The Loved Little Whale: What Should Have Happened “Life had been transformed by our affection for this little whale‚ [because...] what we shared mattered” -Mike Parfit. Luna the orca has been separated from his pod ever since he was two. Through the years‚ this little orca has learned to cope not by joining another pod or learning to live in solitude‚ but by forming a miraculous bond with the citizens of Nootka Sound‚ British Columbia. As Luna gets older‚ he seems to be getting in more and more
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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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Abdulaziz Alrediny History (Core 102) 06 – 05 – 2012 Professor: M. Swanson Funeral Oration by Pericles In the Aftermath of the Peloponnesian war between Athens and Sparta‚ Pericles‚ Athens’ general and statesmen‚ delivered a powerfully comforting eulogy to the polis of Athens‚ assuring the people that their city state is in good hands‚ and easing the pain of all the families and relatives of the deceased. He uses several rhetorical devices throughout his speech to gain a positive
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Right Whale One of the rarest mammals the Right Whale faces near extinction. At about 50 feet long they roam through Atlantic or Pacific waters. “Right whales live in temperate and cool seas in both hemispheres at the surface of the ocean. Southern right whales live at latitudes between 20°-55° but will occasionally venture down to 63°.” (Col). Or some species of Right Whale such as the Black Right Whale may live in all of the oceans. They travel very often but swim at a very low speed about 3
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During the film whale rider‚ we see the characters‚ Paka and Pai. Paka‚ growing up the way he did‚ follows every rule that their tradition has‚ whereas Pai‚ being born into the modern world‚ wants the maori people to think more progressively. At first‚ Paka is blind to Pai’s ability to be the chief‚ he is harsh and strict towards Pai. However his intentions are good and everything he does is out of respect and fear for his culture. Paka’s outdated beliefs of his culture‚ place strict expectations
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blue whale is one of the largest known species to exist and the largest mammal on Earth. The blue whales are measured to be as long as a jet‚ its living heart to be scaled to the about the same size of a car‚ and whose tongue weighs on average of 2.7 tonnes about the same weight of an elephant. Researchers have made a scientific breakthrough of how these creatures have grown to be this size. About 2.5 million years ago scientist believe based on their data a group of whales‚ the Baleen whales were
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Why whale hunting should be banned. Whale hunting or whaling is hunting whales for commercial use‚ to get oil‚ food‚ or be used for scientific studies. Whaling has been going on for thousands of years‚ originally whales where killed for food but more recently they have been hunted for more industrial purposes like the liver for oil or using whale teeth for buttons and jewellery. Whale oil is even can even be used for alcohol‚ soap and even lipstick. After World War 2‚ Japan had a shortage of food
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Rawiri plays an important role in the novel which helped unfolding the events‚ ranging from minor to significant ones. He relates the events in the ‘Whale Rider’ as the role of the narrator‚ allowing the readers to form judgements and learn about things such as the Maori way of life and the characters through his eyes. He also give us his insights as he highlights themes and issues mentioned‚ like racial discrimination. Besides that‚ he is the one who sees the many signs of Kahu’s destiny as the
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Killer Whale taken into captivity and forced to perform for others at Amusement Parks. Killer whales that are held in captivity have many negative impacts on their lives. When they are not in the wild their majestic dorsal fins can collapse‚ their death rate increases‚ and the chances of a trainer being hurt is escalated.
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