Abstract This essay will discuss the major reasons for the decline in communal living in the Pacific. Firstly the essay examines issues in regards to social change which are migration and conflict of interest. Secondly‚ the essay will discuss concerns from an economic standpoint where education and employment are considered. Thirdly‚ the essay will look at cultural issues in regards to Westernization and cultural identity. The essay concludes that the Pacific people need to realise in order
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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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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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landforms. Volcanism is a process that operates beneath the earth’s surface. It involves tectonic and volcanic processes responsible for building up relief features and mountains at the TVC. Mt Ruapehu‚ the highest point in the north Island of New Zealand at 2979 metres above sea level‚ is a distinct feature built by tectonic and volcanic processes. Over time the Pacific and Indo-Australian plates have collided causing eruptions and allowing for magma to rise to surface. During the eruption rock
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adventures and new countries. Era land was very interested in setting up aural blue and supply post in the southern 4. Who was Captain James Cook? Captain James Cook was a seaman in the Royal Navy and was also an astronomer ‚ mathematician‚ cartographer and photographer . 5. What five skills did Captain Cook have? Five skills: sea travel skill‚ astronomer skill‚ math
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The story takes place in the small town Whangara in New Zealand. Many centuries ago a legendary ancestor named Paikea brought there the Maori people‚ who still live there. The myth about Paikea says that he was rescued by a whale‚ after his canoe was lost in the sea. He rode the whale and founded the Maori people‚ and from that day the tradition exists: an eldest son is the Chief of the tribe and the leader. Once deep within the ocean‚ a herd of whales was responding‚ and when the whales began
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The Chief Guest for USP Open Day 2008‚ the Minister for Education‚ National Heritage‚ Culture and Arts‚ Youth and Sports‚ Labour‚ Industrial Relations and Employment‚ Local Government‚ Urban Development and Housing‚ Hon Mr. Filipe Bole; Your Excellencies and Members of the Diplomatic Corps; the Deputy Chair of USP Council and Chair of the Audit Committee‚ Mr. Ikbal Jannif; Senior Management Colleagues; Heads of International and Regional Organizations; Members of Senate; Representatives of sponsors;
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To what extent do you agree that production techniques successfully convey an important message about society in a film you have studied. In The Piano‚ New Zealand director‚ Jane Campion comments on the isolation and restriction placed on people in Victorian Colonial society. The techniques of symbolism and lighting she uses are vitally important to successfully portray her important message. James Berardinelli said that in The Piano “symbolism abounds and most of it is clear enough for even
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degrees 00E longitude. (CIA) (see Fig.1) The Pacific Ocean has been split into three regions‚ which are Micronesia‚ Melanesia‚ and Polynesia. Fiji belongs to the region of Melanesia which includes islands such as the Solomon Islands‚ Vanuatu‚ Papua New Guinea‚ Papua‚ and Tonga. Fiji is located to east of Vanuatu and to the west of Tonga‚ with whom Fiji shares its nautical borders. (world ) The border of Fiji extends out 12 nautical miles from the island. (See
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highlight these issues? Research Notes: The Kitchen God’s Wife Author: Amy Tan. ISSUES Sense of self identity: ▪ Revelation of her mother’s secret past brings the identity of who Pearl’s biological father really is. ▪ To Pearl this news is horrific especially when she was conceived from rape and violence from a man who had tormented her mother for many years as her arranged husband. She passionately hated him. ▪ “And I thought‚ then it’s true. Wen Fu was my father‚ That awful
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