Anime
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This 10 page paper looks at the development of the Japanese animation genre of anime. Arguing that the genre has develop as a reflection of the Japanese cultural influences over time the paper starts by considering why anime is unique and then looking at this development from the early twentieth century tracing it to the present day. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEanime1.rtf
Paper Title: Anime

Are the Japanese the Lost Tribes?
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A 6 page research paper that explores the multiple similarities between Japanese and Hebrew religious culture. Over 2,000 years ago, Assyrians exiled ten of the twelve tribes of Israel. No conclusions are drawn, but this report shows that there a strong case can be made for the Japanese as being the lost tribes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khlosjew.rtf
Paper Title: Are the Japanese the Lost Tribes?

Article Analysis: Japanese Architecture
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This 6 page paper analyzes an article from "The Architecture Review" in which the author described a Japanese building. The paper discusses the article itself and a response to it, the building, and whether or not pictures and text work well together. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVJapArc.rtf
Paper Title: Article Analysis: Japanese Architecture

Asian Political Questions
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8 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses factors that contributed to the rise of communist totalitarianism in modern China; factors that contributed to the Japan's pre-WWII military domination; China and Japan's nature of political regimes and relationships; and major characteristics of pre- and post-WWII Japanese economic development. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TLCAsianPol.rtf
Paper Title: Asian Political Questions

Asian Status in the Dominican Republic
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This 10 page paper discusses the history of the Dominican Republic and its struggles with its neighbor Haiti, and how these incursions led the Dominican dictator Trujillo to invite first Spanish, and then Japanese, immigrants to settle on the island. It also discusses the fact that the conditions that the newcomers found were substantially different from those they had been promised, and that both the Japanese government and that of the Dominican Republic failed to given the newcomers the support they needed. Finally, it discusses the fact that most of the Japanese were repatriated or encouraged to settle in other Latin American countries; this included those that were born on the island. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVDomRep.rtf
Paper Title: Asian Status in the Dominican Republic

Battle Of Nomanhan, Mongolia (Khalkin-Gol River) / Analyzed
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This 5 page research paper examines the 1939 Battle of Nomanhan border dispute between the Soviet and Japanese armies. Specifically discussed are the causes of the underlying causes of the battle, what took place, and its impact. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Nomanhan.rtf
Paper Title: Battle Of Nomanhan, Mongolia (Khalkin-Gol River) / Analyzed

Best Foreign Film of 1950 -- Roshomon
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This 5 page report discusses Akira Kurosawa's movie "Roshomon" and gives a summary of the movie and the reasons it has remained a compelling film even after nearly fifty years.
Filename: BWrosho
Paper Title: Best Foreign Film of 1950 -- Roshomon

Bibliography/Role of Japanese Wives
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A 3 page annotated bibliography that is in reference to the topic of how the role of married Japanese women in family life has changed as the Japanese economy has developed, covering the period from 1950 to present.
Filename: khjpgen.rtf
Paper Title: Bibliography/Role of Japanese Wives

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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A Reconsideration of the Facts Surrounding the U.S. A 4 page discussion of the reasons surrounding the U.S. use of A-bombs during World War II. The author points out reasons that a growing body of individuals are considering that use unjustified since our knowledge of the circumstances of the war now reveals that it is quite likely that the war would have ended quickly without the use of such drastic measures. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPjapBm2.rtf
Paper Title: Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Buddhism
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5 pages in length. The writer provides a detailed description of Buddhism, as well as touches upon Confucianism, Taoism, Falun Gong and Shintoism. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCBuddh.rtf
Paper Title: Buddhism