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The Transition of Shinto to the Modern World

describing kami in too theological a fashion, because oftentimes these spirits are not understood to be literal spirits, but rathe...

Competing in the West

companies. The Chinese environment is one where patent and intellectual protection law is weakly enforced; there are a large amoun...

"Persepolis" - The Value of Liminal Narration

It is valuable as a document precisely because Satrapi writes neither as an Iranian citizen, nor as a Westerner. Instead, the prim...

Japan and Korea/Immigration Issues

society, as with the Japanese, focused on negative factors, the positive orientation was, overall, more prevalent in Korea. On the...

Is the Law Based on Morals?

guide the making of the law. In applying this to the study of the law and how it is made there...

Islamic Integration in the West: Cultural and Political Barriers

material gain and technological advancement, while Islam is typified as highly traditional and driven by moral values rooted in an...

Spiegelman, Remarque, and Wiesel: The Transformative Quality of Violence

device to thematically distill the essence of war and genocide, present its reality in a way that is more humanistic than statisti...

The Influence of Culture on Organizational Learning and Business Practice

moved forward at a great pace, especially since the 1960s and 70s and the increased level of production, it remains at the investm...

Promotion and Marketing of Islamic Banking

The writer presents a proposal to assess the way that Islamic banks based in western countries can support growth through marketin...

Historical and Cultural Differences in Photography and Printing in the East and West

how large. Interestingly enough, it is also the case that the artistic documentation of culture also serves as the instrument thro...

Afghanistan, Iraq and the Western Way of War

gain battles, but it is a great element of success."3 That is, while armament increases a commanders chances of winning a battle, ...

Use of Social Media during Disasters: Article Critique

This 3 page paper gives an analysis of an article focused on the use of social media and the earthquake in Japan in 2011. This pap...

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

The Chilean earthquake's energy was 512 times that in Haiti yet Chile experienced a fraction of casualties and devastation. Why? T...

Five Asian Countries and Globablization

Five countries in East Asia are discussed in terms of how globalization helped or hindered them or had not effect. The countries a...

Directing Style of John Ford

This essay pertains to the directing style of John Ford. Classic Westerns such as "Stagecoach," "Liberty Valance," and "The Search...

Gluck/Japan in the Late 1990s

This essay discusses social reform in Japan in the late 1990s drawing on the work of Gluck (1998). Three pages in length, one sour...

Country Comparison

This research paper presents a political and economic comparison of Japan, United Kingdom, United States and China. The final sect...

Benefits of Stock Market Increases

During the first half of 2013 Japan has seen the stock market rise by more than 40%. The paper explores so of the benefits caused ...

Cultural Differences in an Acquisition

The writer looks at the problems faced by Indian firm Nicholas Piramal India Ltd (NPIL) when acquiring a western firm. The managem...

Contemporary Reflections on Moral Objectivism and Moral Relativism

This paper considers the actions of the US military in regard to cultures that deviate from the Western ideas of right and wrong. ...

Misreading Scripture by Richards, O'Brien

This essay pertains to aspects of E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien's text Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes. The n...

The Djembe, An Overview

This research paper presents an extensive overview of the djembe, which is a drum that originated in West Africa. The paper offers...

Musical Systems: Scales, Maqamat, and Ragas

This research paper offers a brief overview of scales, maqamat, and ragas, which derive from Western Arabic and Indian music respe...

The Japan Earthquake - Disaster Response Review

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at disaster response tactics. The 2011 Japan earthquake is examined as an example. Pape...

Patanjali's Yoga Sutras

In a paper of nine pages, the writer looks at Patanjali's yoga sutras. Western interpretations of the sutras which often miss the ...

Recovery in Japan after the Earthquake, Tsunami of 3/11

This paper focuses on the recovery efforts that followed the earthquake and tsunami that hit the east coast of Japan on March 11, ...

Three Disasters at a Time

In March, 2011, Japan suffered a massive earthquake, a massive tsunami, and a nuclear accident. No country has ever experienced su...

East Asia History, Tradition and Changes

of two, had found feet.3 This practice involved binding the feet of the child so tightly that it broke the bones, causing excrucia...

DOING BUSINESS IN JAPAN VERSUS THE UNITED STATES

Provides a side-by-side comparison about doing business in Japan versus the United States. There are 3 sources listed in the bibli...

Comparing Three War Films

This essay presents the thesis that All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Apocalypse Now (1979), and Saving Private Ryan (1999) s...