The formation of the Japanese civilization is said to have begun in the Jomon Period (7,000 BC to 250 BC), and is described as a Prehistoric and Neolithic Period. ... However, the Yamato period showed that there was clearly only one leader. ... It wasn't until the Kofun period (300 BC - 700 AD) where leadership was solidified by the Emperor (Meyer, 1993). ... Under Japanese mythology, Jimmu Tenno, the great great great grandson of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu (Earl, 1964), was sent to unify Japan and to become the first Emperor. ... Within the Kamakura period (1185-1333), Ch"an Buddhism ...

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Challenging the existing mythology might only be achieved in a backhanded manner that minimized the threat to the dominant structure in all of its manifestations and through all of society's various human class and race strata. ...

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However, due to the limited allowance of space designed for this particular assignment, the context of it will be mostly and tersely presented chronologically strictly within the scope of history from the Victorian period to the contemporary society. ... Contrary to the popular mythology, however, the Sexual Revolution did not really begin with the birth control pill because the trend of the revolution can be traced back to the end of World War I. ... Moreover, during this period, literature, advertisements, song...

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Throughout that period it was simply presumed that the goal of containment was both justifiable and practicable (Williams 432). ... Secondly, certain facets of the war raised questions about the moral self-righteousness that had previously sustained American policy all through the period of the cold war. ... As stated by Phil Williams of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, "the Vietnam experience destroyed these preconditions and ended the period of congressional abdication from foreign policy" (436). ...

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Harold Bolitho's study of sumo in Tokugawa period, for instance, is quick to draw a distinction between sechie-zumo, the ceremonial form of sumo performed in the imperial court prior to the rise of the Shogunate, and the sumo that arose during the mid- to late Tokugawa period, which, formed the basis of sumo as "we know it today." ... During the Tokugawa period, due to the proliferation of towns and merchant culture, sumo became a spectator sport (19-21). ... The ritual side of sumo, Bolitho implies, all the Shinto symbols and practices that nowadays are evoked to represent sumo's "t...

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The temple and much of the complex was abruptly abandoned as a violent period in Khmer history began, during which numerous kings reigned briefly and then were overthrown by their successors. This period of internal conflict ended as Jayavarman the seventh gained the throne in 1181 AD.11 An accomplished military leader, Jayavarman would go on to become the last of the great kings of Angkor, known for his unification of the empire and noteworthy building projects. ... Proceeding forward, the reliefs lead into the southern gallery of Angkor, where a historical scene showing the procession of Sur...

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Introduction Modern psychology has the following industry practice: Psychotherapy, psychological correction, psychoanalysis, psychological training, personal, family Production counseling hotline, vocational guidance centers, personnel service companies, psycho-diagnostic public services, forensics,...

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This line of the play that tells about the dragons, which are creatures of massive power that come from Teutonic mythology, spells doom for those who come into contact with Faustus, thus indicating him as an ultimate villain in the play. ...

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