The New Zealand film‚ Whale Rider (2002) directed by Niki Caro is an extraordinary example of the feminist literary theory. The visual text follows the journey of a young eleven-year-old Maori girl named Pai‚ shorten for Paikea who believes she is destined to be the next chief in line of the patriarchal Maori tribe she is part of in the east coast of New Zealand. No matter the circumstances her traditional‚ stubborn grandfather named Koro refuses to accept that a female could possibly lead and guide
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The main character of the film Whale Rider is Paikea Apirana. She is an 11 year old girl‚ who was born in the New Zealand Maori tribe. As soon as she was born‚ she was unwanted by the members of her tribe. This is because both her mother and twin brother died during the birth‚ leaving Paikea alone. Paikea states in a voice over of this scene‚ “there was no gladness when I was born. My twin brother died and took my mother with him. Everybody was waiting for the first born boy to lead us but he died
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The Whale Rider Chapter Questions Chapters 1-6 1. Chapter 1 begins in myth‚ and myths explain what was once unexplainable to a people. What does the myth of the whale rider explain to the Maori people? 2. Chapter 2 gives us the point of view of the whales. The bull whale remembers his master‚ the "golden man." Do you think that the whale is as old as the myth‚ or do you think that the whale draws on the collective memory of his culture? Or‚ do you have another idea? Give your
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The Blue Whale Balaenoptera Musculus‚ or the blue whale‚ is the largest mammal in the world. This enormous mammal can grow to be 110 feet long and weigh as much as 190 tons. That’s longer than two city buses and the total weight of 30 elephants. This giant is powered by a heart the size of a taxi-cab. The blue whale’s of the Antarctic grow larger than those of the Northern Hemisphere. Also‚ the females tend to be slightly larger than the males of the same age. These mammals are bluish-gray
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J Agric Environ Ethics (2008) 21:579–596 DOI 10.1007/s10806-008-9110-0 Vegetarian Meat: Could Technology Save Animals and Satisfy Meat Eaters? Patrick D. Hopkins Æ Austin Dacey Accepted: 24 June 2008 / Published online: 11 July 2008 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008 Abstract Between people who unabashedly support eating meat and those who adopt moral vegetarianism‚ lie a number of people who are uncomfortably carnivorous and vaguely wish they could be vegetarians. Opposing animal suffering
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In the name of GOD The topic is about disabled people‚ who are not able to see‚ hear or something like that. Most of people think that handicaps are different with us and they are not as healthy as we are or maybe they are unusual and useless. Sometimes we keep our difference from them or even trying to don’t see them. We think they are poor and disable and perhaps stupid just because of their features‚ but what is the truth ? Are they miserable and do they need our pity? Last week I saw a
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assam [æˈsæm] pronunciation (help·info) /ɔxɔm/ (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India. Its capital is Dispur‚ located within the municipal area of Guwahati city. Located south of the eastern Himalayas‚ Assam comprises the Brahmaputra and the Barak river valleys along with the Karbi Anglong and the North Cachar Hills with an area of 30‚285 square miles (78‚438 km²). Assam is surrounded by six of the other Seven Sister States: Arunachal Pradesh‚ Nagaland‚ Manipur‚ Mizoram‚ Tripura and
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“TREE PLANTATON” – most commonly used word. These words don’t only mean arising love for nature suddenly only on 5th June (World Environment Day) just like every Indian experiences patriotism on 15th August or 26th January”. Sometimes while attending such “TREE PLANTATION” events we may feel like saving nature and plant many plants that fine day. But‚ what about those plants after the event gets over? We forget about those planted plants soon after the event is over. Weather those plants will
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and Eschrichtius robustus. Better known as the blue whale‚ minke whale‚ fin whale‚ humpback whale and the gray whale. These all have something in common. These kinds of whales‚ dolphins and porpoises are all part of the cetacean family. This family‚ especially whales‚ is crucial to the survival of humans and the planet. The whale family has as profound link to the ocean as the ocean has an undeniable link to humanity. The damage being done to whales has already negatively affected the earth‚ therefore
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documentary Blackfish‚ orca whales are portrayed and deeply appreciated as entertainment through SeaWorld’s whale shows. Considering the orca whales at SeaWorld are away from their natural habitat‚ the film takes a look at the reality of orca whales in captivity. The producer‚ Gabriela Cowperthwaite‚ observes not only the whales’ lives‚ but also how SeaWorld handles the whales and their trainers. Upon death incidents involved between SeaWorld trainers and an orca whale named Tilikum‚ through this
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