TSUNAMI IN JAPAN Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11‚ 2011‚ that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country’s north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike‚ sweeping away cars‚ homes‚ buildings‚ a train‚ and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The earthquake—the largest in Japan’s history—struck about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued warnings
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Current Events Assignment Earthquake in Japan On March 11‚ a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan‚ causing widespread and serious damage to infrastructure and to human life. A massive earthquake-triggered tsunami followed‚ washing away large parts of several coastal cities The recent tragedy in Japan will affect the global food supply and might just be the event that triggers the reverse of our dependence on Asia for cheap foods. Americans might complain about
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Louis XIV had many names. Louis the Great‚ Louis the Grand Monarch‚ or the Sun King. He was born September 5‚ 1638‚ in France. He was named “gift of God”. A younger brother‚ Philippe‚ followed two years later. When the king died on May 14‚ 1643‚ that’s when Louis took the crown at 4 years old. In a series of wars between 1667 and 1697‚ he extended France’s eastern boarders at the expense of the Habsburgs. In the War 1701-1714‚ the Spanish succession engaged a vicious European alliance in order
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In Japan nobody dares to talk about the causes of suicide or how to fight them‚ but manuals teaching you how to kill yourself sell over a million copies. What if 10‚000 lives could be saved in Japan? Not by miracles but by ideas‚ by honesty. Would anybody dare to listen? If death is darkness this is about life‚ this is about trying to take back life from the jaws of death; this is about choosing hope over despair‚ even when you’re desperately hanging on by your fingernails. 300‚000 Japanese people
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States didn’t even leave a warning for Japan to get ready or give them a chance to surrender from the world’s harshest war weapon (Primary source packet #2). In another document‚ Mr. Byrnes’ didn’t agree with the atomic bomb incident because Japan was already defeated and wouldn’t have made it another 6 months (document based questions #2). If the United States would’ve just waited a little longer or use a less harsh method that they knew more about‚ I bet Japan would’ve gave up and let us win. I also
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[pic] Japan Geography Japan is about the same size as California. Japan is made up of many islands. The four largest islands in Japan are Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu‚ and Shikoku. Japan forms an arc in the Pacific Ocean. Japans total area is about 378‚000 square kilometers. About 75% of Japans land is mountains. Japans highest mountain is Mount Fuji at 3776 meters. Japan has several volcanic regions and 80 volcanoes are considered active. Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707 and is considered capable
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MONUMENT HOMEWORK: ST. LOUIS ARCH Homework needs to clearly be organized. Use this as a guide for your research. Keep the bold headers but erase my comments when you hand in your homework! NAME OF MONUMENT: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial also Gateway Arch TYPE OF MONUMENT: Arch LOCATION: Saint Louis‚ MO DATES: 1. Idea- Eero Sarriaen & Haanskarl Bandel in 1947 2. Competition- 1947 challenging teams of architects 3. Construction- 1963- 1965 BACKGROUND ON
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Compare & Contrast British and Japan National characteristics can be explained geographically. For instance‚ continent people are confident themselves and never hesitate. In contrast‚ peninsula people say ’Hurry up ’ in every situation. Meanwhile‚ island people are curious and want to explore everywhere. Britain and Japan are representative Island nation in the west and the east. Therefore‚ they have been walked in similar way historically. Both go through the absolute monarchy and developed
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Music in Japan Class: Music Teacher’s name: Date: Jan.-13-10 Table of Contents 1: Introduction 2: Back Ground Information 3: Elements of Music 4: Occasions for Music 5: How culture is kept alive 6: Conclusion *Works cited List *Rough Notes Introduction Japan is well known for its variety or cultures and traditions in the “East Asia.” There are many cultural festivals and events all year round. Japan has a great
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Prostitution in Japan In Japan‚ there are several applicable laws for crimes related to prostitution‚ such as the Anti-Prostitution Law‚ the Penal Code and the Child Welfare Law. These penal provisions have been appropriately enforced. Prostitution was officially sanctioned by the Japanese government during the Tokugawa regime. Families which were poor sent their daughters to big cities to find work at brothels and other niches in the sex industry‚ having them enter into “slavish bondage” with
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