Essays on Whale Rider

Every culture has its own traditions and many of the times these traditions are broken when new generations are born. In the film Whale Rider depicts a culture in transition. The Maori, the native Polynesian people of New Zealand, are looking for a male descendant…

Burdensome Gifts People make sacrifices every day, and have done so throughout our history. Sacrifices date back many millenniums when indigenous tribes, such as the Aztecs, ripped out the hearts of living creatures to please the gods. In modern times, people make sacrifices so often…

Destiny Everyone has a destiny. To find ones’ destiny is the purpose of his or her life, though some people have troubles finding their true destiny. In Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, Antonio ponders his destiny and has doubts about his family’s decisions. In…