The Consequences of Imperialism Encounters between two different cultures always bring about many changes‚ whether the implications of such are large or small. Although the textbooks we read may list these changes‚ it is impossible to clearly comprehend the impact of such changes unless we read a first-person account of the transitions that took place as a result of such encounters. By reading excerpts from the autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi‚ we are given a very special view of how these changes
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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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“Little boy” and “Fat man”. These were the names of the two devastating atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. One‚ a gun-assembly fission bomb where “a mass of Uranium-235 is fired down a gun barrel toward another mass of Uranium-235”. The other‚ an Implosion fission bomb where “a sphere of Plutonium-239 is surrounded by high explosives that compress the plutonium”. Both bombs had a TNT equivalent of over 15‚000 tons‚ and the sheer force of both explosions was equal to the load of nearly
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Suicide-A morally responsible action? The suicide culture in Japan has always been a prominent issue‚ and is held in a peculiar view by many. 30‚000 Japanese commit suicide annually (McCurry‚ 2014)‚ making Japan the 8th country with the highest suicide rates (WHO‚ 2014). This “suicide culture” stems from Japan’s historical roots— the warrior bushido honour code which justifies one’s basis to committ suicide. Can suicide be considered a morally responsible action this way? Or is it a beautiful death
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What does the title suggest? The title suggests that the novel is based somewhere desolate‚ isolated and cold. It also suggests that the setting is very important‚ otherwise‚ why not call it Scarecrow since he’s the main character? Genre: The genre of this novel is action/thriller. I have determined this because the definition of thriller; a suspenseful adventure story‚ fits perfectly with the novel. What is the point of view of the novel? This novel was written in third person. This
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relations‚ the government could focus on improving the economy and making it self-reliant (Toyoda & Masamota). In addition‚ Japan created a concrete feudal triangle with samurai as the ruling class (Watts). However‚ this differed from the system in the past where daimyos ruled separate areas and fought each other. In the Edo period the samurai were paid by the government‚ making them loyal and united. They were given the most power‚ being the only people allowed to carry weapons (Watts). This also prevented
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advanced their society by getting rid of the samurai and many other traditions holding Japan back from advancing. Japan also built up its military under the Meiji which eventually overpowered the Russians in 1905. The British trained the Japanese army and the Germans trained the navy making it well trained and disciplined. The Meiji Revolution transformed Japan into an industrialized state by opening up it borders to trade‚ getting rid of feudalism and the samurai‚ and strengthening its
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to the political fragmentation and invasions following the fall of the Roman Empire; for the Europeans it was necessary for survival. Feudalism‚ a system based upon a mutually beneficial relationship between a lord and a vassal (or a daimyo and a samurai‚ as they were called in the Japanese system) in which land and protection is given in exchange for labor and loyalty‚ was a long-standing political and economic system that survived for many years in many regions of the world. Although the Japanese
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To create a country internally stable‚ strong enough to repel foreign ambition‚ and progressive enough to be seriously regarded by the international community‚ the oligarchy of the Meiji Era felt that they needed to make a break with the past and begin anew. They spent years studying successful nations and used the lessons learned to invent a system that not only moved Japan forward into the modern age‚ but also took into consideration the traditions and history that made Japan unique.
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post-World War II Japan by incorporating recurring symbolism‚ imagery‚ and repetition. This novel was written after the World War II‚ at a time when Japan was conforming to omnipresent westernization. Mishima‚ who was committed to bushido (code of the samurai)‚ resented the modernization; this can be seen in The Sailor as he deplores his nation’s weakness to conformity. Primarily‚ Mishima presents the conflict between the traditional and western views with the use of characters: Noboru‚ the protagonist
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