Alex Rider: Stormbreaker 1) I liked this book. It was filled with action and suspense. But I didn’t like how it was far-fetched. A 14 year old that knew all different types of karate‚ languages‚ moves‚ and almost taught like a spy from birth. But other than that‚ I really liked the book. I like how everything was detailed. 2) A. The main characters are Alex Rider‚ Ian Rider (dead‚ but an important name)‚ Yassen Gregorovich‚ and Herold Sayle. B. The setting of this book is Present day in London
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was indeed amiss at Sayle Enterprises. Rider had been assigned to Sayle’s base in Port Tallon as a precaution. To keep an eye on things as it were. Things had progressed quicker than Blunt had anticipated and Rider had died before being able to make his final report. It had been an unfortunate setback as far as Blunt was concerned. A waste of time and resources but it was Blunt’s job to ensure that they turned the situation around to benefit them. By having Rider killed‚ Sayle had shown his hand. It
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The concept of good and evil has always been debated. The comparison of two people‚ their background and their attitudes to life‚ lead one to determine a villain from a hero. But what makes one a hero? The first text chosen is a book series called ‘Alex Rider’‚ this series follows a 14 year old boy for two years who has been blackmailed into a war as MI9 (British intelligence) secret weapon. He goes on 7 different deadly missions and is forced to grow up and see the reality of things like death
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Alex Rider is an orphan because his parents died when he was a baby a couple weeks after he was born. The fourteen year old boy was taken care of his uncle but he also died recently so he is all alone. Now he has to take over Ian Rider’s mission and join MI6. He has all the skills because his father’s brother was secretly training him. Alex is athletic‚ strong ‚ loyal‚ hardworking ‚courageous‚ and etc. He has short brown hair and dull brown eyes and tall for his age. He is strong because he was
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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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The Whale Rider Describe at least ONE effective technique used in the written text(s). Explain how this technique helped you to understand an important message. NOTE: Techniques could include vocabulary‚ style‚ imagery‚ symbolism‚ structure‚ or narrative point-of-view. In the novel “The Whale Rider” there are many effective techniques that Witi Ihimaera uses‚ such as having a prologue to start the story‚ also an epilogue to finish it off. There are 21 chapters in the novel which include the four
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“Whale Rider” Extra Credit Questions Name ________________________________________ Class Start Time ___________ 1. What object does the grandfather throw overboard a boat (and expects will be retrieved)? a. his father’s brass heirloom pistol b. his traditional chief’s necklace c. his sacred black harpoon d. his sacred smoking pipe e. his radio 2. What is the central conflict in “Whale Rider”? a. How do indigenous societies keep their traditions and yet accept change? b. How
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name is Alex Rider. Stormbreaker‚ written by Anthony Horowitz‚ is an adventure fiction and thriller novel targeted towards teenagers. It was published on the 4th of September 2000. Stormbreaker holds the battle between Good and Evil‚ between a young teenager named Alex Rider who is determined on stopping the main antagonist Herod Sayle. Herod Sayle‚ the main antagonist‚ is trying to kill every young school child in Britain because of past bullying experiences. Though Alex Rider‚ the protagonist
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Whale Rider Essay Whale Rider shows just how important culture and tradition is to some people. Whale Rider is about the current chief‚ Koro‚ having to accept that the tradition of the first born males becoming the next chief will have change‚ and the challenges he has to overcome by letting a female become leader and breaking the tradition and letting a girl be in control. Koro is heartbroken when he throws his whale bone into the ocean and not one of the boys manages to retrieve it. But Pai has
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With reference to the plays context‚ explore the techniques used by Shakespeare to establish the mood and plot of Hamlet in Act One‚ Scene One? In Act One‚ Scene One “Hamlet”‚ there are many different techniques used by Shakespeare to establish the mood and plot of the ply. These techniques are used to effectively establish the setting of the play‚ the weather‚ and the general mood of the play‚ which in the context of Hamlet is a tragedy. The play is about Prince Hamlet‚ he has just returned
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