as Koro Aprina lacks that quality in him. Koro Aprina is old and a very precise man. He is the type of person that follows the rules and lives out his life without any type of change to his agenda. In this story he has a big head for the old Maori traditions and he likes to keep them in tact. “A girl?. I will have nothing to do with her. She has broken the male line of our decent in our Whanau.Aue”. Koro Aprina was not a happy man whilst he had been informed about the birth of Kahu‚ Koro Aprina
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In the movie Whale Rider‚ Paikea‚ the main character‚ overcomes her struggles with Paka‚ her grandfather‚ and becomes the new leader of the tribe. Paka repeatedly rejects her throughout the movie for her gender. He is angry because she had lived after birth‚ while her twin brother did not. He scolds her everytime she attempts to try one of the excercises the boys are doing to see who will be the chosen one. Evaluating three of Gardner’s Eight Intelligences‚ readers can see how Paikea has naturalistic
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physical being that has been regarded by many cultures as both the giver and taker of life. In the “Life Cycle in Lithographs” exhibition there were the works Persephone and Hine Nui Te Po‚ one a Greek goddess of spring and rebirth and the other‚ the Maori goddess of
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Tattoos have been associated with identity for thousands of years across many different cultures. By using different types of images‚ symbols‚ words‚ and motifs‚ people are able to create a visual representation of their ideas about what they understand their identity to be and what they see as most important to them and their community. Tattooing can be a highly painful process‚ and can take any where from several hours to several days to complete‚ which proves that no matter who is getting the
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sees Tommy and his friends. Tommy decides to bash Plinio up. As Tommy starts to punch him‚ Plinio took out his father knife and stabs Tommy. Tommy friends run away living Plinio‚ Tommy and Mavis in the street. The story Yellow Brick Road is about a Maoris family that travels to Wellington from their village Waituhi. They are travelling in a car for nearly two days. The characters are thinking back about their village and are missing the family members. When they are about to rich their destination
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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 open to females
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Samoan tattoos Throughout the Polynesian islands there are several different types‚ forms‚ designs and methods used in different cultures and islands. Two of the most popular and well known forms of tattoos and islands from Polynesia are Samoan and Maori‚ from Samoa and New Zealand. The English word ’tattoo’ comes from the Polynesian word ’Tatau’. The traditional tattoo artists from Samoa that preformed the art on local Polynesian and indigenous tribes were predominately males‚ as it was a father-son
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Essay A Story by A love for poetry Write your chosen Essay 2 topic here: B) Trudgen argues that world view is as important as language when communicating in an intercultural context. Discuss this claim in relation to beginning students Patricia Bizzell wrote her hypothesis on: What Happens When Basic Writers Come to College. She explains basic writers as: "those who are least well prepared for college"; giving these writers the name "outlanders" for their outlandishness. This outlandishness
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struggle as a result of being unloved and unwanted in childhood. It is surprising‚ therefore‚ that critics have typically overlooked this facet of Duff’s work in favour of concentrating on more general criticism of his controversial attitude towards Maori culture and/or violence. This thesis aims to rectify this imbalance by discussing a variety of Duff’s youthful‚ highly troubled protagonists in terms of their abnormal emotional state and development. To address Duff’s overriding preoccupation with
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How does Day use Distinctive Voices to portray the main ideas in the life and crimes of Harry Lavender? Marele Day has created powerful characters who are clearly defined by their distinctive voices and these characters fulfil their role within the novel of private investigator genre. The two main voices are easily distinguished‚ not only by the dual narrative but by the different voices created by Day’s word choice imagery‚ tone and syntax. Day uses Sydney as a backdrop to explore the issues of
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