Restoration’. Japan for some time was considered too remote and poor to be subjected to Western Imperialism. However Emperor Meiji and his advisors made it clear that they were determined to adapt selected features of Western civilisation to become a powerful nation‚ while still keeping Japans individuality. The new aspects of society included social‚ political‚ economic‚ military and educational changes. One of the first symbols for great change was the Railway that was built in 1872 and ran between
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Western Ways of knowing is significantly different than the Indigenous ways of knowing for several reasons. One is that Western ways use linear and step-by-step method. Further‚ the organization of knowledge depends on the preexisted laws. For example‚ to distinguish if it is living or nonliving‚ one would start with a hypothesis and go through the scientific methods and categorize it in such manner. This is an example of reductionism where everything is taken apart in small parts to distinguish
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It is defined by Findley and Rothney as‚ “systems of symbols and meanings that even their creator contest‚ which lack fixed boundaries‚ that are constantly in flux‚ and that interact and compete with one another" (Findley & Rothney‚ 2006). This is the defination of culture I would be using here on. The authors describe culture to be a system of symbols having blurred boundries. The curx however is to see how do we recognize these system of symbols? The answer to this question is provided by Williams
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Hi‚ my name is Juliet Thompson. I am 27 and a single mother. I have 2 children and their names are Jane and Ethan‚ Jane is 12 years old and my son is 16‚ turning 17 in 2 weeks. My childrens father ‚ Jason‚ had died due to cancer 5 years ago. My son and I both have jobs. I work as a bartender at our towns bar. My son helps with farming and ranching. My daughter ‚ Jane‚ helps clean around the house. Ethan and Jane both go to the towns school. Ethan‚ in 11th grade and Jane‚ in 8th. My son had just went
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Apple strudel is a traditional Viennese strudel‚ a popular pastry in Austria and in many countries in Europe that once belonged to the Austro-Hungarian empire (1867–1918). Eintopf is a traditional type of German stew which can consist of a great number of different ingredients. Technically‚ the term refers to a way of cooking all ingredients in one pot‚ not to any specific recipe. Fondue is a Swiss‚ French‚ and Italian dish of melted cheese served in a communal pot (caquelon) over a portable stove
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Persepolis: A Significant Panel Among the most important panels in Persepolis‚ one stands out to most readers towards the end of the chapter‚ “The Key”. “The Key” refers to the story of the son of Marji’s maid and many other young boys who were promised a key to paradise if they fought in the war against Iraq. On page 102‚ Satrapi illustrates the shadows of young boys scattered in the air from the blast of exploding minefields below‚ each one with a plastic key around their necks. Marjane
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Proyecto: El árbol familiar For this project you will be creating a family tree and presenting it in Spanish. Your family tree can be presented in one of many different forms: on poster board or chart paper‚ in a small book‚ or in a Power Point presentation. The written information is part of your rough draft. All info you present orally should be memorized. Your family tree must contain at least 5 people. Include a diagram showing how each person is related. Don’t forget yourself! For each
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The sea - The sea is the barrier between civilisation and the seclusion on the island. In the poetic depiction of Simon’s death‚ it also represents an almost supernatural power far beyond the limited scope of the island community. The island - The island represents good and evil. It stands for a new independent life without any adults who rule the childrens’ life. So it is like treasure island at first glance. The island is full of life - there are animals and lots of fruits to make food of. It
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In 1974‚ due to a series of bad loans‚ charges of criminal embezzlement‚ and other unfortunate circumstances‚ the Union Planters Bank foreclosed on the Stax Record Company and all its property. Included in this seizure was the building where Stax founders‚ Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton‚ set up shop an African American neighborhood at the former Capitol Theater in 1960. By 1980‚ the neighborhood became one of the poorest and most crime-ridden zip codes in the United States and the property held
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Since opening its “doors” in 1852‚ Western ideals began to influence the way Japanese people saw themselves. Many did not believe a nation-state could be consolidated under the Tokugawa regime‚ and should therefore reform the government and the nation according to Western ideology. This is perhaps best exemplified in the Meiji Restoration‚ which began as a way to not only reform the old Tokugawa way of life‚ but to also transform Japan into a nation that could stand on equal grounds with the West
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