OVERALL GRADE: ACHAL SAMY Title Of Text: -His First Ball Author/Director: -Witi Ihimaera Text Type: -Short Story Text Category: QUESTION: 1 - Choose an idea in the text that you have read and evaluate in details how it is presented. Support your evaluation with specific examples (quotation) ANSWER: - The evaluation I choose from the text I read is CULTURAL DIFFERENCES. Tatu Wharepapa receives an invitation from the governor-general to their flash party. The reason behind me choosing
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Heaven Kostecka Mrs. Thinnes English 2 10-6-14 Internal and External Expectations Essay “Internal and external are ultimately one. When you no longer perceive the world as hostile‚ there is no more fear‚ and when there is no more fear‚ you think‚ speak and act differently. Love and compassion arise‚ and they affect the world" (Eckhart Tolle). Eckhart Tolle is saying not to fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. He is saying never
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Yellow Brick Road by Witi Ihimaera Follow the yellow brick road‚ Follow‚ follow‚ follow follow‚ Follow the yellow brick road ... We’re almost there! Almost at Wellington‚ the Emerald City! Me and Dad and Mum and Roha‚ we been travelling for two days now in our car which Dad bought from Mr Wallace last week. No dents and honk honk goes the horn. Dad‚ he said I could have a drive of it myself when we left Waituhi but then it conked out on the Whareratas and that made him change
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In the short stories the “Big Brother Little Sister” by Witi Ihamaera and “The Geranium” by Patricia Grace the characters make important decisions that affects their lives. In the course of both stories we learn that the characters suffer from domestic abuse and want to be free but at the end they decide to stay. In Big Brother Little Sister the reader learns that the most important decision that Hema makes is to go back home even thought their life is miserable. When the once the children’s mum
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We know that‚ some years ago‚ women were not educated like men. This is the reason why we have more things invented or created by men than by women. But we have some great female inventors that contributed a lot to our society. Hedy Lamarr was considered the pretties actress of the century‚ but the beauty was not her only attibute. She was very intelligent too. Lamarr created a mechanism that is very important and even indispensable for us nowadays. Her creation is called "frequency hopping"
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Maori for Dummies Nir Horowitz 9R From their exciting culture to their exquisite food‚ the Maori culture is a mystery to us all. Following the exceptional author Witi Ihimarea‚ Nir Horowitz takes us through this fascinating culture. The story of a young girl and her special connection to the whales can be traced back to New Zealand‚ how the Maori’s built it and all of its spectacular cultures and its spectacular history. Maori Tradition and Culture: The way that Maori people define themselves
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Cited: Annis‚ Barbara. "Gender Differences in the Workplace." WITI: Women in Technology International . Ember‚ Carol R.‚ and Melvin Ember. Anthropology: A Brief Introduction. New Jersey: Pearson Education‚ Inc.‚ 1992. Podolefsky‚ Aaron‚ and Peter J. Brown. Applying Anthropology: An Introductory Reader. US: McGraw-Hill
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Name To Kill a Mockingbird Supplementary Materials (page l) Date Reading Guide Chapter I 1. Chapter 1 introduces readers to the town of Maycomb‚ its appearance‚ its inhabitants‚ and the partlcular attitudes of many of its people. Find a sentence or a paragraph which illustrates each of the following attitudes/ideas. Ouote at least a portion of the sentence or paragraph and give the page number. a. pride in ancestry and "tradition" b. pride in conformity and distrust of those who are
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Network+ Guide to Networks‚ 6th Edition Chapter 1 Solutions Review Questions 1. Which of the following is an advantage of using a client/server network over using a peer-to-peer network? a. A client/server network is simpler to set up. b. A client/server network allows resources to be managed centrally. c. A client/server network does not require a network operating system. d. A client/server network is less expensive to set up. 2. What is the primary function of a file server on a client/server
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Note to Reader: I value the feedback from the first submission. I am pleased that you acknowledge the academic approach I do take. I am pleased to hear that it is important that I do get that balance right. In regards to the feedback “that it was difficult to grade my submission”‚ due to not being able to see my own evolution of thought and process‚ which has largely been influenced by traditional secular education institutions. I sincerely thank the assessor for giving me the opportunity to re-submit
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