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    A tragic hero is someone who must begin noble and good‚ but is imperfect‚ so that the audience can see themselves in him. They are doomed from the start. In Macbeth’s case the witches are first on stage‚ and are planning to meet with Macbeth in the very beginning. FIRST WITCH When shall we meet again? … THIRD WITCH There to meet with Macbeth. This shows that the witches are already plotting Macbeth’s fate. A tragic hero must make a wrong decision himself or has a character flaw (ambitious

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    Connection Essay

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    Texts’ Daniel O’Brien ‘Connections Across Texts’ For my connections essay I will be connecting ideas across four texts. The four texts‚ a mix of self-selected and studied in class‚ are ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ written by John Steinbeck‚ ‘Sad Joke on a Marae’ written by Apirana Taylor‚ ‘Once Were Warriors’ directed by Lee Tamahori and ‘Australia’ directed by Baz Luhrman. I will be linking two ideas throughout my essay. My first connection statement is ‘The loss of Culture and Homeland causes a change

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    The Powhiri Process

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    summary of the details of the powhiri process. Introduction The Marae is the core of Maori culture. It is where all of the services are accomplished‚ agreements and disagreements decide‚ tribal policies promulgated and formalised. “The word marae has come to mean the collection of building and land within an area that is almost always defined by a fence or wall and‚ often‚ on one boundary by a river‚ lake or sea" (Walker‚ 2007).The marae is the area in front of the Wharenui‚ the main house‚ and it is

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    A Place to Stand

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    “Ka pai ki mua‚ ka pai ki muri” A close viewing Analysis of Turangawaewae-a place to stand a New Zealand short film This is a close-viewing analysis of the short film turangawaewae - A place to stand. Directed by Peter Burger (Ngai Tauiwi). Produced by Catherine Fitzgerald (Ngai Tauiwi). Written by Wiremu Grace (Ngati Toa‚ Ngati Porou). Wi Kuki Kaa (Ngati Porou‚ Ngati Kahungunui) portrays a returned Maori servicemen from Vietnam. Nancy Brunning (Ngati Raukawa‚ Ngai Tuhoe) portrays his daughter

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    Describe Tapu and comment on its relevance during a Tangihanga using a detailed example. Tapu (forbidden‚ sacred‚ prohibited‚ restricted) ruled out most maori culture and society and had numerous meaning and references and is still most important part of nowadays Maori society. In contemporary maori society‚ tapu is not only considered as meaningful traditional matter but is still largely recognized in relation to their daily lives and gives guideline which may lead them to distinguish the way of

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    and Wurley : the Aboriginal architecture of Australia. St Lucia‚ Qld: University of Queensland Press. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. 1979. Historic buildings of New Zealand. Auckland‚ New Zealand: Cassell New Zealand. Pohatu‚ Warren. 2011. THE MARAE: OVERVIEW. 5 December. Accessed April 29‚ 2014. http://warrenpohatu.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/this-is-brief-overview-of-physical-and.html. Rapoport‚ Amos. 1976. The Mutual Interaction of People and Their Built Environment: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

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    Maori Powhiri Process

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    The powhiri process is known as the welcome process in inviting its manuhiri (visitors) into the marae (a gathering place of Maori). Throughout the ceremony‚ depending on the iwi‚ the ceremony goes through many processes. Each of the process bears an important meaning from determining the cause of visitation to remembering the dead; these processes are performed with great importance in the marae. These processes‚ though bearing the same name‚ vary for different gatherings. In the literature review

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    Once Were Warriors

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    Analyse how contrast was used to communicate an important message or idea ‘Once Were Warriors’ Directed by Lee Tamahori and based on the novel by Alan Duff is a powerful‚ hard hitting film‚ seething with raw emotion and pride. It is a film about strength and power of culture and belonging and these ideas are displayed through the contrast of characters‚ setting and music and sound effects. Characters are the heart of this film. Complex and brutally real‚ they are portrayed in daring and passionate

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    Spread across nearly 2‚000‚000 square miles of the South Pacific‚ in an area as large as the continent of Europe‚ lies the Territory of French Polynesia and its principal island‚ Tahiti. Settlers from Southeast Asia are thought to have first arrived in the Marquesas Islands‚ in the northeastern part of what is today called French Polynesia‚ around 300 AD and in the Society Islands‚ including Tahiti‚ to the west by about 800 AD. Prior to the first European contact‚ the islands were ruled by a hierarchy

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    Catholic 1. What does the Catholic Church teach us about life after death? Catholic tradition teaches us that life after death is a deceased person that is raised from death to a new eternal life with God. Catholics believe that although the body has died‚ something in us lives on. At the moment of death‚ is when the soul is separated from the deceased and is no longer within the body. The body then begins to fall apart and left on its own to decompose. However the soul is everlasting and will

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