When I lived in Japan I was always being pressured with sending gifts to America. I come from a large family and have a ton of friends (in my opinion) that were always in need of birthday presents, Christmas presents, Easter Presents and so on. It was a lot of pressure because my parents always ...
The Japanese feudal era is called the Sengoku Jidai. This translates roughly to “the age of the country at war,” and it lasted from approximately 1467 to 1615. The time immediately preceding it was known as the Ashikaga period, after the ruling shogunate, or military dictatorship. The Japanese had been recently developing rules of etiquette, ...
Jonathan Swift was a caustic satirist. In the first two parts of “Gulliver’s Travels,” the satiric elements play second fiddle to absorbing narrative. In contrast, satire predominates in the third part, and narrative plays a minimal role. Swift satirizes George I, king of Great Britain, and Walpole, his minister. He also directs his barbs at ...
Emperor Meiji was one of the most famous Emperors in Japanese history and is known as the 122nd emperor in the order of Japanese succession. Through his distinguished life, Meiji oversaw much change in the nation of Japan. He is most known for his reforms and because of this, takes the role as one of ...
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