Instead, he decided, his daughter would just have to give it away to another woman. but the daughter refused. she had grown to love the baby, despite his irritable behavior. read the excerpt from the maori creation myth. tane was driven to hide in his forests, which tahwiri destroyed with horrible floods. tangora was thrown into the sea, where he was attacked by the wind and lightning. rongo and haumia took refuge in the earth, shielding themselves in papa’s embrace. based on these excerpts, how do the haida and maori cultures view the mother-child relationship? both view mothers as being easily fooled by their children. both view mothers as willing to sacrifice themselves for their children. both view mothers as trying to reduce their children’s power over them. both view mothers as caring and protective over their children.

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?