Month: February 2023

Free Pass

This past week, I really enjoyed looking at the short stories. As I wrote in my reflection for up until this point in the semester, I find myself drawn to the more creative sources that we read, such as the poetry, myths, and short stories. So, I found myself really enjoying the Minister Kibi story… Continue reading Week 5

This week we focused on the Nara and Heian periods of Japanese history. I really enjoyed looking specifically at Buddhism and its effect on Japanese society because, as I mentioned last week, I have always been interested in the religion aspect of history. I think it is really cool to think about the beliefs that… Continue reading Week 4

EXPLORATION PACK: OPTION 1 Mythology has always been a really interesting aspect of history for me because I think it is really cool to look at how beliefs may have affected the actions of a society. The fact that the stories that people told each other as myths had such an impact on not only… Continue reading Week 3

I really enjoyed the three readings for Friday, especially the “Chinese Histories on Japan” because seeing a different perspective on Japanese history was really interesting. One question that I had was about the discussion question “How do the Chinese people look at the Japanese?”. For the most part, I read the source as the Chinese… Continue reading Friday, February 3 Reflection

For my show and tell, I adapted the Izanagi and Izanami into a short film, so I wrote a screenplay. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iTixMoLwFRClcx0LJsz85BKMeHbz2ncH6_gGrvrAfG4/edit?usp=sharing