The Tale of the Heike depicts the struggle for power between two rival clans‚ the Taira and the Minamoto. The main events of The Tale take place from 1156 C.E.‚ when the Taira first rise to power after the Hōgen Disturbance‚ to 1185 C.E.‚ when the Minamoto clan defeat the Taira in the events of the Genpai War. Following their victory over the Taira‚ the Minamoto create the Kamakura Bakufu‚ the first shogunate‚ establishing a feudalistic form of government. Although the Minamoto were ultimately victorious
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when Dr. Dre’s G-funk had overtaken the hip-hop world‚ the Staten Island‚ NY-based Wu Tang Clan proved to be the most revolutionary rap group of the mid-’90s -- and only partially because of their music. Turning the standard concept of a hip-hop crew inside out‚ the Wu-Tang Clan were assembled as a loose congregation of nine MCs‚ almost as a support group. Instead of releasing one album after another‚ the Clan was designed to overtake the record industry in as profitable a fashion as possible -- the
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be true this a far too simplistic view and does not account for the evidence supporting many historians views that the highland clearances were an early version of ‘ethnic cleansing’. The British government at this time were looking to destroy the clan system in the highlands as they perceived the highlanders as a threat to the establishment‚ but many saw the highland ruling class just as much to blame for the situation as they were seen to supporting this clearance as a way to retain their wealth
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There are many important periods in Japanese history. But‚ if I were to narrow it down to the three most important periods‚ it would be the Yayoi period‚ the Heian period‚ and the Edo period... IN MY OPINION Yayoi The Yayoi period lasted from about 400 or 300 BC until 250 AD. This period followed the Jōmon period. This period is named after Yayoi town‚ the subsection of Bunkyō‚ Tōkyō‚ where archaeological investigations uncovered its first recognized traces. The culture of the Yayoi Era is characterized
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The Clan Culture As Cameron and Quinn describe each culture in great depth in the context of for-profit companies‚ this paper will summarize the cultures and apply them to the foundation setting. Starting from the top left box of the quadrant‚ the Clan culture is one that is similar to a family-run organization. The culture is marked by “shared values and goals‚ cohesion‚ participativeness‚ individuality‚ and a sense of we-ness” (Cameron & Quinn‚ 1999‚ p. 36). One would find a great deal of
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gille beag ruadh * crippled pigeon * Colin * Peru * Renco Development * Lucy Gray * joke picture * the wallet * kitten (Piseag) * Grandma * Grandpa * Vietnam * blackfish * Grandfather * Catriona “’My hope is constant in thee‚ Clan Donald.” * Fern Picard * Marcel Gingras * San Francisco Alexander MacDonald Chapter 1 – introduction to the narrator (Alexander MacLeod and his brother‚ Calum); love of Cape Breton but not ever going back‚ Cape Breton Island shot glass (10)
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Created in 1915‚ the Yamaguchi-gumi is the biggest yakuza family‚ accounting for 50% of all yakuza in Japan‚ with more than 55‚000 members divided into 850 clans. Despite more than one decade of police repression‚ the Yamaguchi-gumi has continued to grow. From its headquarters in Kobe‚ it directs criminal activities throughout Japan. It is also involved in operations in Asia and the United States. Shinobu Tsukasa‚ also known as Kenichi Shinoda‚ is the Yamaguchi-gumi’s current oyabun. He follows an
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by Elizabeth Leveson-Gower‚ Duchess-Countess of Sutherland‚ date unknown‚ Photo: © Tate‚ London 2013 In the time before the Jacobite Rebellions‚ landowners and clan chiefs were entrusted with safeguarding their tenants‚ the crofters. Life was hard for these crofters who farmed‚ raised cattle and horses‚ and whom their clan chief could call to military service at any time‚ but despite the hardships‚ this relationship was a reasonable compromise for most Highlanders. Revolutionary theories
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There was sound of revelry by night: A ball was given at Brussels on the evening before the battle of Quatre Bras‚ which occurred two days before the Battle of Waterloo; Belgium’s capital had then gathered her beauty and chivalry while her lamps shone brightly over fair women and brave men. The thousand hearts beat happily when the music arose with its voluptuous swell and all went out merry as though summoned to church by the wedding bells. Then suddenly a deep sound struck like a rising knell.
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to gain knowledge and realise that there are still many issues and concerns being raised in our community‚ that determines whether our actions are acceptable or not by society. Through my analysis of the prescribed text‚ the play “A Property of the Clan” by Nick Enright‚ I have realised that there are still numerous concerns and problems in our younger society‚ with many of them the way we treat each other in a community. The text reveals discrimination‚ stereo typing‚ violence against women and mateship
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