NEW ORLEANS: Terri is originally from New Orleans so we make a trip at least once a year. We discover new things every time we go, and also have favorites we like to revisit. It is a musical city that we both enjoy exploring. We at least try to hit the Jazz-fest in the spring. Finding things like tucked away clubs with well know musicians sitting in with other bands or just playing on their own. New Orleans is also a starting point for us to go fishing down the Delta. We always bring back a cooler
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How believable is the deus ex machina (literally, the "god from a machine," a theatrical term referring to a sudden and unexpected solution to a seemingly insoluble problem) through which Jim is freed? Answer: The ending feels very unexpected for the time it plays out in. How is he going to have a normal life? Is it really freedom when slavery was still continuing, is his freedom really freedom? Work? Family? How do you feel about the ending?
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Odysseus has the traits of a Homeric leader as he is strong, courageous, noble, confident in his authority, and has a thirst for glory and fame. His view on Life of Pi by Pi’s situation with being stuck in the middle of the Ocean was fair as Pi had the guts to adventure around the ship during a dangerous storm and in return got into difficulty when the ship had sunk leading him to be stuck on a lifeboat with wild animals, like a tiger, for a long time. Pi’s wrong intentions of adventuring during
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The amazing and most fun adventure I had at the amazing Catalina island is when all the Catalina “teachers” took us night snorkeling. It was very cold at night and we had to be at dive deck. We first got on all out gear while the amazing Blinky went and got us hot chocolate and we listened to music. Once we got our gear half way on they told us the rules about dive deck and they told us about our “Buddies”. Then when we got into the freezing water and we started our adventure. Until a very horrific
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time, and of catching fish since around the same time. The sport has grown hugely in many ways, yet has stayed the same in many aspects. Imagine looking at the ocean as a slick plate of glass when it is calm, or it can be a very dangerous place if a storm decides to get it riled up. Fly fishing, on the other hand can be a relaxing adventure. Although it takes skill to cast a fly rod, a sharp eye to find the fish, a special hand to convince the fish to take the feathery lure, and quite possibly some
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Should Ocean Park intensify or reduce its head-to-head competition with Disneyland? Explain. Regarding the coming of Disney land in 2005, many analysts and even Ocean Park themselves aware of this powerful rival and predicted that their ending is soon to become. On the contrary, the outcome of this battle is not as it was predicted. Ocean Park has gained benefit from Disneyland, it help boost the attendance, and also contribute revenues and profits. A few years later, it seems that Ocean Park has
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Science and Technology Lecturer Abstract This paper examines the universal structure of a mythological hero’s adventure in Life of Pi. The theory is based on Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces, which illustrated and distilled heroic patterns from various cultures. The hero’s journey has three stages: separation, initiation, and return. Answering a call to adventure, the hero departs from his familiar world and ventures into a region of supernatural wonder. Miraculous forces are
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in the South Pacific Ocean. With thick tropical trees shading the cool sands, white beaches glistening in the sun, and colored ocean water accompanying grotesque coral reefs and fish, you will be amazed by the vitality and brightness of Fiji, an island full of imagination. With an official language of English, Fiji welcomes tourists all around the world. Housing Fiji is a suitable place for water sports due to its island location: golf, scuba-diving, cross-country adventure, bamboo rafting, yacht
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distance at a nearby restaurant. A place where you can experience a thrill of blasting over the sand dunes at high speeds in a buggy, visit aquariums, and see wildlife up close. Imagine a place of relaxation, watching the whales migrate across the ocean. A place like this can only be one of a kind, the Oregon coast. The Oregon coast would be a great place to spend a vacation, it’s inexpensive and relaxing. So how much would it cost to go to the Oregon coast? What kinds of attractions would one
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BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY With Supply outpacing Demand in more and more industries each day, today companies find themselves competing for a share of the contracting markets. The question looming large is whether businesses ought to address competition as their main issue or direct their focus elsewhere? While the “five forces” analysis lays emphasis on outperforming competition in order to capture greater share of the existing demand, Blue Ocean Strategy belies competition and believes in creating uncontested
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