intestines and jumps out a window using them as a rope! The Blood spurts and body parts cut off or crushed aren’t few either. Sound Effects have their parts of cheese; the most memorable one to me was when Torrez (played by Steven Seagal) pulls out his Samurai Sword (the effect is actually from the 1974 movie Six Million Dollar Man). Machete is a film that embodies all of the facets a 1970s blaxploitation film would have‚ but with the Hispanic culture. This is Mexploitation‚ with a resonant grindhouse feeling
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The Hidden History of Lower Class Japan in the Meiji Restoration “History is written by the victors” is one of the most common expressions when looking at historical events. The winning side that gains power will always consider themselves the good people‚ and will tarnish the name of their “evil” adversaries. Therefore‚ it is important when looking at history to consider biases to prevent getting incorrect ideas about certain groups. However‚ history is also often written about the victors. Most
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entertainment. Traditional martial arts‚ however‚ were developed for a variety of different reasons‚ mainly self-defense. For instance‚ Jiu-Jitsu and Ninjitsu both derive from ancient Japan as a means for the people to defend themselves against the Samurai (Browning n. pag.). Similarly‚ Tang Soo Do was developed in Okinawa and Southern Korea under ancient Japanese influence (Yi n. pag.). Not only is the purpose of MMA something that sets it apart‚ it is a difference that sets the stage for several other
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One of the traditional Japanese cultures as an occupation is Geisha and samurai. A geisha is a traditional Japanese female entertainer. They sing‚ dance‚ play traditional Japanese musical instruments and engage their customer with interesting conversation. Samurai were warriors. A cultural fashion design in Japan is the kimono. Some traditional cultural Japanese ceremonies are the Japanese Tea Ceremony and traditional
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The Meiji Restoration was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. The Meiji Restoration ended 250 years of self-isolation for Japan. The Restoration led to changes in Japan’s economic standings. The period from 1868 to 1912 was responsible for the start of Japan as a modernized nation in the early twentieth century. The country’s new rulers adopted the slogan “Rich Country‚ Strong Army‚" because they wanted Japan to become economically and militarily powerful
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What is important from Unit 1? AR ----- (neolithia Rev) 10‚000—8‚000BCE Hunter-gather to settled community Small nomadic‚ gender equality ////domesticate plants animals‚ gender inequity‚ specialization (lead to
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The poem Suicide Note by Janice Mirikitani introduces itself with a small paragraph explaining how an Asian-American student reportedly jumped to her death after being unable to obtain a perfect four point grade average. What follows is the girl?s suicide note‚ an apology to her parents in poetic verse‚ which is expressed in an understandably melancholy tone. The speaker in Suicide Note uses much symbolism to try to express the extent of her sorrow; additionally‚ she articulates her own feelings
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society. Midgley uses the example of ancient Edo Japanese samurai who performed tsujigiri (Midgley provides the literal translation to mean‚ “crossroads cut”) on wayfarers in order to try out their new sword(s) (Midgley 522). She points out how many would think this a brutal and wrong; however‚ she further elaborates the fact that ancient Japanese had “lower value…placed on individual life in general‚” and how much discipline and devotion the samurai had at their skill and way of life (Midgley 524).
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were the concluding one” (198‚ p.4). The narrator recalls a memory of his father’s fury and dislike for long talks‚ when he is hit as a child for ‘chattering like an old woman’ (198‚ p.4). The father is very Japanese. We learn he is proud of his ‘Samurai blood.’ (198‚ paragraph beginning “My father”.) The father is also not open to change and outsiders. This is seen when he describes why he doesn’t want to go back into the business. “Dealing with foreigners. Doing things their way. I don’t understand
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The three short stories‚ Snapshot Harvey Cedars: 1948‚ The Barbie Birthday‚ and After He Left‚ all stereotype women‚ or girls‚ as weak‚ submissive‚ or dependent on men. Textual evidence for this perspective will be explored in the hope that the reader will become conscious of the sexism inherent in these stories. Commonly‚ the female is treated as a pet to the male; being brought around as a source of attention to the public for male affection. By calling attention to the distorted ways that girls
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