The film Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro depicts the journey of a determined young Maori girl‚ Paikea‚ who strives to do the impossible‚ of claiming her birthright position as chief from her very traditional grandfather‚ Koro. Koro who is the chief now‚ searches for the right individual who can lead the tribe since the original leader his son‚ Paikea’s father‚ left when his son‚ Paikea’s twin brother‚ dies at birth. To be the leader of the tribe Koro displays the working styles of examine and execute
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mammals (Smith‚ 1992). Most Australians‚ so this argument goes‚ live in cities and never get to see these animals. It is claimed that marine parks allow the average Australian to appreciate our marine wildlife. However‚ as Smith states‚ dolphins‚ whales and seals can be viewed in the wild at a number of places on the Australian coast. In fact‚ there are more places where they can be seen in the wild than places where they can be seen in captivity. Moreover‚ most Australians would have to travel less
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especially‚ Sea Shepherd strongly opposes whaling. Sea Shepherd website says‚ “ Sea Shepherd is an international not – for – profit organization‚ based in the United States with support from all over the world.” They say that their clients are the whales‚ sharks‚ dolphins‚ seals‚ turtles‚ sea bards‚ and fish‚ and in order to protect them‚ Sea Shepherd are aggressive‚ yet non – violent and operate within the guide lines of the U.N. World Charter for Nature. (“Sea Shepherd’s Mission Statement”‚ Sea
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Some 18-thousand dolphins’ porpoise are killed each year off Northern Japan. Permits to kill three thousand dolphins and small whales off the main island of Honshu are in effect. Most of the dolphins taken are slaughtered for meat. An increasing number are taken and shipped to oceanaria‚ mostly in Asia. The recent studies extremely high levels of contaminants such as mercury‚ cadmium and PCBs in dolphin meat has led some Japanese officials‚ concerned for the health of the citizenry‚ to an examination
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Dag Constellation Myth In 500 B.C.‚ a family who are both humans and mermaids‚ went under the Kai Sea‚ Triton‚ Litora‚ and Aquata were going to the magical Kingdom. Every animal in the sea‚ except for the whale sharks and crabs went to the ceremony. The ceremony was about Aquata becoming a Goddess. They still wanted to find out what to make her the goddess of. Then Triton and the family go down to the ocean to their home to tell ALL the creatures that animal catchers are coming and taking all the
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The Whale’s Evolution Whales evolved from an ancestor that lived on land. That may be incredibly hard to believe‚ but we have a lot of information to lead to that conclusion. Land mammals and whales have a lot more in common than you may think. Land mammals have hair‚ a nasal opening by its snout‚ arms‚ legs‚etc‚ and DNA leading back to millions of years. Whales also have similar qualities to those of the land mammals. Whales weren’t always the whales we know today because long ago
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result‚ animals can be damaged mentally and physically. Some animals who do not attack humans in the wild may start attacking humans in captivity. One example of this are killer whales. As said before‚ killer whales do not harm humans in the wild‚ but they do harm them in captivity. The reason for this is because the “whales are basically driven mad by their confined circumstances”
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Whale Rider Essay Notes Whale Rider Essay Notes How is Whale Rider a good example of a mythological story? * Based on a legend- A story from the past‚ believed to explain how the Maori people came to be in New Zealand. It is regarded as historical although not verifiable. It’s a modern interpretation of an ancient Maori myth. * Strong basis in the culture of Maori people- Myths support and strengthen culture and reinforce cultural values. * Voice-over- Paikea explaining the legend
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The physical abuse of orca whales remains a growing problem in today’s national SeaWorld parks. Physical abuse starts when orca whales are captured from the wild using horrendous methods that have ended in mass fatality for the whales in question. Zimmermann (2010) said “Griffin bought the 8‚000-pound animal for $8‚000. He towed the orca‚ which he named Namu‚ 450 miles back to Seattle in a custom-made floating pen. Namu’s family pod-20 to 25 orcas-followed most of the way” (p.5). This is said in
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“all hopes of Proteus rising from the sea have sunk”. Also‚ Wordsworth said ‘Or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn’‚ whereas Cheng says “tritons notes struggle to be free. Also‚ ‘Neptune lies helpless as a beached whale’. The water is so polluted that gods come out like beached whales. This also shows how we have killed the gods. How they don’t have a say anymore because we have gone so far in damaging the world around us we don’t stop to look at what is happening. Cheng says ‘while insatiate man
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