The Meiji Restoration brought enormous changes in Japan’s structure. It eliminated the Tokugawa Shogunate‚ which allowed the emperor to regain full power‚ and transformed Japan from a feudal system to a modern state. The new era established the Meiji Constitution‚ which created a new structure for the government and laws‚ reformed the military and education system‚ experienced westernization and was the catalyst towards industrialization. However‚ it cannot be completely considered as a revolution
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Identifying a Personal Lineage: Restoration & Adaptive Reuse After doing extensive research and some soul searching‚ I feel most connected to the French architect and theorist‚ Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (January 27‚ 1814 – September 17‚ 1879). Viollet-le-Duc is best known for his extensive restoration projects throughout the 19th century. His portfolio contains a long list of projects that were done in the Gothic Revival style‚ however he designed and restored buildings in a variety
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group known as the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists‚ also called “The Boxers‚” who roamed around China trying to restore justice by killing foreigners. The Boxers hated the foreigners because they did not respect Chinese traditions or culture and tried to convert the Chinese to Christianity. As a result‚ many Chinese people had to take actions based on whether
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Chapter 15 outline I. The restoration of centralized imperial rule in China A. The Sui dynasty (589-618 C.E.) 1. After the Han dynasty‚ turmoil lasted for more than 350 years 2. Reunification by Yang Jian in 589 3. The rule of the Sui a. Construction of palaces and granaries; repairing the Great Wall b. Military expeditions in central Asia and Korea c. High taxes and compulsory labor services 4. The Grand Canal integrated
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Japan’s goal of achieving fukoku kyohei‚ “rich country; strong military”‚ fuelled major political‚ economic and social changes during the Meiji Restoration. By the 20th century‚ Japan had a modern constitution and national parliament‚ though it was not truly democratic. The modernization of the nation also made Japan richer and more economically stable‚ with a structured education system. Japan‚ an impotent‚ closed feudal state‚ was transformed into a formidable nation focused on nationalism.
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The Rebellion Old Major‚ the old boar on the Manor Farm‚ calls the animals on the farm for a meeting‚ where he compares the humans to parasites and teaches the animals a revolutionary song‚ ’Beasts of England’. When Major dies‚ two young pigs‚ Snowball and Napoleon‚ assume command and consider it a duty to prepare for the Rebellion. The animals revolt and drive the drunken and irresponsible Mr Jones from the farm‚ renaming it "Animal Farm". They adopt Seven Commandments of Animalism‚ the most
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A Summary of “The Boxer” Michelle Cochran ENG 125 Journey into Literature Instructor Douglas Goss July 28‚ 2012 The author of this paper decided to choose the poem entitled “The Boxer‚” written by Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley in 1968. The author of this paper chose this poem because it is also “a modern rock ballad.” (Clugston‚ 2010)‚ which is something everyone can relate to. One of the main elements that stuck out to the author is‚ as (Clugston‚ 2010) states‚ “its rhythm
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prior to being helped. With our technology advancing in speed and structure‚ it is hard to keep updated on the changes‚ for some it seems impossible to catch up with all the new innovations that are introduced daily. My letter was sent to Barbara Boxer‚ she is a democrat and the junior United States senator from California‚ the reason I chose her was because she was a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee‚ which focuses on matters relating to the environment and infrastructure. She
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Language: Thai Genre: Action / Adventure UK release date: 21/10/2005 Starring: Asanee Suwan‚ Sorapong Chatree‚ Orn-Anong Panyawong Directed by: Ekachai Uekrongtham Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol (Nong Toom)‚ a Muaythai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman. The movie chronicles her life from a young boy who likes to wear lipstick and wear flowers to her sensational career as kickboxer whose specialty is ancient Muaythai boxing moves which she can
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"Paret died on his feet. As he took those eighteen punches something happened to everyone who was in psychic range of the event. Some part of his death reached out to us." The passage has a sympathetic effect. The writer is sad that Paret the Boxer is dead‚ and in the passage the writer uses diction‚ imagery‚ and similes to show the sympathetic effect. The writer uses diction to show that he thought the fight was animalistic. "But in the last two years‚ over fifteen round fights‚ he had started
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