By: AJ Witte This past week we were tasked with reading several more Japanese stories, chief among: “The Tale of the Dirt Spider”. A story which revolves around the hero named Raiko, a hero who is based off of the real Kyoto bureaucrat who was the governor of several provinces near the capital of Japan. […]
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The Various Intricacies of Navigating the Heian Court… Or High School Week 6
By: AJ Witte This week we mainly focused on the Tale of Genji, one of the single most important pieces of Japanese Fiction of all time. It is even considered to be a foundational piece of world literature as well. It focuses around the titular character of Genji, the child of the emperor and one […]
Mono No Aware in The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Week 5
By: AJ Witte This reading which was the telling of the Japanese folk story “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter,” focused on the idea on the Japanese idea of mono no aware, or the idea that we should find beauty in the passing of things. Or rather the fact that there is beauty in the […]
The Importance of A Good Story: Week 4
By: AJ Witte How does a religion take over a country? A rather odd question, but one that must be asked time and time again as throughout history we see religions of all forms wash over the lands. For the sake of this article we ask how did Buddhism wash over and create an effective […]
The Importance of Preparing for the Tough Road Ahead Week 3
By: AJ Witte When we look at our modern day American political landscape I can only think of one word to describe it: that being divided. I could hardly believe that there ever will or even could be perfect harmony among the ruling parties of the United States. Constantly at one another’s throats until the […]
The Importance of Myth and Archaeology in a Modern World
AJ Witte One of the questions that we were meant to ponder this week was: “why look at myths in a history class?” I think that this is a question that I have also pondered for much of academic career. For so long I have thought of myths as simple stories passed down throughout history […]
Week 1: What Makes A Complex Society And the Importance of Where You Find Yourself
AJ Witte https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/japan-old-old-fashioned-agriculture One of the major readings that we read this week was a reading focused around the central question of: What makes a complex society? This at first glance is a rather simple question. Your head is immediately filled with images of machinery automating jobs, grand bazaars filled to the brim with traders […]
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