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    Rape Trauma Syndrome Essay

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    Right after the rape‚ the wife seemed to display most of the short-term effects of rape trauma syndrome‚ both in the text and the film. For instance‚ she was extremely terrified of the hateful look her husband gave her‚ and throughout the event she constantly was crying and laughing hysterically. Also‚ in the text‚ she gives her testimony in a temple and not in the magistrate’s court‚ implying that she is unwilling to be in the same location as Tajomaru‚ her rapist. Showing many symptoms of rape

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    foreign encroachment‚ Tokugawa political and economic instability‚ and the role changes and actions of Japan ’s samurais all were factors that led to the downfall of the Tokugawa dynasty. Foreign encroachment was the main cause for the fall‚ and was also a main factor for Tokugawa political and economic instability and the converting of roles and actions of Japan ’s samurais. In addition‚ without foreign encroachment‚ the other factors would have been weaker and not powerful enough to bring

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    The strucure of the japanese fuedal system and its structure is based off of a heiracy system‚ the Emporer being at the top‚ then the shogun‚ then the samurais‚ below them are the peasents and finaly the merchants. The Emperor was at the top of the Japanese feudal system and was the person that all of the people looked up to as the supreme ruler. However‚ the Emperor was a figurehead and held little political power compared to the Shogun who was probably the most important person in Japanese society

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    Asian History Notes

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    Ieyasu as Shogun Moved the capital to Edo and transformed the fishing village into political and economic center Forced Daimyos and Lords to finance expansion of Edo > and live in the city for part of every other year Construction of city and samurai in need of goods attracted merchants‚ craftsmen and entertainers from all over Japan = population over 1 mil – Edo largest city in the world 17th century For 300 yrs Shoguns maintained peace and isolated themselves from western influence – time

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    Ancient and modern civilization at war for the soul of Japan is the main idea that revolves around the whole plot of the movie. The story takes place in the year 1876 where a rebellion took place in Yoshino Province. The revolt is primarily due to the rapid modernization of Japan through having an opened border for trading with the rest of the world. The movie encompasses the transition from Tokugawa shogunate up to the Meiji era as it illustrates the difference between the traditional ways of life

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    Japan

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    your first unit test‚ be able to: Use the following vocabulary terms in sentences of your own showing you know the meaning of the term in context. Porcelain Fire Lance Civil Service Exams Minamoto Yoritomo Forbidden City Shogun Genghis Khan Samurai Diamond Sutra Zheng He Steel Silk Feudalism Steppe Vassal Scholar-Officials Daimyo Census Terrorism Bushido Yuan Dynasty Meditation Shinto Confucianism Grand Canal Answer questions on: How China’s geography has affected its history

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    Massachusetts‚ said "It’s a country that tries to modernize itself in a hurry‚" "It wants to get rid of a non-productive class of samurai to replace it with an effective fighting force. It wants to stand up as an independent nation and not be pushed around by Britain or the United States."(3) The movie rebellion is led by a samurai named Katsumoto‚ who is based on the real-life samurai Saigo Takamuri. Known for his tireless conservatism‚ Saigo supported the Emperor in the Meiji restoration‚ but then led an

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    technologies. Saigo Takamori is deemed the last of the samurai class. His status is uplifted as a die hard warrior and hero among his people. He is renowned both in Japanese and Western cultures but especially in the south his homeland of Kagoshima the area in which he and his band of warriors made their historical last charge. The last battle is portrayed uniquely across both cultures. Takamori’s upbringing was that of the lower class samurai under the Shimazu Nariakira daimyo of Satsuma. The former

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    The 47 Ronin Story

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    Ronin Story Paper (#1) The 47 Ronin Story takes place in 1701‚ approximately 100 years after the Tokugawa Shogunate was formed. The story displays much of the changes going on in Japanese society and culture. From the declining importance of the Samurai‚ to the rising influence of the merchant class‚ and finally to the inevitable changing of values that are all exacerbated by the long peace imposed by the Tokugawa Shogunate. The changing of values were not just commonplace among the classes‚ it also

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    Seppuku

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    Title: The ancient art of Seppuku Purpose: To bring awareness of the ancient samurai art of Seppuku Audience: Anyone who has ever wondered why people commit suicide for honor Seppuku‚ also called Hara-kiri (“belly-cutting”)‚ the honorable method of taking one ’s own life practiced by men of the samurai class in feudal Japan. Seppuku (only outsiders reffered to it as "hari-kari") is a highly ritualized performance‚ as complicated as chado (a tea ceremony)

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