Heroic honor: Chikamatsu and the samurai ideal
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The plays of the Japanese dramatist Chikamatsu Monzaemon, who wrote during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, strongly influenced the conception of ideal Samurai virtues, such as honor and loyalty, among the Japanese populace from his time forward. As his career progressed, Chikamatsu explored the tensions between the public and private spheres in Japanese society. He also made his heroic characters increasingly complex, realistic and compassionate. He ultimately came to assert that the Samurai ideals of virtue and honor were attainable by all Japanese, regardless of their social station.
Publication Name: Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0073-0548
Year: 1997
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Smarter sensors
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There are now home sensors available that not only monitor such things as temperature, water and gas leaks, fire and smoke, but also telephone for help, turn off water and extinguish or retard fires if necessary. Functions of the new sensors are discussed.
Publication Name: Home Mechanix
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 8755-0423
Year: 1992
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Godless and proud of it
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The experiences of the Alabama Freethought Association are used to illustrate the beliefs of atheists in America. The difficulties of maintaining an overtly atheist organization in the heart of the Bible Belt is discussed by members of the group.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1997
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