about. I then decided that I wanted to take on a more challenging film‚ one that I had never heard of‚ and one that I would really have to study to understand its full meaning. After looking into a few of the listed movies‚ I ended up choosing Whale Rider‚ a drama filmed in New Zealand in 2002. After watching the movie two times‚ I feel that I now understand some of the more drastic cultural and gender based problems that are occurring today. The film’s plot follows the story of Paikea Apirana‚ yet
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slicing. The dark side of thin-slicing can be so devastating to business operations‚ decision making and other activities that requires unconscious cognition. That’s why I will recommend this book to any business man. In the case of the Van Rider’s victory story‚ we can learn a fundamental lesson that can be used even during a war. “The first thing I told our staff is that we would be in command and out of control”‚ Van Riper said when he was in the millennium challenge. He actually meant the soldiers
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Whale Rider By: Witi Ihimaera SUMMARY The Whangara tribe (a Maori tribe in New Zealand) is traditionally led by a male. However‚ this tradition is put under threat when first-born great grandchild‚ Kahu‚ is a girl. Koro Apirana‚ her great grandfather‚ and chief of the tribe is disappointed‚ and rejects the loving attention of Kahu. He wants a male heir to inherit the title of chief‚ the tradition since the first whale rider arrived in New Zealand. The Whangara tribe are proud of their traditions
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While I read There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz‚ I had literally had to keep reminding myself that these children and all of these people are real. The things that happened to Pharoah and Lafeyette were things that I could never imagine happening‚ much less at their young age. The young children of Horner would make a few extra dollars “offering to watch people’s cars if they parked on the side streets….” This shows the lack of safety present in the children’s lives
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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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