The poem is heavily laden with historical Japanese imagery, culture and tradition. The author makes several references to ethnic fixtures such as origami, traditional cuisine and Japanese dress. ... Joy Kogawa is known not only for her writing but also for her involvement with Japanese-Canadian activism groups. ... Joy and her family were sent to an internment camp by the Canadian government in 1941, where they spent several years of manual labor. ... "The day of the Bride dawns- (1) directly into references to traditional Japanese customs. ...

• Word Count: 637
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

An American may also be African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan (Ferrara, par 3). ... For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God (Ferrara, par 4)." ... American women are free to dress how they want and listen to whom they want, as long as they remember to comply with the laws of the government. ...

• Word Count: 1202
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Real Thing, Like a Rock, Built to Last, Got Milk, Where's the Beef, Just Do It and Just Say No are a few examples of groups, companies and governmental attempts of the cultural industries, very successful attempts, to drive the culture. ... So in our culture we have attempted influences by money focused industries, consensus focused originations, and for the good of all, government programs. ...

• Word Count: 3593
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The seven corporations, with their nation of origin and reported 1990 sales, are: Sony (Japan, $3 billion), Time/Warner (U.S., $2.9 billion), Polygram (Netherlands/Germany, $2.6 billion), Bertelsmann Media Group (Germany, $2 billion), Thorn/EMI (U.K., $1.88 billion), MCA (U.S., $1 billion), and Virgin (U.K., $500 million), total 1990 sales $13.88 billion (1993, pp. 141-143). ... They find that with local ragga star "Elephant Man's" lyrics such as "Badman nah run from police inna shootout/ Whole crew a government see dem pon di lookout ...

• Word Count: 1871
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Look at the whacked-out infusion Japanese culture had on everything from high fashion to Duran Duran music videos in the 1980s for such an example. ... Just be glad that all is good, that your government isn't lying to you, and that you've always got your local mass media to turn to in times of desperation for an honest, truthful funhouse-mirror reflection of the world. ...

• Word Count: 1582
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School