What is a gusuku? In what ways is "castle" not a good translation for a gusuku? What are the features of the Nakijin gusuku that stand out to you as especially interesting or unique? The term “gusuku” means castle in Okinawan dialect. On my trip to Okinawa‚ I have learned that there are many castle sites in Nanjo city. I have visited Zagimi Castle and Shuri castle. To my understanding‚ Shuri castle is the most popular one and it is an imperial castle that governed over Ryukyu empire over 500
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Shackleton’s Way: Analysis & Review Sara Mleso Weber State University Shackleton’s Way: Analysis & Review Unfortunately‚ I missed the opportunity to participate in the group discussion in person on the day we were on campus. I have since emailed both particpants in my group‚ Anna Guzman and Tara Rhodes‚ who both responded promptly that everyone was submitting short answers to the questions in our discussion group‚ to compare and analyze. I have since compared and reviewed their answers with
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In early Meiji reformation‚ the nation turned their attention mostly to “shokusan kogyo” (encouragement of industries). For years‚ the government put their effort to support and encourage industrialization. However‚ many Japanese failed to keep their business running because the lack of experiences and acknowledgements. Fortunately‚ there were still some entrepreneurs who made a great influence in the industry‚ such as Shibuzawa Eiichi (1840-1931) - president of many companies‚ Iwasaki Yataro (1834-85)
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Essay Over 80% of teenagers cant live without there phones and use them for everything. Cell phones now a day are now called Smartphone’s and they have many more uses than just calling and texting. They are fantastic tools for class. I strongly believe that mobile phones should not be banned from classrooms and should be aloud in class because they have educational apps‚ they are used for emergencies‚ and the internet for research. Cell phones have a lot of educational apps
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‘The Nazi regime enjoyed broad consent brought about by popular policies’ How far do you agree with this opinion? The Nazi regime consolidated its power in stages during the period 1933 to 1939. The regime won support for its anti-communist stance and because it was the legitimate government of the day. Propaganda‚ foreign policy success‚ the economic recovery of Germany from the Great Depression‚ as well as Nazism’s promise to create an ordered society for the majority of Germans appealed to
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maria Section 1 September 8‚ 2011 The main idea in the article ‘’Now as well as Then: Our early forbears” by R. Orlando Marville is about a few different groups of indigenous people Lokono‚ Kalina‚ and Garifuna. The Lokono and Kalina had very different structures the Lokonos were a simple agrarian community that settled by the water for the growth of their crops and who believed that their cacique or chief could be either both man or woman. The Kalina were traditionally patrilineal which means
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Suemi’s Story – Práctica A. Answer the following: 1. Where do Suemi and her family live? Suemi and her family live in Yucatan. They live in a small village. 2. What Indian tribe are they descendents of? The India tribe they are descendents of are the Mayans. 3. What is their town like? Their town is kind of run down and it is rocky. It is also small. 4. What does Suemi’s father do for a living? Suemi’s father works in the bazaar selling and making bowls. 5. Describe the ruins
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Liezl L. Cruz BSC – FMA 3 The National Anthem (Reaction Paper on GMA 7’s Lupang Hinirang) GMA 7 presents the national anthem of the Philippines very well. It shows the historic events that occurred in our country in the past years. It showed the following events: Tagumpay sa Mactan 1521‚ it showed how Lapu-Lapu defeats Spanish forces under the command of Portuguese explorer and Ferdinand Magellan‚ at Mactan Island. Pagkamartir ng GomBurZa in 1872‚ Filipino priests Mariano Gómez‚ Jose Burgos
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Why did Charles I rule for 11 years without parliament‚ 1629 – 1640? Charles had no intention of ruling for a definite‚ or an indefinite‚ period without Parliament. Charles declared he had been driven ‘unwillingly out of that course’‚ and he intended to recall Parliament ‘when such as have bred this interruption shall have received their punishment’. Apart from Parliament‚ all the normal institutions of government operated. Indeed‚ Charles lacked the financial‚ military and administrative capacity
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Chapter 18 Section 1 By the mid-1850s the California Gold Rush had ended. Disappointed miners‚ still hoping to strike it rich‚ began prospecting in other parts of the West. In 1858 a mining expedition found gold on the slopes of Pikes Peak in the Colorado Rockies. In 1859 several prospectors found a rich lode of silver-bearing ore on the banks of the Carson River in Nevada. The discovery was called the Comstock Lode after Henry Comstock‚ who owned a share of the claim. The gold strikes created
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