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Tea Ceremony Essays and Term Papers
Japanese Aesthetics, Wabi-sabiIn the Western world, aesthetics is considered the branch of philosophy that is concerned with concepts of value and beauty as they relate to the arts. Philosophers from Plato until the present time have had rigid ideas about what artists should create and what people should like, but in today's ...
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Japanese ArtsThis chapter discusses the arts of Japan from the Jomon culture of 3000 B.C. through the Western influences of the late 19th century with emphasis on architecture. It chronicles the history of garden design, sculpture, painting, and printmaking in addition to architecture.
In the architecture of ...
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Tikopia TribeTikopia Tribe of Melanesia
Termera Callahan
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Instructor: Donnie Burnette
February 21, 2011
Tikopia are primarily an agricultural society. Their agricultural practice is strongly tied to preserving their population. This is a tribe with a complex social ...
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The Role Of The Emperor In Meiji JapanJapan is a society whose culture is steeped in the traditions and
symbols of the past: Mt. Fuji, the tea ceremony, and the sacred objects of
nature revered in Shintoism. Two of the most important traditions and symbols in
Japan; the Emperor and Confucianism have endured through ...
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GeishasDescribed as a "century old professional entertainer" the geisha is an important part of traditional Japanese social life. Usually circulating their services in the higher classes exclusively, these woman are extensively trained in many of the traditional Japanese arts. Her grace is exceptional, ...
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ConstantinopolisArchitecture, the practice of building design and its resulting products; customary usage refers only to those designs and structures that are culturally significant. Architecture is to building as literature is to the printed word. Vitruvius, a 1st-century BC Roman, wrote encyclopedically about ...
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One Hundred Years Of SolitudeSince the beginning of time, man has clung to the notion that
there exists some external force that determines his destiny. In
Grecian times, the epic poet Hesoid wrote of a triumvirate of
mythological Fates that supposedly gave "to men at birth evil and
good to have". In other words, these ...
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A Visit To KoreaWhen first arriving in Korea, one will be immediately struck by three realizations. First, a bombardment of the senses: The blaring noises, undulating sea of people and strange, indefinable non-Western odors. Next, the transitions: Ancient to modern, loud to soft, chaos to peace and crowds to ...
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The Many Faces Of MarriageOne of the most difficult challenges of life in society is finding the
strength to break out of the mold which has been set by the values of
previous generations. From infancy onward, everyone's heart and mind are
struck by a deluge of ideas which declare what is "right" and "proper" ...
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The Many Faces Of MarriageOne of the most difficult challenges of life in society is finding
the strength to break out of the mold which has been set by the values of
previous generations. From infancy onward, everyone's heart and mind are
struck by a deluge of ideas which declare what is "right" and "proper" ...
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Peacefully Ever AfterAccomplish: to succeed in completing; fulfill, perform, or carry out (an
undertaking, plan, promise, etc.) Throughout Janie's life she accomplished
many things, but what I'd like to focus on is what I believe her chief
accomplishment was: Peace. Janie achieved peace through a long and ...
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Confucianism And Taoism In JoyThe constant struggle between women and the Confucian system and the use of Taoism to manipulate it and their tension with American values, exemplified in Rose's broken marriage and her mother's opinion of it, is the cause of the tension between the American born daughters and their immigrant ...
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The Transcontinental Railroad And Westward ExpansionThesis: The transcontinental railroad greatly increased Westward expansion in
the United States of America during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
The history of the United States has been influenced by England in many ways.
In the second half of the 1800's, the railroad, which was ...
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To Da-duh, in MemoriamBackground
This story is set in Barbados, a tropical island in the Caribbean that was a British colony for almost 340 years before gaining its independence in 1966. The rich culture of Barbados is the product of English, African, and Caribbean influences. Most of today's Barbadians are ...
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Englandis a country, and I'm glad I came from it. There are lots of fun
things you can do, and a lot of famous sites you can visit. Even though it is
far away it really isn't that different from the US.
In the style of clothing is not much different from here. In the
summer they wear shorts and short ...
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Humor In WonderlandFairy tales were often distrusted in the nineteenth century and
Alice in Wonderland was no exception. Many people have pondered whether
their children would be able to distinguish the fictitious would of
Wonderland from the reality of the real world (Avery 321). Alice in
Wonderland has proven ...
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Distortion of HistoryIT'S INTERESTING to see how history is distorted in the act of grasping it: how it bends to fit the mind of the person who takes it in. You can investigate a historical epoch and watch as others, arriving at disparate conclusions, paint a portrait with a selection of colors chosen to fulfill their ...
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Marie CurieThough she died many years ago, is still one of the greatest names of science to this date. She made her mark in 1898 when she, and her husband Pierre, announced the discovery of two new elements, polonium and radium. Five years later they shared the Nobel Prize in physics. was the first female ...
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David LivingstoneBorn: March 19, 1813 Blantyre, Scotland
Died: May 1, 1873 Chitambo, Northern Rhodesia
Life Span: 60 years, 1 month, 12 days
SELDOM ARE GOD'S GREAT GIANTS HONORED by the worldbut Livingstone joins the class of men who rank as the greatest explorers the world has ever produced. Marco Polo, ...
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Female Genital MutilationThe practice of , also known as female circumcision, occurs throughout the world, but it is most common in Africa. is a tradition and social custom to keep a young girl pure and a married woman faithful. In Africa it is practiced in the majority of the continent including Kenya, Nigeria, Mali, ...
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