The document summarizes Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi and how it effectively uses the archetypal hero's journey structure. It discusses how Pi's knowledge of animals aids his acceptance of the call to adventure. It also explores how Pi's diverse religious background helps him survive challenges at sea. Finally, it examines how Pi's coping mechanisms allow him to return to ordinary life after his ordeal. Overall, the document argues Life of Pi is an effective modern example of the hero's journey through its incorporation of the call to adventure, challenges, and return home.
The document summarizes important elements of the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel. It discusses motifs of belief vs. factuality and reality being a form of story. It also outlines the symbolism of the animals on the lifeboat representing aspects of human nature. The document analyzes the literary form, tone that shifts from naive to pessimistic to reaffirming life, and perspective of the frame narrative structure.
This document provides instructions and information for an assignment on narrative theory. It outlines several key narrative theorists that students are expected to understand, including Todorov, Strauss, Barthes, Propp, and Cameron. For the assignment, students must create a PowerPoint explaining these theorists' concepts and providing examples from films. It provides details on the theorists' ideas, such as Todorov's 5 stages of narrative, Strauss' concept of binary oppositions, Barthes' narrative codes, Propp's character spheres and narrative functions, and Cameron's terms like diegesis and narrative range/depth. Students are instructed to analyze films using these concepts and include examples in their PowerPoint.
This document provides an overview of a 7-week unit plan for teaching Suzanne Collins' novel The Hunger Games in a KS3 English class. Key elements of the unit include:
- Using the novel to spark discussions on morality and relationships through its dystopian themes.
- Developing reading comprehension through strategies like reciprocal reading and close analysis of quotes.
- Creative writing assignments like diary entries, monologues, and designing fictional tributes for the games.
- Comparing the novel's world to reality television and examining how tension is built in the opening paragraphs.
- Having students summarize chapters, compare characters to mythological heroes, and work to understand different perspectives.
The unit
The document discusses narrative conventions and structures that are common in horror genres. It explains that horror narratives typically follow a three-act structure of an onset phase where a disorder is introduced, a discovery phase where characters learn of the disorder, and a disruption phase where characters work to restore order by defeating the source of the disorder. The document also summarizes some key narrative theories that are relevant for analyzing horror films, such as those proposed by Todorov, Propp, Barthes, and Levi-Strauss.
This document discusses target audiences for crime films, thriller films, and crime thriller films. It determines that the target audience for crime thrillers should be males and females aged 15-30 years old, as this captures the typical audiences for both crime dramas (males and females aged 15-40) and thrillers (males and females aged 15-21) while combining the interests of both genres. The target audience considers factors like gender interests and content maturity levels.
The document discusses how to identify the theme of a story. It states that the theme is not a summary or plot, but rather the lesson learned or what is revealed about life. To find the theme, one should consider if the main character changed and what they learned, the main conflict and how it was resolved, and if the title has significant meaning. Common themes are also listed such as courage, freedom, love, and good vs. evil. Examples of stories with identifiable themes are provided.
The document summarizes Michael Morpurgo's 2003 war novel "Private Peaceful". It describes how the story is told from the perspective of the youngest brother Tommy "Tommo" Peaceful as he remembers his life before World War I. It details how Tommo and his brothers grew up together in their village, but were separated when they enlisted to fight. During the war, Tommo's middle brother Charlie is charged with cowardice for disobeying an order and is sentenced to execution, which Tommo awaits at the beginning of the story. The major themes are the horrors of war, unfairness of life, and the power of family love.
This document discusses archetypes, which are recurring symbols or characters that are universally understood across cultures. It provides examples of common archetypes like the hero, who is young, brave and handsome; the mentor, who is old and wise; the love interest, who is young and attractive; and the villain or dark hero, who is dangerous with a dark past. The document explores the common traits of these archetypes and encourages identifying them in stories. It suggests that mixing archetypes can create new hybrid character types.
The document summarizes important elements of the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel. It discusses motifs of belief vs. factuality and reality being a form of story. It also outlines the symbolism of the animals on the lifeboat representing aspects of human nature. The document analyzes the literary form, tone that shifts from naive to pessimistic to reaffirming life, and perspective of the frame narrative structure.
This document provides instructions and information for an assignment on narrative theory. It outlines several key narrative theorists that students are expected to understand, including Todorov, Strauss, Barthes, Propp, and Cameron. For the assignment, students must create a PowerPoint explaining these theorists' concepts and providing examples from films. It provides details on the theorists' ideas, such as Todorov's 5 stages of narrative, Strauss' concept of binary oppositions, Barthes' narrative codes, Propp's character spheres and narrative functions, and Cameron's terms like diegesis and narrative range/depth. Students are instructed to analyze films using these concepts and include examples in their PowerPoint.
This document provides an overview of a 7-week unit plan for teaching Suzanne Collins' novel The Hunger Games in a KS3 English class. Key elements of the unit include:
- Using the novel to spark discussions on morality and relationships through its dystopian themes.
- Developing reading comprehension through strategies like reciprocal reading and close analysis of quotes.
- Creative writing assignments like diary entries, monologues, and designing fictional tributes for the games.
- Comparing the novel's world to reality television and examining how tension is built in the opening paragraphs.
- Having students summarize chapters, compare characters to mythological heroes, and work to understand different perspectives.
The unit
The document discusses narrative conventions and structures that are common in horror genres. It explains that horror narratives typically follow a three-act structure of an onset phase where a disorder is introduced, a discovery phase where characters learn of the disorder, and a disruption phase where characters work to restore order by defeating the source of the disorder. The document also summarizes some key narrative theories that are relevant for analyzing horror films, such as those proposed by Todorov, Propp, Barthes, and Levi-Strauss.
This document discusses target audiences for crime films, thriller films, and crime thriller films. It determines that the target audience for crime thrillers should be males and females aged 15-30 years old, as this captures the typical audiences for both crime dramas (males and females aged 15-40) and thrillers (males and females aged 15-21) while combining the interests of both genres. The target audience considers factors like gender interests and content maturity levels.
The document discusses how to identify the theme of a story. It states that the theme is not a summary or plot, but rather the lesson learned or what is revealed about life. To find the theme, one should consider if the main character changed and what they learned, the main conflict and how it was resolved, and if the title has significant meaning. Common themes are also listed such as courage, freedom, love, and good vs. evil. Examples of stories with identifiable themes are provided.
The document summarizes Michael Morpurgo's 2003 war novel "Private Peaceful". It describes how the story is told from the perspective of the youngest brother Tommy "Tommo" Peaceful as he remembers his life before World War I. It details how Tommo and his brothers grew up together in their village, but were separated when they enlisted to fight. During the war, Tommo's middle brother Charlie is charged with cowardice for disobeying an order and is sentenced to execution, which Tommo awaits at the beginning of the story. The major themes are the horrors of war, unfairness of life, and the power of family love.
This document discusses archetypes, which are recurring symbols or characters that are universally understood across cultures. It provides examples of common archetypes like the hero, who is young, brave and handsome; the mentor, who is old and wise; the love interest, who is young and attractive; and the villain or dark hero, who is dangerous with a dark past. The document explores the common traits of these archetypes and encourages identifying them in stories. It suggests that mixing archetypes can create new hybrid character types.
Drama portrays realistic characters and situations to move audiences emotionally through conflict. It depicts inner and outer struggles and uses climaxes and resolutions to keep audiences engaged. While drama often shows hardships, it can combine with other genres and some films break conventions by having unpredictable endings, like comedy-drama Larry Crowne or the tragic conclusion of Titanic.
Destiny is shown to be changeable and subject to human action in the end. Both Arcite and Palamon shape their own fates through competing for Emily rather than passively accepting whatever the gods decree.
Drama hl outline your initial response to the key extract and practitioner.....mediageek5
1) The group initially focused on the themes of love and status from the key extract, developing a concept set in a hospital. However, they realized this led nowhere and changed their idea.
2) Craig suggested communicating love through family, developing the plot. Lucy had the idea to start with the final intense moment to engage the audience. They chose to perform in a thrust stage for Brechtian techniques.
3) They created a successful online dating scene to introduce the catfishing storyline. Molly found a true story to base the piece on, making it more powerful. They added thoughtful narration and movements to the emotional death scene.
Tragedies typically end unhappily and involve a noble protagonist with a tragic flaw that causes their downfall, while comedies end happily. Tragedies arouse pity and fear in audiences to purge these emotions, and types include classical and domestic stories. Comedies include romantic tales involving lovers, broad farces with physical humor, subtle comedies of manners, sentimental works mixing humor and emotion, and melodramas with villains but comic relief and happy endings. Both genres involve dramatic conflict between characters.
The document defines and explains various concepts and techniques used in sitcoms including:
- The running joke, which is a recurring amusing situation, line, or character trait.
- The comic trap, which is the basic premise that the entire show is built around and that characters can't escape from.
- One-liners, which are short, often observational jokes.
- Laugh tracks and their purpose.
- Different sitcom genres that were popular in different decades, like magi-coms in the 1960s and family-coms in the 1980s.
The document analyzes the film trailer for The Hunger Games through its camera shots, editing, mise-en-scene, sound, and other techniques. It examines how the trailer builds tension and intrigue without revealing the full plot. It also discusses the purpose of promoting the film to its target teenage audience based on the popular book series. The trailer aims to generate interest in the dystopian adventure story and its characters through its visuals and music.
We have met this objective today by:
- Formulating initial interpretations of the poem "In Paris with You" and exploring those interpretations through close analysis of quotations, language, structure, and themes.
- Learning how to support interpretations with evidence from the text using Point, Evidence, Explain.
- Practicing comparing poems and their presentation of themes through structured comparisons that introduce themes, analyze individual poems, and draw comparisons between the two poems using evidence from the texts.
- Receiving guidance on how to structure comparative analysis of poems and effectively support interpretations with textual evidence using PEE paragraphs.
This presentation explains the structure of a hero's journey explained in Joseph Campbell's Hero with a Thousand Faces, using examples from popular films.
In the opening of the romance film Dear John, titles and credits are shown against a plain blue background to set a dreamy tone. The main characters, John and Savannah, are then introduced to viewers through narration and establishing shots. Scenes of the beach and war trenches establish the key settings of the film. Non-diegetic music and balanced sound editing set the romantic mood. Camera shots like pans and midshots introduce characters and setting. Fade transitions between scenes enhance the romantic atmosphere throughout the opening sequence.
This document outlines key codes and conventions of action adventure genre films. It discusses common character motivations like revenge. It also notes that films usually have a small number of famous stars and are plot-driven. Audience involvement is encouraged through identification with characters. Soundtracks use non-diegetic music and heroes have memorable one-liners. Special effects are a major expense and films typically last around two hours. Camera shots like POVs engage audiences while structure follows a pattern of equilibrium, disruption, and refreshed equilibrium.
This document provides information about film genres, subgenres, and hybrids. It begins by defining genre as a category or kind used to classify films. Thirteen basic genres are listed such as drama, comedy, action/adventure, and horror. Subgenres are defined as combinations of two genres, like romantic comedy or disaster films. Hybrids combine three or more genres or subgenres, for example science fiction/action westerns. Students are assigned a homework task to create a diagram exploring a genre in more detail, including its purpose, conventions, examples, subgenres, and a hybrid. Examples of good and poor diagrams are provided to demonstrate the level of detail and organization expected.
This document outlines some typical codes and conventions of teen drama films, including:
- Dull lighting and close-ups are commonly used in mise-en-scene.
- Props like alcohol, drugs, guns and knives are frequently featured.
- Main characters usually focus on a central troubled teen, their love interest, and an antagonist.
- Gritty settings like council estates, flats, and schools are portrayed.
- Costumes show worn, torn clothing.
- Examples of influential teen dramas are listed, along with typical actors in the genre.
- Trailers often narrate a disrupted equilibrium that the main character must resolve.
This trailer for the film Jennifer's Body analyzes its key aspects. It has two unique selling points: the villain is an attractive young female (Megan Fox), which is uncommon for horror films, and the villain is played by Megan Fox who was known for Transformers. The trailer establishes the characters of Jennifer and Anita at their high school and hints that Jennifer transforms into something evil. It showcases the horror and comedy elements through shots of violence and humorous dialogue. Megan Fox's character is presented as the object of male attention who gains power by preying on boys.
This document discusses codes and conventions of action/adventure films. It describes the genre as featuring an intensifying journey with increasingly dangerous scenes. Narratives typically involve a quest for a valuable object and follow a main protagonist overcoming a series of obstacles. Characters are placed in exotic, dangerous locations and aim to please audiences with thrilling sequences. The document also explains Todorov's narrative theory of equilibrium being disrupted, recognized, and repaired, and Propp's character roles that are often seen, using the films Die Hard and Shrek as examples.
This document defines and explains various literary terms related to elements of fiction writing such as plot, characters, setting, point of view, and storytelling techniques. It discusses the basic components of a plot including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It also defines types of characters, conflicts, and points of view a story can have. Additionally, it outlines common storytelling techniques like dialogue, imagery, and irony. The document provides definitions and examples to concisely outline foundational concepts for analyzing works of fiction.
1) Genre is important for both film producers and audiences. Producers use genre to engage target audiences and be successful, while audiences need to be interested in a genre to watch and enjoy a film.
2) Genre theory is used to categorize films based on factors like storyline, director, and audience expectations. It provides a shortcut for describing films.
3) Genres can change over time as different social groups and audiences emerge with different interests. For example, westerns were once very popular but new genres like sci-fi and thrillers developed.
This document summarizes Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility. It contrasts the characteristics of Classicism and Romanticism and describes how the two main protagonists, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, represent these eras. Elinor exemplifies Classicism through her sense, logic and concealing of emotions. Marianne exemplifies Romanticism with her sensibility, emotions and romantic idealism. Ultimately, the novel shows how Marianne must learn from Elinor to find balance between sense and sensibility.
Short films aim to entertain or inform audiences with a captivating narrative within their limited duration. They typically focus on a specific message or lesson and leave viewers wanting more. Short films can also be used to promote upcoming feature films or allow student filmmakers to showcase their talent. Additionally, good short films have an original idea, strong script, believable performances, and a hooking beginning to engage audiences.
Tintin reads about a plane crash in Tibet and has a vision of his friend Chang calling for help. He travels to Tibet with Captain Haddock and Sherpa Tharkey to search for survivors. They find the crash site but encounter a mysterious creature and dangerous conditions. After nearly dying in an avalanche, they are rescued by monks. Tintin learns Chang is alive in a mountain cave with the Yeti, who saved his life. Tintin finds and rescues Chang, discovering the Yeti is not a wild beast but has a human soul. They return home honored for their bravery in saving Tintin's friend.
Here are 3 potential discussion questions from the document:
1. How does Pi's view of animal behavior as seeking order, control and hierarchy relate to his views on human and religious behavior?
2. What does Pi mean when he says people must believe in something, using Mr. Kumar as an example? How does this relate to the author's statement that Pi's story will make readers believe in God?
3. Pi draws many parallels between zoos and religion. What are the "illusions about freedom" that plague both according to Pi? What is the significance of this comparison?
Pi's identity transforms greatly over the course of the novel from a young boy to an adult. As a child, Pi was picked on for his name and found solace in religion. He grew up with a love of animals due to his family's zoo. Pi later takes control by choosing to go by his nickname to avoid bullying. His identity is truly changed after being shipwrecked, where he must use survival skills to endure harsh conditions with a tiger. As an adult, Pi is deeply impacted by his experiences and strives to save every resource, but ultimately learns to cope and moves forward with his life through education.
Drama portrays realistic characters and situations to move audiences emotionally through conflict. It depicts inner and outer struggles and uses climaxes and resolutions to keep audiences engaged. While drama often shows hardships, it can combine with other genres and some films break conventions by having unpredictable endings, like comedy-drama Larry Crowne or the tragic conclusion of Titanic.
Destiny is shown to be changeable and subject to human action in the end. Both Arcite and Palamon shape their own fates through competing for Emily rather than passively accepting whatever the gods decree.
Drama hl outline your initial response to the key extract and practitioner.....mediageek5
1) The group initially focused on the themes of love and status from the key extract, developing a concept set in a hospital. However, they realized this led nowhere and changed their idea.
2) Craig suggested communicating love through family, developing the plot. Lucy had the idea to start with the final intense moment to engage the audience. They chose to perform in a thrust stage for Brechtian techniques.
3) They created a successful online dating scene to introduce the catfishing storyline. Molly found a true story to base the piece on, making it more powerful. They added thoughtful narration and movements to the emotional death scene.
Tragedies typically end unhappily and involve a noble protagonist with a tragic flaw that causes their downfall, while comedies end happily. Tragedies arouse pity and fear in audiences to purge these emotions, and types include classical and domestic stories. Comedies include romantic tales involving lovers, broad farces with physical humor, subtle comedies of manners, sentimental works mixing humor and emotion, and melodramas with villains but comic relief and happy endings. Both genres involve dramatic conflict between characters.
The document defines and explains various concepts and techniques used in sitcoms including:
- The running joke, which is a recurring amusing situation, line, or character trait.
- The comic trap, which is the basic premise that the entire show is built around and that characters can't escape from.
- One-liners, which are short, often observational jokes.
- Laugh tracks and their purpose.
- Different sitcom genres that were popular in different decades, like magi-coms in the 1960s and family-coms in the 1980s.
The document analyzes the film trailer for The Hunger Games through its camera shots, editing, mise-en-scene, sound, and other techniques. It examines how the trailer builds tension and intrigue without revealing the full plot. It also discusses the purpose of promoting the film to its target teenage audience based on the popular book series. The trailer aims to generate interest in the dystopian adventure story and its characters through its visuals and music.
We have met this objective today by:
- Formulating initial interpretations of the poem "In Paris with You" and exploring those interpretations through close analysis of quotations, language, structure, and themes.
- Learning how to support interpretations with evidence from the text using Point, Evidence, Explain.
- Practicing comparing poems and their presentation of themes through structured comparisons that introduce themes, analyze individual poems, and draw comparisons between the two poems using evidence from the texts.
- Receiving guidance on how to structure comparative analysis of poems and effectively support interpretations with textual evidence using PEE paragraphs.
This presentation explains the structure of a hero's journey explained in Joseph Campbell's Hero with a Thousand Faces, using examples from popular films.
In the opening of the romance film Dear John, titles and credits are shown against a plain blue background to set a dreamy tone. The main characters, John and Savannah, are then introduced to viewers through narration and establishing shots. Scenes of the beach and war trenches establish the key settings of the film. Non-diegetic music and balanced sound editing set the romantic mood. Camera shots like pans and midshots introduce characters and setting. Fade transitions between scenes enhance the romantic atmosphere throughout the opening sequence.
This document outlines key codes and conventions of action adventure genre films. It discusses common character motivations like revenge. It also notes that films usually have a small number of famous stars and are plot-driven. Audience involvement is encouraged through identification with characters. Soundtracks use non-diegetic music and heroes have memorable one-liners. Special effects are a major expense and films typically last around two hours. Camera shots like POVs engage audiences while structure follows a pattern of equilibrium, disruption, and refreshed equilibrium.
This document provides information about film genres, subgenres, and hybrids. It begins by defining genre as a category or kind used to classify films. Thirteen basic genres are listed such as drama, comedy, action/adventure, and horror. Subgenres are defined as combinations of two genres, like romantic comedy or disaster films. Hybrids combine three or more genres or subgenres, for example science fiction/action westerns. Students are assigned a homework task to create a diagram exploring a genre in more detail, including its purpose, conventions, examples, subgenres, and a hybrid. Examples of good and poor diagrams are provided to demonstrate the level of detail and organization expected.
This document outlines some typical codes and conventions of teen drama films, including:
- Dull lighting and close-ups are commonly used in mise-en-scene.
- Props like alcohol, drugs, guns and knives are frequently featured.
- Main characters usually focus on a central troubled teen, their love interest, and an antagonist.
- Gritty settings like council estates, flats, and schools are portrayed.
- Costumes show worn, torn clothing.
- Examples of influential teen dramas are listed, along with typical actors in the genre.
- Trailers often narrate a disrupted equilibrium that the main character must resolve.
This trailer for the film Jennifer's Body analyzes its key aspects. It has two unique selling points: the villain is an attractive young female (Megan Fox), which is uncommon for horror films, and the villain is played by Megan Fox who was known for Transformers. The trailer establishes the characters of Jennifer and Anita at their high school and hints that Jennifer transforms into something evil. It showcases the horror and comedy elements through shots of violence and humorous dialogue. Megan Fox's character is presented as the object of male attention who gains power by preying on boys.
This document discusses codes and conventions of action/adventure films. It describes the genre as featuring an intensifying journey with increasingly dangerous scenes. Narratives typically involve a quest for a valuable object and follow a main protagonist overcoming a series of obstacles. Characters are placed in exotic, dangerous locations and aim to please audiences with thrilling sequences. The document also explains Todorov's narrative theory of equilibrium being disrupted, recognized, and repaired, and Propp's character roles that are often seen, using the films Die Hard and Shrek as examples.
This document defines and explains various literary terms related to elements of fiction writing such as plot, characters, setting, point of view, and storytelling techniques. It discusses the basic components of a plot including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It also defines types of characters, conflicts, and points of view a story can have. Additionally, it outlines common storytelling techniques like dialogue, imagery, and irony. The document provides definitions and examples to concisely outline foundational concepts for analyzing works of fiction.
1) Genre is important for both film producers and audiences. Producers use genre to engage target audiences and be successful, while audiences need to be interested in a genre to watch and enjoy a film.
2) Genre theory is used to categorize films based on factors like storyline, director, and audience expectations. It provides a shortcut for describing films.
3) Genres can change over time as different social groups and audiences emerge with different interests. For example, westerns were once very popular but new genres like sci-fi and thrillers developed.
This document summarizes Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility. It contrasts the characteristics of Classicism and Romanticism and describes how the two main protagonists, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, represent these eras. Elinor exemplifies Classicism through her sense, logic and concealing of emotions. Marianne exemplifies Romanticism with her sensibility, emotions and romantic idealism. Ultimately, the novel shows how Marianne must learn from Elinor to find balance between sense and sensibility.
Short films aim to entertain or inform audiences with a captivating narrative within their limited duration. They typically focus on a specific message or lesson and leave viewers wanting more. Short films can also be used to promote upcoming feature films or allow student filmmakers to showcase their talent. Additionally, good short films have an original idea, strong script, believable performances, and a hooking beginning to engage audiences.
Tintin reads about a plane crash in Tibet and has a vision of his friend Chang calling for help. He travels to Tibet with Captain Haddock and Sherpa Tharkey to search for survivors. They find the crash site but encounter a mysterious creature and dangerous conditions. After nearly dying in an avalanche, they are rescued by monks. Tintin learns Chang is alive in a mountain cave with the Yeti, who saved his life. Tintin finds and rescues Chang, discovering the Yeti is not a wild beast but has a human soul. They return home honored for their bravery in saving Tintin's friend.
Here are 3 potential discussion questions from the document:
1. How does Pi's view of animal behavior as seeking order, control and hierarchy relate to his views on human and religious behavior?
2. What does Pi mean when he says people must believe in something, using Mr. Kumar as an example? How does this relate to the author's statement that Pi's story will make readers believe in God?
3. Pi draws many parallels between zoos and religion. What are the "illusions about freedom" that plague both according to Pi? What is the significance of this comparison?
Pi's identity transforms greatly over the course of the novel from a young boy to an adult. As a child, Pi was picked on for his name and found solace in religion. He grew up with a love of animals due to his family's zoo. Pi later takes control by choosing to go by his nickname to avoid bullying. His identity is truly changed after being shipwrecked, where he must use survival skills to endure harsh conditions with a tiger. As an adult, Pi is deeply impacted by his experiences and strives to save every resource, but ultimately learns to cope and moves forward with his life through education.
The Life of Pi was originally a novel that was adapted into a film directed by Ang Lee. Twentieth Century Fox financed and produced the film, with a budget of $120 million. Principal photography took place on location in India, Taiwan, and Canada, as well as in studios. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox in November 2012 and was a commercial success, grossing over $492 million worldwide.
How is the concept of belief explored in 'Life of Pi'?mmcdonald2
Belief is explored as allowing one to find purpose and meaning in life beyond mere facts. Pi's belief systems, whether religious or based in imagination, provide him with a "better story" that helps him survive and find purpose during his ordeal. Adhering only to facts limits one's understanding, while belief through religion, faith or imagination opens one up to see in a more profound way and keep living despite hardship.
The document provides a daily summary of business news highlights from Monday to Friday. On Monday, traders called for clarity on GST policy and Mindtree was recognized as Asia's most admired knowledge enterprise. The Supreme Court was scheduled to hear the Reliance gas dispute case. On Tuesday, Apollo Pharmacy was licensed to sell H1N1 flu medicine and the finance ministry expected the RBI to maintain an accommodative monetary policy. The Sensex closed lower on both Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, inflation was expected to surpass 6% with food prices as the biggest challenge. The Sensex closed lower again. On Thursday, the rupee appreciated against the dollar and HCL Tech received an award while the Sensex closed lower
This document discusses the illustrations of Tomislav Torjanac for the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel. It provides several links to websites that showcase Torjanac's illustrations for the book and analyze his artistic style and how it enhanced the story. The illustrations brought the characters and settings of the book to life in a vivid visual way that complemented the text.
This document discusses the finalists of a global art contest inspired by the novel Life of Pi. The finalists included Andrea Offermann, Tomislav Torjanac who illustrated the novel, and Joanna Barnum. It also asks if the reader agrees that Life of Pi is among the best novels.
The document summarizes a group project about the Pixar film Wall-E. It outlines the contributions of each group member: Katie Maloney will provide an overview, Rachel Cohen an introduction, Kylie Postell discussion questions, and Farhood Nahavandi PowerPoint slides. The film depicts a dystopian future where pollution and industrialization have rendered Earth uninhabitable, and humanity lives in space while becoming sedentary and dependent on technology.
The document provides information about the film Life of Pi, including the plot summary, technical details, and suggested classroom activities to accompany the film. It describes Pi Patel's upbringing in India, the shipwreck that leaves him adrift at sea on a lifeboat with a tiger, and his efforts to survive for 227 days on the ocean. The dossier includes 8 activities focused on comprehension, vocabulary, characters, and themes in the film.
The document provides a summary and analysis of the movie "Life of Pi" and lessons that can be applied to business and life. It discusses how Pi faced adversity after his ship sank but survived through determination, courage, faith and using his resources effectively. Some key lessons highlighted are focusing one's goals and path, planning for challenges, learning to coexist with competition, and never giving up hope even in the darkest of times. The conclusion emphasizes that the movie and Pi's story demonstrate perseverance in difficult conditions and that entrepreneurs should never give up on their dreams.
This document provides background information on the film Forrest Gump and its director Robert Zemeckis. It then summarizes key historical events depicted in the film, including Elvis Presley, the Vietnam War, civil rights events involving George Wallace and Lyndon B. Johnson, the Watergate scandal, and Forrest Gump's interactions with presidents and involvement in Ping Pong diplomacy and running across the country. The summary analyzes how these events are portrayed and their significance to the film's plot and themes.
Wall-E is a 2008 Pixar animated film directed by Andrew Stanton about a robot named Wall-E who is the last of his kind living alone on a trash-covered Earth centuries after humans have abandoned the planet. The film follows Wall-E's encounter with another robot named Eve who is searching for signs of plant life. Wall-E shows Eve a living plant he has been collecting, which Eve takes aboard the space cruise ship Axiom where humans have lived for generations. The plant helps convince the humans to return to Earth and restore the polluted planet to habitability.
Welingkar We Like Project 2nd Semester prakharjain87
1) The document discusses big data and its key characteristics known as the 5 Vs - volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and value. It defines each of these characteristics.
2) The second part of the document summarizes a presentation on business intelligence warehouses and OLAP (online analytical processing). It describes the process of extracting and structuring data from a data warehouse for analysis.
3) The third part of the document provides notes on changing roles of HR, including talent retention, process improvement, leadership development, and trends like managing a global workforce.
Reliance Infratel and GTL infrastructure have put on hold plans to merge their tower operations in a $11 billion deal, affecting Reliance Communication's ability to reduce debt and price its 3G services. ArcelorMittal and Indiabulls are in talks to form a joint venture to mine iron ore in Rajasthan and set up a steel plant in North India. Britannia will invest Rs. 100 crore to set up new plants in Bihar and Odisha to increase production and compete against Parle in the growing Indian biscuit market. Indian Railways has approached NPCIL about setting up two 500 mw nuclear power plants on railway land to generate captive power.
ReadySetPresent (Customer Service PowerPoint Presentation Content): 100+ PowerPoint presentation content slides. Knowing what your customer wants and needs is the number one factor to excellent customer service. Only by improving one’s customer service can your business develop. Customer Service PowerPoint Presentation Content slides include topics such as: understanding the basics of effective customer service, knowing customer wants and expectations, the 4 steps to super service, 10+ slides on what to say and addressing excuses, 10+ slides on implementing a program and examining behaviors, 7 practical steps to customer service, 30 slides on performance standards and quality, looking to the future, Q& A’s, 5 slides on increasing customer satisfaction, the top ten customer complaints, the five most common customer requests, 4 steps to super service, how to's and more!
Honeypots Unveiled: Proactive Defense Tactics for Cyber Security, Phoenix Sum...APNIC
Adli Wahid, Senior Internet Security Specialist at APNIC, delivered a presentation titled 'Honeypots Unveiled: Proactive Defense Tactics for Cyber Security' at the Phoenix Summit held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 23 to 24 May 2024.
Securing BGP: Operational Strategies and Best Practices for Network Defenders...APNIC
Md. Zobair Khan,
Network Analyst and Technical Trainer at APNIC, presented 'Securing BGP: Operational Strategies and Best Practices for Network Defenders' at the Phoenix Summit held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 23 to 24 May 2024.
HijackLoader Evolution: Interactive Process HollowingDonato Onofri
CrowdStrike researchers have identified a HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader) sample that employs sophisticated evasion techniques to enhance the complexity of the threat. HijackLoader, an increasingly popular tool among adversaries for deploying additional payloads and tooling, continues to evolve as its developers experiment and enhance its capabilities.
In their analysis of a recent HijackLoader sample, CrowdStrike researchers discovered new techniques designed to increase the defense evasion capabilities of the loader. The malware developer used a standard process hollowing technique coupled with an additional trigger that was activated by the parent process writing to a pipe. This new approach, called "Interactive Process Hollowing", has the potential to make defense evasion stealthier.
1. of
There are instances in life in which one can be trapped by certain
situations that seem absolutely impossible to escape. But what if this
isn’t true? What if there is always a choice hiding just beneath the
surface of some sort of personal transformation?
2. Lead:
• The quest pattern is a fundamental
template for all stories.
• The basic concept of the quest
pattern is centered on one
individual’s journey to
enlightenment, in which they
discover certain things about
themselves that were hidden or
silenced before partaking in the
journey.
• The novel Life of Pi follows the
journey of Pi Patel, who, after being
in a shipwreck when moving from
India to Canada, spends two hundred
and twenty seven days sharing a
lifeboat with an adult Bengal tiger.
3. Thesis: Yann Martel's Life of Pi is an effective modern
interpretation of the archetypal quest pattern, the Hero’s
Journey, through its use of the Call to Adventure, the
Challenge and Adventure, and Returning to the Ordinary
World.
7. “Animals are territorial. That is the key to their minds. Only a familiar territory will
allow them to fulfill the two relentless imperatives of the wild: the avoidance of
enemies and getting of food and water. A biologically sound zoo enclosure-whether
cage, pit, moated island, corral, terrarium, aviary or aquarium- is just
another territory, peculiar only in its size and in its proximity to human territory”
(Martel 19).
8.
9. The lesson Pi’s father teaches his sons about the
danger of animals when he feeds Mahisha the tiger, a
goat, in front of them at the Pondicherry Zoo.
10. “I don’t know if I saw blood before turning into Mother’s arms or if I
daubed it on later, in my memory, with a big brush. But I heard. It was
enough to scare the living vegetarian daylights out of me”(Martel 39).
11.
12. Overall, Pi’s previous knowledge and
understanding of animals, acquired by his
attentiveness to zoo habitats and the lesson his
father taught him, proves Yann Martel’s Life of Pi
to be an effective modern interpretation of the
archetypal quest pattern, the Hero’s Journey,
through its natural transition into Pi’s
acceptance for his Call to Adventure.
2. The Call to Adventure
14. • Topic sentence: Secondly, Pi’s diverse religious
background helps him to thrive while in the
Challenge and Adventure stage of the Hero’s
Journey.
15. Pi and his mother speak of why Pi should not
believe in more than one religion.
In his response to his mother, Pi says, “If there’s
only one nation in the sky, shouldn’t all
passports be valid for it?”
16. Pi’s willingness to accept different approaches to
religion helps him to accept different methods of
survival. By participating in three different religions,
Pi understands that he does not have to survive by
only using one method. For example, he uses his
survivor’s handbook, Richard Parker, and various
sorts of food in order to survive.
17. Pi claims to have met Jesus Christ on a family vacation
to Munnar.
Pi says of Jesus, “This Son, on the other hand, who goes hungry, who
suffers from thirst, who gets tired, who is sad, who is anxious, who is
heckled and harassed, who has to put up with followers who don't get it
and opponents who don't respect Him – what kind of god is that? It's a
god on too human a scale, that's what.”
18. • “This SON is a GOD
who DIED in three hours,
“What KIND of GOD isTHAT?”
with moans,
GASPS,
And laments.
WHAT is there
to INSPIRE this SON?”
19. Without being introduced to Jesus Christ through
learning of his suffering, Pi may not have been so
ready to push through his own suffering. In having
to accept that Jesus was a human, as vulnerable as
any other human, Pi was forced to understand
more about his own fragility within the confines of
humanity.
20. • In terms of the Challenge and Adventure stage of
the quest pattern, understanding that suffering is
a large part of humanity helped Pi make certain
decisions such as kill and eat live animals. After
reading the novel in its entirety and then
reflecting on the above quotation, is it not
possible that Pi Patel’s suffering could be directly
related to the suffering of Jesus Christ?
6. Challenge and Adventure
21.
22. • When analyzing the Call and Adventure stage of
the quest pattern, in which Pi discovers he is not
who he thought himself to be, readers discover
that his diverse religious background helps him to
push himself to do the things he needs to survive.
• This plays a major role in Yann Martel's Life of Pi
being an effective modern interpretation of the
archetypal quest pattern, the Hero’s Journey.
24. Topic sentence: Lastly, Pi’s coping mechanisms
throughout the novel are the driving factors behind him
crossing the third threshold and returning to the
Ordinary World.
25. Pi realizes that he and Richard Parker need to
coexist in order to survive.
26. • “…a part of me was
glad about Richard
Parker. A part of
me did not want
Richard Parker to
die at all, because if
he died I would be
left alone with
despair, a foe even
more formidable
than a tiger. If I still
had the will to live,
it was thanks to
Richard Parker.”
27. By using Richard Parker as a means of survival, Pi does not place as much emphasis on
his own suffering.
If Pi had not had Richard Parker to tend to, he may not have found the strength to
survive, resulting in his death and also in him never being able to cross that final
threshold and return to the Ordinary World.
Pi would have never discovered the parts of himself that were capable of taking
drastic measures to survive.
With Richard Parker’s help, Pi learns things about himself he never knew he had.
28. Pi’s use of the two different stories at the end of
the novel.
29. Pi says to Mr. Chiba and Mr.
Okamoto, “In both stories
the ship sinks, my entire
family dies, and I suffer […]
So tell me, since it makes
no factual difference to you
and you cant prove the
question either way, which
story do you prefer? Which
is the better story, the story
with the animals or the
story without the
animals?”
30. Pi uses the two stories
about the animals and the
people as a coping
mechanism in order to deal
with his own guilt. He never
says which one is true, but
readers get the sense that if
he did not present two
variations of his experience,
there is a distinct possibility
that Pi may not have been
able to keep his sanity
intact when he crossed the
final threshold after being
rescued into the Ordinary
World.
31. Coping mechanisms seem to make up a large portion of
Life of Pi, and the role they play in helping Pi’s transition
into the Ordinary World run more smoothly, shows
readers that the novel is an effective modern
interpretation of the archetypal quest pattern, the Hero’s
Journey, through the stage Returning to the Ordinary
World.
32. Yann Martel's Life of Pi uses the Call to Adventure, the
Challenge and Adventure, and Returning to the
Ordinary World stages of the Hero’s Journey in order
to demonstrate that the novel is an effective modern
interpretation of the archetypal quest pattern.
33. To enhance the efficiency of this process, it is noteworthy to
mention:
• Pi’s knowledge of and previous experience with animals
• His assorted religious background
• The stories he tells in order to cope with the events of his
journey
It is ultimately the aforementioned characteristics that lead Pi
to fall so effortlessly into the various stages of the Hero’s
Journey.
34. Life of Pi, though full of heartbreak, is a novel
riddled with wonder, mystery, self discovery, and
most of all, an everlasting sort of faith. It is a novel
that can and will leave its imprint on the youth of
our generation, who, as Pi suggests, may refuse to
be told which story to believe and opt instead, to
choose which story they want to believe with the
help of Yann Martel’s influential and meticulous
story telling.