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    Whale Rider Analysis Paper

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    “great-whale-in-the-sea” calm‚ strength and beauty‚ there is a strong undercurrent of emotional turmoil‚ with which each of the main characters struggle. Each experiences an Eriksonian/Psychosocial crisis:          At 12 years old‚ the main character‚ Paikea “Pai‚” has successfully navigated through Erikson’s first four stages. She exhibits much industry over inferiority‚ with more skills and competence than her peers. Riding her bicycle‚ she passes a bus full of boys‚ she beats hemi in a taiaha (fighting

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    The cover of this novel is somewhat deceiving in that it depicts a young girl dressed as if she is from the early 1940’s‚ however the main character is actually a teenage boy from the 21st century. “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” by Randsom Riggs is an adolescence novel based on the male character Jacob Portman. Jacob comes of age throughout the book in several ways. There are several “rites of passage” in the United States that our main character goes through (Mathei‚ Week Three)

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    Creon and Koro

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    Creon’s‚ ruling against. The play tells of Antigone and Creon’s struggle against each other leading to Antigone’s eventual death. Whale Rider portrays the story of a young Maori girl who is trying to become the leader of her tribe. The young girl‚ Paikea (Pai)‚ is persistently blocked by Koro. Creon and Koro‚ the two tragic heroes are comparable in their lack of equality towards women‚ their similar tragic flaw of too much hubris and their elitist views directed toward people around them. Creon

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    My favorite text was by far Sula‚ by Toni Morrison. This novel was one that I understood well‚ including the metaphors‚ plot‚ character development‚ and more. Sula as a whole was very interesting to me. After just a few chapters‚ I couldn’t put the book down. The storyline was very compelling‚ as were a lot of the characters. In comparison to others‚ this book was the easiest read‚ and had an excellent flow‚ which isn’t to say that I don’t like a challenge when I read my books‚ but the writing being

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    Cultural Anthropology Extra Credit Film Opportunities Due: Week 16 You can choose up to 6 films (3 points each) to view and prepare a short (1-2 pages‚ typed‚ black ink‚ 12 pt. font‚ double spaced) paper discussing the film. You may want to choose one film from each group but that is not required. Please include the time of the class you are enrolled in and staple your papers. I will not accept emailed extra credit. For your write up: * Identify the anthropological topic or subject

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    The World's Greatest People

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    The World’s Greatest People | | | | | | BRITAIN | GERMANY | INDIA | AUSTRALIA | SOUTH AFRICA | HOLLAND | | | | | | | CANADA | FINLAND | FRANCE | CZECH REPUBLIC | UNITED STATES | BELGIUM | | | | | | | NEW ZEALAND | ROMANIA | HUNGARY | PORTUGAL | BULGARIA | SPAIN | | | | | | | ARGENTINA | RUSSIA | CHILE | GREECE | UKRAINE | ISRAEL | First the countries of the world were trying to decide who their best pop star was. Now they’re trying to name their best

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    This article is about a marine mammal. For other uses‚ see Whale (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Whale Temporal range: 50–0Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Eocene – Recent North Atlantic right whales‚ mother and calf Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Eutheria Order: Cetacea Whale (origin Old English hwæl from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz) is the common name for various

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    Whariki

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    number 372.21 Item number 02980 2 E tipu e rea Mò ngà rà o tòu ao Ko tò ringa ki ngà ràkau a te Pàkehà Hei ara mò tò tinana Ko tò ngàkau ki ngà taonga a ò tìpuna Màori Hei tikitiki mò tò màhunga Ko tò wairua ki tò Atua Nàna nei ngà mea katoa. Sir Apirana Ngata (1949) Early childhood is “…a period of momentous significance for all people growing up in [our] culture… By the time this period is over‚ children will have formed conceptions of themselves as social beings‚ as thinkers‚ and as language users

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