The Mayan calendar was created over 3‚000 years ago and compared to the modern calendar was only seventeen seconds off. How can an ancient society create such a highly accurate calendar? The Mayans were a very advanced society that used very complex systems of writing‚ astronomy‚ and mathematics and with these they created things such as their calendar. The complexity of the Mayan’s culture is very fascinating and unbelievable for such an ancient society. The Maya created the most sophisticated
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Simple‚ honest‚ direct language. Two syllables‚ shell shock. Almost sounds like the guns themselves. That was seventy years ago. Then a whole generation went by and the second world war came along and very same combat condition was called battle fatigue. Four syllables now. Takes a little longer to say. Doesn’t seem to hurt as much. Fatigue is a nicer word than shock. Shell shock! Battle fatigue. Then
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The Mastermind behind Pearl Harbor: Isoroku Yamamoto By Amal Musa Isoroku Yamamoto‚ born as Isoroku Takano‚ was Japan’s greatest naval strategist. He is considered by far the most outstanding Japanese naval commander of World War 2. Yamamoto shifted World War 2 a whole new level. Major advancements in Technology brought new techniques and weapons in war such as Japans air force. Let’s not forget‚ he was even able to bring the United States into war‚ when earlier he stated‚ "We can run
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Isoroku Yamamoto‚the mastermind behind the attack of Pearl Harbor‚ once said ‘’Even a burglar hesitates to go back for more.’’ Yamamoto had to go through a lot before being known as the mastermind of the planned attack on pearl harbor.He was so smart he even went through one of the most persigue colleges in the U.S. Because of this great education he was provided with‚ Yamamoto was able to speak the language of which the country he was planning to attack and he learned more about the U.S military
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that clothes does not have to be symmetric‚ pretty‚ and have a good cut. Like what Rei Kawakubo (“Kawakubo”) said “If you want a well-designed pattern and good sewing‚ you don’t need a fashion designer.” Similarly‚ her companion in arms‚ Yohji Yamamoto (“Yamamoto”)‚ who also has a statement that "Perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make‚ I want to see scars‚ failure‚ disorder‚ distortion.” These ideas make them break the fashion history since the beginning of 1980s. Tokyo was never received
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2) Epic - A very long poem about the adventures of a hero written in lofty language. Lyric Poetry 1) Haiku - Originally a Japanese form of poetry about nature that has three lines and seventeen syllables. The first and third lines have five syllables‚ and the second line has seven syllables. 2) Limerick - A light‚ humorous poem of five lines with a rhyme scheme of aaba‚ meaning that the first‚ second and last lines rhyme with each other‚ and the third and fourth lines rhyme. 3)
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roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ (A) And sorry I could not travel both (B) And be one traveler‚ long I stood (A) And looked down one as far as I could (A) To where it bent in the undergrowth; (B) An example of can be seen in the poem at line seventeen: ’ ’Somewhere ages and ages hence: ’ ’. Consonance and Assonance are widely used throughout as we can see in the following examples respectively: ’ ’And that has made all the difference. ’ ’ ’ ’Yet knowing how way leads on to way‚ ’ ’. Repetition
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As the senior seagoing admiral in the Japanese fleet‚ Yamamoto prepared for war against the United States. Contrary to popular belief‚ Yamamoto argued for a war with the United States once Japan made the fateful decision to invade the rich lands of Southeast Asia; others in the naval ministry hoped to avoid war with America even while making war with Dutch and British possessions in Asia. When the Japanese emperor Hirohito adopted Yamamoto’s view‚ the admiral focused his energy on the coming fight
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Elements of Poetry When you read a poem‚ pay attention to some basic ideas: Voice (Who is speaking? How are they speaking?) Stanzas (how lines are grouped) Sound (includes rhyme‚ but also many other patterns) Rhythm (what kind of "beat" or meter does the poem have?) Figures of speech (many poems are full of metaphors and other figurative language) Form (there are standard types of poem) Voice Voice is a word people use to talk about the way poems "talk" to the reader. Lyric poems and
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Yamamoto‚ Tsunetomo Bushido: The Way of the Samurai Garden City Park‚ NY 2002 After reading this book it is my belief that it is important for Westerners to understand the seemingly strange concepts of Bushido‚ not only as a guide to events of the past‚ but as a primer for understanding the Japanese business mentality of today. The first thought that comes to mind when Japanese work ethic is hard working‚ no breaks‚ complete commitment to ones job. There may be a reason why Japan was able to
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