Japanese Katakana Origin The katakana syllabary was derived from abbreviated Chinese characters used by Buddhist monks to indicate the correct pronunciations of Chinese texts in the 9th century. At first there were many different symbols to represent one syllable of spoken Japanese‚ but over the years the system was streamlined. By the 14th century‚ there was a more or less one-to-one correspondence between spoken and written syllables. The word katakana "part (of kanji) syllabic script". The
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Japanese Internment Camp Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066‚ which permitted the military to circumvent the constitutional safeguards of American citizens in the name of national defense.Over 127‚000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II. What did they do wrong? Well they were of Japanese ancestry. Despite the lack of any concrete evidence‚ Japanese Americans were suspected of remaining
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According to Japanese mythology‚ the world begins with the birth of seven deities. These seven deities arise and then pass away in what the Japanese call the‚ "plain of high heaven." After this‚ five more couples were born‚ the last named‚ Izanagi and Izanami‚ who were ordered by their peers to consolidate the earth‚ which at this point was a chaos of muddy water. Izanagi and Izanami stood on the bridge of high heaven‚ thought to be the rainbow‚ and dipped their jeweled spear in the murky water
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Executive Summary Here‚ we are going to discuss the development of a Japanese restaurant as relates to producing a business plan for this to the company also securing as being leveled. Japanese restaurants tend to be relatively immune from negative changes in the economy and the moderate pricing point to associate with these big businesses. As such‚ the high margins generated by the business‚ coupled with the large amount of tangible assets associated with the business values businesses to remain
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by the Japanese. This led to the wrongful and unjust internment of innocent Japanese Americans. Families were split and torn apart‚ business were let go‚ and homes were lost. All because “Americans” were afraid and made wrong judgments and let emotions play into their decisions. Americans believed that Japanese Americans were dangerous. For example a quote from Congressman Rankin states‚ “These Japs who had been here for generations were making signs‚ if you please‚ guiding the Japanese planes
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What is command responsibility or superior responsibility? It is the doctrine of hierarchical accountability in cases of war crimes. It is also called the Yamashita principle. [Yamashita was the Commanding General of 14th Army Group between 9 Oct 44 - 2 Sep 45 and Military Governor of Philippines. He assumed post 11 days before the allied forces took control of Philippines. Under his command‚ his troops committed acts of violence‚ cruelty and homicide inflicted on the civilian population resulting
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Japanese Government A Research Paper In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in English 4 by Christian James D. Lee Zamboanga City High School English Department February‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter page Introduction……………………………………………………………….... 1 Outline……………………………………………………………………… 2-3 I. Japanese Government
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became a crime punishable under international law. (Genocide: britannica.com) The United Nations had difficulty defining the term “war crime”‚ but after the events of World War II three categories against the law of nations became generally accepted as such. The first‚ “crimes against peace‚” involves preparing for or initiating a war of aggression; the second‚ “war crimes‚” includes murder‚ ill treatment‚ or deportation of the civilian population of occupied territory; and the third‚ “crimes against
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tribunal for the most serious International Crimes such as Genocide‚ crimes against humanity‚ and war crimes. Jose Ayala once said‚ “A person stands a better chance of being tried and judged for killing one human being than for killing 100‚000”. Unfortunately that comment is accurate‚ we need the International Criminal Court to end impunity‚ to take over when national criminal justice institutions are unwilling or unable to act‚ and to deter future war criminals. Warcrimes have been a continual distress
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a Prisoner of War (POW) Central Idea: Although war may be an uncivilized human act‚ the treatment of Prisoners of War shoul not reflect that kind of behavior‚ as their rights should be upheld and respected. Introduction: In a war with sometimes unforeseen actions taken by our faceless‚ ever-evolving enemy‚ you as a Marine may find yourself in a situation that you may not ever believed you would be put in. That situation is that of a Prisoner of War. As Marines‚ we go to war to destroy our
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