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    In Yves Thériault’s short story “The Whale”‚ Ambroise Bourdages‚ the protagonist is portrayed to be a naive character. His quality comes across to the reader when Clovis and Ambroise are talking and Ambroise says‚ “Clovis‚ no one would ever take you for a liar! A banker’s son isn’t allowed to tell lies!”(Thériault‚ 26). This demonstrates that Ambroise does not know how Clovis acts nor is he aware of some of Clovis’s characteristics. Thus‚ is naive about the situation and has interpreted him as a

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    documentary Blackfish shows an incident that procured on November 3‚ 1987 of one of the experienced trainers getting crushed between two whales. Luckily this trainer survived along with another 70 others on documented reports from whales injuring humans throughout the years that SeaWorld has been operating. Yet‚ others have not been so fortunate‚ in the past years one whale in particular‚ Tilikum‚ has taken the lives of 3 people in the 30 plus years he has been held in captivity. One trainer who was very

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    Greek playwright Sophocles and the book Whale Rider‚ written by Witi Ihimaera‚ has extremely comparable characters. Regardless of being written thousands of years apart‚ both story lines are very similar in relation to the tragic heroes. Antigone is the story of a woman who is trying to bury her brother’s body‚ despite the king‚ Creon’s‚ ruling against. The play tells of Antigone and Creon’s struggle against each other leading to Antigone’s eventual death. Whale Rider portrays the story of a young Maori

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    SeaWorld gives you the opportunity to feed and swim with dolphins‚ watch jaw-dropping whale and seal shows‚ pet stingrays‚ see all types of sharks‚ exotic fish‚ and so much more! But my views have recently changed after I saw the tragic death of a Sea World trainer on the news; the cause of death being one of the parks very own orca whales. This horrific news brought me to research why the whale turned on its trainer and the information I found made me change my outlook on animal captivity completely

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    Whale Rider 1) Paikea is an example of a female activist‚ where she show the belief that men and women should be equal‚ and neither is superior. The story of Paikea was created and influenced by a man and a woman who both understand the complexities of the Maori lifestyle‚ and the difficulties that go along with living as a part of it. This is an important point as the creators of the characters can relate to the struggles of Paikea as she attempts to change tradition and make the culture more

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    marine mammals are unique is that the biggest animal in the world is a marine mammal. The biggest animal is the blue whale. The blue whale is a marine mammal and is very big. Whales are unique because of the way they sleep. It is interesting how they rest. Whales can divide portions of their brain and make one of them sleep while the others are functioning. Then the whale makes another portion sleep while the others work. By the end of the day‚ each portion has gotten a required amount

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    "Baby Orca Born into Troubled ‘Family’ at SeaWorld." DEATH AT SEAWORLD Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity. Wordpress‚ 13 Feb. 2013. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. Lee‚ Jane. "Former SeaWorld Trainer: Stop Using Killer Whales for Entertainment." National Geographic. National Geographic Society‚ 16 Jan. 2014. Web. 7 Apr. 2014. Mccle‚ Barry . "Incidents between humans and killer whales in captivity -a longer list than the parks would like to tell you!. "Sea Turtle Species." WorldWildlife.org

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    Barnacles and Whales Project Ecology - the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. Ecological relationship is the relationship between an organism in its ecosystem. All organisms in an ecosystem are connected in one way or another. Each interaction depends on the one before it. Commensalism - Barnacles and whales Barnacles are arthropods contained in the class Crustacea along with lobster’s crabs and shrimp. They’re believed

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    Marine Mammal Trainer/Biologist Mikayla and I decided to interview Irene Gilgoff from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. She is one of the most experienced employees there‚ being there for about fifteen years‚ marine animals are her life. The main parts of Irene’s job include working with the mammal’s hands on and taking care of them throughout the day. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center can be reached at (949) 494-3050 and is located at 20612 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach‚ California. Also

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    HOLMES INSTITUTE HA2032 CORPORATE ACCOUNTING Lecture: Janine Coyle Assignment 1 Submitted by binod dhital brb2091 Journal Entries of Merilah Company Ltd. Date | Particulars | J.F. | Debit | Credit | 2011Aug 31 | Dr. Trust a/c (14000000@50C) Cr. Application a/c(Being share application amount received on 14000000 shares @ 50c each) | | 7000000 | 7000000 | Aug 31 | Dr. Bank a/c Cr. Trust a/c (Money deposit into bank) |

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