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Ethical Relativism in a Critical Eye

are what make us the morally minded creatures we strive to be, although their principles are often overlooked or misconstrued. To...

Opening the Eye of New Awareness by Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatzo

This text is summarized and analyzed in six pages with a comparison offered between Christianity and Buddhism. There are no other...

Economy of Japan Following the Second World War

In five pages this paper examines the Japanese economy following the Second World War in a consideration of the banking system's r...

Sexism and Racism in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

In five pages this paper examines the novel by Toni Morrison in terms of how it thematically portrays sexism and racism. There ar...

Japanese Mistake Bombing Pearl Harbor

In fourteen pages this paper discusses the U.S. long term response to the Pearl Harbor bombing and its impact upon the Japanese. ...

Reinscribe and Resist in David Walker's Appeal and Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

the text of the pamphlet by Sean Wilentz, the chief aim of Walkers Appeal was to inspire American blacks "with a vision of hope an...

Overview of Japanese Literature

as offer a connecting force to the overall symmetrical representation of their social impression. Mishima utilizes a combination ...

Japanese Population and the Impact of the Naturalization Act of 1790

In three pages the text by Takaki is used to assess how the Japanese were effected by 1790's Naturalization Act. Two sources are ...

Scientific American Article 'Life's Far Flung Raw Materials' by Max P. Bernstein, Scott A. Sandford and Louis J. Allamandola

A review of this article consists of five pages. There are no other sources cited in the bibliography....

A Case Study of Work Ethic and Culture

The author examines conflict among Western participants of a Japanese work program. This five page paper has one source listed in...

Japanese Linguistics 'Scrambling'

This is an analytical overivew of an article that considers the word order as it pertains to Japanese linguistics, which is an are...

Fukuzawa Yukichi's Influence

This of course would serve to weaken the state, thus giving the Western nations a way to step in and take control of Japan. As h...

Character Comparative Analysis of Thurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and Chekhov's The Darling

In 8 pages this paper contrasts and compares the characters of Janie and Olenka in these works by Hurston and Chekhov. Two source...

Opium Wars Through Chinese Eyes by Arthur Waley

strictly illegal under Chinese law. However, the opium trade was of pivotal importance to British Imperialism. The British smuggli...

A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe

In five pages this essay examines this Japanese novel's narrative with an emphasis on the character of Himiko, the girlfriend of t...

Prince Toshihito's Katsura Villa

In 5 pages this paper examines the influence of Japanese culture as well as the relationship between Hideyoshi and Toshihito in th...

Strong Women in Ellen Glasgow's Barrow Ground and Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

In six pages this essay compares and contrasts these two female authors' depiction of strong women protagonists in their respectiv...

Masahiro Shinoda's 1984 Film, 'MacArthur's Children'

is this so? Intolerance is a significant factor among the many reasons countries enter into world conflicts. Coupled with the fa...

Cultural Significance of the Miniseries 'Shogun'

for the Japanese to thrust their manhood into their enemys face in order to assert their inner strength and claim ultimate power. ...

Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

In five pages Danticat's novel about the coming of age of a young Haitian girl is summarized and analyzed. Three sources are cite...

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and Symbolism

In six pages this paper examines the importance of imagery and symbolism in Hurston's 1937 classic novel. Six sources are cited i...

Crested Kimono Questions

In five pages this paper compares the image of Mother in Navajo and Japanese families as represented in Kinship and Gender and in ...

Aunt Obasan and Aunt Emily in Obasan by Joy Kogawa

In five pages this paper presents a character analysis of Aunt Obasan and Aunt Emily as featured in Japanese Canadian author Joy K...

Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, William Shakespeare's Othello and Social Issues

In 5 pages the ways in which these literary works consider past and present social issues are discussed....

Seeing Macbeth Through Machiavelli's Eyes

In six pages the Machiavellian approach is applied to Macbeth and examines the Lord and Lady's actions in comparison with Machiave...

Japanese Bushido Code of Ethics and the Samurai During the Meiji Restoration

characterize the government and society of the period. In the bakuhan, the shogun had national command and the daimyo had regional...

Japanese Politics and the Issue of Administrative Reform

In a research paper consisting of six pages several opinions regarding the efforts of administrative reform in Japanese politics a...

Educational System of Japan

to examine that education system. A specific emphasis will be placed on the phenomena we know as "exam hell", a process through w...

'The Bridegroom' by Ha Jin

concerned for the welfare of his rather homely adopted daughter, Beina. First of all, Jin makes it clear that women within Chinese...

Literary Depiction of Cultures

but complications arise. Not one, but two suitors join them on their trip. During the trip both men vie for her affections. In the...