During this time in Japan‚ the Yakuza clan was a very strong and dangerous group equivalent to the modern day mafia. The Yakuza clans’ ideals are relatable to two themes prominent in Yojimbo: greed and corruption‚ and rising capitalist influence. Kurosawa satirizes these two characteristics of the Yakuza clan through the use of mise en scene. One way that Kurosawa used the mise en scene to satire the Yakuza clan was through the use of décor. The Yakuza clan was a group which took pride in obtaining
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crime groups of all time in America. In December of 1865‚ a group of white‚ ex-confederate soldiers created a clan against blacks and black rights. The members settled with the name ‘Ku Klux Klan’. This group of hostility preformed acts of terrorism such as murder‚ lynching‚ arson‚ rape‚ and bombing. Members would burn crosses to get rid of the dark in the night. To be affiliated with the clan‚ you had to be a native-born white protestant United States citizen. Members weren’t just racist. Some were
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Report Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument Company date 2 | Table of contents Table of Contents The Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument or OCAI OCAI-questionnaire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . The results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Competing Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . The four culture types . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to utilize the OCAI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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historical research. When I researched about izithakazelo‚ concepts such as ‘praise names’‚ ‘clan praises’‚ and ‘family praises’ came up. The word ‘coward’ can absolutely not go together with the word izithakazelo‚ as izithakazelo has such high appraisal. Izithakazelo is connected to the Zulu culture‚ and when they are praised‚ they start with the surname and then clan name whereas amaXhosa start with the clan name then the surname (iziduko). This essay will be mostly based on the Zulu culture and izithakazelo
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unsuccessful life as a husband‚ and as a clan member. Firstly‚ Okonkwo’s impulsive need to show his strength hurts his relationships with his wives. Throughout the story Okonkwo beat his wives over meniscal problems. In the beginning‚ Okonkwo becomes angered over the death of a banana tree. When he finds his second wife Ekwefi committed the act he gave her a‚ “sound beating‚”
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“[J]ihad united Somali clans against a common enemy‚ the foreign “infidels‚” Ethiopian and European‚” according to Fae Miller in a study on the influences of Islam on Somali society (p. 58). While Jihad is only one aspect of Islam; Somalia has been a predominately Muslim country for centuries. It is impossible to examine Somali culture without appreciating the power of clan dynamics and religion and how pervasive they are. Miller’s observation depicts how Islam has been a unifying force susceptible
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Colleta‚ Nat and Michelle Cullen. 2000. Violent Conflict and Transformation of Social Capital‚ The World Bank‚ Washington‚ DC Collier‚ Paul. 2003. Breaking the Conflict Trap. The World Bank and Oxford University Press. Gassim Mariam Asif. 2003. Somalia: Clan versus Nation. United Arab Emirates. 58Hinkel‚ H. 2004. Discussion Paper for Ceasefire‚ Security Sector Rebuilding‚ Disarmament‚ Demobilisation and Reintegration Planning for Somalia International Crisis Group Africa Briefing. December 9‚ 2002. Salvaging
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Why do civil war occur? Contrast two contemporary conflicts to explain why politics turns into violence? This paper will define civil war and why does it occur. In addition‚ it will cover civil war in Somalia in 1991 till present and Iraq civil war in the 2006 to 2008 before the invasion of US. These two countries will be used to explain why politics turn into violence. The causes of civil war are due to many factors such as nationalism‚ failed state‚ economy‚ territorial ambition‚ religious
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above his rare green eyes. Despite being 14 he didn’t have any baby fat on him. The life of an orphan wasn’t something that provided enough food for him to have baby fat. Instead Rin was too skinny‚ but had enough lean muscle from working in the Zhan clan farms that he was tone. Rin knew he couldn’t stay in this village any longer. He needed to get to the region’s largest city. Only there would he be able to throw off the shackles of
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most important values. These are held sacred in his clan‚ and have been practiced generations before him. The clan practices these values because they are tributes to the gods and goddesses. They are practiced as signs of respect for these deities in order to not make them angry. Achebe emphasizes the importance of being respectful‚ "a man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness" (Achebe 19). If a man shows respect‚ the clan will commend him for it and he too will one day be
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