84:209–216 DOI 10.1007/s10551-008-9701-8 Ó Springer 2008 ‘‘Karoshi (Work to Death)’’ in Japan Atsuko Kanai ABSTRACT. Since the collapse of Japan’s bubble economy in the early 1990’s‚ the Japanese economy has only recovered slightly. This has direct implications for employment. Both the seniority wage system and the lifetime employment system‚ which were popular during the period of economic growth in Japan‚ unavoidably changed to an outcome-wage system. Now there is greater mobility in employment
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frustration‚ disruption‚ and stress. In America‚ slavery was glorified‚ even though‚ families were separated and destroyed. Slavery made it tedious to have stability in families because of the effects it had on the African American people. After reading “How Affected African American Families” and “Narrative of Jenny Proctor‚” slavery caused African American families to cope with separation‚ unfair marriage stipulations‚ horrible living condition‚ mistreatment and labor‚ and also the ending of slavery.
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The five themes of geography are five big categories that all things geography can be grouped into. They are movement‚ regions‚ human environment interaction‚ location‚ and place. The five themes are important to understand for the study of geography. Movement‚ in geography‚ is as it sounds. It’s about people moving and how they do it. People can travel to Houston by plane‚ car‚ train‚ bus or cruise ship. Most imports and exports that come to Houston arrive at the Port of Houston. The Port of Houston
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because the idea of war and its terror is shown. I chose this image because it is striking and catches the eyes of the viewer. It brings out the idea that a bomb can drop down anytime during a war‚ no matter where one is or what they are doing and affect individuals in shocking ways. In the image‚ there are five children running straight towards the camera and seven soldiers behind them. The children are all spaced
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Economical The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 provided new western lands to the United States as well as an enormous opportunity for planters to grow their cotton plantations there. With this new area‚ cotton dramatically increased and it speedily became the most important and valuable product of the United States in 1815‚ with an increase in its exports during the two first decades of the nineteenth century. It accounted from 7% volume export to being the most valuable export (E‚ Horton & Oliver Horton
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the Victorian Era. The Victorian Era was the time period of Queen Victoria’s reign from June of 1837 until she passed away in January of 1901. It was a time period that consisted majority of peace. The Victorian era had a big impact on the novel and how it evolved the character‚ Alice. The Victorian Era influenced the novel of Alice in Wonderland with the overall appearance of Alice‚ discussing the proper etiquette that Alice had to retain‚ and Alice’s family life. In the novel‚ Alice wore a knee
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The Soviet soldiers took over major cities and highways‚ angering lots of Afghans. The people of Afghanistan felt they belonged primarily to their specific clan or ethnic group and secondarily to the government or a country. A majority of Afghans did not like the new communist regime because many of the laws went against their Muslim faith. Rebellions broke out causing the Soviets to shut down Mujahideen rebels and their supporters by bombing where the resistance was based (Taylor). Over a million
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He had many technologies that he used on his voyages. However‚ if he could have had some of the technologies we have today‚ his journey would have been a lot easier and healthier for him. The GPS would have showed him where he was and how much further he had to go. The microwave would have allowed him to have healthier and tasteful foods. The refrigerator would have allowed him to preserve meat and fruits. The vaccines and medicine would have helped him die so early‚ technologies that
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Europeans attempting to gain ground and the Native Americans trying to keep it. These Europeans had moved to this country to escape famine and depressed living conditions‚ which was brought on by their respective governments. These people‚ I’m sure‚ did not think that they would have
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The Jim Crow era began in 1890 and enforced laws against blacks‚ which resulted in segregation between blacks and whites. Expectations of women in the South changed very drastically during this time‚ and women had to behave in a certain way. In 1849‚ Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery and later helped more slaves escape. She then became a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Harper Lee was born in 1926. She grew up during the Great Depression when all of these horrible events‚ plus others happened
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