“A girl‚ I will have nothing to do with her! She has broken the line of male descent in our tribe.”- The Whale Rider “ Witi Ihimaera”. The Whale rider is about a girl Kahu or Pai that from birth was destined to be the new whale rider‚ but the chief Koro Apirana wouldn’t teach her. He didn’t teach her because he thought to be a leader you had to be a male‚ so she wasn’t good enough to be the rider. The theme is overcoming the odds to achieve greatness. This theme is intriguing because she has to prove
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While reading through the sections of Whitman’s poem‚ I chose to analyze the eleventh section for many of reasons. Not only is this section different upon appearance‚ but also gives the reader an interesting image throughout the stanza. Starting with the first stanza‚ Whitman provides an image of twenty-eight naked men standing near the shore bathing themselves. They are explained to be somewhat young‚ friendly‚ and possibly lonely through the eyes of the woman peering afar. Then transitioning from
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Speedy Squeaky‚ “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara‚ tells a story about a young girl with big dreams named Hazel‚ but her nickname is Squeaky because she has a squeaky voice. Her dreams are to win the quarter-meter race against a girl named Gretchen‚ who believes she will win the first-place medal. Squeaky has an older brother named Raymond‚ who she has to protect all the time because he was diagnosed with hydrocephalus. They live in an urban‚ crowded neighborhood in Harlem‚ New York. Squeaky is
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Through the use of character development and cinematography‚ Sue builds the bridge that bring Walt and Thao together and develop an unbreakable bond between the two. Sue‚ though a huge controlling force in Thao’s life‚ had good intentions for him. She did not want him to fall into the typical Hmong American life where boys just end up in jail. She wanted him to forge a new path and pursue a real career. Walt‚ on the other hand‚ she showed that not all people are bad‚ and she gained his respect by
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This film brings out various themes like religion‚ morality‚ freedom. The theme of religion as depicted in the film relates well with issues affecting religion in the 21st century. We often hear of complaints about sexual molestation within the church‚ just like the bishop forces himself on the young woman in the movie. The church has also in one way or another been involved with unethical practices especially in matters finance. In Kenya‚ for instance‚ politicians have a tendency of making huge
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In Vaughn and Henrichon’s Pride of Baghdad‚ there is both a divide and crossing of animal-human relationships throughout the text. Real human life events and emotions are depicted through the actions of several animals throughout the text. It does not depend on which species we are considering as both animals and humans often think and act in the same ways as illustrated throughout the text. Pride of Baghdad illustrates both the divide and crossing of animal-human relationships and emotions. The
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In The Green Mile by Stephen King‚ there happens to be two men who like to have total control over the situation. The men that can take control‚ Brutus Howell and Paul Edgecombe‚ do an extremely good job‚ but Edgecombe has more of the F personality which becomes handy when dealing with his situation. Brutus Howell‚ also called Brutal‚ can be forceful when needed. Howell’s size helps when he needs to be forceful when handling difficult prisoners. Brutal obtains a few essential authoritarian traits
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The title of this book is called Brothers in arms. A brother in arms was published on January 1st‚ 2004. Paul langan and Ben alirez wrote this book. The author brings out this book‚ because he tells every detail about what’s going to happen and what they’re going to say. A brother in arms is science fiction. This book is really exciting that you will not be able to stop reading it until you finish it all the way. It just makes you want to dive in deeper. The book takes place in California in a
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Vonnegut starts off by writing a novel about his experiences with the war and the bombing of Dresden. After he completed the novel about war‚ he then starts writing a novel about Billy Pilgrim. Billy was born and raised in Ilium‚ New York. He becomes an optometrist and gets drafted. After the war‚ he enrolls in optometry school again and gets engaged to Valencia during his senior year. Billy experiences a mild nervous collapse and gets admitted to a veteran’s hospital near Lake Placid. He gets discharged
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In the collective mindset of most Americans‚ the image of the first Thanksgiving is a jovial celebration of friendship between the Indians and the Pilgrims‚ not to mention turkey being the main dish of the meal. This event has been distorted to the point that many people are unaware of the true happenings that took place‚ which led to the celebration now concrete in the American mythos. In After the Mayflower‚ the filmmakers portray the events leading to and following the first Thanksgiving from
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