PinnedThe Ideal Heian AristocratUnattainable standards are not a modern creationJul 19, 2021Jul 19, 2021
PinnedKeep Austin Weird?How a popular slogan for tourists contains a quiet fear of outsiders.Jul 17, 2021Jul 17, 2021
PinnedTwo Japanese Plays that show why “Shoganai” can’t always help.The Japanese viewpoint on the concept of fate and past lives can be described in one commonly known phrase; “shoganai” or, “it can’t be…Jul 11, 2021Jul 11, 2021
PinnedMoral Lessons in The Tale of the Bamboo CutterFairy tales and fables are at their core, tools for instruction aimed at children. They are supposed to either teach a child to behave a…Jul 4, 2021Jul 4, 2021
PinnedThe Significance of TravelWhile watching a documentary named Soul Odyssey by Shinya Watanabe, the first thing that came to my mind and then stuck with me for the…Jul 3, 2021Jul 3, 2021
Reality Of An Untested SoldierHino Ashihei’s excerpts from “Earth and Soldiers” is an example of one of the most well known staples of romanticized history, the war…Sep 24, 2021Sep 24, 2021
How outside factors influence the interpretation of the Vessantara JatakaA Jataka is a tale of one of the Buddha’s past lives whether as a human or as an animal and spanned eons. In all, they numbered 547…Sep 14, 2021Sep 14, 2021
Travels Sponsored by the Fear of MortalityKobayashi Issa’s journal “Journal of my Father’s Last Days” is an exploration into the family dynamic and the effects it can have on…Sep 5, 2021Sep 5, 2021
Plato’s Cave AllegoryPlato was a philosopher who lived and studied philosophy under Socrates during the 5th century BC. He is Socrates’ most famous student and…Aug 17, 2021Aug 17, 2021
Nature vs NurtureThere have been many attempts to answer the question of whether people can be born bad or if it all comes down to upbringing or the…Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
