Whale Rider The “Whale Rider”‚ filmed in New Zealand and directed by Niki Caro‚ is a film based on the novel of the same name‚ by Witi Ihimaera. Many of the extras in the film were actual residents of the town Whangara. The film is about a girl‚ Paikea Apirana‚ played by Keisha Castle-Hughes in her debut role‚ who battles to gain her grandfather’s respect‚ and to become the chief of the tribe. By tradition‚ the leader of the tribe should be the first son‚ however Pai’s twin brother had died at
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Meagan Holloway-Ragland 10/3/14 1st Period Alex Haley’s Queen Queen is a three part ministries that depicts the life of a slave‚ who is half white and half black. Her mother is a slave and her father is a plantation owner. It shows her as she grows up on the Jackson plantation‚ while the Civil War is gearing up. Throughout this historically accurate movie‚ she goes through many struggles that she must overcome. Of those struggles‚ there is the hardship of being of mixed heritage‚ the struggle of
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Greetings‚ thank you all for being here today. I would like to introduce myself. My name is Faidah Manishimwe‚ but you can call me Faidah. The purpose of my talk today is about Koro (pai’s grandfather‚ the village chief). This oral presentation will discuss the cultural issues which Koro had with his community as he was a chief who faced many issues and I will compare them to my own situation. Issue 1 As Koro was getting older he became worried about his community and the fact it might collapse
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Professional athletes make so much money Alex Rodriguez is a 32 year old Miami native‚ and‚ having entered the workforce directly out of high school‚ currently holds down a job in New York City. Normally‚ at least for those entering the workforce right out of high school‚ attaining a good career is rather difficult. This is especially true considering that more and more employers are requiring prospective employees to attain at least a bachelor’s degree just to get into an interview room. However
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The Hunted by Alex Shearer is a book for our times. Discuss The Hunted by Alex Shearer is a very appealing book. The plot maybe unique but that just makes the book more exciting. In this book most people have sacrificed the joy of having children‚ their fertility for the dream of eternal youth. Tarrin is a very special boy. He is rare and unique. He is what you called a real boy in this book because he has not used anti-ageing pills or the PP implant. He is a naturally young child. His guardian
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Representatives of the I-75 Express Lanes Project construction team met with Huntington president‚ Marie Argote (MA)‚ to discuss her concerns regarding Huntington’s broken irrigation line and white fence. Alex Collier (AC)‚ Huntington’s irrigation guy‚ stated the irrigation system was damaged when construction crews installed the new sidewalk along the south side of Miramar Parkway and SW 148 Avenue. Aurelio Matos (AM) stated the irrigation system is located within FDOT’s right of way; therefore
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Alex Standall When we first met Alex standall he is a new kind along with Hannah Baker and Jessica Davis. They all bond over coming to a new town‚ switching schools and seeing each other at Monet’s‚ a little cafe. At Monet’s all three become tentative friends with a code word olly-olly-oxen-free which means someone had an exhausting day. Alex is sneaky and cruel because not only does he ruin his friendship with Hannah by placing her name on a “Who’s Hot/Who’s Not” list‚ he also causes Jessica Davis
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Niki Caro’s film The Whale Rider‚ conveys the importance of rebelling in order to progress through depicting the stage of finding the boon of success in the Heroine’s Journey. After Koro’s young‚ male students fail to retrieve Koro’s rei puta to determine who would become the next chief‚ Paikea secretly retrieves his rei puta. In this scene‚ Caro alternates between shots of Paikea diving into the ocean and shots of the rei puta lying on the ocean floor with seaweed surrounding it. Through the portrayal
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Riders to the Sea Play Analysis Veronica R. Aguinaldo IV- Jose Rizal Mrs. Mallari Settings * West coast of Ireland. Characters Maurya * An old Aran fisher-women. * She is a poor victimof dark fatality as represented by the unrelenting sea. Bartley * He is the one of the two riders in the play‚ the other being the ghost of Maurya’s fifth son Michael. Cathleen * The elder daughter. * She is more responsible and hardworking. * She taking care of the household
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project was completed in 1990‚ the second one in 1995; but the project hid a financial-slug before the third face could be completed. As a result‚ the city raised the transportation fee from $1.10 to $1.35 and eliminated the monthly bus passes. The Bus Rider Union association brought a class action suit against the city metropolitan transport service citing discrimination contrary to the provisions of the civil rights act. The latter was grounded on the fact that the transport authority was building a
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