... in the amazingly decorated palaces of the Samurai. An account of a particular teahouse by Scott Morton describes one of these pavilions; by praising it's artistic beauty (Nardo 70), "The Silver Pavilion itself, delicate and simple, is two stories high and contains a shrine and rooms for rest and recreation with views over the garden. The word silver' refers to some of the ... planned decoration which was never carried out. This quiet and restrained pavilion was built on the edge of a miniature lake, whose stepping-stones, islets and bridges consist of stones contributed by lords from al...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... to the next period of Japan economic development. This period was between 1960 and 1973. The author Dennis Smith describes the years between 1960 and 1973 as having "aura of a golden age for Japan" (Smith, Page 96). One popular explanation for the tremendous amount of economic growth in Japan was called the Japan Incorporated. This model of decision making still continues ... on Japan's economic growth. Earlier growth was easy because they could import western technology without the costs. Now Japan had to pay the cost of its own research development. The golden era did however come to ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... family, to be a well fitting member working for its prosperity and happiness; toward humanity at large, to be an active participant in a world society dedicated to the realization of the Golden Rule.? (Wang 17) Although Confucianism became the official ideology of the Chinese state, it never existed as a religion and Confucius was never regarded as a god. The reason Confucianism never developed ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: High School

... explosion; and what an explosion! The lighting effects beggarded description. The whole country was lighted by a searing light with the intensity many times that of the midday sun. It was golden, purple, violet, grey and blue. It lighted every peak...of the nearby mountain range with a clarity and beauty that...the great poets dream about but describe most poorly and inadequately ... ...

• Word Count: 3980
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• Grade Level: High School