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Second World War Bomb Was Dropped
3,349 wordsAt 11: 02 a. m. , August 9, 1945 an atomic bomb exploded 500 meters above this spot. The black stone monolith marks the hypocenter. The fierce blast wind, heat rays reaching several thousand degrees, and deadly radiation generated by the explosion crushed, burned and killed everything in sight and reduced this entire area to a barren field of rubble. About one-third of Nagasaki City was destroyed and 150, 000 people killed or injured, and it was said at the time that this area would be devoid of...
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Washington D C Wearing Sunglasses
1,083 wordsOn March 20, 1995 a nerve gas believed to be sarin was released in Tokyo. The gas was released in several commuter trains throughout the Tokyo metropolitan area, killing six, and injuring twelve hundred others. This act, described by local authorities as "a case of organized and indiscriminate murder, but one item in a string of crimes committed by the doomsday religious cult Aum Shinri Kyo (Aum Supreme Truth). At about 8: 15 A. M. Tokyo time, packages left on several commuter trains throughout ...
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Important To Understand Democratic Party
1,960 wordsThe thousand of years of happy reign be thine: -Japanese National Anthem It has been more than 1300 years since they started to call their country Nihon or Nippon, contemporary Japanese way to say Japan (Kodansha 1996: 54 - 55). After the long history that consists of the periods of seclusion and assimilation, Japan has grown into one of the most developed countries in the world. Many people all over the world nowadays know the country, and use their products in many occasions. However, because ...
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Oklahoma City Bombing World Trade Center
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Buddhist Art In Japan
2,031 wordsBuddhism had an important role in the development of Japanese art between the sixth and the sixteenth centuries. Buddhist art and religion came to Japan from China, with the arrival of a bronze Buddhist sculpture alongside the sutras. Buddhist art was encouraged by Crown Prince Taishi in the Suiko period in the sixth century and Emperor Shomu in the Nara period in the eighth century. In the early Heian period Buddhist art and architecture greatly influenced the traditional Shinto arts, and Buddh...
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Attack On Pearl Harbor People In Power
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Disney Attempt At Foreign Corporate Expansion
1,597 wordsINTRODUCTION Many companies throughout the United States and beyond are resorting to developing their business abroad. This is due to numerous factors such as the ability to cut costs through cheaper building material or labor, which leads to inches their revenues, functioning with more advantageous tax and labor laws, and expanding their market, just to name a few. The Walt Disney Company was one of those many American organizations to expand on foreign soil. Its first foreign venture proved to...
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Complete Analysis Of The Starbucks Coffee Company
2,010 words... rocks, comments Zone Vice President Roly Morris, a native of Toronto. Over the past 25 years, Starbucks has become a staple of daily life in major cities throughout North America. The company offers more than 30 varieties of the finest arabica coffee beans from growers around the world, presenting them in a cozy, welcoming setting. In addition to whole beans, Torontonians can look forward to enjoying the finest coffee and espresso beverages, expertly prepared by Starbucks professional barist...
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Baseball Players Playing Baseball
1,279 wordsThis report will talk about and explain the history of Japanese baseball. This paper will go into detail about the date of establishment of Japanese baseball and where the first teams were played. The paper will compare the terms of Japanese baseball with the terms of American baseball. The paper will also discuss the founders of the Japanese leagues and different teams. I will give background of some of the famous Japanese baseball players, and will also tell about some of the greatest moments ...
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Pearl Harbor Attack Attack On Pearl Harbor
2,008 wordsThe Bombing of Pearl Harbor: Its Impact and Repercussions Abstract: A devastating incident occurred on Pearl Harbor raises historical question to citizens of US as well as the entire world. The tangled web of events leading up to the damage of the United States Pacific navy at its anchorage on December 7, 1941, is among the most fascinating sequences of historical drama ever enacted. All the great powers of the world at war but one that last one on the brink of war, in possession of the secret c...
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The Corporate Profiles For Volkswagen And Sony Corporation
2,356 wordsThe Corporate Profiles for Volkswagen and the Sony Corporation Corporate Profile: Volkswagen Group Volkswagen Group is German manufacturer of automobiles. Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagen's mbH was founded on May 28, 1937. On September 16, 1938 the due to owners decision the company was renamed Volkswagenwerk GmbH. In 1949 Pon's Automobielhandel, Amersfoort - the Dutch importer of automobiles starts first commercial export of Volkswagen cars. In 1949 Volkswagen Group create...
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Tokyo Facts For The First Time Visitor
734 wordsTokyo Facts For The First Time Visitor Visiting Japan and Tokyo, in particular, represents a truly unique experience for the American tourist. And it cannot be explained by the cultural difference alone, but also by the fact that Japanese society is based upon the spirit of collectivism, unlike American individualistic society. Therefore, it is very important for American tourists in Japan to try embracing the same attitude towards life, in order to feel comfortable among the local people. The f...
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The Advantages Of Senior Citizens In Higher Education
1,952 wordsThe Advantages of Senior Citizens In Higher Education People often think that sometimes it is too late for us to do something. This, probably, is the main reason for losses in our lives. The right time for doing something comes when people have a desire to do it, and this is the only way to become successful. It is a common point of view that education is only for young people and not for the senior. However, sometimes people understand what they really want to do and be only when they become el...
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Noble Eightfold Path Four Noble Truths
2,451 wordsAccording to Websters Buddhism Buddhism According to Websters definition, Buddhism is not a religion. It states that religion is the belief in or worship of God or gods (Websters New World Dictionary pg. 505). The Buddha was not a god (About Buddhism pg. 1). There is no theology, no worship of a deity or deification of the Buddha (Butter pg. 1) in Buddhism. Therefore Buddhists dont pray to a creator god (Buddhism FAQs pg. 1). Consequently, Buddhism is categorized as a philosophy, but is still re...
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Japanese Society Western World
912 wordsMegan Saliva Alternative Calendars 9 November 1999 Existence in a World Divided Lurking in the? mystery of the Orient? (Tanizaki 20) lies the images and beauty created by shadows. It is this traditional essence which is being replaced and forgotten as westernized culture and morality sprout their roots in the Japanese society. Tanizaki? s specifically examines this idea of clashing cultures in the essay In the Praise of Shadows, and indirectly and symbolically reveals this concept through the ch...
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Japan Electrical Machinery
987 wordsTable of Japan Japan Table of Contents I. Geography a. ) Land b. ) Climate c. ) Vegetation d. ) Population and Culture e. ) Natural Resources and Land Usage II. History a. ) Post WWII -Present III. Economics IV. Politics and Government V. Military VI. International Relations VII. International Appeal The island of Japan (145, 826 sq. mi. ) is located in the North Pacific Ocean. It is bounded by on the north by the Sea of Okhotsk, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Pacific Ocea...
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Japan Electrical Machinery
938 wordsThe island of Japan (145, 826 sq. mi. ) is located in the North Pacific Ocean. It is bounded by on the north by the Sea of Okhotsk, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea, and on the west by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan. I. Geography a. ) Land Japan is made up of four islands: Hokkaido, Kyushu, Honshu, and Shikoku. The Entire country is smaller than the state of Montana. Honshu is the largest island of the four. It is a very mountainou...
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Junior High School High School Graduates
2,710 wordsJapanese Assignment Geographical Setting Japan is an island country in the North Pacific Ocean. It lies off the northeast coast of mainland Asia and faces Russia, Korea, and China. Four large islands and thousands of smaller ones make up Japan. The four major islands-Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku form a curve that extends for about 1, 900 kilometres. Topography Japan is a land of great natural beauty. mountains and hills cover about 70 % of the country. IN fact, Japanese islands consist o...
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Natural Death Three Weeks
2,287 wordsAn Essay on At Kinosaki by Shiga Naoya Background Facts about At Kinosaki Shiga Naoya wrote At Kinosaki (Kinosaki ni te) in 1917, when he was 34 years old. The story is based on his real experience in the autumn of 1913, when he was recovering at the hot springs of Kinosaki, from an accident which nearly took his life. Shiga was walking with a friend toward Shibaura one evening along beside the train track of the Yama note Line when the train hit him from behind. The incident is recorded in Shig...
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World War Ii Attack On Pearl Harbor
2,470 wordsReal Suprise on Pearl Harbor The Americans had information that the Japanese were going to attack Pearl Harbor but did not take preparations to protect it. many people refer to the bombing of Pearl Harbor as a surprise attack. It was the American governments fault and the American militarys fault that it was such a devastating surprise for the Americans. The Attack on Pearl Harbor is what gave the United States initiative to enter World War II. Some People believe the government and military kep...
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