Nicole Phung (861003576) Professor David Burrill MSC 20 11 March 2013 Whale Rider The 2002 movie Whale Rider tells a story of a young woman named Paikea growing up in patriarchal society known as the Maori tribe. Pai‚ short for Paikea‚ spends her life trying to get her grandfather to accept her. When she was born‚ her twin brother died at birth‚ leaving the grandfather’s dreams shattered. He needed a male so he can grow up to be chief. The chief will be known as the Whale Rider and he was supposed
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Response: Connecting to two short Stories In the short story „The Outsider“ by Graeme Lay as well as in „The Red Sari“ by Apirana Taylor the author demonstrates the existence of things in life the main character‚ but also the reader might not be aware of. Possibly don‘t want to be aware of. The awareness of both things have a great impact on the main character. In „The Outsider“ a young girl called Justine is confronted with the cirumstance that not all men have good intentions‚ after beeing
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The English language is nobody’s special property‚ it is the property of the imagination‚ it is the property of the language itself. For poet Derek Walcott the beauty of the English language lies in every single word he weaves together. His poems “a lesson for this Sunday” and “conqueror” both explore the resurrecting of a culture and combating the preconceptions in it. The detrimental damage on the colonised is often a turning point of change and the creation of a hybrid identity. This new culture
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someone’s stereotype of your culture impact you. Cultural identity and differences throughout my texts is formed mainly between 2 or more cultures in each text. The four texts I chose are Ka Kite Bro written by Willie Davis‚ The Red Sari written by Apirana Taylor (these both are short stories)‚ Bred in South Auckland written by Glen Colquhoun(poem)‚ and in the film Bend It Like Beckham directed by Gurinder Chandha. In the text Ka Kite Bro written by Willie Davis I came across a quote stating “We’re
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he gets upset‚ and mad. His relationship with paikea also gets ruined when the boys at the training school could not get koro’s whale tooth necklace from the ocean. Pai wanted to fix this situation‚ so she invites him to her school for a show. However‚ as he is preparing to leave‚ he saw lots of whales near the beach. The next day the village members attempt to put the whales back into the river‚ but they were unsuccessful. Koro then blames paikea for all the troubles. When Koro walked away ‚
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The basis of ones life naturally revolves around the urge to gain a sense of belonging‚ and inturn the acquirement of this sense can be a catalyst for many decisions. An individual’s perception of belonging is constantly being reshaped by personal experiences such as upbringing‚ family life and relationships and inevitably leads one to gain a sense of identity and acceptance of themselves and the world around them. Factors that affect ones perception of belonging are continually changing due to the
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movie Whale Rider (2002) to explore ideas by using elements to express a certain feeling‚ instead of getting the actor to show the feeling through words. The movie Whale Rider follows a young girl named Paikea living in a small Maori coastal town in New Zealand. It is about the challenges Paikea faces being a girl and how this affects her relationship with her grandfather. This essay discusses three symbols that Niki Caro has used in her film. These includes; Koro’s staff‚ the Waka (Paikea’s father’s
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Conflict was an important part of the movie‚ making up the main storyline and forming a plot which carried on right to the end of the movie. Porourangi’sdecision to call his daughter Paikea‚ with Koro disputing‚ at the beginning scene‚ links with Pai showing leadership qualities and Koro’s unwillingness to let Paikea become a leader later on in the movie. This was tied in with other conflicts
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Greetings‚ thank you all for being here today. I would like to introduce myself. My name is Faidah Manishimwe‚ but you can call me Faidah. The purpose of my talk today is about Koro (pai’s grandfather‚ the village chief). This oral presentation will discuss the cultural issues which Koro had with his community as he was a chief who faced many issues and I will compare them to my own situation. Issue 1 As Koro was getting older he became worried about his community and the fact it might collapse
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Executive Summary This report is focused on a New Zealand Organisation called Whale Watch Kaikoura. With the use of this organisation the report will show a brief overview of its strategies‚ its purpose and its vision. It will discuss how it implements its business and its processes with regards to its key strategic resources‚ which will then lead to the entities knowledge-based resources and its capabilities‚ with specific notion towards its intellectual capital. The report will be broke into
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