Whale Rider

However, the true meaning of destiny cannot be explained by such few undemanding words for destiny itself can never be truly understood. With a destiny of their own to seek and unfold, Antonio from the novel Bless Me, Ultima and Paikea from the novel Whale Rider, realized the importance of acceptance, perseverance, and above all fate. Antonio, after astonishingly dreaming of his birth, felt pressured into becoming either his father’s last hope or his mother’s biggest dream. On the other hand,…

future. Circumstance drives us forward so we do not glimpse back at the past and have many regrets, but leads us to the future, where we can compose improved choices than those we may often regret. Antonio from Bless Me, Ultima and Paikea from Whale Rider both depend on a knowledgeable mentor that guides them through their youth, coexist with an animal that watches over and protects the children, but have different obstacles that hinder them from finding the meaning of destiny in their own…

makes it, destiny is molded by one’s choices and what he or she wants to become. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya recounts the journey of Antonio Marez as he faces many obstacles while growing up in order to achieve his destiny. On the same note, Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera shows a young girl named Paikea Apirana struggling to reach her destiny because koro disregards the fact that she has potential to become the leader that he has always wanted. Both Antonio’s and Paikea’s destinies are…

Coco the cat, Dave the dog and the cows from next door. Noni enjoyed the day by sliding down the sand dunes, splashing the waves, scattering seagulls and building a sand boat with her friends. Noni rescued poor Dave, who swam too far out to see a whale blowing her spout. Noni is always there for her friends when they are in trouble and danger. This picture book is a good resource for educators to use when talking about beaches, friendships, and rhyme. The value of the story in an educational…

Tomi is a friendly Japanese boy who is trying to bring up his father’s sunken boat. Tomi is trying to pull this off with the help of his friends. Some adjectives that describe Tomi are determined, smart, friendly. Tomi is determined. Tomi gets his friends and his grandfather “Ojii-Chan” to make a plan to raise the voat. They try all kinds of ideas and work to lighten the boat so that it can be raised. They borrowed some marine pontoon boats to lift the hull, and they were successful because in…

There are many reasons why Megan David is complex person. Megan David has many different morals. She is a kind well thought-out person who is not afraid to do what she needs to do. She is a very nervous person when it comes to confronting some of the problems in her life. She is really torn up about one problem in particular. One of her close friends out of the blue dropped her which seems pretty harsh to do if I say so myself. Megan is a pretty open book when it comes to her life but this…

Have you ever changed to something different in your life? Well that’s what Alex Rider is dealing with he has stuck with a certain organization for many years. He now had an urgent feeling to switch to the bad side. My book Alex Rider Scorpia starts off with an investigation. Alex Rider the young, brave, and intelligent spy is sent on a mission to Venice to investigate an organization called Scorpia. Scorpia is an organization that carries out acts of terrorism to get money: “ We are a…

The storm affects how the characters act because the storm turns people like Dean that have O blood type into zombie-like creatures that just want to kill others. Alex which is Dean’s brother doesn’t know his brother barely anymore because of how he acts towards others when he is exposed to the outside for too long. I also think that the storm affects Dean’s relationships especially with Niko which is his best friend who is now acting differently to him. My second reason why the storm is…

You have ten seconds to choose your fate and expect this next mission. The clock is ticking! Alex Rider, a 14 year old british spy does just that. He execpts the mission and is sent to the exoctic mountains. Alex is heroic. He saved the world in his last mission when he stopped Herold Sale from taking over everything and everyone. At the beginning of Point Blank Alex is sent to a private school in the mountains where all the wealthy families send their kids. Alex got a call from M16. The call…

and foggy night, a man opened up his laptop to find one single message; KILL ALEX RIDER. Yassen Gregorovich, a cold-blooded assassin was trained and hired by the international crime organization, Scorpia, to take out anybody and everybody who got in their way. The night before coming face to face with one of his greatest enemies, Yassen drew parallels between his life and that of the fourteen-year-old spy, Alex Rider, through a series of flashbacks that brought the assassin’s story to life ☺…