In March of 2014 the world was notified that there were numerous cases of ebola arising in West Africa. For millions of people this was the first that time that they had heard of this disease. However, in 2014, what had once been a problem only seen in African was now spreading into European countries and the United States. As a result numerous countries and nongovernmental organizations worked together to treat the thousands of people suffering from ebola. Now, nearly two years later, the world…
Ebola Ebola is nothing to take lightly, although the most recent outbreak has passed, it’s still a deadly parasite that can possibly live in your body for weeks and you may not even know, slowly killing your body. Deadly, infectious, and should most definitely be avoided at all costs. Ebola is one of many deadly viruses that have killed many unsuspecting victims. Thousands of cases have been reported around the world, some of the victims being doctors in the U.S who risked their own lives to…
The Heian Period, was a period of both chaos and beauty. Marked with the decline of the imperial family, and the rise of the Fujiwara Regency, the Heian period was filled with dramatic shifts of power, and the emergence of new political and economic powers. While literature and the arts prospered in court, as seen with the Tales of Genji, greed and manipulation also bled throughout. From the rise of the imperial statehood, and to the dominance of the aristocracy, the Heian Period was muddled…
The Heian period in Japan was one of the last divisions in the classical part of the Japanese History which was from the year of 794 to 1185. During this period of the Japanese history was when Taoism and Buddhism were at their peak. The Heian period which is known as the most historical phase which Japan went through was because of its poetry, literature and art. The period of the Heian had started before the Nara period which had started in 794 by the 50th emperor which is known as Emperor…
A thousand years ago the culture of refined elegance blossomed around Japan 's imperial court. this era known as the Heian period gave rise to Monogatari one of the masterpieces of world literature spanning 54 chapters.The tale of Genji is an epic novel of romance.It is written by Murasaki Shikibu a remarkable woman who lived at the hand court.The book vividly depicts the life of the aristocrats , describing the joys and sorrows woven into tapestry of court life. It tells the tale of a noble…
Ice Age however, there is also the possibility of the early onset of the next Ice Age. in the article “crippled Atlantic currents triggered ice age climate change” it is discussed how in the last glacial period the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation had begun to slow down right before periods of sudden climate change (Hand, 2016). As well today there is evidence of the AMOC currently “known to be in decline”. (Hand, 2016) This delay or early onset of the next ice age is human made,…
is often seen as a cohesive, homogenous nation with a strong sense of national pride and identity. However, this was not always the case; the image of Japan as a nation, as a group of people with a common identity, did not exist in the pre-Tokugawa period. Instead, it was through the centralizing forces of the Meiji Revolution, on both political and social levels, that ultimately resulted in the creation of Japan, the nation state. The political structure of Japan in the Tokugawa era was a…
back 2.6 million years ago and due to the Holocene period can accordingly be called the Age of Man (Quaternary Period, 2014). During the quaternary period fluctuations of the climate caused glaciers to advance from the poles and retreat with each cycle, carving and moulding the land (National Geographic, 2014). Over the past 800,000 years the planet has formed cyclical patterns, with ice ages lasting around 100,000 years followed by warm periods lasting 10,000-15,000 years. The last ice age…
Arnold Toynbee said History word is the Greek word. It means “Investigation” History word came from “Historia” the meaning of “Historia” It is the exposure of previous incidents as well as a mixture of established, appearance, to deliver knowledge of earlier times. History is distributed into three periods. Those are classical, medieval, and modern. The second name of the medieval period is middle ages. In history these both are the similar period. On the other way, middle and medieval ages are…
Our next example will take us to the Tale of Heike that happened during the Kamakura period. The Tale of Heike tells us a story about the two clans (Genji clan and Taira clan) that fight for their ideology and freedom. Two interesting characters that can be derived from this tale would be the story of Taira no Kiyomori and Minamoto Yoshitsune. Taira no Kiyomori of Taira clan is a character that is not just consequential in the Tale of Heike, but he also plays a very…