Minamoto no Yoritomo The first Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. What the significance of Yoritomo in Japan?  Growing up Minamoto no Yoritomo wasborn in 1147 and died in 1199 at the age of 51. He ruled from 1192 untill 1199. At his last mission he tried to destroy 50 boats but he only destroyed half and was outnumbered. At the age of 14 Minamoto no Yoritomo was sent away to the care of guardian Ito Sukechicka. While he was there he developed his skills in practicing the arts of
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Gabriella Rodriguez “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson Summer Reading Assignment 1. Pg. 11 “Her eyes meet mine for a second. I hate you!” | Melinda and Rachel have been best friends since kindergarten. That hurts considering how close their friendship is. Melinda never returns Rachel’s hatred. | 2. Melinda Sordino | Melinda is very bright‚ but her vision is sometimes clouded by her suffering. She is 14 years old and has to deal with the memory of being raped at the end of the summer
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The Impact of the First World War 1) Burgfriede- A political truce was agreed between all the political parties on the eve of the war and the loans necessary to finance it were passed unanimously. Even the Social Democrats‚ perceived as ‘enemies of the state’ supported the war effort. The Burgfried lasted well over 2 years- during which time the Govt. faced no real opposition. 2) The military became increasingly involved in the economic and political affairs of the nation due to the Kaiser
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Essay Question: Underlying causes of 1905 revolution in Russia were not political. Whatever else the revolutionaries wanted it was not to overthrow the Tsar. How far do you agree with this claim? I agree that the underlying causes of the 1905 revolution were not only political there were also economic‚ social and military factors that lead to this revolution. Firstly the social causes of this event. Even though in 1861 the Emancipation of the Serfs had occurred by the early 20th century nothing
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Education: Within Pakistan borders‚ the government has set up Deobandi tradition schools in a few fortunate refugee camps. These schools‚ which have educated many of the Taliban’s current leaders‚ are religious schools following the Islamic faith. The schools follow aWahhabism-based curriculum which is an extremely conservative form of Islam. This is the only educational opportunities children have within refugee camps. Religion: Afghanistan is an Islamic nation and is practiced by
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Does the Meiji Restoration fit the description of a “classic” revolution? The Meiji Restoration was a historical starting point for Japan that initiated signs of modernization taking place. It was basically seen as a process by which Japan acquired a leadership committed to take the initiative and reform the country‚ with the goal of achieving equality with Western nations in close proximity. A “classic” revolution refers to mass uprising driven by ideology‚ radical changes of political
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Boston Massacre 1770 The British Soldiers Boston Tea Party 1773 King George 3 Battle of Lexington and Concord 1775 Captain J. Parker Battle of Saratoga 1777 General Burgoyne Battle of Yorktown 1787 George Washington Invention of the Cotton Gin 1793 Eli Whitney Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty 1765-1776 Created in protest of the Stamp Act John Adams 1797-1801 2nd president of the United States of America Vice President
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What is a gusuku? In what ways is "castle" not a good translation for a gusuku? What are the features of the Nakijin gusuku that stand out to you as especially interesting or unique? The term “gusuku” means castle in Okinawan dialect. On my trip to Okinawa‚ I have learned that there are many castle sites in Nanjo city. I have visited Zagimi Castle and Shuri castle. To my understanding‚ Shuri castle is the most popular one and it is an imperial castle that governed over Ryukyu empire over 500
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History of Philippine Literature 1.) Pre-Colonial Period • The evolution of Philippine literature depended on the influences of colonization and the spirit of the age. But before the change was done‚ indigenous Philippine literature was based on the given traditions and customs of a particular area of the country. Of course‚ Philippines is an archipelago country‚ consisting several islands‚ (7‚107 islands to be exact). And each of those islands has their specifications of cultures
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Puritan religious ideas are found in Anne Bradstreet’s poem “Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House”‚ in which themes of devotion and selfless love for God are present throughout. There are also instances where those religious ideologies clash with the emotional response the speaker of the poem has while watching the burning house; and in this paper I argue that‚ through allusion to scripture and poetic form‚ there are comments on the struggle between knowing scripture and actually
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