What role did ‘geography’ play in the story of the Maori and the Moriori?
Well, this to me seems like the biggest factor in the brutal killings of the Moriori from the Maori. Why else would they want to kill these peaceful, innocent people? Well, the answer to me is because of their island. The chathams island was only inhabited by these Morioris, that didn't even know how to fight. They had a great life, an abundance of food and resources, and had pretty much everything they needed. Of course the Maori would get jealous and want this. Even I, as a student at High Tech High would love to just go and live somewhere like that. So the Maori sailed over from Zealand to the little island, and decided to brutally kill and eat the peaceful Morioris. Isn't that sweet of them? Oh yes, NOT. They were taken over by jealousy and a want of things they do not already have. Sometimes the only way to get what you want is to brutally eat the peaceful people that love life, ya know? This is an instance, to me, of a pure exhibition of pre-historic behavior. If this happens in modern times like today, then it only proves us to be similar to them. What a great lesson in Humanity. Let's try not to live off jealousy, world.
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