Cherry blossom

The ancient Japanese culture can be traced back to 8000 BC during the Jomon Period in Japan, although most archaeologists agree that it could go as far back as 100,000 years (“Early Japanese History”). The ancient Japanese culture is one of the most studied and historic cultures in the world. The Jomon period is known for is their advanced pottery techniques for that time period -- hence the name Jomon, which means "patterns of plaited cord” (“Ancient Japan”). The ancient Japanese culture was…

carefully planning the decorations, invitations, entertainment, materials and food according to the specific season, place, and purpose (Blanchy; Nakamura and Gotoh). Decorations, for example, vary by season and are used to influence the mood. Cherry blossoms are used in the spring, while red maple leaves are preferred in the fall. The coldness of stones is incorporated in the summer, and the warmness of wood is used in the spring (Blanchy). The host generally follows kata by choosing the…

Every man or even woman wants to look attractive as possible even if they are not naturally attractive, they’ll find all types of ways to look ‘sexy’. Many companies produce commercials for their products and their main objective behind these commercials is to get their product to sell. Well as for Old Spice, a major company for men’s hygienic products, has came up with a line of men’s shampoo and deodorant with a very appealing and comedic advert. The Old Spice adverts portray that by using…

Status quo It was X777 at the castle of Fantasia, there was a girl with silver hair and piercing emerald eyes. She was the princess of this castle and was wrapped in warmth and kindness by everyone there and her name was Yona. There were beautiful gardens which had fragrant roses which seemed to have velvety petals and scratchy stems.The halls of the palace were huge and beautiful in which the princess danced in them, she always danced under the sunlights watch and slept in the moon's…

Flowing cherry blossom petals are telling the end of spring. I was a middle school student in Japan who did not have any interest in playing sports. It was about lunch time, and everyone was eating lunch. I was eating my lunch and thinking what I am going to do for the rest of the lunch time. After I ate my lunch, I begun to walk around the campus of Oyaba middle school, the school that I spent two years of my precious adolescence, and I saw my friends, Shugo and Takumi, playing basketball at…

Pearl Harbour attack was a great accomplishment of the Japanese Naval Aviation force at that time. Each of the perspectives carries its own merit, but the one that strongly support most is that Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour was a great success. All quotes support that it was a Japanese success. Michael Slackman, a consulting historian to the U.S. Navy, described the attack as “almost textbook perfect”.8This perspective is similar to that given by book Target: Pearl Harbor (1990). Gordon…

that first sunny looking day comes, people put on their summer clothes even though the temperature isn’t very hot. Since a lot of people in Parkdale enjoy outdoor activities, they all start coming outside to enjoy the spring weather. Orchard trees blossom and look like giant bouquets of flowers. Spring in Parkdale is almost treated like summer when it comes…

Lilly Rosas Art Culinaire Chef Fineberg Alice Waters Chef Alice Waters was born on April 28, 1944, in Chatham New Jersey. In her early years she attended the University of California, Berkeley and graduated in 1967 with a degree in French cultural studies. While she was attending Berkeley she made a trip to Paris, France were she broaden her tasting palate. After, when she graduated from Berkeley she started her training as a chef in Montessori school in London and learned French cooking…

Cinderella Fairytales are things that help children sleep at night and implore them to dream. The overall effect that these stories have on children is the same yet there is a stark contrast between the fairytales that are told to small children in the west and the ones that fill the hearts of children in the east. Many western stories have overarching themes of magic, wonder, and always following your heart; whereas eastern stories exhibit themes that have been implemented in their countries…

On October twenty fifth, nineteen forty-four it was a nice clear morning on Leyte Island in the Philippines. The sunrise is in full effect, and nearby the Japanese Naval Fleet has amassed a large concentration of firepower approximately 25 miles from United States ships positioned in the area. 6:45 am the first shots were fired from 20 miles away and the battle had begun. 24 Japanese Zero’s, Japan’s first squadron of Kamikaze pilots approached on the horizon. Then, as if from a scene in some…