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Hi, I never made a review before, so it may look like an essay: (After writing it, it definitely is an essay, hope it's not too boring; it's spoiler-free) In 1994, Fuyumi Ono writes Ghost Hunt, which a certain someone rates 10 on their MAL. Later, her husband writes Another, which also happens to be rated ten by a certain someone (I should definitely finish watching that). In between, she wrote a certain novel in 1998 entitled Shiki. Shiki takes place in Sotoba, a small village surrounded by mountains

In the stories of Augustine’s Confessions, A Thousand and On Nights, and The Tale of Genji, all have a conflict with women. Each type of conflict is different. With Augustine the conflict was between him and his mother. In A Thousand and One Nights the conflict was between the emperor and Shahrazad. Lastly, The Tale of Genji, Genji’s conflict is with Fujitsubo. Two of the female characters have their goal in two of the stories and Genji is the one with the goal in the other story. In Augustine’s

Introduction In the history of Japan, the Heian period is thought by many critics and literally experts an important age of art and culture. During this time period, Japan was able to develop a strong and very important sense of native visuals. The period was so developed that even merchants and warriors had started in becoming important political and social figures within the Heian period. The period had also witnessed a substantial rise in liberty of women and importance of feminism but it also

Introduction The Tale of the Heike is written account of the power tussle between the clans in Japan, which were the Taira and Minamoto clans. This story documents the struggle for leadership and control between both clans at the end of the 12th century in the Genpei War, taking place from 1180 to 1185. Authorship is unknown but it is still regarded as one of the celebrated classics in the Japanese literature. This story’s focus is on Heike (Taira) Clan in medieval Japan. It shows his rise

Kiritsubo Contains unread postsActions for Kiritsubo Rebecca Salar posted Feb 13, 2016 5:33 PM Subscribe Ratings: 0Rating: 0 out of 5 stars In the Heian period, marriage was closely intertwined with politics. Within the high-class population, marriage was a means of gaining influence, as seen by the tactics of Fujiwara no Michinaga, who nudged himself into the imperial family through a vast amount of marriages. During this time, a marriage of honor was between the high-class. Because of this, the

Outside Reading In-Class essay Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden tells the story of the maturation of a girl to a woman and her journey in life. In this case, the girl, Chiyo, is kidnapped and taken to Kyoto to become a geisha. The choices she made in her life after this life changing incident is portrayed perfectly by Alexander Elliot, as Chiyo or Sayuri [her geisha name] learns how to adapt to life and survive with a happy ending. Alexander Elliot states that, “HE [hero] actually earns self

Memoirs of a Geisha is based off of a true story of a famous Geisha during WWII. The movie starts when Sayuri was sold into an okiya and ends in her adulthood. Reflecting on the historical aspects of the movie, it seems to have done well staying accurate. For example: the importance of okiyas, change caused by the war, and the architectural styles seen in the movie work well for that time. One thing the movie accurately describes in relation to AP World History is textiles (trade) specifically

Genji is twenty-five years old in the latter part of chapter 10 and the chapter 12 of The Tale of Genji. He has experienced several separations from his beloved when he is between the ages of twenty-three and twenty-five. He loses his wife, Aoi in chapter 9 and his father, The Retired Emperor Kiritsubo next chapter. Also, Rokujo Haven who caused to kill Aoi decides to leave Genji and goes to Ise. The most surprising decision has taken by Fujitsubo that she becomes a nun without telling Genji to protect

Empress Gi v. Five Women Who Loved Love Five Women Who Loved Love is Saikaku’s classic work of Japanese literature for describing the basic emotion of love. This book also shows the social & cultural aspects of the Japanese society throughout the literature. Empress Gi on the other hand, was one of the most powerful Koreans in history, who became an empress of China(Mongol) as a Korean. While the Five Women Who Loved Love deals with the stories of different individual women handling the pursuit of

Uzumaki Kushina (henceforth “Kushina-sensei” at her own insistence) was not a very good teacher. She lacked patience, she tended to forget what she had taught the lesson previous, and she often skipped over things that she thought were unimportant, only to have to explain them a few minutes later when she realized their full significance. While Namikaze Minato (henceforth “Minato-sensei” also at Kushina-sensei’s insistence) was far better in all the above aspects, he tended to get distracted easily