Japanese Final Particles and Self-Expressions in Japanese Gay Males Masataka Murakami Haverford College Swarthmore College Abstract Japanese final particles are a gendered‚ optional linguistic feature that is added to a word in a sentence or to the end of a sentence to express subtle nuances commonly in the spoken language. In terms of frequency of use‚ final particles such as zo‚ ze‚ and na are strongly masculine‚ that is‚ they are used most frequently by male speakers whereas wa‚ no‚ and
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Japanese designs and ukiyo-e prints from the 18th and 19th centuries influenced many of the western artists in both America and Europe. According to the “Gateways To Art” textbook‚ Ukiyo is a Japanese word that means “floating world” and Ukiyo-e means “pictures of the floating world”. Both of these were woodblock prints and they showed scenes and characters from the districts of modern day Tokyo. Vincent Van Gogh was one of the great artists inspired by Japan. According to Japan Talk‚ Van Gogh incorporated
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the people into communities through its rituals and celebrations. Japanese society is a major example of how people can join together as a community to celebrate their unique beliefs. However‚ this would then often raise the question of which came first; the close-knit community who started the religion‚ or the religion that jumpstarted everything and brought people together. The truth of the matter is‚ if one were to look at Japanese culture and society‚ it is rather apparent that ancient religions
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The Power in a Name The term “ethnic” when in conjunction with the word “literature” in the academic discourse community of students‚ often brings out mixed feelings of excitement and dread. On the one hand‚ students understand that they will be getting away from the canonical American literature – which can equal boring in their eyes; on the other hand‚ students interpret the term “ethnic literature” to mean distinctive – which can equal confusing or ambiguous – and perhaps at times not relatable
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Literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the Seventeenth Century English Literature‚ literature produced in England‚ from the introduction of Old English by the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century to the present. The Anglo-saxon period extends from about 450 to 1066‚ the year of the Norman-French conquest of England. The Germanic tribes from Europe who overran England in the 5th century‚ after the Roman withdrawal‚ brought
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The Anglo Saxon period is the oldest known period of time that had a complex culture with stable government‚ art‚ and a fairly large amount of literature. Many people believe that the culture then was extremely unsophisticated‚ but it was actually extremely advanced for the time. Despite the many advancements‚ the period was almost always in a state of war. Despite this fact‚ the Anglo-Saxon period is a time filled with great advancements and discoveries in culture‚ society‚ government‚ religion
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How far was the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 responsible for the outbreak of the 1905 revolution? This essay will be arguing the impact of the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 on the outbreak of the 1905 revolution. I believe that other factors were more significant in the start of revolution which will be outlined throughout the essay. On one hand the Russo-Japanese war did contribute to the outbreak of revolution to a large extent. Russia was an expansionist power and wanted to increase their control
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Symbolism in The Japanese Quince ESSAY OUTLINE I. In his work The Japanese Quince‚ John Galsworthy uses symbolism to portray the discontent for change in human nature‚ the rigidity of social classes in Victorian England‚ and the potentiality of experiencing something not of the norm. II. Galsworthy gives the impression that both Mr. Nilson and Mr. Tandram enjoy their scheduled‚ monotonous lives. “He experienced… a feeling of emptiness just under his fifth rib.” Underneath the fifth rib would
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The rise of cuteness in Japanese culture emerged in the 1970s as part of a new style of writing. Many teenage girls began to write laterally using mechanical pencils. These pencils produced very fine lines‚ as opposed to traditional Japanese writing that varied in thickness and was vertical. Also‚ the girls would write in big‚ round characters and they added little pictures to their writing‚ such as hearts‚ stars‚ smiley faces‚ and letters of the Latin alphabet. These pictures would be inserted randomly
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Neoclassical Art Period Romanticism Art Period RIWT Task 1 Swinford‚ Beth 8/23/2012 Neoclassical Art Period The Neoclassical art period overlapped with the 18th century Age of Enlightenment and continued into the early 19th century. Neoclassicism left almost no feature of visual culture untouched. This was regardless of the realistic and hypothetical connections to the classical tradition of Western art.
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