The film Whale Rider I about a young girl named Paikea. When Paikea was born‚ she had a twin brother‚ but unfortunately her brother died along with her mother. Whale Rider was filmed in Whangara in New Zealand. The film does not only show us one girl’s experience of growing up‚ but also tells us about the Maori culture‚ tradition how gender is treated‚ and their leadership. Firstly‚ tradition is expressed in the film when Koro was teaching the boys how to fight like warriors with a taiaha ‘The
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Analysis from Riders to the Sea John Millington Synge is the creator of the tragedy play “Riders to the Sea”. The story is developed in West Ireland and it begins with Nora and Cathleen two sisters that are arguing about what can they do with a bundle that contains some cloths taking from a drowned man that might be her missing brother. Suddenly appears Maurya (the mother) and she starts begging Bartley (her last living son) to stay instead of going to the sea. Bartley ignores her pleas and decided
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Alex Rider is an orphan because his parents died when he was a baby a couple weeks after he was born. The fourteen year old boy was taken care of his uncle but he also died recently so he is all alone. Now he has to take over Ian Rider’s mission and join MI6. He has all the skills because his father’s brother was secretly training him. Alex is athletic‚ strong ‚ loyal‚ hardworking ‚courageous‚ and etc. He has short brown hair and dull brown eyes and tall for his age. He is strong because he was
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business of coal mining in Alabama. 2. Appellee‚ Gulf States Paper Corporation‚ is a Delaware corporation employing more than eight persons in its business of manufacturing paper within the state. 3. They brought the present suits in the District Court for the Middle District of Alabama‚ to restrain appellants‚ the Attorney General and the Unemployment Compensation Commission of Alabama‚ from collecting the money contributions exacted of them by the provisions of the Alabama Unemployment Compensation
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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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NOT thinking of “Turn on the lights!” Do you know the feeling of having to watch a candle flame go until the wax puddle takes over the form of the candle. Yes‚ i know what its like to be without light. My name is Ruby Jewel. I lived in Lower South Alabama in 1941. For the longest I had no light whatsoever. I just couldn’t wait until that day where light would be my new friend. I knew it would be here soon. I just had that feeling in my gut. When my lights were on for the first time of my life‚ off
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Claire Reticker 9-20-13 5th Period Drama Objective Review: I really enjoyed reading Riders to the Sea. Although it was not always very clear and was slightly confusing it always kept me interested and I couldn’t keep my eyes of the page. I loved the vocabulary that they used in the early 1900s. I thought that it seemed very classy and intelligent. I love the way John Millington Synge described how Maurya (the old woman) lost all of her sons to the sea. He uses very brief and to the point
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Auburn‚ Alabama is a city very special to my heart. I have been to Auburn countless times and many times before I was even born. My grandparents‚ aunt‚ and my dad have all lived in Auburn. My aunt and her family still live in Auburn. When we travel to Auburn‚ my whole family gets to stay at her house. It is so fun to have all my family together in a city we all love. Auburn is located in southeast Alabama‚ it is about a hour away from the state capital‚ Montgomery. Auburn is home to Auburn University
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EVIDENCE OF COLLATERAL ACTS IN ALABAMA Collateral Acts Rule of Evidence Ala.R.Evid. 404(b)‚ provides for: 1) the exclusion of collateral acts offered to show character – good or bad --‚ and; 2) provides exceptions‚ such as where a collateral act of the defendant is offered to show motive‚ intent or plan. Thus‚ for the Burbank evidence to be admissible under the “collateral act” exception‚ it cannot be used to show how “bad” an actor DG is‚ but must be couched in terms of motive‚ intent or plan
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Riders to Sea “Riders to the Sea” is an Irish play about a mother who lost many of her loved ones to the sea. Maurya‚ the mother‚ had been grieving for her missing son‚ Michael‚ and was in a fitful sleep at the beginning of the play. Her daughter Cathleen had been taking care of the household tasks while her younger daughter Nora enters with a bundle of clothing from the priest. When Maurya shows signs of waking up the girls hide the bundle from their mother‚ for it might be Michaels clothing
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