The film Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro depicts the journey of a determined young Maori girl‚ Paikea‚ who strives to do the impossible‚ of claiming her birthright position as chief from her very traditional grandfather‚ Koro. Koro who is the chief now‚ searches for the right individual who can lead the tribe since the original leader his son‚ Paikea’s father‚ left when his son‚ Paikea’s twin brother‚ dies at birth. To be the leader of the tribe Koro displays the working styles of examine and execute
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The main character of the film Whale Rider is Paikea Apirana. She is an 11 year old girl‚ who was born in the New Zealand Maori tribe. As soon as she was born‚ she was unwanted by the members of her tribe. This is because both her mother and twin brother died during the birth‚ leaving Paikea alone. Paikea states in a voice over of this scene‚ “there was no gladness when I was born. My twin brother died and took my mother with him. Everybody was waiting for the first born boy to lead us but he died
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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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The Bucket Rider opinion essay In “the Bucket Rider”‚ the writer used lots of surreal elements to make it more interesting and catch the reader’s attention. This makes the short story more thoughtful. It says “I ride off on the bucket”; “he has opened the door to let out the excessive heat”; and “my bucket has all the virtues of a good stead except power of resistance‚ it’s too light‚ a woman’s apron can make it fly through the air”. First of all‚ the writer says “I ride off on the bucket”. This
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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 she goes by the name Pai in the film. Pai is a 12-year-old girl who is the only remaining child in the line of
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A&P II – Test 3 – Rider Urinary System: Q 1. a) What are the different parts of urinary system. The 2 kidneys‚ The 2 ureters‚ the Urinary Bladder and the Urethra. b) What is nephron? Name different parts of a nephron. Write absorption and secretion of different parts of a nephron. Nephron: It is the functional part of the kidney‚ encharged of filtration of blood and eliminates the nitrogenous waste of our bodies. The nephron consists of: functional units; two parts: renal corpuscle
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obtain the permit to die‚ for the principles of euthanasia‚ due the circumstance of life that he had as a quadriplegic man‚ unable to take care of himself and didn’t move any part of his body except his mouth and eyes‚ due a terrible accident in the sea. 5. How was it made? The movie count with the videos‚ letters‚ notes‚ books and poems of the protagonist Mr. Ramon Sampedro‚ for the collaboration in enriching testimony of his lawyer‚ family and friends that help to make up and build the life of
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Elements / Characters Crisostomo Ibarra - Also known as Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsilan‚ a Filipino who studied in Europe for 7 years. The love interest of Maria Clara. Son of Don Rafael Ibarra. Elias - Ibarra’s mysterious friend and a fugitive. Kapitan Tiyago - Also known as Don Santiago de los Santos the known father of Maria Clara. Padre Damaso - Also known as Damaso Verdolagas‚ a Franciscan Friar and Maria Clara’s biological father. Padre Salvi - Also known as Bernardo Salvi. Maria Clara’s
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Sea shells by the sea shore “She sells sea shells by the sea shore” ~ A tongue twister. I was at the beach today. It was a family picnic and my husband‚ his cousins‚ their children‚ their friends‚ their children‚ were all in attendance. Unlike the last one‚ there was less tension in the air‚ but that is another story. The real story is about a seashell. I picked up a seashell by the edge of the waters‚ i.e. ‘by the sea shore’. The picnic was actually a business meeting in disguise but I felt
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Look‚ I dig Ghost Rider. As I said when reviewing the first Ghost Rider movie (one that I still believe holds up as a passable guilty-pleasure) the comic-book antihero’s appeal lies in his darkness‚ his badassery and his extreme heavy-metallitude. That‚ and the motorcycle. Having said that‚ I don’t think most issues of Ghost Rider I pored over as a child were ever actually well written. The story -- of a man who sold his soul to the devil‚ to moonlight as a bounty-hunter by night‚ covered
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