The origin of the ninja is obscure and difficult to determine‚ but can be surmised to be around the 14th century.[4] However‚ the antecedents to the Ninja may have existed as early as the Heian[5] and early Kamakura eras.[6] Few written records exist to detail the activities of the ninja. The word shinobi did not exist to describe a ninja-like agent until the 15th century‚ and it is unlikely that spies and mercenaries prior to this time were seen as a specialized group. In the unrest of the Sengoku
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characters in Japanese: hiragana‚ katakana‚ and kanji. All three characters can be seen in a single sentence. テレビを見ます Katakana Kanji Hiragana Hiragana and katakana‚ like the alphabet‚ represent sounds. As you can see in the above example‚ hiragana has a roundish shape and is used for conjugation endings‚ function words‚ and native Japanese words not covered by kanji. Katakana‚ which has rather straight fines‚ is normally used for writing loanwords and foreign names. For example‚ the Japanese word for
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Japanese calligraphy (書道 shodō?) is a form of calligraphy‚ or artistic writing‚ of the Japanese language. For a long time‚ the most esteemed calligrapher in Japan had been Wang Xizhi‚ a Chinese calligrapher in the 4th century but after the invention of Hiragana and Katakana‚ the Japanese unique syllabaries‚ the distinctive Japanese writing system developed and calligraphers produced styles intrinsic to Japan. Who practices Japanese calligraphy? In Japanese‚ calligraphy is called shodou‚ or “the
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SCHOOL OF LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE STUDIES St. Patrick’s‚ Carleton University 日本語３０１０A JAPA3010A Third-Year Japanese Academic Year: 2014 秋学期 Course Title/Number: 三年生の日本語 JAPA3010A Time/Location: JAPA3010A Tuesdays and Thursdays‚ 2:35-3:55pm‚ RC209 Department: The School of Linguistics and Language Studies Instructor: Yoko Azuma-Prikryl Office/Hours: 324 St.Patrick’s building Phone: 613-520-2600 Ext. 6635 Wednesdays 2:00-3:00 pm and Thursday 4:20~5:20pm or by appointment
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Has the History of World Politics Been a History of the Clash of Civilizations? | Is This the Likely Pattern of the Future? | International University of Japan Graduate School of International RelationsHistory of International Relations’ term paperWritten by Bakchiev Daniiar (Don)‚ PMPP 2nd year student‚ ID# 1B1009 | | Clash of Civilizations? Is This the Likely Pattern of the Future? Written by Bakchiev Daniiar (Don) PMPP 2nd year
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The End of History and the Clash of Civilization written by Jasmine Liu "The End of History" is an essay written by Francis Fukuyama in 1989 and published in the international affairs journal The National Interest. In the essay‚ Fukuyama argued that the advent of Western liberal democracy may signal the endpoint of humanity’s sociocultural evolution and the final form of human government. The highlights of the essay are listed as follows. Firstly‚ Fukuyama held the view that history should be viewed
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Clash of Civilizations or a Broken Clock? In his book The End of History and the Last Man‚ Francis Fukuyama argues that the only ideological alternative for post-Cold War nations is a capitalist free market economy‚ human rights and liberal democracy and that the world had reached ’the end of history ’. Samuel P. Huntington on the other hand believed that the worlds future primary axis of conflict will be along cultural and religious lines. In his book The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking
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Civilization is a complex way of life that came about when people began to develop urban settlements. The rise of agriculture allowed the development of the earliest civilizations wherein people have surplus food to maintain economic stability and for survival. The earliest civilizations first appeared in Mesopotamia‚ what is now Iraq‚ and then in Egypt. Civilizations also developed in the Indus Valley by 2500 BCE‚ in China by 1500 BCE and in Central America‚ what is now Mexico‚ by 1200 BCE. Civilizations
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Introduction to Sociology Race & Ethnicity Assignment A Look at Japanese Internment of WWII To start off‚ the definition of internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people‚ commonly in large groups‚ without trial. (The Oxford English Dictionary[->0] 1989) Japanese Americans in 1942 were taken to internment camps during WWII because of suspicions of their allegiance and dedication to the United States. Any Japanese American regardless of citizenship status was incarcerated. In early
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Japan is very different than the role of the modern day women in western civilization. However‚ it is similar to the role women played in America 40 years ago. Today‚ women in Japan are expected to devote their energies to raising their children while men are expected to dedicate themselves to their careers. Oddly enough‚ both men and women believe this is the way it should be. Nonetheless‚ there is an increase in Japanese women expressing interest in full time careers. Most of these women are
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