In Witi Ihimaera’s novel "Whale Rider" we follow Rawiri as he goes through his life watching the growth‚ incidents and magic of his niece Kahu. Kahu is destined to be the next chief of the Maori in Whangara‚ New Zealand‚ a tribe that has descended from the legendary "whale rider." However‚ Kahu is‚ as Nanny Flowers says‚ "Hungry for [her grandfather’s] love‚" (Ihimaera 34) and struggles to receive it because she is a girl. The author presents this story through Kahu’s Uncle Rawiri’s point of view
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WHY I WISH TO BECOME AN ENGLISH TEACHER I wish to become an English teacher because English is my native language albeit with a New Zealand (Kiwi) accent and pronunciation and with the odd Maori word thrown in. I believe English to be the most common language used in the world and although it may not be the most common native language I believe it has become the default business language. The world is turning global with most of the borders and boundaries being merged into one very vibrant
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entry in‚ as they have a vast Asian population within the country. New Zealand has the population of 4‚385‚528 people‚ including 68% of Europeans‚ who are in New Zealand‚ called Pakeha‚ which means British European in Maori language‚ used to describe non-Maori population‚ 15% of Maori people‚ who are in blood line to the Indigenous peoples of New Zealand‚ 13% of people who categorized themselves as New Zealanders‚ who used to fall in the category of Europeans‚ 9.2 % of Asian population and 6.9 % of
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SIX STEPS TO WRITING A GOOD TOK ESSAY: A STUDENT GUIDE STEP 1: SELECT A TITLE FROM THE IB LIST. Do not instantly seize upon a title that sounds appealing and plunge into it headlong. Instead‚ read carefully all titles (that is‚ all topics or questions) on the list. Which one allows you to demonstrate best your understanding of ToK issues and your own critical skills? Remember that you may not change the title to something else that you wish you had been asked‚ but must respond to what
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AUSTRALIA Australia is situated in the eastern part of the Southern Hemisphere. Australia is an island continent lying between the Indian Ocean on the west and Pacific Ocean on the east. It is the sixth largest country and the smallest continent. HISTORY James Cook discovered Australia on the 20th of April 1770. The original inhabitants of Australia were people called Aborigines. This name they gained from British people in 1788. The each group of Aborigines had its land and language. They
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GUNS‚ GERMS‚ AND MCNEILL Noah Neerdaels Mr. Kelly AP World History November 24‚ 2014 Jared Diamond’s bestseller Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel has gathered lots of praise and popularity‚ but also has garnered lots of controversy and speculation. Diamond writes of how Europe came to dominate the world in expansion and conquest‚ while attempting to find the ultimate factors that caused their success. There are many historians who dispute his theory on
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Tomorrow’s Schools Changes in ideas about education reflect different ways of thinking about children. ‘Tomorrow’s schools’ is one of the major changes that occurred in New Zealand education system in 1989. This policy with its Neo-liberal approach‚ decentralized the education system‚ opened the doors of the education system to the free-market‚ brought in national objectives and gave opportunity for the individuals’ free-choice. Firstly‚ I would describe these key features‚ secondly‚ identify
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Economics South Africa Vs. New Zealand Mphumzi Duna T14031 Kayla Dunbar T14032 Cinga Dyantyisi T14033 Ezile Yandisa Fani T14034 Rafeeq Goliath T14039 Contents 1. Introduction: South Africa New Zealand 2. Economic Systems: South Africa New Zealand 3. Geographical Structure: South Africa New Zealand 4. Demographics and Social Structure: South Africa New Zealand 5. Economy: South Africa New Zealand 6. Conclusion 7. Bibliography 8. Division of tasks
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to believe him when he said ‘I think I am the luckiest mongrel I know.’ He accepted his cultures but did not let them sculpt him into their typical stereotypes. I really liked the way Glen Colquhoun relates himself to four stereotypical cultures: Maori‚ Pakeha‚ Asian and Pacific Islander. I also enjoyed the way he described his everyday habits to each of his cultures. ‘I think I’m the luckiest mongrel I know’ by portraying himself as a mongrel- a dog of mixed breed he tells us he has many different
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Yali’s Question * Yali’s Question: Why is it that white people developed more cargo than us black people? * New Guinea-Stone Age until 200 years ago. * 11‚000 B.C.-all humans are hunter gatherers. * New Guineans proven more intellectually superior than advanced races. * Climates effect-cold enhances creativity?-no-Mayans‚ pottery‚ art‚ science‚ flourished in tropics. * River Valleys foster centralized rule?-no‚ centralized rule has come before agricultural
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