concept of good and evil has always been debated. The comparison of two people‚ their background and their attitudes to life‚ lead one to determine a villain from a hero. But what makes one a hero? The first text chosen is a book series called ‘Alex Rider’‚ this series follows a 14 year old boy for two years who has been blackmailed into a war as MI9 (British intelligence) secret weapon. He goes on 7 different deadly missions and is forced to grow up and see the reality of things like death. The second
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Reading Log Entry – English: 1.10A 11ENG - Visual text Assessment “Whale Rider” Directed by: Niki Caro The film “Whale Rider” Directed by Niki Caro is a film about the Whangara people in the east coast of New Zealand who date theier tribe back to one ancestor Paikea. The tradition of the head family is to name their first born son Paikea‚ but due to a freak accident at birth ‚the first born male died‚ leaving his twin sister alive. She was then named Paikea. The naming of the girl as Pakea
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“Whale Rider” Extra Credit Questions Name ________________________________________ Class Start Time ___________ 1. What object does the grandfather throw overboard a boat (and expects will be retrieved)? a. his father’s brass heirloom pistol b. his traditional chief’s necklace c. his sacred black harpoon d. his sacred smoking pipe e. his radio 2. What is the central conflict in “Whale Rider”? a. How do indigenous societies keep their traditions and yet accept change? b. How
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Whale Rider Essay Whale Rider shows just how important culture and tradition is to some people. Whale Rider is about the current chief‚ Koro‚ having to accept that the tradition of the first born males becoming the next chief will have change‚ and the challenges he has to overcome by letting a female become leader and breaking the tradition and letting a girl be in control. Koro is heartbroken when he throws his whale bone into the ocean and not one of the boys manages to retrieve it. But Pai has
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Brian Korn Easy Rider Paper Thomas What are the hidden messages in Easy Rider There are many symbols of freedom and individuality in Dennis Hoppers movie Easy Rider. The movie Easy Rider revolves around two bikers‚ Wyatt and Billy‚ making a trip from Los Angeles to New Orleans‚ to attend Mardi Gras. The first scene in the movie involves the two protagonists selling a large amount of cocaine to a gentleman in a Rolls Royce. After the drug deal two the bikers begin their journey to Mardi
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An Analysis of “Bus Riders” Gloria Garchitorena-Goloy The poem‚ “Bus Riders”‚ Gloria Gatchitorena-Goloy‚ is a symbolic poem written in free verse‚ the central theme of hardship can be found in the poem’s use of imagery‚ language and connotation of every word by which the meaning is implied. In her poem‚ these three fundamentals of writing smoothly work together to create a piece that represents the exhaustion and depressing characteristic of commuting by a public transportation like the bus
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Whale rider is a very influential movie that teaches us a lot about leadership‚ feminism and culture. The movie has an emphasis on leadership and the ways in which you can be a leader. It teaches you that despite not everyone will believe in you‚ you can’t let that restrict you from your goals and rights. An example of leadership in the movie‚ is when Pai beats the school bus on her bike‚ without Paka. When she accomplishes this‚ it shows that she is a leader and can beat the boys. Paka does not
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Elements of a High Performance Organization AJS/512 March 24‚ 2013 Instructor: Michele Bradford Developing and maintaining a high performances organization in today society can be challenge‚ organizations must have responsiveness‚ speed‚ and quality that is beyond the reach of individual performance. When the organization has a high performances teams generate commitment and provide the elements that inspire employees to give their very best. need to ensure that they are using an organizational
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The movie Freedom Riders has a great display of the variation of ethnicity throughout. Wilson High encases this situation very well. The different ethnicities in this movie are at a constant war with each other‚ but not for long. When Ms. Gruwell comes to teach at Wilson‚ in room 203‚ the world is changed. At the beginning of the movie‚ the kids in room 203 were very disruptive‚ impolite‚ and always caused fights with each other. The different ethnicities did not mingle and if they did it was
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In the movie Whale Rider‚ Paikea‚ the main character‚ overcomes her struggles with Paka‚ her grandfather‚ and becomes the new leader of the tribe. Paka repeatedly rejects her throughout the movie for her gender. He is angry because she had lived after birth‚ while her twin brother did not. He scolds her everytime she attempts to try one of the excercises the boys are doing to see who will be the chosen one. Evaluating three of Gardner’s Eight Intelligences‚ readers can see how Paikea has naturalistic
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