Paikea’s Determination to Become the Chief Whale Rider by Niki Caro is a story about a 12 year old girl who is the true heir to be chief of the tribe but her grandfather‚ following Maori traditions‚ believes that the role of chief is to be the first born son of the chief only. Throughout the movie‚ Paikea is determined to prove that she is the true heir and can be the chief of the tribe. This movie shows how she struggles to get her grandfather’s approval due to his beliefs and the tribe’s tradition
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The novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville is an epic tale of the voyage of the whaling ship the Pequod and its captain‚ Ahab‚ who relentlessly pursues the great Sperm Whale during a journey around the world. The narrator of the novel is Ishmael‚ a sailor on the Pequod who undertakes the journey out of his affection for the sea. He also doesn’t want to be in an important position‚ such as captain or cook‚ because then he’d have responsibilities‚ and that would really get him down to work and be able
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aquarium before and seen whales doing different tricks and stunts with his or her trainer. You think they are having a blast‚ but what you don’t know is that the whales are actually really miserable. Keeping killer whales in captivity is dangerous for the whales and the humans‚ but no one is doing anything to stop it. Whales can be very harmful around people‚ and an aquarium is an unsafe habitat for whales and other sea creatures kept in captivity. Above most animals‚ whales are very dangerous around
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about keeping killer whales in captivity. Although retaining these majestic creatures may provide statistics and data for scientists and present entertainment for the public‚ others have very dissimilar views on this riveting situation. Orcas have been captured and retained in captivity for over fifty years. Whether it be for entertaining the public or allowing scientific studies to be made‚ many people do not agree with this way of treatment to cetaceans. Killer whales have been withheld in captivity
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simply one or the other. This is also evident throughout the movie Whale Rider‚ directed by Niki Caro. The authors express this notion of belonging through a variety of themes including culture‚ family and schooling. These themes are particularly apparent within the poems “Feliks Skyrznecki” and “10 Mary Street”. A significant phase within the journey towards finding belonging is resisting. This is particularly shown in the film ‘Whale Rider’. Pai‚ as the female protagonist does not want to belong
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This year alone‚ Japan plans to kill 333 Minke Whales for “scientific research” and uses this reason to help deter outsiders from their commercial fishing mentions Melissa Chan in her article called Japan Sets Out to Kill Hundreds of Minke Whales Despite Global Opposition. Due to this recent announcement the global community has been in an uproar and demands an immediate halt to Japans whaling. This has been an on going issue for multiple years and has become such a problem that the International
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Mammal turn into a Whale? by Tamara Schupp San Diego State University 04/03/06 H100/M4 Whale Evolution 2 From Land to Sea: How could a Land Mammal turn into a Whale? The evolution of whales has long been a mystery to researchers. A whale has so many derived characteristics of a land mammal‚ such as a large brain‚ it breathes air‚ gives birth to live young and is warm blooded‚ and yet it still manages to live in the sea. Evolutionists believe that the ancestors of whales were land mammals
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Why whale hunting should be banned. Whale hunting or whaling is hunting whales for commercial use‚ to get oil‚ food‚ or be used for scientific studies. Whaling has been going on for thousands of years‚ originally whales where killed for food but more recently they have been hunted for more industrial purposes like the liver for oil or using whale teeth for buttons and jewellery. Whale oil is even can even be used for alcohol‚ soap and even lipstick. After World War 2‚ Japan had a shortage of food
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The whaling ship Peqoud was a great Whaling ship in its day‚ but that all changed when they encountered the great White Whale. The crew of the Peqoud were mostly experienced seamen but that didn’t help there fate. On that stormy day that the Peqoud and its crew met its fate they were on the hunt...for Moby dick. Captan Ahab was in charge of the Peqoud at this time and he was the man who made the decision to hunt Moby dick. Although the Peqoud was a whaling ship they went after Moby dick purely for
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On Friday‚ The California State Legislature approved a historic bill that banned the breeding of captive killer whales and orca performances in the state‚ the only exception would be for educational purposes and not entertainment‚ display‚ or performance purposes. The bill also prohibits the export or collect captive orcas coming from any place in California to another state or country‚ unless approved by federal law‚ and importing their semen or embryos of any orcas held in captivity for artificial
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