MINING FOR MEANING: A STUDY OF MINIMALISM IN AMERICAN LITERATURE by JEREMY ROBERT BAILEY‚ B.A.‚ M.A. A DISSERTATION IN ENGLISH Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Approved Wendell Aycock Chair of the Committee Sara Spurgeon Scott Baugh Ralph Ferguson Dean of the Graduate School December 2010 Copyright 2010 Jeremy Robert Bailey Texas Tech University‚ Jeremy Robert Bailey‚ December 2010
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In her report “Japanese American Internment During WWII”‚ Heather Steven explains how “those in the camps showed their loyalty to the United Sates by assisting in the war effort” (2). While in the camps Japanese Americans were assigned to making uniforms and parachutes for the troops. Others grew and canned food that was also sent to the troops (Steven).Overtime interned citizens were released from these internment camps‚ provided that they did not return to the West Coast (Robinson). Before entering
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the negotiation style of Japanese company is very important. The first etiquette is respect for the hierarchy. The society in Japan is known as an orthodox society and clear hierarchy. It’s shown not only in family but also in social relationship‚ especially in negotiation. Sometimes an American negotiator will assume‚ because he has the authority to bind his corporation‚ that his Japanese counterpart has equivalent authority. This is not always the case. Often the Japanese negotiator will be required
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The treatment of Japanese Americans in America did not improve immediately after the war ended. The Japanese were still kept in camps six months after the war ended and unfavorable opinions lingered on the Japanese until the 1950s. They had a difficult time recovering after leaving the camps‚ as they had lost all of their money and land prior to their internment. The physical and mental impact this experience had on the internees was very detrimental to their lives and trust of Americans. This era
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in the search database *Learn how almost everything works English−japanese (dictionnaire) English−japanese Dictionary éditions eBooksFrance www.ebooksfrance.com English−japanese Dictionary 1 English−japanese (dictionnaire) Adapted from : http://www.freedict.com/dictionary/index.html English−japanese Dictionary 2 English−japanese (dictionnaire) English−japanese Dictionary 3 English−japanese (dictionnaire) a : ato A−bomb : genshibakudan A−bombed : hibaku A−D
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In the Japanese economy‚ it seems that there are many large industrial firms. However‚ the actual work of those firms is carried out by small and medium subcontractors. Therefore‚ if the contractors have any problems within the market‚ they can pass that to their subsidiaries. Subcontracting has always been important source of competitiveness and efficiency. gThe importance of subcontractors is especially great in industries where diverse parts‚ processing and a high level of technology are required
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In terms of Japan‚ Japanese people have different way of thinking and sense of beauty from other countries. First‚ Japanese people have unique way of thinking. They tend to make much of harmony. For example‚ they prefer to act as groups‚ so they try to avoid arguments and follow the majority to make good relationships. Moreover‚ they do not emphasize their individuality because they are afraid of being recognized as strange by others‚ and they are also shy. In addition‚ Japanese people always try
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Invasion of the Japanese Beetle The Japanese Beetle is a relatively new invasive species to Idaho. In 1990 the ISDA started deploying traps. There are 200-300 traps that are regularly set out. They are seen at Idaho airports‚ all UPS/Fedex/USPS flights from regulated states go through other states first. The yellow torpedo looking traps are also found throughout the State of Idaho. They are found in and around nurseries‚ parks‚ neighborhoods‚ and where ever there may be a threat of Japanese Beetles appearing
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While the Victorian spirit moves to new explorations and energies from what was traditional - submission by women‚ dominance of men‚ and the focus on reaching an Ideal World through the beauty of nature - it maintains many aspects of the Romantic period that it is trying to escape. C. Rossetti’s "No‚ Thank You‚ John" In Rossetti’s "No‚ Thank You‚ John‚" the speaker is a woman who is refusing the advances of a man - John. The woman has a mind of her own‚ and she does not need a man in her life.
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serious actions: the most significant being the internment of all Japanese people. The interment was when the United States military placed anyone of Japanese origin in camps where they were expected to take the few resources they were given and make mock-towns to live in‚ forcing them to make thrifty accommodations that weren’t optimal for living. At the time‚ actions like these seemed justified to many Americans‚ seeing as Japanese immigrants could have collaborated with Japan by giving them resources
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