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    People have events, people, places, and items in their life that are important to those people. These people can have a birthday party that meant a lot to them. A family member may be important to that person. A belonging such as a photograph of their friends. An old house that they used to live can hold significance to them. These can also hold memories for people. It can also help them learn from having experiences with other important people, objects, locations, and event. My trip to Japantown

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    When Japan opened its waters backed for trade, a vast amount of influence swept the European countries. Along with the Japanese products came an influence in the art of Europe called “Japonisme”. This type of art tended to focus on the beauty of everyday life such as the focus on many of the Japanese woodblocks. The most obvious influence of Japan on European art was a painting by James Jacques Joseph Tissot called Japanese Vase. This painting perfectly emphasizes and illustrates the common indicators

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    due to its effectiveness as a predator. Butterfly represents wealth, nobility, love, and beauty. Rabbit represents listening, bringing luck, and a blessing of fertility. One example, Woman’s Kimono with butterflies. Butterfly was use in the art to magnify beauty, wealth, and nobility. The color of the kimono was purple. Purple had been considered the noblest of the color in japan. Additionally, producing such quality details and colors were very expensive. Japan architecture were very different than

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    painted, flickering bulbs, and electrical cords. The work is relatively large at 65“ x 31 ½” x 31 ½” and was created in Takamatsu, Japan. The 3-D abstract piece was crafted by Atsuko Tanaka in 1956. This work is abstract because it resembles a dress, or kimono shape, but was not constructed to be an actual piece of clothing. There is a hole at the top of the structure which allows a face to peep through, making it an interactive piece for pictures or for the artist to be a part of. The regular light bulbs

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    Foreshadowing. A warning or indication of a future event. In both Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie and Sydney Lumet’s adaptation of the same name, there are many examples of foreshadowing created by clever wording and visual effects. In her film adaptation Sydney Lumet both uses Agatha Christie’s foreshadowing techniques, and still uses some of her own. In the realm of mystery, foreshadowing is a clever way to create suspense. Sydney Lumet and Agatha Christie use both clever word

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    importantly they can go anywhere they wanted outside of japan and if they like to live there they can without getting executed from japan. Modernization Japan Selling Kimonos If you want to get your hands on brand new kimonos, then you came to the write section. A famous Geisha “Mineko Iwasaki” is selling her brand-new kimonos. “They are hand made from top designers and are really good condition, not a scratch is on these dress” she said. So if you want to buy one of these dresses then just

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    The 1980’s was a decade like no other. It was an era that dealt with the rapid advancement in technology, the rise of Wall Street, and political movements. It was a decade that looked into the future and wanted to discover what that may look like. The films of the 1980’s, regardless of the film type whether it was comedy, drama, or action, were about incorporating the important issues occurring during those times. It was the era of the high concept films, in which films were made to appeal a larger

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    Traditional kimonos were worn by every class, except for the samurai; they wore a two-piece set called the hakama. As the Meiji Revolution was in the workings, a widespread of silkworm disease hit Europe. As Japan was an isolated country, they were easily able to avoid

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    Although it started out as just another type of dance, Kabuki eventually emerged into an important and fascinating theatre where elaborate makeup and costumes combined to put on entertaining performances for audiences throughout the centuries. Kabuki started out as a style of dance in the early sixteenth century, also known as the Edo period. Kabuki is an exclusive type of theater in which only males can act on stage. For over 400 years, women have only been allowed in the audience and not on stage

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    not make Japan 's performance any less entertaining. The four young women came out wearing what appeared to be shortened kimonos and traditional fans in their hands. They stood in a line with one behind the other. Once the music commenced, their arms extended out towards the audience. The Japanese students began to execute a mesmerizing dance. The long sleeves on their kimonos made them seem as though they were not spinning or waving, but flying. At other times it made it look as if they were moving

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