The study of Japanese literature is usually divided into classical Japanese literature and modern Japanese literature. Line of demarcation is 1868‚ the date of the Meiji Restoration. Pre-Meiji Japan Tokugawa Period (1600-1868) = Period of Great Peace = Maintenance of the status quo = Domains and Daimyō frozen in status 1. Official ideology -- Neo-Confucianism Before Tokugawa period‚ Confucianism played subordinate role in Japanese thought. Confucianism remained a secular moral and political
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The importance of journey in literature In most texts journey is from great importance to the plot of a story. In some texts the whole book is based on the journey characters make‚ like in the book The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy written by Douglas Adams. In others‚ journey is used to indicate changes‚ for instance in character’s behaviour‚ personality or knowledge. Apparently‚ the role of journey differs in texts. It is therefore intriguing to learn how journey is used and what it means to
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Nikola Tesla‚ Man of Many Sciences Who is Nikola Tesla? Where would the world be without him today? “Nikola Tesla” by Inez Whitaker Hunt gives us just a glimpse of the contributions that Nikola Tesla made to the modern world. Born into humble beginnings‚ his father an Orthodox Priest and his mother and uneducated woman‚ came a man who would someday contribute some of the most important technology of his time. Some of that technology still in use today. Nikola Tesla was one of the most influential
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Imagine living in a world with little hospitals‚ dirty water‚ small amounts of transportation routes and little technology. Before Europe came to America‚ Asia and Africa there were not hospitals‚ schools‚ roads‚ railways or ports. European imperialism had a positive effect on the modern world by bringing improved living conditions‚ the spread of culture‚ and infrastructure to America‚ Asia and Africa. Europe also constructed hospitals and schools therefore improving health and education. Christianity
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JUVENILE JUSTICE IN THE CARIBBEAN - A Rights Approach to Children in the Juvenile Justice System CONTENTS About the Consultant i Introduction 1 The Juvenile 3 Diversion from Court 6 The Juvenile Court/Family Court 11 Juvenile Court/Family Court Operations 11 Sentencing Options 15 Remand 18 Detention 20 References 29 Synthesis of Juvenile Justice Studies in: Antigua and Barbuda‚ Barbados‚ Belize‚ Commonwealth of Dominica‚ Grenada‚ Guyana
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Chapter 2 What is Literature and Does it Matter? What is literature? You’d think this would be a central question for literary theory‚ but in fact it has not seemed to matter very much. Why should this be? There appear to be two main reasons. First‚ since theory itself intermingles ideas from philosophy‚ linguistics‚ history‚ political theory‚ and psychoanalysis‚ why should theorists worry about whether the texts they’re reading are literary or not? For students and teachers of literature today there
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There is not a significant date that marks the beginning of the modern world. However there are several reasons why this takes place around the 1500’s‚ more specifically 1453. There are 8 reasons why the modern world begins in the 1500’s; urbanization‚ global trade‚ age of exploration‚ spread of knowledge/inventions‚ end of crusades‚ rise of monarch/pope‚ end of black death in Southern Europe‚ and‚ boundaries/Geography/religions. Of this listing there are three salient reasons in particular listed
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LIS 13:Library Literature for Children and Young Adult Children’s literature (also called juvenile literature) consists of the stories (including in books) and poems which are enjoyed by or targeted primarily at children. Modern children’s literature is classified in different ways‚ including by genre or the intended age of the reader. Children’s literature has its roots in the stories and songs that adults told their children before publishing existed‚ as part of the wider oral tradition. Because
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After reading and thoroughly analyzing both sides of the Taking Sides Issue‚ “Does the Modern University have Islamic Roots in the Islamic World?” I agree with the professor of history and philosophy of education Medhi Nakosteen; he touches the roots of the modern university to the Golden Age of Islamic Culture (750-1150 C.E). Medhi also states that Muslim scholars adapted the best of traditional scholarship and established both the experimental method and the university system‚ which they handed
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Chapters 1 and 2 Notes Chapter 1 Living with Art Megaliths are large stones that are surrounded by a circular ditch. The monument is presumably the marking of graveyard and once was accompanied by other monuments. The Neolithic era is known for the uses of new tools and constructive materials such as hardening clays using a flame. Pottery was used to create bowls‚ food jars‚ cups‚ and a variance of other objects. Each culture characterizes art in its own way. Artists perform tasks such as create
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