The Evolution of Whales “Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant and their hearts as much as a car.” The animal called whales what are the largest‚ intelligent and aquatic mammals. However‚ whales were not the aquatic animals at the beginning. After thousands of years of evolution‚ since changes in the terrestrial environment and the demand for food‚ the whales become appearance like a graceful arc from the four limbs. We have to imagine that what happened in the past thousand years
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types of obstacles and movement to new places. They provide opportunities for travellers to extend themselves physically‚ intellectually and emotionally as they respond to challenges and learn more about themselves and the world around them. The film Whale Rider I about a young girl named Paikea. The film does not only show us one girl’s experience of growing up‚ but also tells us about the Maori culture‚ tradition how gender is treated‚ and their leadership. The Happiest Refugee is an extract from
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This essay will discuss how the hearing impaired children can be strongly influenced by the social environment to learn language. Firstly‚ the essay will define some key terms such as hearing impairment and social environment. Secondly‚ it will discuss how the social environment can strongly influence hearing impaired to learn language. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2006) defines hearing as the ability of being aware of sounds with one’s ears. It further defines impairment as the state of
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OF THE WHALE -Kit Wright TEXTUAL QUESTIONS: 1) What words in the first verse show that the whale is huge? ‘Heaving mountain in the sea’ in the first verse show that the whale is huge. 2) How does the poet give the impression he is talking to the whale? By the impression ‘Whale I heard you’ the poet makes us feel that he is talking to the whale. 3) ‘Crying for your kind’. What is the whale doing? The whale is crying for all the whales that are dead and also for the whales that are
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Hearing is one of the traditional five senses‚ ability to observe sound by detecting vibrations through an organ such as the ear. The sense of hearing is very important because it has helped humans survive. We know what hearing is‚ but what is hearing loss? Hearing loss happens when there is a problem with one or more parts of the ear or ears. People who have hearing loss might be able to hear some sounds or nothing at all. People also may use the words deaf‚ deafness and hard of hearing when they
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6 December 2012 Religion 100 Religious Themes Through The Whale Rider Within the movie Whale Rider‚ a mythic and sacred story is represented through a girl’s struggle in becoming a leader by breaking tradition. Within this contemporary-fairy tale‚ Whale Rider also entails a spiritual bond that the main character‚ Paikea‚ has with a quasi-mystical creature‚ represented as a whale. The movie Whale Rider fits in the group of mythological film because it “explains a tale full of life mysteries to
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The Whale Rider By Witi Ihimaera Published May 2003 Kahu (Pai) is an eight year old Maori girl with a special gift. She can communicate with whales. She could be the leader her tribe needs‚ but her great-grandfather adheres strictly to Maori tradition which requires a male heir. He barely acknowledges her. The Whale Rider" tells the story of Kahu‚ a young girl in New Zealand struggling to find her place in her family and community. She craves the love of her great-grandfather‚ but he’s entirely
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right ear that forced me to wake up. After several tries to go back to sleep‚ I gave up and mum had to fetch me to the hospital. The doctor on duty that night examined me. I was told that the right side of my throat had been so swollen that even the inner part of my ear was swollen. The doctor gave me an injection to ease my pain and prescribed me with medication. I felt fine when I woke up in the morning. The pain was gone but something was wrong. I couldn’t hear properly with my right ear. It
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Sperm whale can be a good symbol of WWF.Sperm whale is very special‚ because of ambergris. Ambergris is a solid‚ waxy‚ flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color produced in the digestive system of sperm whale. When initially expelled by or removed from the whale‚ The fatty precursor of ambergris is pale white in color (sometimes streaked with black)‚ soft‚ with a strong fecal smell. Ambergris is one of the most popular substances in the world. Nowadays‚ gold just is $30/g
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Movie analysis The Whale Rider Together with Yavaraj Athur Raghuvir I watched the movie called The Whale 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
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