Women's Role During Japan's Heian Era
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10 pages in length. Women during Japan's Heian era (794-1192) were represented as a combination of an oppressed yet liberated gender, inasmuch as there existed significant patriarchal overtones but at the same time these oppressive tendencies were responsible for unleashing a wealth of literary mastery that may have forever lay dormant. While there was a certain population of women during Japan's Heian era who held high social position due to their business or personal relations, the primary focus rests upon those women who, by way of patriarchal influence, sought to break free from such constraints through the written word. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Women's Roles in the Work of(Japanese author) Hayashi Fumiko
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(4 pp) Hayashi Fumiko's work places Japanese women in the role of hero/heroine in a world that has previously only allocated that status, or "badge of honor" to men of prestige. As a person and an author she claims the right to wear that badge herself.
Filename: BBhayasi.doc

World War II and Asian Immigrants:
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This 4 page paper discusses the influx of Asian immigrants to the United States after World War II and how it was common for Americans to lump them all together instead of identifying the many different nationalities that actually comprised this influx. Furthermore, this paper delves into the reasons for this misunderstanding of the diversity of Asian immigrants. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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World War II Battle of Iwo Jima
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In five pages this paper examines this famous Second World War battle of February to March 1945 and includes the events that led up to it, the importance of controlling the island, and the combat conditions confronting the U.S. Marines. Nine sources are cited in the bibliography.
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Yakuza
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A 25 page in depth paper on the Yakuza (Japanese Organized Crime Syndicates). The writer details the history, organization, activities of the Yakuza in Japan and abroad and also talks about Yakuza's linkage to other organized crime groups. Provided, are in depth discussions of past and recent Yakuza bosses, Yakuza activity in the international drug trade, sexual slavery, financial sabotage, corporate manipulation, loansharking, etc. Report is based on information obtained from Yakuza: Past & Present. Primary source cited in Bibliography.
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Zen Buddhism & Japanese Culture
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A 10 page essay that uses Daisetz Suzuki's text Zen and Japanese Culture to discuss the interconnected nature of the relationship between Zen Buddhism and Japanese culture. Drawing on Suzuki's text and argument, the writer argues that Buddhism and specifically Zen Buddhism has made numerous contributions to Japanese culture and has been a significant force in shaping the life of the Japanese people (Suzuki 21). No additional sources cited.
Filename: khzensuz.rtf

ZEN BUDDHISM AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF DAILY LIVING
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This 12 page paper considers the background development of Zen Buddhism, its spread in the modern world, and the key concepts as they relate to daily living. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHZenPsy.rtf

Zoris and Tabi: Japanese Footwear
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A 3 page paper which examines the history and use of Japanese footwear known as zoris and tabi. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAzoris.rtf

“A Modern History: Japan” by James L. McClain: Chapter 16
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A 5 page paper which summarizes chapter 16 of “A Modern History: Japan” by James L. McClain. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAjapan.rtf

“Comparison between Murakami and Akinari”
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A seven page paper which looks at the work of Haruki Murakami and Ueda Akinari, in particular TV People and Bewitched, and considers the way in which the themes of alienation and the influence of the supernatural on the real world are treated by the two writers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JLmurakami.wps

“Dimensions of Japanese Society: Gender, Margins and Mainstream”
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A 3 page review of the book by Kenneth Henshall. The author of this paper asserts that this book is not the typical exploration of Japanese society that we have come to expect from the modern press. The book distinguishes itself from the vast majority of the work written on Japan and her culture, in fact, in that it delves not only into the mainstream of Japanese culture but also the marginal aspects of that culture. Included is an expose on issues such as homosexuality and patriarchal domination, and the various other factors which serve to marginalize certain components of Japanese society. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPjapSoc.rtf

“Dragon Seed”: War and Women in Rural China as Presented in the Fictional Novel by Pearl Buck
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A 5 page discussion of the impacts of war on the small rural village of the Ling Tan family. This paper introduces Jade, one of the primary characters of the book, and details how war impacted her differently than it did the male members of the village. No additional sources are listed.
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“Embracing Defeat by John Dower”
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A paper which looks at John Dower’s account of the development of post-war Japan, in terms of the country’s recovery from the war, the years of American colonial occupation, and the ways in which Japanese and American cultural perspectives conflicted as the nation moved towards a new kind of sovereignty.
Filename: JLdower.wps

“Emperor and Nation in Japan” by David Magarey Earl
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A 6 page paper which examines the period of time presented by David Magarey Earl in his book “Emperor and Nation in Japan.” Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
Filename: RAsho.rtf

“Forces of Order: Policing Modern Japan”: A Critique of the Book by David H. Bayley
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A 5 page critique of the 1997 completely revised edition of this book on the Japanese criminal justice system. This paper discusses Bayley’s contentions that the low crime rate enjoyed by Japan is more related to a reflection of Japanese history and the traditions, morality, and culture which resulted over that history than it is to factors such as the economy or the types of punishment which are imposed. Emphasizes that Japan has clearly imposed societal expectations, expectations which are both shaped and reinforced by societal institutions, as to how its citizens are to interact. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPjapPol.wps

“Hiroshima”: A Review of the Historical Documentary by John Hersey
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A 3 page review of the tragic consequences of the U.S. dropping of the A-Bomb on Hiroshima Japan as suffered by six specific survivors. First published in 1946, this book was updated some forty years later to include a chapter updating how the lives of six of the individuals the author spotlighted in his original pages had played out over the subsequent years. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPhirosh.rtf

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