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    The Seventh Man Murrakami

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    In “The Seventh Man” by Haruki Murakami, a fiction story Is told that speaks of a life altering experience and life changing lesson that happened to the seventh man in the form of a massive wave. No one ever expects their life to be changed in a matter of seconds. At least the seventh man didn’t. Typhoons were a normal occurrence, almost an annoyance for the people of the seaside town called Province of S. Occasionally these natural disasters hit, and they swallowed more than a tree or two. For…

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    Yoneko's Earthquake

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    Yoneko’s Earthquake by Yamamoto tells us a narrative strategy capturing the devastation of earthquakes. This story sets an example of a coming to age narrative because this story mainly revolves around a young Japanese American child named Yoneko Hosoume, who has a very hard life. The author writes this story as earthquakes correlating the emotional climax of the Hosoume family. The metaphors of an earthquake are meant as instability and destroyed the protection of Yoneko and her family. As a…

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    Tokugawa leyasu in 1633. It finally ended in 1853, when Commodore Matthew Perry forced Japan to open up their borders to trade. Although some people may argue that the policy of isolation was not beneficial, it was actually beneficial in multiple ways. The policy of isolation was beneficial to medieval Japan because it developed culture and sustained a long period of peace. This period of peace came about because, when Japan isolated themselves, it wasn’t likely that they would be colonised.…

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    Nobunaga 1. Purpose: Provide information about Oda Nobunaga and his influence on military tactics. 2. Facts: a. Oda Nobunaga was a powerful feudal lord (daimyo) during the late 1500s in Japan. Along with his retainers Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, Nobunaga became one of the three unifiers of Japan after he helped place Ashikaga Yoshiaki as the 15th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. Despite someone else holding the title of shogun, it was clear that the power was held by Nobunaga…

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    Case Study Of Toyota

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    (7a): What challenge does Toyota face? The market for automobiles is mature and the intensity of rivalry is only going to increase as the industry continues to age. Therefore to be successful in the auto industry, a company must focus on a variety of changing factors or challenges that continue to include demographic, geographic, and technological factors. Another challenge could be the furtherexpansion of its lean low cost manufacturing process. Looking at demographic factors, age is…

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    The Automotive industry in America began in the 1890’s, because of the size of the United State internal markets and the use of crowd-production. In 1983’s the American auto industry was overwhelmed by Japan as the largest automobile producer, and subsequently by China in 2008. America is the currently the second automobile producer in the world by volume. It was approximated that 8-10 million automobiles are manufactured annually in America. The automotive sector is a major industry in America.…

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    The Truth Hurts The future of globalization is one of potential, potential to be many things. The world may globalize to a point where all countries will unionize. Globalization may also cause countries to get at each other’s throats; Climate can force a nation into a state of crisis and violence. Globalization also has the possibility to one day slow down; countries may try to limit globalization to preserve culture or other important items, such as oil or fresh water. As our world progresses,…

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    After the end of the Cold War, many counties in Asia have become independent from its colonization. Until now, there has no major war occurred in this region. During this period of peacetime, Asian countries have enjoyed the growing of economic and global influence. Russia, China, and India these newly advanced economy countries started undermining the U.S. influence in Asia. In order to remain its economic interests and political power in Asia, the U.S. has adjusted its global strategy. The…

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    Pros And Cons Of Murrakami

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    beneficial for Japan as a whole. A popular and effective practice in Japan is the “name and shame” system to publicize failure which Murakami is a big supporter of. Japan’s newest tactive is the zero energy bill. They’ve even created communities of houses that can generate around 2,508 MWh of electricity a year which show cases the zero energy bill concept. Since the community produced more energy than it consumed the extra energy created is recycled back into the city wherever needed. Japan…

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    Diversity In South Korea

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    In addition, such historical events opened doors for the Korean people to unite while preserving their shared culture by maintaining “their own distinctive language, culture, dress, and cuisine” (Stone, 2005, p.117). Following, there were three major waves of immigration to the United States respectively in 1903, 1950, and 1965 with the passage of the 1965 Immigration Act. Reasons for the accelerating number of Korean immigrants are many, mainly driven with hopes of a better education and…

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