Japanese writing system

two literacies made up my entire life. But neither of those literacies affected me in the same way that my third language did. At 15 years old, I became obsessed with the Japanese language. I remember picking up a self-teaching book at Chapters and devouring it chapter by chapter, and the more I knew, the more I craved to know more. However, it was never my plan to learn to write in Japanese. I found their writing system beautiful, to be sure; but not to the point of dedicating myself to learning over two thousand characters spanning over three different alphabets, and then some. However, the first two alphabets, collectively called ‘kana,’ only have about a hundred characters to them. Furthermore, they are phonetic, which means that they represent one sound that never changes regardless of context, unlike the third alphabet whose characters have multiple readings and whose pronunciation depends entirely on context. With this in mind, when I saw a free online program that promised to teach you how to read and write both kana alphabets…

remarkable similarities (social structure, hierarchy, and inequality). These features mean that a comparison of the two films is both interesting and appropriate, and provides a useful commentary on what many Japanese though of their society, across time culture and place. One aspect in particular that I will seek to analyze, is a good look at the how the two films, portray their societies. I will look at what has changed from the ‘past’ (Akagi) and the ‘future’ (Akira); looking at what has…

Personal Statement 1) General Statement Embracing cultural differences can stimulate our minds in ways that challenge us to understand the world from different perspectives. Captivating young minds to become knowledgeable about other ways of living, as well as improving cultural awareness, is essential to dissolve the artificial barriers that separate us. It would be a privilege to play a part in such an important affair. My interest in Japan was aroused in 2014 when a friend introduced me…

them who they are known as today. Mesopotamia had many key events that improved their way of living. These important events were held in different periods. Some of them contain the Ubaid period, Uruk period, and the Jemdet Nasr period. The Jemdet Nasr period stands out greater because of one main event; the creation of writing. Mesopotamia started off with the success of creating agricultural systems. The region relied on its potent fertile soil, which they acquire through their steady water…

The Babylonians were one of the first civilizations to develop a language and began to write down discoveries and stories of their people. Among these writings is the recorded observations of the night sky. Throughout the Babylonian history, the population selects one person to specialize in writing down the observations. These chosen ones were named Scribes. This was an extremely important role to play in their society and Scribes performed the task of charting the movement of the stars and…

The Babylonians were one of the first civilizations to develop a language and began to write down discoveries and stories of their people. Among these writings is the record of their observations of the night sky. Throughout the Babylonian history, the population select one person to specialize in writing down the observations. These chosen ones were named Scribes. This was an extremely important role to play in their society and performed the task of charting the movement of the stars and…

I chose to do my book trailer for a public library, Bruce Public Library. My book trailer is on Kelley Armstrong’s first book in the Cainsville series, Omens. When I was trying to figure out what book I wanted to do my trailer on, I made a massive list of all the books I read that teens might like to read. Then I went through the list and watched book trailers for each of them, slowly narrowing down my list. I crossed off books that didn’t have any trailers I liked and books that I couldn’t come…

Euphrates rivers and evolved to three definite societies: Sumer (2000s B.C), Babylonia (1000s B.C.), and Assyria (after 700s B.C.). The first known cities were founded by the Sumerians using architecture of mud and brick. The location of the cities was extremely important due to the availability of water. The need for water in agriculture caused the Sumerians to create irrigation systems necessary for a dependable food supply for the…

“To have another language is to possess a second soul.” by Charlemagne, by being able to speak another language it shows respect and determination to those who originated with that language as their first. As for today there is a wide variety of different languages that are officially recognized, extinct, or unofficial languages, since there are vast amount of different languages, there 's a few that have adopted some of each other’s culture, by having different or similar alphabet or writing…

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 starting in the autumn of 2017, the…