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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Whale sharks are one of the three known and largest species in the ocean. Their scientific name is rhincodon typus and it is a spotted shark of warm temperature waters. There are 3 shark species of megamouth sharks‚basking shark and whale sharks.It is a slow moving filter feeder but catches its prey very fast and quick.Whales sharks are 3 times the size of a shark. This Whale shark is a slow moving animal it is also known for the name of (Rhincodon typus) its length is 12.65m long and its mouth
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Whale Rider By: Witi Ihimaera SUMMARY The Whangara tribe (a Maori tribe in New Zealand) is traditionally led by a male. However‚ this tradition is put under threat when first-born great grandchild‚ Kahu‚ is a girl. Koro Apirana‚ her great grandfather‚ and chief of the tribe is disappointed‚ and rejects the loving attention of Kahu. He wants a male heir to inherit the title of chief‚ the tradition since the first whale rider arrived in New Zealand. The Whangara tribe are proud of their traditions
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Animal Cruelty Shawn Brinkley Devry University Animal Cruelty Animal cruelty is something we hear about every day on the television from all the different shows. We think we understand the whole concept in which someone can be like that to an animal. The type of person that treats a animal like an object instead of a living breathing thing on this earth is someone that has certain issues that we all can not truly explain. Animal
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Jones of Nayland stated that "Cruelty to dumb animals is one of the distinguishing vices of the lowest and basest of the people - wherever it is found‚ it is a certain mark of ignorance and meanness." Animal cruelty is has become a major issue over the years. It is a problem that has been ignored‚ but should be recognized because harmless animals have been harmed in many ways. There are a lot of things that people can do to help slow down this cruelty. Animal cruelty is the crime of inflicting physical
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The film Whale Rider I about a young girl named Paikea. When Paikea was born‚ she had a twin brother‚ but unfortunately her brother died along with her mother. Whale Rider was filmed in Whangara in New Zealand. 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. Firstly‚ tradition is expressed in the film when Koro was teaching the boys how to fight like warriors with a taiaha ‘The
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Whale rider The movie is about Pai‚ a 12 year old who is the only living child in the line of the tribe’s chiefly succession because of the death of her twin brother and mother during childbirth. The leader is usually a male‚ and because pai is a female‚ her grandfather‚ koro is unhappy about her birth. As pai grows up‚ she finds that living with her grandfather is not easy‚ because even though he formed sort of an affectionate bond with her ; carrying her to school every day on his bicycle‚ he
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In the movie Whale Rider‚ Paikea‚ the main character‚ overcomes her struggles with Paka‚ her grandfather‚ and becomes the new leader of the tribe. Paka repeatedly rejects her throughout the movie for her gender. He is angry because she had lived after birth‚ while her twin brother did not. He scolds her everytime she attempts to try one of the excercises the boys are doing to see who will be the chosen one. Evaluating three of Gardner’s Eight Intelligences‚ readers can see how Paikea has naturalistic
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The shocking number of cruelty cases reported daily in the media is only the tip of the iceberg. Most cases are never reported‚ and most animal suffering goes unrecognized and unabated. Although there is no national reporting system for animal abuse‚ media reports suggest that it is common in rural and urban areas. Cruelty and neglect can also cross socio-economic boundaries. Based on media reports‚ we can review animal cruelty in terms of: Most common victims Horses Livestock Domestic
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fellow classmates. Many of you may ask what is animal cruelty is. Animal cruelty is the act of violence against animals‚ testing them just so humans can undergo their normal lives. Ask yourselves what’s more important‚ mascara‚ or a living organism. They live and breathe like us‚ they have feelings and hearts‚ and so what makes us better than them? Are we just murderers too? I stand before you today‚ to make you all aware of how appalling animal cruelty really is and why it MUST be stopped. I will discuss
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