sets the Whale Rider plot apart from Bend It Like Beckham was the heavy focus on the Maori culture. The Maori culture has a heavy influence in this story which also leads the Paikea into making the necessary decisions about her leadership. Although there were many contrasts‚ Bend It Like Beckham and Whale Rider shared many similarities between their individual plots. One similarity between plots was that both of the protagonists were very ambitious. In both films‚ both of the protagonists are very driven
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Aral Sea The Aral Sea use to be the forth-largest saline sea in the world‚ that is until in the 1960s. The former Soviet Union diverted the two rivers that fed the Aral Sea‚ to make water available to the surrounding cotton fields and other crop farming regions in the desert like area. Due to the diversion of the rivers‚ the Aral Sea has begun to evaporate into the Aral Sea we see today. Even though the irrigation of the desert did wonders to the farming industry‚ it has left the Aral Sea a complete
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Fabrizio Noelsaint English II October 26‚ 2012 The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea is the story of an epic battle between an old‚ experienced Cuban fisherman and a large marlin. The novel opens with the explanation that the fisherman‚ who is named Santiago‚ has gone 84 days without catching a fish. Santiago is considered "salao"‚ the worst form of unlucky. In fact‚ he is so unlucky that his young apprentice‚ Manolin‚ has been forbidden by his parents to sail with the old man and
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My subject is on "The Freedom Riders". The Freedom Riders were a group of multicultural men and women‚ who challenged the laws of segregation on interstate buses. The Freedom Riders were brave men and women wanting to make a difference. Though the Freedom Riders were not the first people to go up against segregation they held a part in what we as our African American history. According to Mr. Raymond Arsenault the recent death of Rosa Parks refocused nationwide attention on one of the crucial figures
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A free- rider is a person who wants others to pay for a public good and then plan to use the good themselves; if many people act as free riders‚ the public good may never be provided. The problem with free-rider is when something is offered with no charge‚ people will demand more of it and later that create a shortage on those resources. An Example of free-riders would be health care‚ which requires that hospitals provide emergency care to anyone who needs it‚ regardless of citizenship‚ legal status
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story. Each protagonist has a personality that sets him or her apart from the rest. Even if the protagonist is the most unlikely person to be the hero‚ such as a quiet villager or a priest he will pull through and defeat evil. There are many different types of protagonists in video games with the most common three being: the Pure-Hearted Hero‚ the Immature Protagonist‚ and the Silent Protagonist. The Pure-Hearted Hero is the generic hero-type character in video games. This protagonist is more courageous
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In Good Will Hunting’ we see Will‚ the main character go through a journey of personal growth. At the start of the film he is a troubled young man who cannot commit to a relationship due to his poor up bringing and in turn he pushes people away before they get a chance to know him. By the end of the film he has grown to trust people and sees that he has to take risk to get ahead in life‚ this change is brought about by specific moments‚ events and discussions. At the start of the film Will is
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Alas‚ Babylon Essay Randy Bragg‚ a rich and independent young man‚ is the main character in Alas‚ Babylon. The story‚ which is a dystopian fiction‚ is told through the eyes of Randy. As the story progresses‚ he turns from a bachelor with a trust fund to a strong and determined leader. Randy is characterized as a loyal brother and friend‚ although he does often give off the impression that he is rude and believes he is above everyone else. “He would come bouncing in like this‚ at the last minute
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In Barbara Klingers essay‚ “The Road to Dystopia: Landscaping the nation in Easy Rider‚” her quote portrays two different viewpoints of what the world was like in the 1960s. She explains that in in the Movie “Easy Rider”‚ both conflicting viewpoints were discussed. The idea of the Old West 1960 America that represent hippies and freedom verses the “nightmarish portrait of small towns‚ cities‚ and the end of the frontier” (Klinger‚ 199). These two opposing views were shown throughout the film as the
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Throughout history‚ men have been more respected than women The Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro and written by Witi Ihimaera and the story of Antigone by Sophocles reflect this statement. Though written in two different eras and cultures both stories have elements of gender inequality. Both show that women have to to put in more effort for what they want than most men. In both Antigone and Whale Rider‚ the gender roles reveal that women are lesser beings than males. In Antigone‚ Creon‚ the king
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