Eight-year-old Kahu‚ a member of the Maori tribe of Whangara‚ New Zealand‚ fights to prove her love‚ her leadership‚ and her destiny. Her people claim descent from Kahutia Te Rangi‚ the legendary "whale rider." In every generation since Kahutia‚ a male heir has inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir‚ and the aging chief is desperate to find a successor. Kahu is his only great-grandchild--and Maori tradition has no use for a girl. But when hundreds of whales beach themselves
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Riders in the Sea Sheri-Lyn Crump ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor: Mary Lounsbury December 17‚ 2012 The sea is both a source of life and death. As we can see in the poem‚ the sea offers food‚ a way to the mainland and other life giving essentials. It is also the reason that Mauyra has lost all the men in her family. At the beginning of the story we realize that Mauyra’s Daughters Colleen and Nora are trying to hide some clothing that the young priest has given them‚ thinking
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Alabama Lottery Summary The Alabama lottery is a much debated subject and yet lotteries are proven historical income generating system. While the state currently does not entertain the lottery‚ Alabama money continues to flow to those states that embraces the lotteries. A number of states that enjoys lottery system‚ fuel their educational expenditures from revenues that are generated from their lottery (Forrest et al.‚ 2002). Gambling is a form of refreshment and can be essential to the psychological
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Miller v. Alabama (2012) Supreme Court Case Introduction The Supreme Court reviewed the constitutionality of mandatory life sentences without parole enforced upon persons aged fourteen and younger found guilty of homicide. The court declared unconstitutional a compulsory sentence of life without parole for children. The states have been barred from routinely imposing sentences based on the crime committed. There is a requirement
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Sweet Home Alabama Janine Kasparian-Wolfe ENG 225 Sarah MacDonald August 20‚ 2012 Sweet Home Alabama Can you really find your soul mate when your ten years old? Did you know when lightening hits the sand it forms beautiful glass pieces when you dig it up? Reese Witherspoon (Melanie)‚ Josh Lucas (Jake)‚ and Patrick Dempsey (Andrew) fall into a love triangle that takes you from high class New York City to down south in Greenville‚ Alabama. You will learn
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The Maersk Alabama Hijacking A horrible‚ yet completely unexpected‚ incident occurred on April 8th‚ 2009 known as the Maersk Alabama hijacking. This incident took much negotiation and time‚ but with the help of the Navy‚ the Navy S.E.A.L and others‚ was resolved successfully. In other words‚ the hijacking was primarily a chain of nautical events that were initiated by four Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The pirates detained the cargo ship 240 nautical miles southeast of Eyl‚ Somalia‚ which
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The novel I chose is called Crazy in Alabama. It takes place in Industry‚ Alabama in 1965 It moves back and forth between its two main characters. 1- Peejoe Bullis and his brother Wiley are orphans who live with their grandmother. 2- Lucille Vinson kills her husband Chester because he won’t let her go to Hollywood to star in the sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies‚ where she has been cast for a 2-episode role. Lucille is Peejoe and Wiley’s aunt‚ and the sister of Dove‚ another uncle of the two boys
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On September 15th‚ 1963‚ a bomb exploded at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham‚ Alabama. The floor of the church collapsed. A Sunday school session was under way and four children were in the church basement preparing for the service. Four girls died Denise McNair‚ aged 11‚ Addie Mae Collins‚ Cynthia Wesley and Carol Robertson‚ all aged 14. Many others were injured as well. No one was initially arrested for this crime even though the authorities suspected four men within days of the
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Whale Rider 1) The Maori people have migrated from the island Hawaiki‚ around 800 to 1200 AD. The story was about a family and they were Maoris. A man named Koko is grandfather to a little girl named Paikea. Koko was the leader of the Maori people in the place they lived in and he wanted to find a new leader‚ which had to be a boy if he wanted to follow the tradition. The person who actually head to be the next leader was Koko’s grandson‚ but he didn’t have a grandson‚ and he could not do like
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1. State any business problem that the enterprise needs to resolve: Darden Restaurants needs to manage a supply-chain of highly perishable items such as seafood‚ over 35 countries‚ while managing costs and product quality. Furthermore‚ the company needs to ensure a strict protocol of inspection and quality assurance throughout the supply chain. 2. Briefly summarize relevant background information from the case. Darden restaurant owns popular brands such Olive Garden and Red Lobster‚ comprising
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