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    Culture and Identity

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    Japanese. It changed almost everything about the Japanese culture‚ art and identity. Before the bombings of Hiroshima‚ the Japanese culture was based largely on the samurai traditions: loyalty to death‚ saving ones face‚ maintaining honor‚ pride and honorable death. Most people in Japanese society were not part of the samurai elite‚ but those philosophies filtered into everyday culture. The people valued the beauty of nature‚ family‚ work ethic‚ simplicity and discipline. All of this changed

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    century. Like most pre-modern societies‚ Japan developed through the years with the help of many outside influences. These influences led to the decline of female status and the introduction of Chinese-style Confucianism‚ Buddhism‚ and Samurai based feudalism played the most important roles in doing so (Hamilton). The two new male-oriented religions‚ Chinese-style Buddhism and Confucianism‚ were introduced to Japan in the

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    James K Baxter is an influential New Zealand Poet who wrote in 1950’s and 60’s. In this time he enjoyed writing poetry to express his non-conformist ideas. Two examples of these poems are The Maori Jesus and Tomcat. In these poems‚ Baxter uses character as a tool to express his ideas. This is done through careful manipulation and development of the audience’s understanding of the two characters‚ then “Maori Jesus” and the “Tomcat”. The Maori Jesus “wore blue dungarees‚ his beard and hair

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    Chiune Sugihara

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    taught within society. These virtues include having giri (duty and responsibility)‚ gambatte (inner strength and resourcefulness)‚ and haji wo kakete (don’t bring shame on the family). Moreover‚ Sugihara came from a middle class samurai family that stresses the code of the samurai‚ Bushido (Duiker). This code stressed important morals‚ such as justice‚ honor and helping those that cannot help themselves. All of these numerous variables contributed to Sugihara’s imperative decision‚ should he help the

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    Hans Zimmer

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    Speaking about music and famous composers we often mean Beethoven‚ Mozart‚ Glinka‚ Tchaikovsky‚ etc. and their masterpieces. Undoubtedly‚ their music is timeless and will be always beloved and popular‚ but we shouldn’t forget that nowadays we have people‚ who are also very talented and whose works arouse deep and complex emotions. So‚ today I want to tell you about Hans Zimmer‚ German composer and modern genius. Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12‚ 1957) is a German film composer and music producer

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    Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character‚ scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work‚ often to relieve tension. Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episode interposed in the midst of serious or tragic elements in a drama. Comic relief often takes the form of a bumbling‚ wisecracking sidekick of the hero or villain in a work of fiction. A sidekick used for comic relief will usually comment on the absurdity of the hero’s

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    Name: ____________________________ Date: ________________ Block:______ Chapter 27: Russia and Japan: Industrialization Outside the West I. Introduction A. Russia and Japan defied the pattern of growing Western domination during the19th century 1. By 1914‚ both launched significant______________________ and accomplished other changes that preserved their ___________________ 2. Both achieved economic autonomy and were able to join in ___________________________ B. Differences between the

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    As long as agriculture is the only industry in Tokugawa Japan‚ there is no way to increase wealth in Japanese society by simply teaching people ‘how to save’. Furthermore‚ structurally‚ the samurai economy and the farmer economy will not be able to obtain sufficient wealth. It is impossible to change the accumulation of wealth as Ogyu thought. Honda‚ however‚ thought that the fact that Japan’s wealth was concentrating only on merchants was normal

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    into the organization’s cultures and to energize them about the company’s mission‚ vision and values. In addition to the scavenger hunt‚ Invodo actively celebrates success by awarding two high-performing employees with the Samurai Sword and the Warrior Spear quarterly. The Samurai Sword is awarded to the Enterprise Sales Representative who closes the most deals in the quarter. The Warrior Spear goes to the Market Developer who earns the most points in a given quarter for setting sales appointments

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    Japanese Edo Period

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    order. One of the notable strict orders during this period was the rules that guided the marriage of women. There was a marriage between the higher authorities and the one among the common members of the society. The rich and high class were known as samurai‚ and a clear distinction of rules regarding marriage existed between them The third parties especially the parents played a crucial role in marriage and wedding ceremonies. The marriage partners were sourced from members of the same social status

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