One bullet. One life. The end starts here. The book I will be presenting and exploring a theme of is Scorpia Rising‚ the last book in the Alex Rider series. This book and the series by Anthony Horowitz are for young teens. In Scorpia Rising‚ Scorpia is trying to turn Alex Rider‚ the main character into a traitor against M16‚ Britain’s top-secret intelligence agency. I think the main theme is with every bad thing there is a good side‚ but with every good thing there is a bad side. So let’s break
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Whale Rider The “Whale Rider”‚ filmed in New Zealand and directed by Niki Caro‚ is a film based on the novel of the same name‚ by Witi Ihimaera. Many of the extras in the film were actual residents of the town Whangara. The film is about a girl‚ Paikea Apirana‚ played by Keisha Castle-Hughes in her debut role‚ who battles to gain her grandfather’s respect‚ and to become the chief of the tribe. By tradition‚ the leader of the tribe should be the first son‚ however Pai’s twin brother had died at
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The Free Rider Problem The free rider issue has become one of the most serious economic issues today. The free rider is a lazy type person who wants the benefits that others bring in without having to do the work. The free rider typically takes advantage of a public good. Living in a civilized society presents many opportunities for free riding‚ which we have yet to find a way to control. Economists regard the possibility for free riding as a problem for the free market‚ which usually leads
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Kolkata Knight Riders (Bengali: কলকাতা নাইট রাইডার্স) (often abbreviated as KKR) is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League‚ a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Sourav Ganguly‚ and coached by Dav Whatmore. Sourav Ganguly is the team ’s Icon Player. The official theme of the team is Korbo‚ Lorbo‚ Jeetbo Re (Bengali for We will do it‚ Fight for it‚ Win it) and the official colors are purple and gold. As per the recent study done by a UK based brand valuation company
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Whale Rider: Inner Strength and Determination The film Whale Rider opens with a man‚ Porourangi‚ standing next to his wife as she gives birth to twins. Unfortunately‚ the mother and the son do not survive leaving only the girl who is named Paikea. This greatly upsets Koro‚ Porourangi’s father. As the reigning chief of the Maori people‚ he would have taught Porourangi’s first born son in the ways of their ancestors to become the next chief (Wald 2006). After experiencing such a devastating loss
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The Freedom Riders: Terminators of Segregation Picture being on a bus traveling throughout the South in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement‚ knowing that when the bus arrives at the first stop‚ a group of activists against segregation called Freedom Riders will be viciously attacked by mobs of whites. Any advice to stay home and avoid the situation was disregarded by these brave Americans because defending the rights of African Americans was most important. Each rider understood that they
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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‚ as there
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I am reading Alex Rider: Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz and I am currently on page 356. Before the current state of the plotline‚ Alex continues his fieldwork throughout various environments for the special operations division of M16 that resides in London. However‚ the mission takes an entirely different angle as Alex is then anonymously kidnapped and held hostage by Desmond McCain‚ the CEO and president of First Aid; First Aid is a malicious company that advertises itself as being a beneficial
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The Freedom Riders were brave both black and white people who were ready to state their point‚ end segregation in the south. They were tired of the ways of the government they would have a law but not enforce it. The Freedom riders got on buses and drove through the south‚ all they needed was to get the attention of the Kennedy admiration who would help them accomplish their goal. Same goes for Little rock nine these 9 courageous students were willing to sacrifice everything just to go to a better
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The video selected is the Freedom Riders History. This video sparked my interest due to the title. Many questions come to mind. What is a freedom rider? What did they do and why do they have a history? While viewing the video I was overcome with a lot of emotions. My first emotion was sadness. I experienced a feeling of extreme sadness‚ it is truly a shame that a country that was established under God had so much hate. Did the Americans who were white during that time forget that we are supposed
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