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 to not only herself but others that
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The video selected is the Freedom Riders History. This video sparked my interest due to the title. Many questions come to mind. What is a freedom rider? What did they do and why do they have a history? While viewing the video I was overcome with a lot of emotions. My first emotion was sadness. I experienced a feeling of extreme sadness‚ it is truly a shame that a country that was established under God had so much hate. Did the Americans who were white during that time forget that we are supposed
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Kolkata Knight Riders (Bengali: কলকাতা নাইট রাইডার্স) (often abbreviated as KKR) is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League‚ a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Sourav Ganguly‚ and coached by Dav Whatmore. Sourav Ganguly is the team ’s Icon Player. The official theme of the team is Korbo‚ Lorbo‚ Jeetbo Re (Bengali for We will do it‚ Fight for it‚ Win it) and the official colors are purple and gold. As per the recent study done by a UK based brand valuation company
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J.Reeves has successfully used the dog metaphor to elicit the behaviors of the sea at many occasions. The poet compares the different behaviors of the dog at different moods with the sea. The first stanza shows the begining of the violence due to the hungry nature of the dog which metaphoricaly depicts the sea waves turning out to be heavy and rough. The second stanza shows the waves quickening and becoming more rough due to the enviromental change‚ thereby the dog is so hungry and angry that it
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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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Designer Research- Traci Rose Rider BIOGRAPHY Traci Rose Rider is the Director of Downtown Design Studio in North Carolina State University‚ a co-founder and partner of Trace Collaborative‚ and a consultant for EGB (Emerging Green Builders) committee of the USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council). She received her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Cincinnati‚ Master of Design and Environmental Analysis from Cornell University‚ and Ph.D. of Design from North Carolina State University
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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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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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Dramatic purpose Act 3 Scene 1 is the main turning point of the play. It is during this scene that the play becomes a tragedy. The scene begins with Benvolio asking that they all go inside because he fears a brawl. Benvolio states‚ “I pray thee‚ good Mercutio‚ let’s retire: The day is hot‚ the Capulets abroad‚ and‚ if we meet‚ we shall not scape a brawl.” Mercutio ignores him and is entertaining everyone by taunting and provoking Tybalt. Soon the happily married Romeo enters. Tybalt calls
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