The origin of the ninja is obscure and difficult to determine‚ but can be surmised to be around the 14th century.[4] However‚ the antecedents to the Ninja may have existed as early as the Heian[5] and early Kamakura eras.[6] Few written records exist to detail the activities of the ninja. The word shinobi did not exist to describe a ninja-like agent until the 15th century‚ and it is unlikely that spies and mercenaries prior to this time were seen as a specialized group. In the unrest of the Sengoku
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representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.” - Fidel Castro China‚ a predicament of social injustice‚ has been debated upon its coercive form of government over decades now‚ by eminent scholars and experts‚ who have been discussing about China’s future in their everlasting debates regarding the stand China will ultimately have to take in the coming decades. The fact that makes China as such a controversial subject in the world is because of its combination of its incomparable
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Japanese American Internment Camps Overwhelmingly the response of people in times of desperation is to survive at all costs and make the best of the situation. American history in the mid 20th century provides vivid example of desperate times such as those who were hit hardest by the era of the depression and also those who were displaced from their homes into Internment camps following World War II and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Comparing the fictional account of Julie Otsuka ’s novel‚ When
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What is the plot in "The Japanese Quince" by John Galsworthy? "The Japanese Quince" by John Galsworthy‚ is a short story about a man who seems to be experiencing a total disconnect from the world outside his home. The plot seems fairly straightforward. Quite to his surprise one day‚ Mr. Nilson—a man "well known in the city"—feels very unusual as he looks out of the window‚ and he is not sure what the cause might be. He goes out for a walk‚ and he experiences a "feeling of emptiness‚" a "queer
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History of Japanese Art The history of Japanese art is extensive enough to form an encyclopedia in its own right. We find that the Japanese have had a long and rich history of art that stretches back to ancient times. In fact some of the oldest artifacts known to man belong to the Japanese. The different eras of art have been given names according to the places where the government was located. Historians claim that the earliest inhibitors of Japan was a tribe called Ainu. They were the ones responsible
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According to Joseph G. Peterson (2012)‚ “Several died the day the bomb was dropped. Some lived six months after the explosion but died anyway. They were all lost. It was so long ago‚ young man. To you it is a history story. To me it is my life.” This quote that many people died during WWII including the axis power living in the states. The cause of this came from Japanese attacking Pearl Harbor on December 7. Thousands of enemy alien were deported to internment camps and some families even got separated
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Brianna Sparks Mr. Zingale/ Mr. Lehman US History/ Language Arts 12 December 2016 Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt was the first First Lady to be publicly active in political and social issues. The director of Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ John Edgar Hoover; however‚ believed that she might be involved in communist activities. Did you know that he ordered his agents to monitor and keep extensive files on her? Thomas Jefferson stated that “All men are created equal” in the Declarations of Independence
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at Tanauan‚ Batangas die on November 6‚ 1959 due to heart attack and stroke became president on October 14‚ 1943 thru election ended his term on August 17‚ 1945 because he issued an Executive proclamation which declared the dissolution of his regime. *greatest contribution/achievements founded Lyceum of the Philippines University-Manila Controversies/Issues during Term -cooperated with the Japanese in contrast to the decision of Filipino Chief Justice Abad Santos -Food shortage - declared
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Settling down after World War I‚ the U.S. enters the Great Depression as a result. World War I instilled great fear in the nation and pushed it into isolation—restricting its interaction with other nations. Progressing into the late 1930s‚ the world is faced with aggression from Germany and Japan that leads into World War II‚ which repels the U.S. deeper into isolationism. Despite this reaction‚ the U.S. slowly changes its foreign policy by inching into war efforts as a result of three factors. The
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President Obama’s second inaugural address was widely perceived as a throwing down of the gauntlet in how it framed his progressive faith in government and challenged his Republican political opponents in any number of ways. Given that‚ expect to see more glove-throwing Tuesday as the president delivers the first State of the Union speech of his second term. With no more presidential elections to face‚ Obama seems to be taking advantage of that newfound freedom to speak more forcefully on his second-term
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