express his non-conformist ideas. Two examples of these poems are The Maori Jesus and Tomcat. In these poems‚ Baxter uses character as a tool to express his ideas. This is done through careful manipulation and development of the audience’s understanding of the two characters‚ then “Maori Jesus” and the “Tomcat”. The Maori Jesus “wore blue dungarees‚ his beard and hair was long”‚ this introduction to the appearance of the Maori Jesus is in the first stanza of the poem and provides the audiences
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Peata is a 10 month old baby of Maori and Scottish descent. She lives with older sister Awhina‚ dad Steve‚ mum Huria and Grandmother Mereana. They all live in a small town in Aotearoa‚ on a 1/4-acre section. The whanau have a lot of room outside to play and they also have a vegetable garden. This is awesome since Huria‚ Steve and Awhina love the outdoors‚ and also Peata now that she has started to walk. Peata ’s father Steve is a mechanic at the local garage‚ and mum Huria works at home looking after
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VIETNAM CULTURE‚ ETIQUE & CUSTOM Facts and Statistics Location: Southeastern Asia‚ bordering the Gulf of Thailand‚ Gulf of Tonkin‚ and South China Sea‚ alongside China‚ Laos‚ and Cambodia Capital: Hanoi Climate: tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot‚ rainy season (mid-May to mid-September) and warm‚ dry season (mid-October to mid-March) Population: 82‚689‚518 (July 2004 est.) Ethnic Make-up: Vietnamese 85%-90%‚ Chinese‚ Hmong‚ Thai‚ Khmer‚ Cham‚ various mountain groups Religions:
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performances‚ and her writing earns her a prestigious award. Pai’s struggle is in the Identity vs. Identity/Role Confusion stage. She wants so much to become the leader that she feels called to be‚ and is obviously equipped to be‚ but her father‚ and Maori tribe tradition‚ doesn’t allow a female to be chief/leader. She’s torn between her desire to lead‚ and her Paka’s and tribe’s refusal to allow her to lead. At one point‚ she nearly leaves for Europe with her father‚ before being called back to stay
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Rider which deals with the issue of cultural restrains both as an individual and as a society. The story takes place in New Zealand where the Maori people of a small village claim descent from the Whale Rider‚ Paikea. By tradition the heir to the leadership of the Maori tribe has to be the first born son- a direct patrilineal descendant of Paikea. The Maori people faces a crisis as the current leader’s firstborn grandchild‚ a baby boy dies at birth while the second born twin‚ a baby girl survives
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son‚ Pourangani‚ is going to name the baby. Pourangani turns to Koro and says “Paikea.” When Paikea’s father names her‚ Koro is angry about her new name. Koro knows Paikea should not be named after her great ancestor. Koro also understands that in Maori culture there has not been a leader named
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Written by Wiremu Grace (Ngati Toa‚ Ngati Porou). Wi Kuki Kaa (Ngati Porou‚ Ngati Kahungunui) portrays a returned Maori servicemen from Vietnam. Nancy Brunning (Ngati Raukawa‚ Ngai Tuhoe) portrays his daughter‚ who is struggling to understand her father’s wellbeing and his choice to live homeless. This short film deals with a war-scarred veteran who is Maori and seeks solace in the Maori way. “Ka pai ki mua‚ ka pai ki muri”. This whakatauki summarizes the themes throughout the short film‚ to move
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Reading Sad Joke on a Marae by Apirana Taylor really got me thinking about how Maori men are portrayed as being alcoholics who spend all their time and money at the pub and are violent people who spend time in jail. This is shown in the text by saying “Ngatai DB is my tribe. The pub is my marae. My fist is my taiaha. Jail is my home”. I believe that this is a terrible stereotype for the natives of our country to have and also believe that it is completely wrong. This stereotype of violence and alcoholism
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Good morning class and instructors. I’m here today to talk about maori myths and ledgends and their role in society. I would also like to tell you about a demi god Maui who influences many Maori myths and also share to you a particular myth about maui and the sun. Myths and legends have been apart of maori culture for thousands of years. They are set in the past and often have to do with the supernatural. In traditional times the stories were used to remember important events or teach important
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The Whale Rider Chapter 1-6 Questions and answers: 1. Chapter 1 begins in myth and myths explain what was once unexplainable to a people. What does the myth of the whale rider explain to the Maori people? | * how they were created * how the Maori people got there * people came to the island * whale rider came and how he has helped with the spear | 2. Chapter 2 gives us the point of view of the whales. The bull whale remembers his master‚ the "golden man." Do you think that the whale
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