Japanese (日本語 Nihongo?‚ [nihõŋgo]‚ [nihõŋŋo] ( listen)) is an East Asian language spoken by about 125 million speakers‚ primarily in Japan‚ where it is the national language. It is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family‚ whose relation to other language groups is debated‚ particularly to Korean and the suggested Altaic language family. Little is known of the language’s prehistory‚ or when it first appeared in Japan. 3rd century Chinese documents recorded a few Japanese words
Premium Japanese language Chinese language
Allyson Faurot Professor Price EngWr 101 MW 10:30am 1 October 2012 The American Education Dilemma The American Education System is placed under scrutiny for low test scores and failing to instill basic skills and knowledge needed to succeed in secondary education and the working world. Matters look even worse when studies are done showing a blatant disparity between the educations that Americans receive versus the education of children in Asian cultures. Some people think adopting the model
Free Education School United States
S. American and Japanese school structures differ in many different ways. The first‚ and most significant way‚ is that Japanese schools incorporate a national curriculum created by the Japanese Ministry of Education. Thus‚ unlike the educational system in the United States‚ in which each state determines its own curriculum‚ the federal government decides on what each school must teach‚ how to teach it‚ and even what books to teach it with. A second structural difference between Japanese and
Premium Education United States Japan
Philippine History During the Japanese Occupation On December 8‚ 1941‚ the Japanese invades the Philippines hours after bombing Pear Harbor in Hawaii. While the forces of Gen. Douglas MacArthur retreated to Bataan‚ the Commonwealth government of President Quezon moved to Corregidor Island. Manila was declared an open city to prevent further destruction. After the fall of Bataan on April 9‚ 1942 and Corregidor‚ In March 1942‚ MacArthur & Quezon fled the country and by invitation of President Roosevelt
Premium Philippines Joseph Estrada Ferdinand Marcos
Japanese Language for Children (Interactive CD) Nampu Kawamoto April 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Background Project Description Rationale Project Objectives Communication Objectives Theoretical Framework Project Brief Technical Description Content Outline Components Audience Beneficiary and Market Profile Sample Audiences Scope and Limitations Review of Related Literature and Works Proposed Methodology References Background Visual arts are art forms that create works that are primarily visual in
Premium Japanese language Japan Camera
traditions‚ language‚ rituals‚ music‚ literature‚ dress‚ and all other products of human work and thought compose a unique culture and human survival tool. These patterns and traits were considered as the expression of a certain period: Edwardian and Japanese culture‚ the culture of poverty (Aitken‚ 2009). “Art is the quality‚ production‚ expression‚ or realm‚ according to aesthetic principles‚ of what is beautiful‚ appealing‚ or of more than ordinary significance” (Merriam Webster‚ 2012). Art has many
Premium Sociology Culture Anthropology
How Frongoch Internment Camp Influenced the War of Independence. Frongoch Interment Camp was situated in Frongoch in Merionethshire‚ Wales. It was a makeshift place of imprisonment during World War 1. It housed German prisoners of war in an abandoned distillery and crude huts up until 1916‚ but in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin‚ Ireland‚ the German prisoners were moved and it was used as a place of internment for approximately 1‚800 Irish. Notable prisoners included Michael
Premium Michael Collins Internment
Japanese and American Racism during World War II When most people think about World War II‚ their thoughts go straight to the European front with concentration camps‚ Adolf Hitler’s regime‚ and Nazi racism of Jews. Millions of people died as a result of this profound racism‚ which caused this to be the most devastating war in history. What people tend to forget‚ though‚ is that racism existed not only in Europe‚ but in the Pacific front as well. John Dower wrote a historical text portraying the
Premium World War II United States Racism
Japanese Interment Camps Discrimination of a single race in a country known as the “melting pot‚” is hard to justify. However‚ in the midst of war‚ with high tension and a severe case of paranoia‚ President Roosevelt made an executive decision. Moving‚ or forcing‚ Japanese-American citizens to interment camps is seen as a cruel‚ racist act of pure hatred and retaliation‚ when in reality it was a cautious decision made by a defensive country. There are definite reasons why interment camps are
Premium United States World War II Hawaii
1. The major differences between Japanese and American educational systems according to Mori are what each educational system values. Mori states that in Japan‚ they value the precision and "…correct form is everything- there is no possibility that you can make a few minor mistakes and still ’get’ the spirit or the essence of the truth…" (136-135). Here‚ the details and not the whole picture are emphasized which contrasts with American education. In the American educational systems‚ Mori explains
Premium Education School Teacher