I further believe that if it is found that any tobacco company is currently altering their recipe for the purpose of increasing addiction that they should be held accountable for that. It is not the same for alcohol since alcohol is not chemically addictive. A person has to be predisposed to becoming an alcoholic. Casinos should be held accountable. They purposely use certified mind control techniques to addict people to gambling. It is a persons choice that they first try gambling however it
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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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thoughts. In these types of situations‚ the idea of accountability gets tangled with survival instincts‚ causing the situation to not be so black and white‚ which gives us the gray area of whether people should be held accountable or not. People in life or death situations should not be held accountable for their actions or any mishaps that may happen‚ because when people are in critical situations their own life is their first priority
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tragic finale. Both found their own answers to the age old question. But it is up to the readers of their findings to decide what the real answer is. Animals in captivity have been a staple of human entertainment for many years. However the question of if it is ethical comes up quite often. Is it wrong for people to force animals into captivity from the wild‚ and effectively prolong their life? Well the same can be applied to our lives. Have the many new technologies enhanced lives‚ or limited it? It
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Throughout history‚ men have been more respected than women The Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro and written by Witi Ihimaera and the story of Antigone by Sophocles reflect this statement. Though written in two different eras and cultures both stories have elements of gender inequality. Both show that women have to to put in more effort for what they want than most men. In both Antigone and Whale Rider‚ the gender roles reveal that women are lesser beings than males. In Antigone‚ Creon‚ the king
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Held captive In the story “Held Captive” there is a girl named Kate‚ who is stranded on an airplane within a force field. Kate is a tall‚ skinny‚ 17 year old girl who feels like her purpose is to rescue everyone from this force field and the evil that occupies the city. With the help of her friend‚ Jack she will overcome her fears and weaknesses. The story “Held Captive” is held in the city outside the airport and force field. Dark grey skies‚ broken down buildings and rubble in the streets surround
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Huber‚ James Mr. Shipp English 2‚ Block 4 9-19-2024. Accountability Should people be held accountable for their actions? This is a question that people have debated and disagreed on. But the fact is‚ people should be held accountable for their actions. People putting themselves in harm’s way and needing people to get them out is their own fault and should have to pay some type of reparations for search and rescue operations if needed. One example is the story of the boy who swam through the cave
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Tigers in captivity Tigers shouldn’t be kept in captivity. People aren’t aware of the amount of space tigers need and how far they can travel. According to the Professor of Wildlife Conservation Robert John Young‚ Tigers can roam for hundreds of miles and the comparison of space between living in captivity and living in the wild is not even close. Imagine being kept in a small captivity with nothing to do‚ no freedom‚ change in lifestyle‚ behavior‚ and spending most of their lives in
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During the film whale rider‚ we see the characters‚ Paka and Pai. Paka‚ growing up the way he did‚ follows every rule that their tradition has‚ whereas Pai‚ being born into the modern world‚ wants the maori people to think more progressively. At first‚ Paka is blind to Pai’s ability to be the chief‚ he is harsh and strict towards Pai. However his intentions are good and everything he does is out of respect and fear for his culture. Paka’s outdated beliefs of his culture‚ place strict expectations
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blue whale is one of the largest known species to exist and the largest mammal on Earth. The blue whales are measured to be as long as a jet‚ its living heart to be scaled to the about the same size of a car‚ and whose tongue weighs on average of 2.7 tonnes about the same weight of an elephant. Researchers have made a scientific breakthrough of how these creatures have grown to be this size. About 2.5 million years ago scientist believe based on their data a group of whales‚ the Baleen whales were
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