East Asia Midterm Review • Amateratsu: a part of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion. She is the goddess of the sun‚ but also of the universe. Daughter of god Izanaghi. Created 8 islands. The Emperor of Japan is said to be a direct descendant of Amaterasu. • Tangun: mythological first king of the Koreans‚ the grandson of Hwanin‚ the creator‚ and the son of Hwanung‚ who fathered his child by breathing on a beautiful young woman. Tangun reportedly became king in
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Japan: Locked Society to Christianity? Significantly‚ In the Meiji Restoration period in 1871‚ Japan passed into law the “Freedom of Religion.” This declaration has served a wide open door of opportunities to proclaim the Gospel‚ through various means and well-known strategies‚ in all areas in Japan. However‚ why is it that for many decades since then there is just less than one percent of the whole population profess they are Christians: that is despite the fact that there have been significant
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"What do I know about that stuff?" "We have traditional performances?" "Do they still perform that kind of thing?" "Weddings are cultural? I thought it was just tradition." Wait‚ isn’t that the same thing? These are remarks most commonly expressed by the locals of my very own generation when asked about local culture and theatre. More and more questions come into the mind of a typical local when you talk to them about Malaysian culture. Malaysia is known for its natural beauty‚ modern buildings‚
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Anna Deavere Smith’s unique style of drama in her play Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights‚ Brooklyn and Other Identities integrates theatre with journalism in order to bring to life and examine real social and political events. Each scene is created directly from an interview that Smith had held with the character‚ although Smith arranges the character’s words according to her own purposes. She captures the essence of the characters she interviews‚ distilling their thoughts into a brief scene that
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Cave paintings have been a mystery to many people ever since their discovery‚ causing many different theories about why our ancestors went into the caves to create their art. An early theory was that it was just art for art’s sake. It was just something to pass the time and had no meaning. Others believe that the paintings were made by Shamans. The Shaman is the spiritual leader of the people and he would have went in the caves for spiritual guidance. Since our ancestors were hunters and gatherers
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is the name of a terrorist cult operating in Japan‚ though the cult is now known by the name Aleph. The group is considered a cult due to the fact they have a combination of different belief systems which include Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ Christianity‚ Shamanism and New Age. Aum Shinrikyo is considered a terrorist organization because of previous actions and their participation in various attacks‚ and for previous attempts to use chemical and biological weapons on innocent people. This paper will cover
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Indigenous Tribes and climate Change Impacts: The Environmental Impacts of climate Change and Loss of resources Kirsten Chu Overview This research analyzed the different types of informational content of a sample of various reources using a basic grounded theory methodology. This research was conducted to correlate with the issue: How Inuit communities are subjected to environmental influence due to climate change. The Analysis revealed that many changes in the environment have impeded the everyday
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The culture of Asia is the artificial aggregate of the cultural heritage of many nationalities‚ societies‚ and ethnic groups in the region‚ traditionally called a continent from a Western-centric perspective‚ of Asia. The region or "continent" is more commonly divided into more natural geographic and cultural subregions‚ including the Central Asia‚ East Asia‚ South Asia (the "Indian subcontinent")‚ North Asia‚ West Asia and Southeast Asia. Geographically‚ Asia is not a distinct continent; culturally
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Youth‚ rebellion‚ recklessness – three words that describe the teenage years of an angst-ridden American-Born-Chinese. Growing up‚ I had some sense of what was supposed to be important in life: politics‚ news‚ history‚ religion‚ family‚ math… it all sounded good—kind of like how communism sounded good—and that was exactly how I treated those subjects‚ with the utmost disobedience. Being born into a Discourse‚ as John Paul Gee puts‚ “…involve a set of values and viewpoints in terms of which one must
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Religion Origin of All Things Nature of God View of Human Nature View of Good and Evil View of “Salvation” View of After Life Practices and Rituals Celebrations and Festivals Week 2 Hinduism and Jainism Hinduism- South Asia‚ the Indus. Jainism- India and East Africa Hindus- the supreme spirit‚ called Brahman. Jainism- does not believe in God as a creator‚ survivor‚ and destroyer of the universe. Hinduism- Hinduism articulates several different‚ overlapping paths‚ or margas for humans to follow
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