Best Foreign Film of 1950 -- Roshomon
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This 5 page report discusses Akira Kurosawa's movie "Roshomon" and gives a summary of the movie and the reasons it has remained a compelling film even after nearly fifty years.
Filename: BWrosho

Buddhism
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5 pages in length. The writer provides a detailed description of Buddhism, as well as touches upon Confucianism, Taoism, Falun Gong and Shintoism. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCBuddh.rtf

Buying a house in Japan
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the processes involved in buying a home in Japan. This paper has been translated into rough Italian. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khhouita.wps

Canada: Little Tolerance For Hybridized Identity
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8 pages in length. Pearl Harbor created fear in the hearts of all North Americans; in order to quell that fear and maintain control over its political, social and economic concerns, Canada worked hard to harshly dissuade any hybrid Japanese residents from becoming spies. These tactics, considered to be over-reactive at best and downright inhumane at worst, included the complete and utter downgrade of a once-participatory and mainstreamed population by forcing Japanese Canadians to forfeit their property, and, after being deprive of liberty, the men "were impressed into forced labor and the women and children transported to ghost towns and abandoned mining camps in the interior of the country to fend for themselves" (Milton 8). The disturbing sting of this sudden intolerance for an individual's hybrid identity has lasted long after the initial reason for its original existence, rendering Canada yet another in a long list of countries where the melting pot of multiculturalism has become an unwelcome entity, an element of modernity painfully portrayed in Wayson Choy's "Jade Peony" and Joy Kogawa's "Obasan." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLChybrd.rtf

Case Study: Culture And Work Ethic
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses the conflict between a Japanese work program and the Western participants who refuse to abide by cultural norms. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TLC_JET.wps

China And Japan: Political, Economic And Religious Development Between 1500 And 1800
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses the political, economic and religious development of China and Japan between the years of 1500 and 1800. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCchijp.wps

Chinese and Japanese Children
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This 5 page paper looks at the similarities and differences between the children of these two countries and the ways in which they grow up. The paper includes political structures, social expectations, gender differences and the way they effect the children. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEjapchi.wps

Comfort Women
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During the occupation of Asia by the Japanese prior to and during World War Two women of the occupied countries were abducted and forced into prostitution for the 'comfort' of Japanese soldiers. The government has admitted complicity in this crime against humanity but refuses to admit responsibility nor allot restitution. This 10 page paper asserts that without a doubt, it is the moral obligation of the Japanese government to extend not only an apology, but to provide restitution as well. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KTcomwmn.wps

Comparing Buddhism and Shinto in Japan
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This 7 page report discusses the fact that there are approximately 311 million Buddhists in the world and approximately four million people who define Shinto as their primary belief system. The point is made that, in Japan, many millions more participate in Shinto ceremonies or celebrations than those who profess it as a religion. Understanding that fact is an important aspect of understanding the differences and similarities between Shinto and Buddhism in contemporary Japan. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWshinbd.rtf

Comparing Views on Japan
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A 5 page comparison of two books on the rise of modern Japan--"The Rise of Modern Japan" by Peter Duus and "The New Generation in Meiji Japan" by Kenneth Pyle. The writer summarizes both books and then compares their approaches to this topic. No additional sources cited.
Filename: kh2onjap.wps

Comparison of 20th Century Culture in Japan and the United States
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This 15 page report discusses the cultures of two of the modern world’s most influential and economically powerful nations -- Japan and the United States. Culture is most often associated with the complex relationships of political, social, and economic factors, but specific cultural activities can and should be independently defined. This report compares some of the most important determinants of culture in the two nations. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: BWjpus20.wps

Contemporary Middle East & Ohio
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A 4 page research paper that compares and contrasts four factors that the writer argues shows commonality between the contemporary Middle East and Ohio. These factors are: water usage, effects of urbanization, unemployment and poverty. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khmeoh.rtf