Suicide-A morally responsible action? The suicide culture in Japan has always been a prominent issue‚ and is held in a peculiar view by many. 30‚000 Japanese commit suicide annually (McCurry‚ 2014)‚ making Japan the 8th country with the highest suicide rates (WHO‚ 2014). This “suicide culture” stems from Japan’s historical roots— the warrior bushido honour code which justifies one’s basis to committ suicide. Can suicide be considered a morally responsible action this way? Or is it a beautiful death
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What does the title suggest? The title suggests that the novel is based somewhere desolate‚ isolated and cold. It also suggests that the setting is very important‚ otherwise‚ why not call it Scarecrow since he’s the main character? Genre: The genre of this novel is action/thriller. I have determined this because the definition of thriller; a suspenseful adventure story‚ fits perfectly with the novel. What is the point of view of the novel? This novel was written in third person. This
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relations‚ the government could focus on improving the economy and making it self-reliant (Toyoda & Masamota). In addition‚ Japan created a concrete feudal triangle with samurai as the ruling class (Watts). However‚ this differed from the system in the past where daimyos ruled separate areas and fought each other. In the Edo period the samurai were paid by the government‚ making them loyal and united. They were given the most power‚ being the only people allowed to carry weapons (Watts). This also prevented
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advanced their society by getting rid of the samurai and many other traditions holding Japan back from advancing. Japan also built up its military under the Meiji which eventually overpowered the Russians in 1905. The British trained the Japanese army and the Germans trained the navy making it well trained and disciplined. The Meiji Revolution transformed Japan into an industrialized state by opening up it borders to trade‚ getting rid of feudalism and the samurai‚ and strengthening its
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to the political fragmentation and invasions following the fall of the Roman Empire; for the Europeans it was necessary for survival. Feudalism‚ a system based upon a mutually beneficial relationship between a lord and a vassal (or a daimyo and a samurai‚ as they were called in the Japanese system) in which land and protection is given in exchange for labor and loyalty‚ was a long-standing political and economic system that survived for many years in many regions of the world. Although the Japanese
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To create a country internally stable‚ strong enough to repel foreign ambition‚ and progressive enough to be seriously regarded by the international community‚ the oligarchy of the Meiji Era felt that they needed to make a break with the past and begin anew. They spent years studying successful nations and used the lessons learned to invent a system that not only moved Japan forward into the modern age‚ but also took into consideration the traditions and history that made Japan unique.
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Name: Isabella Smit Date: 12/5/2014 Graded Assignment Document-Based Question: Feudalism Submit this assignment to your teacher by the due date to receive full credit. (45 points) 1. To complete this Graded Assignment‚ retrieve the Feudalism DBQ. Use this document with its essay instructions and the DBQ Checklist to complete this DBQ essay. Make sure that your essay has an introduction‚ three body paragraphs‚ point-of-view analysis‚ an additional source that would strengthen the essay‚ and a conclusion
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This essay will discuss the vertical society (tateshakai) in Japan‚ namely its development in ancient and modern Japan and how it shapes attitudes and behavior‚ and thus providing insight into Japanese etiquette and culture. Tateshakai essentially describes the social hierarchy in Japan and how the Japanese place a huge emphasis on vertical relationships‚ much in contrast with Western attitudes which favour horizontal relationships and minimizing barriers between hierarchal rungs. Tateshakai
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Chris Higgins 12515433 I have chosen to analyse a scene from the film Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa. I will be discussing in particular the scene where the Woodcutter wanders through the woods and discovers the body of the samurai. This scene is vital as we are introduced to the scenario which will be the focus of the rest of the movie. Kurosawa utilizes a number of interesting techniques that contribute to the film’s experimental nature‚ which I will be discussing in this analysis. The establishing
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early of nineteen century. On the other side‚ western countries had strong interest in doing business with Japan to make profit. Based on the interest between Japan and western countries‚ there was existing of black ships. From the black ships & samurai‚ there was a black ship on the picture‚ which might be
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