The Nara and Heian periods describe japan at 800 AD. The Nara period is from 710-794, and the Heian period is from 794-1185 (Segal “Heian Japan”). The Heian is actually the last division of classical japanese history. The significant action that began the Nara period is when the capital was moved from Fujiwarakyo to modern day Nara (reason for being called Nara period). Buddhism was established as the official religion, which has a large impact. Chinese government and culture had an impact on japanese
Angela Tremble was the name she was given at birth, the musical icon was born on July 1st 1945 in Miami, Florida. She was later adopted at 3 months old by Richard and Catherine Harry and adopted the name Deborah Ann Harry a.k.a Debbie Harry. Debbie was raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey. While she was growing up she sang at Churches, and also made it to college for 2 years before dropping out. In the 1960’s she worked as a playboy bunny and waited tables at a popular downtown club that was apart of
How do teachers attempt to control the way you understand the world? Paulo Freire, author of “The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education”, declares that “Narration (with the teacher as the narrator) leads the students to memorize mechanically the narrated content. Worse yet, it turns them into ‘containers,’ into ‘receptacles’ to be ‘filled’ by the teacher” (216). Freire’s statement implies that teaching utilizing the banking concept shifts the role of students as learners to robots who receive data and execute
Jean Leon Gerome was a famous French painter and sculptor during the 19th century. He was known for his beautifully detailed paintings of the many places he traveled, from Egypt, the Mediterranean and Asia. His style of painting was a combination of Neoclassicism and Romanticism that where vibrant figurative depictions of his travels. Art historians label his artistic expression as Academicism and Oriental because he had a French standardized way of painting ornate foreign everyday life. The compelling
For 25 years, Robert Harris a writer and educator has spent his time teaching at the college and university level. He wrote the article, “On the Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education” in 1991. He based many of his ideas on John Henry Cardinal Newman’s work entitles The Idea of a University. According to the author, many students are surprised at the general education classes. Students wonder why someone should study subjects that have nothing directly to do with those fields. Why should students study
Ancient Egypt and China were both civilizations that had little interaction with each other, as a result, they had little similarities in culture. Little similarities does not mean no similarities though. Even though Egypt and China believed in different religions, and had different ways of honoring the deceased in the period before 600 B.C.E, they both had general morals. To begin with, Egypt’s and China’s religious beliefs were in no way similar. Egypt had a more polytheistic religions believing
The day that Alexander Liholiho gave his speech to ascend to the throne was a memorable day. In this speech it portrays King Kamehameha III as a great ruler and that will never be forgotten. The majority of the speech emphasizes what he will do for the people and one paragraph is dedicated to praising the late king, Kamehameha III. The purpose of his speech would be to inform the people of the Hawaiian Island of how he would rule. Liholiho uses pathos in his speech because he addresses a specific
Ancient Egyptian Women What do you think of when you hear Ancient Egyptian Women? Royalty, beauty, respect…. There were only a few royal women that archeologist royal women in the ancient Egyptians time. Some women could become Pharaoh only in very special circumstances, Royal women grew very powerful in the New Kingdom and had an influence on the country. Hatshepsut a women became a Pharaoh and ruled in her own name for a number of years. Hatshepsut became much more prominent and powerful. She
The seven liberal arts are divided into two categories: the Trivium- the verbal arts (Grammar, Rhetoric, and Logic) and the Quadrivium- the numerical arts (Arithmetic, Geometry, Music, and Astronomy). The significance of the seven liberal arts is emphasized by Isidore of Seville in Etymologies. Isidore explains the discovery, the use and the divisions amongst these topics. Ancient and medieval authors thought that these seven arts were propaedeutic to the study of all topics and matters. Their belief
The Similarities and Differences Between Egypt and Mesopotamia Did you know that Egypt and Mesopotamia were both polytheistic but they both thought of the afterlife in a completely different way? Egypt and Mesopotamia had both similarities and differences that may be seen in their government, religion, and reasons for decline, just like their different versions of the afterlife. Both Egypt and Mesopotamia had a strong type of rule (or government). Egypt’s government is when God is recognized as