drone-like world around him. Whenever real life becomes too oppressive‚ Sam fantasizes (to the tune of Ary Baroso’s 1930s hit “Brazil”) about sailing through the clouds as a winged superhero‚ and rescuing beautiful Jill Layton (Kim Greist) from a giant‚ Samurai warrior. When a “bug falls into a computer that controls everything in the "real" world it malfunctions‚ causing an innocent citizen to be arrested and tortured to death. When Sam routinely investigates the error‚ he runs into literally the girl
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The responses of China and Japan towards western penetration in the nineteenth century were completely different. The Chinese were absolutely against it and became an isolated nation. This was different that the Japanese who viewed it as somewhat of a challenge and accepted it. The initial response from the Chinese towards western penetration was the practice of isolationism. The country resisted the West and it’s modern concepts and cut off contact with them completely. This hurt the economy
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societies‚ public and private. In private‚ in their family role‚ women quite often dominate the male members of the household‚ because the women usually dedicated to their families. But in public‚ due to the two old philosophies‚ Confucianism‚ and Samurai‚ both of them were discriminatory towards women‚ and thought women need to obey men‚ so women were the low level in traditional Japanese society. Women could not have own property‚ could not read political and business transactions or great literary
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Bentley Chapter 14 Study Guide: The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia Eyewitness: Xuangzang: A Young Monk Hits the Road (p. 281-282) 1. Who was Xuangzang‚ what was the purpose of his travels‚ and what was the impact of his travels? The Restoration of Centralized Imperial Rule in China The Sui Dynasty: Establishment of the Dynasty (p. 282) 2. How were the Sui rulers similar to the Qin dynasty? Give examples of what Sui rulers did. The Sui Dynasty: The Grand Canal (p. 282-283)
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A Bug’s Life – Text Analysis Synopsis: A Bug’s Life is a 1998 computer-animated Disney/Pixar movie. Inspired by the fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper" and the classic samurai film The Seven Samurai‚ it tells the story of an outcast inventor ant named Flick who recruits a group of circus bugs he mistakes for warriors when his colony is threatened by a gang of grasshoppers for their annual feast. The purpose of A Bug’s Life: The reason I have chosen this film text it because its purpose expresses
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other male lovers. An acolyte was an attendant or apprentice often involved with religious practices. During the Edo period‚ Buddhist monks often engaged in sexual and romantic relationships with young acolytes. This was not exclusive to priests‚ as samurai often had relationships with young acolytes/apprentices as well. The passionate encounter between the preist and young man in figure 2 is emphasized by the red kukuri makura (stuffed roll pillow) which has fallen off the
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WHAT IS A JUGGALO? The rap group ICP (Insane Clown Posse) first began to call themselves juggalos and eventually extended the phrase to include us fans. The song "What is a Juggalo" was the first attempt to define the term. The song is very vague and describes a person who labels himself as insane‚ who claims he doesn’t care much about society’s norms‚ and who boasts that he acts any way he pleases. "He" is used here because females are called Juggalettes. How did the name get its
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and tradition in several ways. They hold festivals‚ perform tea ceremonies and protective rites at temples‚ wear kimonos‚ prepares refined traditional Japanese cuisines such as sushi and sashimi‚ and further present their culture in the ways of the Samurai‚ in Geishas and in the gardens they are known of. But the Japanese truly and significantly exhibit their varied traditions through their religion‚ as it influences most of the other aspects of their culture. Many Japanese show faithfulness to several
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are activated. All the German air force would be in trouble‚ because as soon as the planes took off‚ they became anchovies. Aussie Missile Jeeps would turn into pineapples and their missiles would turn into sausages. The swords of the Japanese samurai would turn into long‚ juicy spears of capsicum. All of the bricks on the military walls throughout the world would start turning into olives‚ making the walls collapse. All of the Russian submarines would turn into fried chicken. All remaining
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in a concept referred to as bushido‚ which demands bravery and extreme self-sacrifice. Honor comes from death and disgrace from surrender‚ so those who willingly gave their lives were esteemed and respected. This belief stems from feudal Japanese samurai warriors but is still widely accepted as a motive for war. During World War II‚ when the Japanese air fleet was outdated‚ they developed a defense of kamikaze pilots which were basically suicide bombers. This showed the United States that when backed
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