The 1870s ushered an era of bunmei kaika, or "Civilization and Enlightenment," into Japan.2 During this decade the works of great philosophers such as the de Tocqueville and Rousseau found their way into Japanese translation to the profound interest of the Japanese population, especially the youth.3 Students in Japan learned of the theories regarding civil liberties and natural rights, and began to claim that such rights were not only fundamental to Western societies, but to Japan as well. ... An entire generation grew up on Smiles and Masanao's key theme: every person has the d...

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China, Singapore, Japan, Korea, and Liechtenstein are the top 5 ranks respectively (Ryan). In Jean Twenge's novel Generation Me she states that in today's education system, "There has also been a movement against 'criticizing' children too much. ... " As I stated before, if a significant push in academics were to happen early then, given time, that generation of motivated students will pursue education. ... It all starts early and is a process that will take time, but the next generation will pave the way to a more diverse and accepted future....

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Ethnic, Racial, Cultural, Religious, And Language Groups That Constitute Your Ethnic Heritage My own ethnic heritage is that of a both second generation Italian/Scott and Canadian French. ... I attended a French Catholic School and Church where French was taught as a second language for my generation. ... Chinese and Japanese immigration was curtailed due to the fear of job loss expressed by European settlers. ... The Chinese were the second non-Christian group to migrate followed by Japanese and Koreans the west coast and Hawaii. ...

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For example, instead of only giving the account for what the determining factors were for America in World War II, a teacher should give the entire account by giving the reasons for the Japanese attack. ... With their full education, future generations may begin to remember and respect the cultures that have given them so many traditions. ...

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Much of Japan's industrial efficiency has been credited to its almost universally high level of literacy. ... The trouble is that, from the standpoint of their literacy and their ability to communicate with others in our culture, what they know is ephemeral and narrowly confined to their own generation. Many young people strikingly lack the information that writers of American books and newspapers have traditionally taken for granted among their readers from all generations. ...

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For the past thirty years in the State of California, bilingual education has been undertaken by all the public schools of the state. Under such system, children of non-American ethnic have had a special treatment in their early academic career. Children of minority groups have been thought various subjects in their native tongues. Such subjects are Math, History and some Science classes. The bilingual program presented the student a scholastic curriculum that simultaneously instructed students all the required classes while teaching them the English language. ...

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