Killer Whale‚ largest member of the dolphin family. Killer whales occur in more parts of the world than probably any other cetacean (see Whale). They occur in all oceans‚ both in the open ocean and close to shore‚ but are more common in the colder‚ more productive waters of both hemispheres than in the Tropics. Resident populations may cover an area of several hundred square kilometers. Transient populations often move through an area rapidly‚ swimming more than 1000 km (more than 600 mi) along a
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Whale Rider is a 2002 drama film directed by Niki Caro‚ based on the novel of the same name. A contemporary story of love‚ rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to full fill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize. The film whale rider follows the story of a young girl Paikea; the lonely daughter of Porourangi. Pai’s mother died giving birth to her and her twin brother who also dies. Porourangi was heartbroken by his loss and leaves his daughter to be brought up by her grandparents
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What Is The Author Trying To Say In The Whale Rider? Let’s face it. We all have those family members. I’m talking about the annoying cousins‚ siblings‚ and (if you are a teen) parents. Embarrassing aunts and so on and so forth. The point is‚ everyone has family members that they don’t like. For example‚ in the book‚ The Whale Ride by Witi Ihimaera‚ there are lots of tensions throughout the story between family members. As I read this book‚ I think the author’s message to us‚ the readers of the
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The evolution of whales is brought up more than the evolution of almost any other species. This is not just do to their massive size‚ the evolution of the whale is very unique. During the evolution of the whale‚ it lost it’s legs‚ all of it’s vital systems‚ and has become to a life in water. This is the opposite of what some scientists believe‚ they think that most animals evolved from water dwelling creatures to land creatures. Most details of whale evolution are currently unknown. We do know
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The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera has many important themes that are represented by several characters in the text such as Koro Aprina‚ who struggles to put aside traditional values and struggles to input morden values.We have Nanny Flowers who has that everyday struggle with her husband over who gets that last say in what but Nanny Flowers takes peoples feeling into consideration as Koro Aprina lacks that quality in him. Koro Aprina is old and a very precise man. He is the type of person that
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Whale Rider Analysis Most heroes are big strong men‚ or mythical creatures that have thousands of stories and tales written about them. This hero is an unlikely one‚ a small girl‚ from a small tribe‚ in a small village in New Zealand. Paikea is a small girl that is 13 years old‚ and is a direct descendant of Paikea‚ the original whale rider. On her journey to become the leader of the tribe‚ she comes across numerous amounts of challenges from her grandfather‚ Koro. In the Paikea tribe‚ only
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Even before King David‚ the kings of old must have employed musicians to soothe and heal them during times of stress and illness. The healing power of music has been expressed throughout the centuries‚ from the strumming of ancient harps and flutes‚ to the pure voice sung in chants and folk songs. Music has no bounds when it creates the sounds to heal and mellow the soul. It’s legacy survives every generation through history and is expressed through the hearts and deeper feelings in the people
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Is It The Journey or The Destination? All people have all different views. This book‚ Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher‚ was written from the eyes of an African American teenage male. His name is The Tao (T.J. for short) He has an English teacher who usually always coaches wrestling‚ he decides he doesn’t want to contribute to wrestling this year. Mr.Simet (The English teacher) has decided he wants to coach for a Swim Team at Cutter High School. Mr.Simet approaches T.J. in the hallways during school
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Whale Rider Essay “Pai must overcome resistance as she tries to assume her destiny as the leader of a tribe on the NZ coast.” Discuss. I agree that the story‚ ‘The Whale Rider’ by Witi Ihimaera is about how a little girl‚ Pai had to overcome obstacles in her attempt to fulfil her destiny as new chief of her tribe which are the descendants from Paikea‚ the whale rider. For a thousand years‚ only the eldest son can succeed this leadership. First‚ she has to overcome Koro’s resistance when
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both wild and captive Killer Whales‚ data and information has been generated that adds question to the health issues associated with captivity. “The killer whale (Orcinus orca) has proven to be among the most difficult of all species to hold adequately in zoological facilities. The killer whale is a particularly large-brained and long-lived species who evidences a high degree of social complexity in the wild.” (Noonan) Their behavior and relationships with other whales within the family‚ known as
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