Stephen’s optimism about his circumstances makes his experience a pleasant one. Later on in the story‚ Matsu decides to take Stephen up to Yamaguchi‚ the village of the lepers. Stephen is at first nervous about this trip‚ but loosens when he meets Sachi. Sachi was the best friend of Matsu’s sister Tomoko. Ever since
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spent in a dismal temporary home‚ I found comfort in the steady hum of the car as we passed through the busy metropolis. Sachi continued to speak of the English language lessons and the school my brother and I would attend. The school would give us provisions‚ she said‚ since English is not our native tongue. “They will hardly need them‚” Dad winked at me‚ “I taught them well.” Sachi smiled‚ returning to speak of our home. Mum and Dad asked questions when their weariness allowed and nodded constantly
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contained a complexity that only presented itself after intense analyzation. It took Stephen many days before he bonded with Matsu due to his hard appearance and demeanor. Once he got past the surface‚ however‚ Stephen uncovered Matsu’s complexity. Sachi used her garden as a therapeutic tool and it adopted her persona. Through the harsh appearance of her rock garden‚ a beauty presented itself. Even under all her scars‚ Sachi’s physical beauty and the beauty of her personality presented itself to Stephen
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Matsu is only a servant‚ Stephen shows great respect for him. Matsu’s silence also brings out the samurai in him. His silence occurs in many parts of the book. At first‚ Stephen assumed that Matsu just didn’t like to engage in conversations‚ but Sachi explains how his silence is powerful when she told Stephen that “with Matsu‚ everything is in what he does not say” (59). His strength in silence guided him through his childhood to the present day. Because Matsu wasn’t the best looking guy when he
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study different variables contributing to this disorder such as gender‚ age‚ stress and many other factors. After doing so these authors take an in depth look as to why cases of FAS have had such a rapid increase over the years (2006). Authors Hirai‚ Kato‚ Kobayashi‚ and Tsuruga focus on how psychiatric symptoms are often manifested in verbal expressions and how these expressions can be used to escape from daily
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of the traits of a samurai. Stephen explains after Sachi believes in Matsu’s advice to her that "Matsu’s words have a certain certainty to them" (80). This shows Matsu’s power with his words and that the people around him have a sense of respect for him as well‚ faithfully taking his advice. The true samurai within Matsu was shown most in his conduct. Matsu’s silence is present in many parts of the book. This silence becomes powerful as Sachi explains that "with Matsu‚ everything is in what he
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Finding one’s identity can be a strenuous task‚ seemingly impossible at times in a world where many people live dependently on others. Joy Kogawa‚ a proud Japanese Canadian and the author of the award winning novel Obasan and its bestselling sequel Emily Kato (formerly Itsuka)‚ is no stranger to the constant search for identity and individuality that so many people across the globe find themselves struggling to obtain. The reader witnesses her constant strain to develop confidence and to find the courage
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History of Robotics: Timeline This history of robotics is intertwined with the histories of technology‚ science and the basic principle of progress. Technology used in computing‚ electricity‚ even pneumatics and hydraulics can all be considered a part of the history of robotics. The timeline presented is therefore far from complete. Robotics currently represents one of mankind’s greatest accomplishments and is the single greatest attempt of mankind to produce an artificial‚ sentient being. It is
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socioeconomic status tend to not do as well in school as their peers of a middle or upper socioeconomic status. (Duncan‚ Kato‚ Brooks-Gunn & Klebanov‚ 1993) (Duncan‚ Kato‚ Brooks-Gunn & Klebanov 1993) conducted a study to determine whether a child’s socioeconomic status had any correlation with their academic development‚ ethnicity and if they were raised by a single parent. (Duncan‚ Kato‚ Brooks-Gunn & Klebanov 1994) They hypothesized that children of a lower socioeconomic‚ status and neighborhood would
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related articles have a high probability to be accepted and reported. Last year for example‚ the American Accounting Association ’s seminar held in Boston about "Japanese cost management"2 was focused on the formulation of TCM (Okano-Shimizu‚ 1994; Kato‚ 1995). The above situation shows that the attention put on TCM is very different from that one put on JIT- "Japanese production system"- in the 1980s. So far‚ there were debates concerning the a priori that "The competitiveness of Japanese industries"
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