James K Baxter is an influential New Zealand Poet who wrote in 1950’s and 60’s. In this time he enjoyed writing poetry to express his non-conformist ideas. Two examples of these poems are The Maori Jesus and Tomcat. In these poems‚ Baxter uses character as a tool to express his ideas. This is done through careful manipulation and development of the audience’s understanding of the two characters‚ then “Maori Jesus” and the “Tomcat”. The Maori Jesus “wore blue dungarees‚ his beard and hair
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taught within society. These virtues include having giri (duty and responsibility)‚ gambatte (inner strength and resourcefulness)‚ and haji wo kakete (don’t bring shame on the family). Moreover‚ Sugihara came from a middle class samurai family that stresses the code of the samurai‚ Bushido (Duiker). This code stressed important morals‚ such as justice‚ honor and helping those that cannot help themselves. All of these numerous variables contributed to Sugihara’s imperative decision‚ should he help the
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century. Like most pre-modern societies‚ Japan developed through the years with the help of many outside influences. These influences led to the decline of female status and the introduction of Chinese-style Confucianism‚ Buddhism‚ and Samurai based feudalism played the most important roles in doing so (Hamilton). The two new male-oriented religions‚ Chinese-style Buddhism and Confucianism‚ were introduced to Japan in the
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Name: ____________________________ Date: ________________ Block:______ Chapter 27: Russia and Japan: Industrialization Outside the West I. Introduction A. Russia and Japan defied the pattern of growing Western domination during the19th century 1. By 1914‚ both launched significant______________________ and accomplished other changes that preserved their ___________________ 2. Both achieved economic autonomy and were able to join in ___________________________ B. Differences between the
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As long as agriculture is the only industry in Tokugawa Japan‚ there is no way to increase wealth in Japanese society by simply teaching people ‘how to save’. Furthermore‚ structurally‚ the samurai economy and the farmer economy will not be able to obtain sufficient wealth. It is impossible to change the accumulation of wealth as Ogyu thought. Honda‚ however‚ thought that the fact that Japan’s wealth was concentrating only on merchants was normal
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into the organization’s cultures and to energize them about the company’s mission‚ vision and values. In addition to the scavenger hunt‚ Invodo actively celebrates success by awarding two high-performing employees with the Samurai Sword and the Warrior Spear quarterly. The Samurai Sword is awarded to the Enterprise Sales Representative who closes the most deals in the quarter. The Warrior Spear goes to the Market Developer who earns the most points in a given quarter for setting sales appointments
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order. One of the notable strict orders during this period was the rules that guided the marriage of women. There was a marriage between the higher authorities and the one among the common members of the society. The rich and high class were known as samurai‚ and a clear distinction of rules regarding marriage existed between them The third parties especially the parents played a crucial role in marriage and wedding ceremonies. The marriage partners were sourced from members of the same social status
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The Thirty-Six Strategies of Ancient China is an easy to read and fascinating look at how many of the strategies and tactics mentioned by Sun Tzu in his book The Art Of War‚ were employed in ancient times. There is a Zen-like simplicity in the book’s structure. Each strategy is also a Chinese proverb and is briefly explained. There follows three or four short anecdotes taken from Chinese and Japanese history which act as teaching tales to show how such strategies can be used. The Thirty-Six
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Throughout Japanese history‚ the geisha has become a historical shrine passed on from generation to generation. From their refined repertoire of the arts to the intellectual conversations with clients‚ the geisha has various qualities of integrity to be recognized in Japanese history. Behind the perfectly painted face and overly constricted kimonos are the scars of true sacrifice towards this cultural profession‚ but is the true perseverance of the traditional geisha fading into the shadows of modern
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The Japanese culture has allowed for very little diversity. This started very early in their history. The social controls used to eliminate diversity are the family‚ the power of gender‚ the poor treatment of minority groups‚ the corporate Japanese mentality‚ and the respect required by the people in authority. However‚ due to the globalization and the shrinking of the world‚ Japanese society is starting to make the change to diversity. The individualistic mentality shared by the new technology
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