The main character of the film Whale Rider is Paikea Apirana. She is an 11 year old girl‚ who was born in the New Zealand Maori tribe. As soon as she was born‚ she was unwanted by the members of her tribe. This is because both her mother and twin brother died during the birth‚ leaving Paikea alone. Paikea states in a voice over of this scene‚ “there was no gladness when I was born. My twin brother died and took my mother with him. Everybody was waiting for the first born boy to lead us but he died
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SEA-FEVER BY JOHN MASEFIELD The poem Sea-Fever by John Masefield‚ depicts a sense of urgency to return to the sea. The persona hears the call of the sea and it is a must to answer the call; it is an irresistible invitation to adventure‚ exploration and freedom. The persona is longing to go back to the sea and he wishes for the simplicity of life on the sea and a sense of freedom. His extremely simple desires suggest that he wants to renounce all the usual entrapments of everyday life and
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A&P II – Test 3 – Rider Urinary System: Q 1. a) What are the different parts of urinary system. The 2 kidneys‚ The 2 ureters‚ the Urinary Bladder and the Urethra. b) What is nephron? Name different parts of a nephron. Write absorption and secretion of different parts of a nephron. Nephron: It is the functional part of the kidney‚ encharged of filtration of blood and eliminates the nitrogenous waste of our bodies. The nephron consists of: functional units; two parts: renal corpuscle
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Freedom Riders The Freedom Riders were a group of african americans and white civil rights activist. They wanted to end segregation in southern states. So‚ they all got on a greyhound bus and traveled through selected southern states. The first thing I will address is how they began‚ the second will be about the challenges they went through while traveling through the southern states. Lastly‚ I will explain how it helped change segregation during that time. In 1961 african american and white
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There was public backlash as some boycotted riding bus lines to show their support. Even though the incident with Rosa Parks took place way before The Freedom Riders were established she is thought by many to be the person that inspired The Freedom Riders. What or who exactly where The Freedom Riders? Raymond Arsenault in his book “Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice” sums them up perfectly in one paragraph. “They were black and white‚ young and old‚ men and women. In the spring
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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 New Zealand film‚ Whale Rider (2002) directed by Niki Caro is an extraordinary example of the feminist literary theory. The visual text follows the journey of a young eleven-year-old Maori girl named Pai‚ shorten for Paikea who believes she is destined to be the next chief in line of the patriarchal Maori tribe she is part of in the east coast of New Zealand. No matter the circumstances her traditional‚ stubborn grandfather named Koro refuses to accept that a female could possibly lead and guide
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about. I then decided that I wanted to take on a more challenging film‚ one that I had never heard of‚ and one that I would really have to study to understand its full meaning. After looking into a few of the listed movies‚ I ended up choosing Whale Rider‚ a drama filmed in New Zealand in 2002. After watching the movie two times‚ I feel that I now understand some of the more drastic cultural and gender based problems that are occurring today. The film’s plot follows the story of Paikea Apirana‚ yet
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TO BEAUTY ON SEA VILLAGE. BIG WORLD BIG ADVENTURES. Situated in the coastline of the Sussex countryside is a world from a bygone age‚ where vintage trams transport visitors along cobbled streets‚ past historic buildings‚ and out into the breath-taking views of the Darwin Valley. Whether you stay a couple of hours‚ or spend the day‚ our welcoming staff and volunteers are on hand to make your day a memorable one. Beauty on Sea offers you the best moments of your life with all you can think of
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become of their traditional way of life? Will the air and the sea be polluted by chemicals? When a delegation is sent to Bombay to express their worries to the Minister Sahib‚ Hari decides to join the party. Before leaving‚ he decides that Bombay may offer him a better life opportunity than his frightened sisters‚ his sad house‚ his ill mother and his drunken father. And it is indeed in Bombay where this delicate boy |The Village by the Sea
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