the year 742. He has been considered by many people an ideal ruler, and a model for other rulers. Charlemagne, also known as Charles I, was the son of King Pepin the Short. Later when he became King of the Franks, his country already occupied nearly all of modern France, all of Belgium and the Netherlands, most of Switzerland, and large areas of Germany. To expand the country even more he added Saxony, Bavaria, large parts of Austria, the Kingdom…