Period

Background: Let us understand about Japan's corporate governance system known as a keiretsu which dates back to the 1600s, but was then propelled by the Japanese government's newly formed Meiji Restoration in 1866 as the world entered the industrial revolution. Keiretsu has popularly two models namely: Modern Horizontal Keiretsus Here the purpose of the model is strictly distribution of goods around the globe. It may seek new markets for keiretsu companies, help incorporate keiretsu companies…

Absolutism means that the sovereign power or ultimate authority in the state rested in the hands of a king who claimed to rule by divine right the idea that kings received their power from God and were responsible to no one but God. Catherine The Great and Tokugawa Ieyasu were both known as prominent absolute rulers but, Ieyasu was a more effective absolutist ruler. Tokugawa controlled his country by reasonable means that wouldn’t cause uprisings and distrust while still being the only one to…

Japan’s transformation and expansion was preceded by the unequal treaties imposed by the American commodore. The emperor of Japan would modernize and adapt through education, military and local administration reform in order to create a strong national identity among Japan’s people. As the Meiji government established a constitution an economic transformation would occur, where great company’s like Mitsubishi would dictate the Japanese economy and create an impressive growth. The Japanese…

“Sapokanikan” is the first single released from Joanna Newsom’s 2015 album Divers. Shorter than most of the songs on her last album Have One On Me, the song resembles a union of the styles she used on Have One On Me and her debut album The Milk-Eyed Mender. “Sapokanikan”, like much of Joanna’s music, relies heavily on obscure references to tell a greater tale. Newsom’s overall message is about death and being forgotten and her references, language, and imagery tie together to paint a picture of…

Ebola is a virus that is very deadly. Four out of five strains can make people sick. While inside of the body it is possible to do the following things: kills cells, full bleeding internally, wrecks the immune system, and harms every organ in the body. It is very infrequent to catch Ebola. The only way that people can get infected with the disease is from direct contact with fluids from those who are already infested with Ebola. Ebola was first recognized in 1976. “The name came from a river…

The latest outbreak of Ebola has become a tragedy for humanity; it is the deadliest outbreak in history killing and infecting thousands, but many more will suffer the economic consequences. There are tremendous economical troubles that are associated with this epidemic. Not only for Liberia, considered the epicenter of Ebola cases, but economists are analyzing the devastating economical effects of the virus in other West African countries like Guinea and Sierra Leone. According to World Bank,…

RESTORATION DRAMA RESTORATION PERIOD The restoration period which is considered to have started from 1660 and as the name itself suggests that it is called the restoration period due to the reason that Charles the second ascended the throne and monarchy was restored. The restoration period came after the puritan age which was supposedly of 18 years (1642-1660), people were deprived of many pleasures including entertainment which was the closing of theaters in that age. People were restricted…

The Hellenistic period takes place in the ancient world where the Greeks had a huge impact in the civilization of the Middle East, Europe and part of Asia. So when we talk about the Hellenistic period, somewhat, we refer to the fusion of the Ancient Greek world with the Near East, Middle East and Southwest Asia. In this period it is important to focus on two well-known people who are even great part of our history nowadays, as it is Alexander the great of Macedon, and Augustus who was the first…

How has Ancient and Imperial Chinese art changed between the Neolithic Period -1279AD? I will be examining how Chinese art has changed and developed from the Neolithic Period (Stone Age) up until the end of the Song Dynasty where an “age of high culture”(The Dynasties Of China, 2015) was coming to an end, and art became more westernised and less authentic. I will also briefly mention modern day Chinese art to show context. Whilst undergoing my research there were common, re-occurring themes…

The Permian Period The Permian Period is the last one, after the Carboniferous Period, of the Paleozoic Era lasting for about 46 to 47 million years from 299-252 million years ago (mya) (Smith 2011). One major feature of this period is the formation of the supercontinent, Pangaea which affected the environment and the climate as well which gave rise to new species. Another distinct feature is the greatest mass extinction event which killed around 54% of all marine families and most of the…