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    Norwegian Hunting Whales

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    Do you agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption? Fishing and hunting have been for some communities a way of living for several hundred years. This way of living and the methods associated have been part of their identity for generations after generations‚ and in many cases preserved by these communities. Because of the globalization‚ the world is becoming a “global village” where some powerful countries feel

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    Why Are Whales Hunted?

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    1- Why are whales hunted? Whales were hunted mainly for these products: * lamp oil (from sperm oil) * margarine and cooking oil (from whale oil) * candles‚ soaps‚ cosmetics and perfumes (from sperm oil) * corsets and umbrellas (from sperm oil) * whale-meat for human consumption * animal feed (from meat meal) * fertilizer (from bone meal) * string for tennis rackets (from tendons) 2- What parts of the whale are used and for what purposes? The meat was used as food

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    Whale Rider Analysis

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    Whale Rider Analysis Most heroes are big strong men‚ or mythical creatures that have thousands of stories and tales written about them. This hero is an unlikely one‚ a small girl‚ from a small tribe‚ in a small village in New Zealand. Paikea is a small girl that is 13 years old‚ and is a direct descendant of Paikea‚ the original whale rider. On her journey to become the leader of the tribe‚ she comes across numerous amounts of challenges from her grandfather‚ Koro. In the Paikea tribe‚ only

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    The Whale Talk Sparknotes

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    Is It The Journey or The Destination? All people have all different views. This book‚ Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher‚ was written from the eyes of an African American teenage male. His name is The Tao (T.J. for short) He has an English teacher who usually always coaches wrestling‚ he decides he doesn’t want to contribute to wrestling this year. Mr.Simet (The English teacher) has decided he wants to coach for a Swim Team at Cutter High School. Mr.Simet approaches T.J. in the hallways during school

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    Whale Rider Essay

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    Whale Rider Essay “Pai must overcome resistance as she tries to assume her destiny as the leader of a tribe on the NZ coast.” Discuss. I agree that the story‚ ‘The Whale Rider’ by Witi Ihimaera is about how a little girl‚ Pai had to overcome obstacles in her attempt to fulfil her destiny as new chief of her tribe which are the descendants from Paikea‚ the whale rider. For a thousand years‚ only the eldest son can succeed this leadership. First‚ she has to overcome Koro’s resistance when

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    Sexism In Whale Rider

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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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    The Whale Rider Belonging

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    Reading Log Entry – English: 1.10A 11ENG - Visual text Assessment “Whale Rider” Directed by: Niki Caro The film “Whale Rider” Directed by Niki Caro is a film about the Whangara people in the east coast of New Zealand who date theier tribe back to one ancestor Paikea. The tradition of the head family is to name their first born son Paikea‚ but due to a freak accident at birth ‚the first born male died‚ leaving his twin sister alive. She was then named Paikea. The naming of the girl as Pakea

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    Whale Rider Essay

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    The New Zealand film‚ Whale Rider (2002) directed by Niki Caro is an extraordinary example of the feminist literary theory. The visual text follows the journey of a young eleven-year-old Maori girl named Pai‚ shorten for Paikea who believes she is destined to be the next chief in line of the patriarchal Maori tribe she is part of in the east coast of New Zealand. No matter the circumstances her traditional‚ stubborn grandfather named Koro refuses to accept that a female could possibly lead and guide

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    Leadership In Whale Rider

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    Whale rider is a very influential movie that teaches us a lot about leadership‚ feminism and culture. The movie has an emphasis on leadership and the ways in which you can be a leader. It teaches you that despite not everyone will believe in you‚ you can’t let that restrict you from your goals and rights. An example of leadership in the movie‚ is when Pai beats the school bus on her bike‚ without Paka. When she accomplishes this‚ it shows that she is a leader and can beat the boys. Paka does not

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    Serial Killers

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    Introduction Mass murderers and serial killers display the same characteristics such as lack of empathy and manipulation but they are different. What differentiates the two is the number of murders as well as the timing of these murders. While serial killers commit the murders over an extended period in different locations‚ mass murderers commit the murders at the same time in a single location. Serial murder A serial killer is someone who murders more than three people over a period of a month

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