This book chronicles the emergence of Shintoism and the transplantation of Buddhism into the Japanese soil by narrating the exploits of the Deities who create the country and the feats of medieval warriors who change forever the fabric of the Japanese society. The Deities IZANAGI and IZANAMI are appointed by their superiors of Heaven‚ the incumbents of the creation of a new world and should procreate to start a new dynasty on Earth. During the procreation phase‚ Izanami dies by giving birth to the
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Summarize-Within this chapter‚ the author‚ Kurt Vonnegut‚ introduces the novel by assuring readers that everything in this book is pretty much true‚ especially the parts about the war. He begins his explanation of his experiences beginning with him and his wartime friend‚ Bernard V. O’Hare‚ returning to Dresden in 1967 with funding from the Guggenheim Foundation. While being driven in a taxi to the slaughterhouse where Kurt and Bernard had been locked up as prisoners of war‚ the two men became friends
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guide on his trip is Alex‚ a young Ukrainian man. They are both twenty-one. Their driver is Alex’s grandfather‚ who claims to be blind. Grandfather’s seeing-eye dog comes with them‚ the dog is called‚Sammy Davis‚Junior‚Junior.The book is based on three basic narratives: chapters written by Jonathan‚ Alex‚ and Jonathan. Chapters written by Jonathan describe different events in his family’s history in Trachimbrod. Chapters written by Alex describe Jonathan’s present trip. Letters from Alex to Jonathan
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Chapter One February 23‚ 1843‚ 10 years before the events of An Immigrant American. Suddenly‚ the door of the carriage flung open‚ as it pulled up to the doors of the Mannheim Palace on an early and cold February morning in 1843. “Karolina‚ I am so glad you are here!” The young woman said frantically as she burst into tears. “I thought you would never get here.” “I don’t know what to do with my hair‚ and my mother needs help with the wedding preparations‚ and they will be here any moment”. She continued
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version of BookRags’ King of Shadows Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-king-of-shadows/ Copyright Information © 2000-2013 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Study Guide 1 Plot Summary King of Shadows by Susan Cooper is a tale about a young boy’s journey to overcome his devastating past in exchange for a hopeful future. Nat is an orphan who escapes into the world of the theatre to avoid his sadness. Nat is magically transported
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Section 1 Summary (Chapters 1-8) In Part One of Gone Girl‚ titled “Boy Loses Girl‚” the chapters alternate between the perspectives of Nick Dunne‚ the main character‚ and Amy Elliott‚ Nick’s wife. Nick’s chapters focus on present day‚ while Amy’s chapters are her diary entries from the past‚ integrated into the story to give insight on her overall personality and her feelings towards their marriage and relationship. Nick’s present day starts with Nick waking up in their rented house in Carthage
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Write a summary of the novel. The novel “Of mice and men” opens with two migrant workers‚ George Milton and Lennie Small who are on their way to harvest an available job. Lennie is a great strength guy but has problem with soft thing and George who is intelligent‚ has to take care of Lennie. After being hired‚ they meet Candy‚ old swamper who has an old loyal dog and Curley‚ the boss’s son who doesn’t like Lennie. When Candy overhears the conversation between George and Lennie about their dream
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Summary of Reading – Chapter #2 Chapter 2 of The New Jim Crow focuses on how the system of mass incarceration works. Alexander concentrates on the "War on Drugs‚" because "convictions for drug offenses are the single most important cause of the explosion in incarceration rates in the United States." Early on‚ she exposes myths‚ noting that the war is not "aimed at ridding the nation of drug ’kingpins’ or big-time drug dealers‚" and the drug war is not "principally concerned with dangerous drugs"
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The state legislature is considering passing a bill to prohibit anyone from receiving a driver’s license‚ unless he or she has earned a high school diploma. The bill now is the driver must be 16 years old or older to get their license. The driver has to pass their permit test‚ go through driver’s ed‚ then they can go take the test. The age has been 16 for decades‚ and it would be strange to change now. State legislature should not pass this bill‚ because if people who are not high school graduates
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CHAPTER 8 How Did They Make And Use Tools? Technology Summary The physical remains of humanly made artifacts form the bulk of the archaeological record. The artifacts that are found by archaeologists may not represent the range of objects actually used because certain materials preserve better than others. For this reason‚ stone tools and ceramics dominate the archaeological record. Objects made of fabric‚ cord‚ skin‚ and other organic materials no doubt date back to the very earliest archaeological
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