Japanese Literature Reporters: Afable‚ Carlo Manasis‚ Fahra Afro-Asian Literature MTh 09:00 – 10:30 Japanese Literature I. Introduction Facts about Japan * Also known as “Land of the Rising Sun” * An archipelago made up of 6‚852 islands * Its capital is Tokyo * Japanese is its national language * The government is Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy II. History of Japanese Literature Japanese Literature can be divided into four main periods: ancient‚
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for experimenting with his poetry and attempting as well as developing the imagism movement a little under one hundred years ago. Ezra Pound was born in Hailey‚ Idaho. He became increasingly interested in Japanese and Chinese poetry. The idea of the Haiku influenced the thought of imagism. Since he was fifteen years old he knew that he wanted to be a poet‚ but not just any poet. He had an opinion‚ and he was willing to take some risk to share that. Ezra Pound changed poetry in the world and allowed
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Revolutionary Education Systems What do Japan and Finland have in common in their respective education systems? Even though they have many differences‚ both their schools policies are based on quality‚ efficiency and internationalization. Both are recognized around the world for the outstanding scores in the PISA (Programme of International Student Assessment) tests they reach every three years. The improvement of their students and the development in the laboral field are the two principal interests
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Literary Criticism Response David Guterson ’s novel Snow Falling on Cedars undoubtedly holds high acclaim in its reputable attempt to show the prejudice between the Americans and Japanese after World War II and more importantly the prejudice that is unavoidably apart of human nature. The author of the criticism recognizes and brings to light the things done by Guterson throughout the novel. He refers to the animosity between people brought about by differences‚ the unwillingness to accept change
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impressed me the most was how at first she wanted nothing to do with medicine‚ but then she fell in love with it. My favorite quote from Elizabeth Blackwell is‚ “If society will not admit of woman’s free development‚ then society must be remodeled‚” (Haiku Deck). I want to follow how hard she worked and become more active in women’s rights. Elizabeth Blackwell will forever be known as the first woman doctor who changed the way people viewed women‚ seeing them as strong and
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LITERATURE: Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work and can‚ in some circumstances‚ refer exclusively to published sources. The word literatureliterally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature‚" as in the figures of speech "arts and letters" and "man of letters." Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction and non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose
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Listen to some different kinds of music. If you’re still listening to the same songs that you were years ago‚ than it’s time to try something new. Do you listen to Hard Rock and Rap mostly? Try Jazz or House Music. The great thing about this is with hundreds of thousands of artists out there‚ there is always something new. Type in the style you want into youtube and listen to what comes out. You can also try Pandora and set it to the genre you want to explore. 2. Be open and talk to people
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I. Japanese Feudalism Emerges While emp in Heian courts‚ rival clans battled for cntrl of countryside – local warlords & Budd temp formed armed bands loyal to then rath than to central gov As armies struggled for pwr‚ japan evolved feudal syst – warrior aristocracy dom J society In theory‚ emp stood at head of J feudal society – actually pwrless tho revered figurehead Real pwr lay in hands of shogun (supreme milit command) – Minamoto Yoritomo appointed shogun Yoritomo set up
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7th Grade Literature Study Guide Unit 2‚ Part 2 (pp 270-271) Inferences – logical assumption about information or ideas that are not directly stated. Inference Vocabulary Words: Conclude: to form an opinion or make a judgment‚ based on evidence presented. Subject: the main idea or topic. Object: a thing that can be seen or touched. Credible: easy to believe. Perspective: an assessment of a situation‚ especially from one person’s point of view. Literary Analysis: Most fictional stories
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Glossary of Literary Terms Addresser/Addressee: The addresser of a text is the voice of a text. In prose‚ the term more commonly used is narrator‚ in a poem‚ speaker. The addresser is often different from the poet or author. The addressee is the receiver of a text‚ often the reader‚ but occasionally another implied receiver; for example‚ the addresser’s beloved in the case of a love poem. (See also Point of View.) Alliteration: Repetition of the initial letter (or sound) of successive words
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