Whale Rider is a 2002 drama film directed by Niki Caro‚ based on the novel of the same name. A contemporary story of love‚ rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to full fill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize. The film whale rider follows the story of a young girl Paikea; the lonely daughter of Porourangi. Pai’s mother died giving birth to her and her twin brother who also dies. Porourangi was heartbroken by his loss and leaves his daughter to be brought up by her grandparents
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late 1400’s Portugal started investigating the Atlantic taken after by Spain and the Netherlands. Portugal additionally cruised around Africa and Indonesia. Nations were looking for better exchange courses‚ new grounds‚ and other crude materials may build their energy from the colonization of the new terrains. Pioneers likewise spread out looking for resources for trading with nations that created interesting and alluring merchandise like China for their silk and a few flavors from India. A few travelers
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Policy and Aboriginal Protection Acts reflect about Australia’s view of Asian and Indigenous peoples? “Australia for the white man” As Australia entered the new century after federation‚ deep concerns and fears of other races which had been bubbling beneath the surface since colonization began to emerge in the policies of the new government. Two of the most controversial were ‘The White Australia Policy’ and the ‘Aboriginal Protection Act’. These two policies‚ widely supported by all white
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The first people to settle Tahiti were the Samoans because they wanted to discover new land and expand their culture. Around 2000 years ago Samoans came from the west and headed towards the east. Evidence suggests that their arrival was intentional rather than accidental (Foster‚ S 2016). The first islands to be discovered and settled were Tonga and Samoa. These people eventually traveled the Polynesian triangle settling on Tahiti as they went through the Pacific Ocean (Irwin‚ G 2005). The Tahitians
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even close to victory in the past was able to stand victorious over the high standard rugby team of South Africa. Japanese rugby team had only won once in the rugby World Cup in 1991 out of 24 attempts. The citizens of Japan have high hopes for the new rugby team. Who is Affected/Why its Important: Japan is affected the most. I believe so because Japan had never won the rugby World Cup only once and that was a while ago. This event is important because the citizens of Japan would be proud of their
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a book I am going to read again and now I am going to tell you why. Firstly the names i the book is typical Maori-names and I thought it was so hard to read them. Lots of names that I never in my whole life had heard about. It’s not just that it is new and different names compare to what I am used to‚ it also sounded weird in my head. In Europe and USA the names sound in one way and I am used to hear European name because I live in Europe and used to American/ British names because of all music I
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S. I. Hayakawa and Alan R. Hayakawa. Language in Thought and Action. 5th ed. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich‚ 1990. Editor’s note: S. I. Hayakawa’s book was briefly reviewed in the Summer 1990 issue. Recently‚ a more extensive discussion that provides a thorough historical perspective on Hayakawa’s work was submitted to the journal. It is printed below and should be of interest to all readers. This is in effect the eighth edition of Basic Hayakawa--in 1939 and 1940 duplicated spiral-bound
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The PIllars was one of our favorite lodgings during our month-long visit to NZ for many reasons. First -- our hosts. John and Ruth Boddy were‚ to us‚ all that is great about New Zealanders. They were warm‚ welcoming and very helpful throughout our stay. Upon arrival‚ we were welcomed and given snacks and drinks. We were made to feel like old friends who had come for a visit. (While we were there‚ another couple from the US were staying there who had stayed there several times previously. It is the
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killing opposing chiefs and finally uniting all of them under one rule. He ruthlessly led his army to attack anyone in his way of taking control of the islands. Kamehameha was an effective leader because he was intelligent‚ thoughtful‚ and he adapted to new ideas. Kamehameha was an effective leader because he was very intelligent. During the sandalwood trade‚ he placed a kapu on young sandalwood trees so that the Hawaiians
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some similar qualities and shared their flora and fauna. An example of similarities from the formation of Gondwanaland is shared banksia species that are found in Australia‚ Southern Africa and India. Also the southern beech is found in Australia‚ New Guinea and South America‚ and there are fossil remains in Antarctica. The African ostrich‚ Australian emu and the South American rhea are very closely related flightless birds. This shows that biological isolation is a major point of the uniqueness
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