...understanding in every subject they teaches him. Approval Sheet This research entitled “Bataan Death March” is hereby submitted to Ms. Kris Kay H. Albo for partial fulfillment of the requirements in English III This research is hereby approved and accepted with the rating of ___% _________________ Ms. Kris Kay H.Albo Teacher, English TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgement ………………………………………………………………. i Approval Sheet ……………………………………………………………….…. ii Table of Contents ………………………………………………………………. iii Chapter I : The Problem and It’s Background A. Introduction … ……………………………………………………………. iv * Thesis Statement B. State of the Problem……………………………………………………….. iv C. Significance of the Study………………………………………………………. v D. Definition of Terms …………………………………………………………… v Chapter II : Review of the Related Literature I. The Bataan Death March………………………………………………… vii II. The Scenario at the Bataan Death March……………………………… vii III. The Death Toll and Survivors of the...
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...April 20, 2010 Professor Ravina Legends of the Samurai The Faces of Bushido Bushido, however it is defined, has had a profound impact on Japanese society. Translated, Bushido means “Way of the Warrior” and so it can be defined as a type of code of conduct for samurai. Besides being simply a code applied to Japanese samurai alone, Bushido has also been said to be an integral element in the fabric of Japanese culture and society. Although there is no formalized official written document specifically stating what Bushido is, it remains an entity that has become the quintessential element of Japanese society. Of all the interpretations on what Bushido is, two of the most popular are the Hagakure by Yamamoto Tsunetomo and Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe. However, both of these writings are influenced by the time period in which they were written, and experiences of their respective authors. By evaluating certain influences on the interpretations of Bushido and the contradictions in them one is able to see how each is using their own version of Bushido to justify the author’s position or achieve a certain end. Bushido as a term itself was not used much later on, but the code itself, although unspoken, can be seen Japanese literature throughout the ages. Starting with the Shoku Nihongi the term “bushi” is used as well as the term “Saburau”, which was applied to those who accompanied nobility. One of the earliest forms of a type of written code of conduct that has Bushido...
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...Chris Shea ENG 474 Professor Aimee Pozorski 02/08/17 Abstract of Patrick B. Sharp’s From Yellow Peril to Japanese Wasteland: John Hersey's “Hiroshima” In his essay From Yellow Peril to Japanese Wasteland: John Hersey’s “Hiroshima”, Patrick B. Sharp describes how John Hersey fits the characteristics of a modernist author who sympathizes with the Japanese through his 1946 work Hiroshima. He initially contrasts Hersey’s work from the narratives brought upon by popular American works Buck Rodgers and Flash Gordon which he says paint the Japanese as the evil ‘Yellow Peril’ and portray the scientists and soldiers who defeat them as heroes, while Hersey’s work portrays Japanese and German clergymen, doctors, and other ordinary citizens as heroes in...
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...Marisa Maen April 16, 2013 Since the beginning of Japanese history, many cultures such as Korea, India, the United States and the most prominent, China, have consistently influenced the people and culture of Japan. Although the Japanese aesthetics may have begun as something borrowed from its neighboring cultures, the Japanese have truly evolved their aesthetics into unique and authentic. In modern times, their aesthetics continue to greatly influence world art and fashion. Ranging from their poetry, to the tea ceremony, to architecture, the Japanese aesthetics began as something mimicking that of China and other cultures, and over time, have developed into something purely and truly Japanese. Because of its close proximity to China and Korea, Japan, in the pre-modern times, was greatly influenced by the cultures surrounding it. Early knowledge of the Japanese people can be found in the dynastic histories of China. “The Chinese called Japan the land of Wa…described as consisting of ‘one-hundred’ ---probably meaning a great many ---countries or tribes” (Varley, Japanese Culture, p. 7.) Since this time, the Japanese sent missions to China and slowly adopted many of their cultural aesthetics. Even though there was a very strong Chinese influence, the Japanese eventually assumed their unique aesthetic sense. This aesthetic sense is collectively known as miyabi, or refined sensibility, mono no aware, or the capacity to be moved by things, wabi and suki, or imperfect, irregular...
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...river Kwai is a book by French author Pierre Boulle. The novel is a fictional story about British prisoners of a war camp during the second world war in Burma under Japenese reign. The book tells the story of British prisoners of a war camp forced to build a bridge that would connect Bangkok and Rangoon named the „death railway” over the river Kwai. Meanwhile the Allies’ goal is to prevent the completion of the works. As the book has reached the heights of being considered a „classic” it is really hard to comment on it. Perre Boulle who witnessed the disasters of the second World War in the Far East used his own experiences to write this masterpiece of literature. The book portrays well the characters of the British Lieutenant Colonel Nicholson and Japanese Colonel Saito. In the meantime the novel has received huge criticism because of the behaviour of Nicholson. Survivals of such war camps state that such rebellious attitude (that of Nicholson) would have led to his elimination at an early stage in real life. Apart from that the book is an exciting twisted story. Nicholson who demands proper treat for his fellow soldiers agrees to build the bridge for the Japanese. But fugitive British soldier Shears, reaches the Allies, leads them to site and they destroy the bridge. The story ends here. Although this twist at the end makes the whole novel tensioned and extremely exciting as a book, it also raises philosophical questions. Parallely to „Catch 22” the pointlessness of the war...
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...warships were sunk by the Japanese. In addition to their surprise attack, Singapore fell on February 1942. Many believed that Churchill was to blame for Singapore's surrender. Earlier than the second World War, British fleets surrounded the Malay Peninsula to prevent further invasion of Singapore. Churchill knew that protecting Singapore from invasion would help Great Britain gain control of the Mediterranean. Force Z, an equipped battleship, would help defend Singapore but failed after Japanese invasion. After two more failed attempts, the Japanese took control of the sea and air near Singapore. Yet, Churchill ordered to send more troops to defend Singapore. Soon the troops pulled back do to lack of food leaving Singapore’s water reserve in the hands of the Japanese. In the meantime, while British troops planned to evacuate, life boats were sunk by the Japanese leaving some troops to parish. On February 14, Churchill decided to order Singapore to surrender to the Japanese. Over 50,000 troops were to surrender to the Japanese for invasion to cease. The surrender of Singapore was not enough for the Japanese; thousands of men were tortured, executed, and starved as prisoners. Others were worked to death including civilians. The blame was given to Churchill for his countless attempts to defend Singapore to impress Australians and New Zealanders and finally giving their freedom for conservation of ammunition. In the meantime, the United States were attacked by Japanese aircrafts at Pearl...
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...Corregidor as Dark Tourism: Basis for Designing Marketing Plan A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management of St. Dominic College of Asia A Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements Towards the Degree Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management Gocotano, Mary Abigail C. Sarte, Kimberly Anne A. APPROVAL SHEET In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management, this thesis entitled “Corregidor As Dark Tourism: Basis for Designing Marketing Plan” was prepared and submitted to the School of International Hospitality and Tourism Management by: GOCOTANO, MARY ABIGAIL C. SARTE, KIMBERLY ANNE A. Approved by the committee on oral examination on April 16, 2015 with the grade of ________. DR. JONATHAN R. ADANZA Adviser ELEONOR D. AGUILANDO, MBA Panel Member Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management DR. ALEJANDRO D. MAGNAYE Dean ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This study would not have been possible without the guidance and the help of several individuals who in one way or another contributed and extended their valuable assistance in the preparation and completion of this study. First, to the creator above, for all the guidance and strength that He has given to us to finish this study and power to...
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...Japan’s imperialism is arguably supported by strong nationalistic sentiments prevalent in Japanese society. (Gordon, 2003) The Japanese’s extreme sense of nationalism which some may even categorize as fanaticism, can be embodied in sacrifices made by the Kamikaze pilots. (Ohnuki-Tierney, 2006) Kamikaze pilots, despite being highly educated students, ‘chose’ to sacrifice themselves in this suicidal mission under the name of loyalty and love for the country. However, I argue that this is simply a glamorized and glorified image of chivalry fabricated for the consumption of the Japanese population. (Fulford, 2006) Berry further supports this, as she espouses that “military service…was dictated by coercion”. (Berry, 2005) By this, she refers to...
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...Travis Tameirao Professor Marinelli April 16, 2014 Monsters in Literature & Film Research Paper Rhetorical Draft Schopenhauer was the first to ignite the idea of the will to live; a basic principle he claims is the most fundamental aspect of life. This attribute is likely found in every living human on the planet. On the other hand, the will to power is much more in depth. The concept was brought forth by Nietzsche and appears many times throughout his works. The will to power can be described as follows: “when one is endowed with power, one finds pleasure in utilizing ones own power. Also, when someone has the will to power they will become in love with the very idea of using their power to dominate others even by ways of cruelty” (Nietzsche). In the graphic novel, Death Note, the deeds of the protagonist of the story, Light Yagami, represents the destruction of one’s rationality and devotion to the will to power principal. What starts as a once-in-a-lifetime chance to save the world for Light becomes a path built on the pleasure of his own dominations and rise to power. The premise of Death Note is both simple and provocative: floating above the human world is the world of the shinigami, gods of death who cause human beings to die by writing their names in notebooks. Occasionally, either by accident or malice, a shinigami drops it’s notebook into the human world and an innocent person picks it up. In Death Note, brilliant and handsome young high school student Yagami Light...
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...In Asian American literature, or in any genre of literature, silence has often been associated with repression, submission, and an absence of voice. It is often misunderstood as being imposed on a certain group of people. (For the purpose of this class, we will only be focusing on Asians and Asian Americans in the United States.) Many female Asian American writers, however, demonstrate in their work that there can be multiple usage and interpretation of silence. This class hopes to show that silence is not necessarily imposed; it can be voluntary. Silence is not simply a sympathetic characteristic of the victims; it can also be a sign of resistance and, possibly, a threatening force to the inflictor. In the exploration of silence in writings by female Asian American authors, students will consequently consider the relationship between gender, race, and national identity. Silence is more common caused by an intersection of politics, culture, and gender, but the resulting silence can also be a defense or weapon Asian Americans use to protect themselves. They will discuss how silence is an essential part of the process where these authors regain their voice in mainstream politics and enunciate the part of their history or culture that has been overlooked or distorted. The first book students will be reading is We, the Dangerous by...
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...Samurais have greatly contributed to the structure to the pre-modern Japan. When Japan first emerged, the Heian period took place from 794 to 1185. During this time, Japanese and Chinese cultures blended to form a sophisticated and elegant period filled with literature and militaristic values. After the Heian period, Japan became feudal and in feudal societies, all people had feudal obligations to the other social classes in return for their support and land. In feudal Japan, samurais were the warrior class and had the obligation to protect and serve the other social classes for land and food. Samurais also had strong fundamentals and morals of life. The fundaments of a samurai in medieval Japan are exemplifying their valor by their willing...
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...actually saved lives but hastily ending the war. Arguments against the bombing of Japan revolve around the inherent morality of the atomic bomb, especially considering Japan’s underdeveloped nuclear advancements and the actual necessity of the Atomic bombs. The two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan were absolutely necessary despite the immorality because of Japan’s refusal to surrender, the bombs ended up saving more lives than it spent, it was part of total warfare, and it was the most efficient way to force Japan to surrender. Part of the necessity of the atomic bombs was Japan’s refusal to surrender. Japan’s stubborn way of thinking is ingrained in their heritage, and can be traced all the way back to the infamous Japanese samurai. According to the ancient code of “bushido” (the way of warrior), “each soldier [was equipped with] with a strict code: never be captured, never...
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...The first stage of grief is known as denial/isolation, the protagonist is exhibiting signs of this stage through pages 42-48. The protagonist keeps himself away from his family. He does this by staying locked away in his room or alone in the bathtub. Our protagonist does not show anger until he is at the funeral parlor when he ran outside and “snatched a yellow bloom from the stem and began tearing it to shreds” (49). Our protagonist then goes through the bargaining and depression stages before he finally comes to acceptance. Our protagonist finally accepts Jamie’s death after the funeral, and he eats the first meal he has eaten since Jamie’s death, afterwards he picks two basketfuls of blackberries, one for himself and one for Jamie’s mother. When the protagonist gives the basket of berries to Jamie’s mother, then he has completely gained closure. By this gesture, the protagonist was also able to say all the things he wanted to tell Jamie’s mom, and Jamie’s mother happily accepted and told the protagonist to “be sure to come slam the door for me now and then”...
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...Fall 2015 December 18, 2015 Introduction The effect of 1998's Japanese film Ring can be compared to a big tsunami wave that not only became highest grossing horror film in the country, but also shuddered Taiwanese, Korean, Hong Kong film markets. Following years many publications included it to the numerous symbolic "top 10 most scary films" lists. And when Steven Spielberg bought the rights to make the Hollywood remake it was seen as official evidence that Japanese horror cinema became new trendsetter in this genre and gained cult status in the West. Nowadays with numerous follow-ups within the Ring franchise and triggered a trend of Western remakes "Ring" is viewed as exemplary illustrative Asian horror movie. I will argue that the wide success of the movie is caused not by its deep cultural ties with Japanese cinema and Japanese horror movies in particular, but because on the contrary "Ring" has little to do with its traditional background. Hideo Nakata deliberately cut off all the cultural traces in order to make cinematic language of the movie universal and cosmopolitan thus giving a way for its intercultural translation and to be easily replicated. In order to do it first I will analyze different Japanese merchandizing strategies and study the film as a media product. Second, I will briefly overlook history and main stylistic traits of Japanese horror movie genre. In my general overlook on Japanese horror cinema, I will focus on two main horror film sub-genres kaidan...
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...Moreover, in Kawabata’s novels, he explores sensuality and death. In Thousand Cranes, Kawabata presents themes that are twisted yet perverse. The story involves incest, eroticism, and unrequited love. Charged sexual energy, guilt, and dread warp the characters into caricatures of the optimistic adolescents that they were at the beginning of the novel. Throughout the novel, Kawabata capitalizes on dramatic sexuality and death (). In “The Izu Dancer,” the main character, a young man who is eerily similar to Kawabata, idealizes a fledgling dancer that he encounters, neglecting to acknowledge the grotesqueness that peeks from behind her flirtatious mask (). The story ends on a bitter note; the main character parts from the dancer, echoing...
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