Daily+Activities

Daily Activities
 * [[image:donteatthepi:Pi-unrolled-720.gif align="center"]] ||
 * When a circle's diameter is 1 unit, its circumference is pi units. ||

**Lesson 1: Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, and Pi**

 * 1) Read CNN.com article about the "mystery" of 3.14.
 * 2) What connections can be made between Piscine's belief in religion, thoughts on life/death, and reasoning with animals with the number 3.14? (Hints: Is the use of the word "mystery" in the article significant? How is this word significant to Pi, religious discussion in general, and the novel overall? 3.14 is an irrational number; what does this mean? What connection does the number pi have with the idea of a circle (see the above visual representation)? How does this connect with possible thematic relevance of the novel? What about the number 3 in general? How is this number relevant in the three (ha) religions in the novel?)
 * 3) Discuss the interplay, behavior, etc. between the three religious leaders. How does this part of the novel affirm or go against what has been discussed online?
 * 4) What is your response to Pi's justification for practicing all three religions?
 * 5) Compare and contrast Mr. Kumar and Mr. Kumar. What is going on here?
 * 6) What can be made of Pi's family response to his behavior? What about others?

Lesson 2: Existentialism

 * 1) See attached PowerPoint presentation: [|Existentialism.ppt]



Lesson 3: Maslow's Hierarchy of NeedsSee attached PowerPoint [|Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.ppt] 