Asia-Pacific

Over the past 100 years the countries of the Middle East have experienced many major regime changes, wars, and societal upheavals. These events have shaped, and will continue to influence, the area for years to come. One notable effect that these changes have caused, is the alteration of art forms, and the scattering of artists to other Western nations in order to avoid persecution. Shirin Neshat and Ahmed Moustafa are two such artists who have emerged from the events of their respective…

game that was on one of the shows involved dwarves, really short people, doing obstacle courses and many other tasks in hopes of earning some money. I kid not that I just learned last month that the word “dwarf” is an offensive term in America. In Asia, everyone says “dwarf” all the time! Growing up, my mother would refer to short people she saw as dwarfs but due to her accent, she pronounces…

The stereotype of all Asians being smart is very prevalent in all forms of pop culture today. While the label of all of them being intellectually supreme over their other racial counterparts is very extreme, it is true that many Asian Americans are very intellectually advanced, as 49% of all Asian Americans have a bachelor’s degree while only 31% of Caucasians, 18% of African Americans, and 13% of Latinos have bachelor’s degrees.1 Nonetheless, these 2 book covers from the Shelly Cashman Series:…

Title: In what ways was the world connected by 1800? Was this/were these positive or negative? Did different peoples have different experiences with this? Introduction When you think of how the world is connected you think of travel. By 1800 the ways of travel led to so many discoveries throughout the worlds regions with the movement of people, the trade of goods, and the new ideas. With these discoveries came both good things and bad. Over several centuries many barriers that divides the…

the eastern part of the world that many students have not really been introduced to, especially in middle school. The text covers geography as the basic starting point, then from there it dives into the many cultures that are represented in Africa, Asia, and Australia. The key in each chapter and sub-section is to develop intelligence on the perspective of these locations and to ignite the minds of readers about diverse parts of the world. The eastern part of the globe launches a unique…

In China, more than fifty percent of people want to learn a language that is different from the language of their hometown. The Japanese 1110 in Thompson River university is good at the cultural communicate and the basic skill check. Everyone studies seriously, which pay attention to the class and hard working. The way that the teacher teaching is helping the student. Learning the language of different countries is another country is both interesting and hard things. The Japanese 1110 class…

Battlefield 4 Battlefield 4 is a first-person shooter (FPS) set in modern day warfare. The game brings a sense of all out warfare and destruction to its players. Released originally on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC Battlefield is known for its realism and addictiveness. Create by a Swedish gaming development company (Dice) and published by EA in 2013. Battlefield 4 was one of the best battlefield games to be released by Dice due to its amazing graphics and overall variety in gameplay. Battlefield has a…

Evelyn Albright “Japans Systems of Religion and Politics over the Years” The country that I have selected to complete my research paper on is what was once known as the isolated country of Japan. Today although Japan’s classical roots can still be seen, it is mostly seen as a country that has been influenced with ideas, customs, practices, etc., and characteristic of the western U.S. country through various incidents. Paragraph 1: The history of Japan and its governmental and religious…

would truly love to participate in the JET Program as an assistant language teacher. I am fascinated with Japan, its culture and most importantly its people and teaching English in Japan would be an honor and a privilege. The experiences that I would attain from the JET program will be enriching, rewarding and support my in-depth ongoing understanding of Japan and its culture. My future career prospects could only benefit from the JET program and further expand my life experiences and personal…

The occupation brought a lot of many changes. General Douglas MacArther introduced three major programs during this occupation. They included Demilitarization, democratization and bringing war criminals to trial. All three of these new programs had many different effects for everyone. General MacArthur accepted the Japanese surrender and took control of the US occupation of Japan. Right when he took leader he was determined to build a new stabilized foundation full of peace and order. He…