Reminiscences of the Japanese Occupation Name : G. JAYHINDY Year of Intake : 2001 Programme : Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Social Studies Name of Tutor : Dr Kevin Blackburn Date of Submission : 26 October‚ 2002 Address : National Institute of Education 1 Nanyang Walkway Singapore 637616 Reminiscences of the Japanese Occupation For the purpose
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The decision to begin a Japanese internment was initiated because of the distrust people felt towards Japanese after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This was their first military involvement in the war‚ and before Pearl Harbor the war probably seemed like something far away that wouldn’t include the United States in battle. When the first affects of Pearl Harbor started to wear off‚ people become wary of the Japanese. Naturally‚ the Americans felt a distrust towards them after the government from their
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Way before civilizations were formed‚ people were nomadic. The Merriam- Webster Dictionary (2015) defines nomadic as “roaming about from place to place.” With the discovery of farming and pastoralism‚ nomadic ways of the people then slowly disappeared. Ever since this semester started‚ Ma’am Velarde has been reiterating that farming was the reason why civilizations appeared. Through farming‚ the people then learned to settle in one area‚ specifically near a body of water. They did not need to transfer
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The Mayan Civilization was once an Ancient Native American civilization which eventually expanded to become one of the most “cutting-edge”‚ developed civilizations in the Americas. Those that were part of this civilization were called the “Maya”. The Maya people lived in the eastern and southern areas of what we know today such as Mexico. They lived in regions of Guatemala‚ sections of El Salvador‚ the Belize and western parts of Honduras. The Maya people had constructed tremendous‚ gigantic pyramids
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The Maya civilization was developed by the Mayan people and was a Mesoamerican civilization. Maya Civilization resided in a large territory that included covering southeastern Mexico‚ northern Central America and all of the Yucatan Peninsula. Most of the area is covered in vast plains with few mountains and a low coastline. The Mayans were agriculture and worked on city construction‚ stone monuments‚ and building pyramids. They cultivated chili peppers‚ beans‚ sunflower sees‚ squashes‚ cacao‚ vanilla
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Week 8 Essay The biggest factor in the changing economic and social economy for the north and the south was slavery. The south had many plantations‚ which were the main source of income for the southerners. Their main crop was cotton and tobacco. The southerners heavily relied on slave labor to harvest their fields. The north consisted of mostly traders and manufacturers. They believed that slavery was wrong and relied on American workers to work in the factories and businesses. However‚ this
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Socialization ------ American Born Chinese Children under Chinese Culture According to the American Heritage Dictionary‚ socialization is "the process of learning interpersonal and interactional skills that are in conformity with the values of one ’s society" (American Heritage). It is a process of learning culture. During socialization‚ children will acquire attitudes‚ norms‚ values‚ behaviors‚ personalities‚ etc. within agencies of socialization‚ which were described as "Agencies of socialization
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was difficult the Japanese decided to grow rice‚ rice was very easy to grow and japan had the perfect weather to grow it. The geography of Japan was very strange for a civilization of people to live on. Only 15% of the land was farmable and the rest was taken by mountains. Japan’s location also affected what type of jobs people would have. Most people in japan would grow up to be Fisherman and sailors since they were surrounded by water. The geography also affected the japanese culture since they
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The art of tradition ---- Chinese Calligraphy Calligraphy has its own way to show the beauty through Chinese Characters‚ not only the long history and different types of it‚ but also way to write it is very attractive. There’s no denying that Chinese Calligraphy is one the most interesting art forms‚ and it’s known by many different people all over the world. The history of Chinese Calligraphy is pretty long‚ it was created nearly 5‚600 years ago‚ but it was eventually valued to be
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which are crucial in business dealings. Besides the factors that are mentioned above‚ other factors play essential roles as well. Guanxi and Mianzi are the foremost factors that Chinese businessmen take into account. Other factors include preparation for Chinese business meetings‚ knowledge of the Chinese Lijie‚ such as non-verbal communication and social relationships. Also‚ the Chinese banquet consisting table etiquette together with drinking and toasting. There will also be gift-giving‚ such as
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