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    The first trainer that was killed was Kelsey Bern while Tilikum was at Sealand in British Columbia. The second death was at SeaWorld in Orlando Florida. Daniel Dukes was the name of the civilian and Dawn Branchaeu was the lead trainer at Seaworld in Florida. In all three cases the judge ruled the park was not responsible for

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    Preface With the recent advances in technology our world has become one interlinked group of nations. Curaçao‚ being a small part of our globe offers many opportunities for multinational investors. This guide was prepared to better acquaint potential investors with the business climate in Curaçao. The information contained in the following pages was comprised through the mutual efforts of many people in vital sectors of the economy. Their effort in making this guide as concise as possible is appreciated

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    Model Essay – The Poetry of Janet Frame What features of Janet Frame’s poetry contribute to the distinctive character and voice of her poems? Discuss. There are several features of Janet Frame’s poetry that contribute to the distinctive character and voice of her poems. Without a doubt‚ the most distinctive characteristic of her poetry is her use of simple‚ yet extraordinarily rich imagery. Another characteristic of her work is her focus on the natural world. Yet another aspect of Frame’s work

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    Aldous Huxley‚ the author of Brave New World‚ and John Wyndham‚ the writer of The Chrysalids and serves as the thematic relation between the two writers. In these texts‚ both authors use the ideals of human philosophy to justify that the perfect society cannot exist while driving single-mindedly towards a utopian society‚ for it is destined to lead to dystopia. This is a result of several factors present in The Chrysalids and Brave New World. Firstly‚ since perfection has no allowance for error‚ a society

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    don’t go home at once. Will you stay here till tomorrow morning? That’ll give [them] more time to get her safely away. Will you do that?’ ’Yes‚’ [he] said‚ reliably.”) . He matures from the start of the story till the end where he arrives in Sealand. His innocence when he was young is clear when he asks Sophie’s mother why she had not cut off Sophie’s toes. Also‚ he asked to escape with the Wenders when they had to leave Waknuk because of the discovery of Sophie’s deviation. David soon learns

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    discriminated in our society today for the way they look‚ talk and their religious views. Discrimination is shown in The Kite Runner ‚written by Khaled Hosseini and The Chrysalids ‚written by John Wyndham. Hassan‚ one of the main characters of The Kite Runner is treated like an animal for the way he looks and his religious views. In The Chrysalids‚ the main character David Storm is considered a “mutant” for being able to communicate with his mind to other people with the same power. Once the people of Waknuk

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    reasoning‚ which is creating a general conclusion from specific instances‚ Sealand considers that since SeaWorld "knew more than [Sealand]"‚ Tilikum would have a “bigger pool‚ better food‚ better care"‚ and‚ therefore‚ a "better life" in SeaWorld”(as qtd. in Cowperthwaite 23:25). That is to say‚ SeaWorld bought Tilikum from Sealand particularly because the business needed a whale breeder‚ disregarding the fact that Sealand had closed due to Keltie Byrne’s death inflicted upon by Tilikum. In this way

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    very interesting use of language‚ and is thus useful and educational for Year Two students to critically analyze. Currently‚ the Year Twos are studying The Chrysalids‚ which carries various themes such as the discrimination of various communities in society. This happens to be a common theme in both The Time Machine and The Chrysalids‚ with The Time

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    “A mother’s love is selfless.” With reference to one or more characters in The Chrysalids‚ evaluate whether this statement is true. On the surface‚ several of the women in The Chrysalids appear to be devoted mothers who prove the statement true. Recalling Aunt Harriet and Martie Wender’s actions‚ David “[wonders] how many mothers there might be who [are] turning a blind eye towards matters that [do] not actually infringe the Definition of the True Image – and perhaps to things that [do] infringe

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    If Waknuk does not change their ways‚ it is likely the Sealand woman’s prediction will be correct: “His kind‚ nor his kind of thinking will survive long… they have nowhere more to go… they are determined still that there is a final form to defend: soon they will attain stability they strive for‚ in the only form it is granted – a place among the fossil….” (Wyndham‚ pg. 182). Considering‚ the fact that‚ the telepaths will now live in Sealand‚ any of the ideals that the people there have will impact

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