Tuesday, May 19, 2020
How to Say Happy Halloween in Japanese
Happy Halloween translates into, Happii Harowin (ãÆ' ãÆ'Æ'ãÆ'â€Ã£Æ' ¼Ã£Æ' ãÆ' ã‚ ¦Ã£â€š £Ã£Æ' ³) when phonetically copying the English expression. Happy ~ generally translated as ~ omdetou (㠊゠㠧㠨ã †) when saying Happy Birthday (Tanjoubi Omedetou) or Happy New Year (Akemashite Omedetou). However, phrases like, Happy Halloween, Happy Valentines or Happy Easter dont use this pattern. Halloween Vocabulary The following are common words associated with Halloween with how to pronounce and write them in Japanese: harowiin ãÆ' ãÆ' ã‚ ¦Ã£â€š £Ã£Æ' ³  Halloweenjuu-gatsu Ã¥ æÅ"ˆ  Octobermajo é â€Ã¥ ¥ ³  a witchkumo ã‚ ¯Ã£Æ' ¢  a spiderhouki 㠻ã †ã  a broomohaka ã Šå ¢â€œ  a graveobake 㠊㠰ã ‘  ghostkyuuketsuki Ã¥ ¸Ã¨ ¡â‚¬Ã© ¬ ¼  a vampirekuroneko é »â€™Ã§Å' «  a black catakuma æ‚ ªÃ© †â€†the Devil; Satanzonbi ã‚ ¾Ã£Æ' ³Ã£Æ'“  a zombiemiira ãÆ'Ÿã‚ ¤Ã£Æ' ©  a mummygaikotsu é ª ¸Ã© ª ¨  a skeletonkoumori 㠓㠆もり a batookami otoko ç‹ ¼Ã§â€ ·  a werewolffurankenshutain ãÆ'•ãÆ' ©Ã£Æ' ³Ã£â€š ±Ã£Æ' ³Ã£â€š ·Ã£Æ' ¥Ã£â€š ¿Ã£â€š ¤Ã£Æ' ³  Frankensteinkabocha 㠋㠼㠡ã‚Æ'  pumpkinobake yashiki ã ŠåÅ'â€"ã ‘å ±â€¹Ã¦â€¢ ·  a haunted housekosuchuumu ã‚ ³Ã£â€š ¹Ã£Æ' ãÆ' ¥Ã£Æ' ¼Ã£Æ'  a costumerousoku ã‚ ã †ã ã  a cand leokashi ã Šè “å  candykowai æ€â€"ã „  scary Phrases for Halloween Kabocha o horu. 㠋㠼㠡ã‚Æ'ã‚’å ½ «Ã£â€šâ€¹Ã£â‚¬â€š  I carve a pumpkin.Rousoku o tomosu. ã‚ ã †ã ã を㠨も㠙。  I light candles.Kodomo ni okashi o ageru. Ã¥ ä ¾â€ºÃ£ «Ã£ Šè “å ã‚’ã ‚ã ’る。  I give treats to the kids.Majo no kasou o suru. é â€Ã¥ ¥ ³Ã£ ®Ã¤ » ®Ã¨ £â€¦Ã£â€šâ€™Ã£ ™ã‚‹ã€‚  I wear the witchs costume.Horaa eiga o miru. ãÆ'݋Æ' ©Ã£Æ' ¼Ã¦Ëœ 熻ã‚’è ¦â€¹Ã£â€šâ€¹Ã£â‚¬â€š  I watch a horror movie.Akumu ni unasareru. æ‚ ªÃ¥ ¤ ¢Ã£ «Ã£ †ã ªÃ£ •ã‚Å'る。  I have a nightmare. Ekaki Uta Ekaki uta is a type song that describes how to draw animals and/or favorite characters. Ekaki uta are supposed to help children remember how to draw something by incorporating drawing directions into the lyrics. Ekaki uta for, obake (a ghost) can be found and listened to on YouTube. If you are curious about the white triangular piece of cloth that the little obake wears on his forehead in the video of the song, it is called, hitaikakushi, which is also often worn by Japanese ghosts. Urameshiya is a phrase said, in a sorrowful voice, by Japanese ghosts when they appear. It means, a curse on you. ã Šã Šã ã ª 㠵ã ã‚ ã « 㠊㠿ã šã‚’ ã „ã‚Å'㠦ã Ÿã ã‚’ 㠾ã „㠟ら 㠽㠡ã‚Æ'ã‚“ã ¨ 㠯ã 㠟㠲㠣ã り㠋㠈㠣ã ¦ 㠂㠣ã ‹ã‚“㠹ãÆ' ¼Ã£ •ã‚“ã ‹ã 㠤ã ‘㠟ら㠊㠰ã ‘㠕ん㠆らら 㠆らら 㠆ら゠ã â€"や㠆らら 㠆らら 㠆ら゠ã â€"ã‚„ Ookina fukuro ni omizu o ireteTane o maitara pochan to hanetaHikkuri kaette akkanbeeSankaku tsuketaraObake-san!Urara urara urameshiyaUrara urara urameshiya Obake Nante Naisa Here is a children song called Obake nante nai sa (There are no ghosts!): 㠊㠰ã ‘㠪ã‚“ã ¦ 㠪ã „㠕㠊㠰ã ‘㠪ã‚“ã ¦ ã †ã ã •ã 㠼ã ‘ã Ÿ 㠲㠨ã Å'㠿㠾㠡ã Å'㠈㠟㠮ã •ã ã ‘ã © 㠡ょ㠣㠨 ã ã ‘ã © 㠡ょ㠣㠨㠼ã ã 㠣ã ¦ 㠓゠㠄㠪㠊㠰ã ‘㠪ã‚“ã ¦ 㠪ã „㠕㠊㠰ã ‘㠪ã‚“ã ¦ ã †ã ã • Obake nante nai saObake nante uso saNeboketa hito gaMimachigaeta no saDakedo chotto dakedo chottoBoku datte kowai naObake nante nai saObake nante uso sa 㠻ん㠨ã « 㠊㠰ã ‘ã Å'㠧㠦ã 㠟ら 㠩ã †ã â€"よã †ã‚Å'㠄㠞㠆㠓㠫 ã „ã‚Å'㠦ã‚ «Ã£Æ' ã‚ «Ã£Æ' ã « ã â€"㠡ã‚Æ'ã Šã †ã ã ‘ã © 㠡ょ㠣ã ¨ ã ã ‘ã © 㠡ょ㠣㠨㠼ã ã 㠣ã ¦ 㠓゠㠄㠪㠊㠰ã ‘㠪ã‚“ã ¦ 㠪ã „㠕㠊㠰ã ‘㠪ã‚“ã ¦ ã †ã ã • Honto ni obake gaDetekitara doushiyouReizouko ni ireteKachi kachi ni shichaouDakedo chotto dakedo chottoBoku datte kowai naObake nante nai saObake nante uso sa ã ã ‘ã © 㠓㠩も㠪ら㠨ã‚‚ã 㠡ã « 㠪ã‚ 㠆㠂ã ã â€"ã‚…ã‚’ ã â€"㠦㠋ら㠊や㠤ã‚’ 㠟㠹よã †ã ã ‘ã © 㠡ょ㠣ã ¨ ã ã ‘ã © 㠡ょ㠣㠨㠼ã ã 㠣ã ¦ 㠓゠㠄㠪㠊㠰ã ‘㠪ã‚“ã ¦ 㠪ã „㠕㠊㠰ã ‘㠪ã‚“ã ¦ ã †ã ã • Dakedo kodomo naraTomodachi ni narouAkushu o shite karaOyatsu o tabeyouDakedo chotto dakedo chottoBoku datte kowai naObake nante na isaObake nante uso sa 㠊㠰ã ‘ã ® 㠨ã‚‚ã 㠡㠤ã‚Å'㠦ã ‚る㠄㠟らã ã “ら㠘ゅ㠆㠮 㠲㠨ã Å'㠳㠣ã り㠙るã ã‚ ã †ã ã ‘ã © 㠡ょ㠣ã ¨ ã ã ‘ã © 㠡ょ㠣㠨㠼ã ã 㠣ã ¦ 㠓゠㠄㠪㠊㠰ã ‘㠪ã‚“ã ¦ 㠪ã „㠕㠊㠰ã ‘㠪ã‚“ã ¦ ã †ã ã • Obake no tomodachiTsurete aruitaraSokora juu no hito gaBikkuri suru darouDakedo chotto dakedo chottoBoku datte kowai naObake nante nai saObake nante uso sa 㠊㠰ã ‘㠮ã 㠫㠧㠯㠊㠰ã ‘ã らã ‘ ã 㠣㠦ã •ã ん㠪㠯㠪ã â€" ã 㠄㠦㠊㠵ã‚ 㠫㠯ã „ã‚ ã †ã ã ‘ã © 㠡ょ㠣ã ¨ ã ã ‘ã © 㠡ょ㠣㠨㠼ã ã 㠣ã ¦ 㠓゠㠄㠪㠊㠰ã ‘㠪ã‚“ã ¦ 㠪ã „㠕㠊㠰ã ‘㠪ã‚“ã ¦ ã †ã ã • Obake no kuni dewaObake darake datte saSonna hanashi kiiteOfuro ni hairouDakedo chotto dakedo chottoBoku datte kowai naObake nante nai saObake nante uso sa
The Biological Impact Of Grief And The Personality
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
The Internship Is A Comedy Directed By Shawn Levy
The internship is a comedy directed by Shawn Levy. It is about two friends Bill (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) who got fired from their watch salesman job. Therefore Billy goes to search for jobs with people with few skills but the they were not satisfied with that so bill had a vision that they would work for Google company. He then informed Nick in order for them to go and apply for the interview which was successful because they were given the chance to be interns at the company. They struggled to fit in because they were the eldest interns and they did not have high IQs. They were then formed into a team by Stuart who worked for management who became their team leader. The team did not get along well because of cultural diversity however when Billy and Nick inspired them to work together they were able to succeed and complete the tasks well which they ended up winning but the last challenge had a few misaps however they got through that and they won the competition because they had googliness and they were given full time employment at google. Management and leadership There are a lot of different scenes that show the different kinds of leadership that is present however I will only discuss a few scenes. Kevin has an autocratic type of relationship with his employees. The scene with Nick and Kevin at the store shows this. By Kevin talking inappropriately with Nick and his behavior towards the customers was inappropriate he is very casual with employees. HeShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words  | 1573 Pagesorganization that deny equal opportunity to perform or unequal rewards for performance Unwanted sexual advances and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that create a hostile or offensive work environment Overt threats or bullying directed at members of speciï ¬ c groups of employees Jokes or negative stereotypes; sometimes the result of jokes taken too far Exclusion of certain people from job opportunities, social events, discussions, or informal mentoring; can occur unintentionally
Women s Rights Of Female Athletes - 2133 Words
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Likely World Fifty Years from Now Political Aspects
Question: Write about the Likely World Fifty Years from Nowfor Political Aspects. Answer: Introduction Currently, there are a lot of revolutionary changes being experienced across the world regarding social, economic and political aspects. Therefore, this paper will focus on discussing and creating the impression of the kind of world that might exist fifty years from now based on class discussions and observed trends. The Kind of World that might Exist Fifty Years from Now The countries perceived to be powerful about military capabilities have been involved in unending war issues which have raised security concerns over the years across the world. For instance, the issue of nuclear and biological weapons has taken center stage on the entire matter of compromised safety in the world. Countries like North Korea and Syria have embarked on a journey to make nuclear and atomic bombs thus making them threats to the rest of the countries. Fifty years from now, more nations will have joined the countries already producing these dangerous weapons hence making the whole world unsafe for human existence. It is happening because of the failed efforts to control such activities. NATO members like the United States of America and Canada have tried to impose sanctions on countries such as North Korea and Syria among others. There will also be possible segregation of the world regarding economic, social and political abilities among nations (Adrian Done, 2011, 100). Since the World War I and World War II, the most developed countries have formed alliances and have always exercised the influence they perceive to have on other nations under various mandates. For instance, there exists the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) among others. NATO members agreed to mutual assistance in case of an attack on any of the members. On the other hand, EU members agreed to carry out viable economic activities amongst themselves. This trend is likely to cause divisions because nations based on their locations will pursue their interests first neglecting other regions (Donald et. al. 2012). The recently witnessed exit of Britain from the European Union provides an example of the direction the world is following. It was also witnessed during the downfall of European C ommunism after the pulling out of Soviet power from Eastern Europe that happened during the second half of the twentieth century. Some countries like the U.S. have banned migrants from a majority of Arab countries from entering the nation. Although the move was not welcome, it will castigate the efforts of unifying nations across the world and instead, cause chaos and divisions in future. However, the policy seems to strengthen the Arab Nationalism characterized by resistance to Western ideologies and creation of a social order based on the arduous exposition of Islam. Terrorism is also likely to overwhelm the world in future (). The U.S was attacked on September 11, 2011, making the administration to declare war on terrorism." In response, the U.S launched attacks on Afghanistan. However, Taliban strongholds and rebellion remain high to date. The preemptive strikes policy against potential enemies by the U.S led to a prolonged war in Iraq. Unfortunately, several other terrorist groups such as ISIS and Alshabaab have emerged and have launched offensive attacks in different nations across the world. It is feared that if more terrorist groups continue to form, the security aspect in the world will be sabotaged thus making the world a war zone. References Adrian, Done. 2011. Global Trends: Facing Up to a Changing World. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Donald, M Kagan, Turner Frank Ozment Steven. The Western Heritage: Volume 2, 11th Edition. Chapter 29: - The Cold War Era, Decolonization, and the Emergence of a New Europe Pearson, 20121018. VitalBook file. Bibliography Done, Adrian.Global Trends: Facing Up to a Changing World. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Kagan, Donald M., Frank Turner, Steven Ozment. The Western Heritage: Volume 2, 11th Edition. Chapter 29: - The Cold War Era, Decolonization, and the Emergence of a New Europe Pearson, 20121018. VitalBook file.
Youth culture today free essay sample
Ages ago, even before the advent of democracy, great masters all over the world had acknowledged the potentially of the youth in shaping the destiny of a nation. These masters, within their respective social and cultured back ground, very carefully sow the seeds of wisdoms in the mind of children to nourish them with their experience, and Herculean efforts. They tried to make the maturation as youths not only a biological but also an intellectual, emotional, imaginative and spiritual one and above all blessed them with a vision for the future. The whole exercise was based on mutual trust and respect; those who showed the way were sincere and those who followed were trustworthy. During the second half of the nineteenth and earlier half of the twentieth century, the current of freedom struggle swept the entire energy of Indian youths. When Swami Vivekananda proclaimed to the entire world the richness of Indian culture, Young Turks like Bhagat Singh and Udham Singh showed the bravery of Indian youths. Inspired by the modem education, many of them had participated in social reform movements to fight against the inequalities and superstitions. When the euphoria of the independence subsided, a great void of uncertainty encompassed the entire subcontinent about the future strategies. Till then the entire energy was channeled to regain the independence, but when the long cherished goal was achieved, the entire momentum had to be transformed to pursue a hitherto unknown path. The failure of the Indian intelligentsia in substituting this zeal for freedom with a national vision contributed a lot to this feeling of uncertainty. Many of the British policies were continued as such and most important among them that had contributed to this cultural setback was the irrational continuance of the education policy. Though the Western education had its own advantages of exposing Indians to unknown culture and newer developments in the world, the method of its application was in such a way, as Lord Macaulay himself had professed, so as to create a class of personsâ€â€Indians in blood and colour, but English in tastes, in opinions, in morals and in intellect. Merits of Indian culture were given only passing references and the demerits, if any, were coloured with utmost exaggeration. Thus the native scenario faced by the youths had much to make them ashamed. Though the sixties and seventies witnessed hectic political activities in the institutional campuses with energetic participation of youths, this political influence also waned away in course of time and youths today even hesitate to cast their votes. Now, at the dawn of a New Millennium, with our burgeoning population crossing the one billion mark, the present day culture of the younger generation is worth analysing. In contrast to the monolithic viewpoint in the pre-independence era, youths today represented diversified ideas. Some of them nourish great values and ideals and an concerned about themselves and the society. But most of them are over ambitious and confused. They lack a vision for the future and are driven by momentary pleasures and passions. Though all the aspects of the problem are interrelated and a clear-cut demarcation is not so easy, some of the characteristics of the present day youth culture are salient. A country with a borrowed culture or one which has sold her culture has no right to exist. Human life flourishes only when the individuals rise above their selfish and sectarian interests and discharge their duties as integral units of the society. But the youths today critically lack this social consciousness and have become increasingly selfish. They have compromised a lot on value like honesty, hard work, honouring the family and its traditions and morality. They do not cherish a national vision and are unaware about the true values of their tradition, culture, history and religion. This has made them puppets in the hands of politicians and pseudo-religious leaders who suitably rewrote those values for their selfish motives. But the most important pitfall of this lack of self awareness was the substitution of their culture with the Western one. Hence, this borrowed vision and culture have become the guiding principles of the present day younger generation. The aptitude towards the western culture among youths is greatly enhanced by the globalisation. Its true that globalisation exposed the youths to immense possibilities in the world. Many of them have individual success stories of their credit and have ever-rising career graphs. They have become competent enough to meet the global necessities and have attained a good bargaining power in this competitive world. Barring these individual instances, the picture in its totality is different. The domestic cultural commonsense of India which is heterogeneous in character is being marginalised and is substituted with popular Western culture. This sinister attempt to establish cultural imperialism has started paying dividends as the youths today have imbibed a superficial sense of modernity by adopting the Western life style and imitating the exotic values. Present day youths have started imitating the West in every aspect of life, be it in dress, hairstyle, food, music or dance. Indigenous classical and folk music are being substituted with pop- numbers; concept of gender- free clothing alien to our beliefs and traditions are becoming their favourites: Kentucky fried chicken, hamburger and pizza and other junk foods have started satisfying their appetite. Dancing in pubs and womanising have become their favourite pastimes. The culture of imitation has its fruition only in exhibitionism and youths are competing among themselves in the rat race to show their adherence to these alien values. They often project themselves as multifaceted personalities and aspire to become celebrities in no time. The driving passion behind many of the youths for taking up the habits of drinking and smoking is also a part of exhibitionism. Youths are nowadays interested only in carefree entertainment without obligations, moral values and social commitments. An affair between a male and female has no moral or social commitment other than their ephemeral satisfaction. The most revolutionary change that has taken place among the youths is their newfound outlook towards -ex. Traditional conceptions of privacy and minimal exposition are not valued. All advertisement media and movies depict women for attraction, as many of the youths feel nothing uncomfortable in posing semi-clad. 7he youths are increasingly doing away with their clothes in nightclubs as a part of exposing themselves and a new cult of voyeurism is in the offing. A recent survey conducted among youth reveals that most of them are engaging in premarital sex. Globalisation has a pivotal role in injecting consumerism among the youths. The products are introduced in the market in such a way that even a person from a poor financial background would consider them, which may be in the list of luxuries earlier, as his necessities. Soft drinks costlier than petrol have become their addictions, cell-phones and mobile multi media have become their passions and luxury cars and health wave systems and laptops are their aspirations. Youths today are interested in the real happenings taking place in the society. They are least bothered about the prevailing situation in their families and surroundings and are unaffected by the social, political, economic and religious problems flourishing in the society. The causes for which the younger generation revolted in the past viz. uprooting superstitions, abolishing dowry, etc. are thrown into the dustbin of history. They are busy with seeing movies, discussing the murkey relationships and gossips about their favourites in the movies and sports, forming fans associations, pasting photographs of these icons all around their rooms and even imitating the characters enacted by these actors. It is ironical that they spend hours with Internet mailing and chatting with new friends in other countries and continents, without even knowing the names of their neighbors. They have become addicted to posh magazines and satellite channels. These media, which are busy in exploiting the situation t increase their popularity and assets, are interested only in highlighting the Western culture. They allure the youth through films, film-bas programmes, pornography and advertisements. They are playing notorious role in ballooning up non-issues like body odour as a grave public problem. The lack of proper vision and the advent of capitalistic culture have provided unlimited freedom to the younger generation. The newfound freedom coupled with unemployment and frustrations have resulted the tendencies where the youth resort to drugs, stimulants and psychotropic substances. The habits they have formed as part of the she culture have become their addiction. Today smoking and drinking ha got an elite social status of being modern with most of the youths including females making it their favourite pastime. Having no other means raise the required money they tend to adopt unfair ways most oft ending up with anti social groups. The situation is not different in of the Third World countries. Most of the developed nations like L have already undergone such situations and are facing more fierce ones. So the present day culture is more or less the same all over the world its only a matter of time that makes the difference, if any. Uncertainty prevails in all realms of the present day life, be it science, religion, economy or politics. Unemployment, a major menacing factor plaguing the Indian youths, especially the lower and middle class, aggravates this confusion. A grave uncertainty looms over their future and they become dejected, frustrated and often show suicidal tendencies. A conscious retrospection is needed to identify the root cause of the problem. Blaming the West for all our faults is not only escaping into the fog but also forgetting the roles enacted by us. The decline has crept in the entire society. The parents have failed the children, the teachers have failed the students, the governments have failed the people and the spiritual leaders have failed the aspirants. Trust is lost and what else the youth could do? They are the most receptive ones and have imbibed a lot! So the entire society has to change. The elders should act as a premium mobile for the younger generation. There is no need to sideline the popular culture. The youths need not be robbed off their luxuries either. As the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi said, We want to learn as much as we can from western countries, but we want to keep our Indian roots. Even after studying in London for ten years, Aurobindo remained a spot-free personality throughout his life with strong Indian roots. This was because of the foundation he had got from his own culture. So the good qualities, the youths have earned from west, have to be preserved. Let it be a supplement only and not a substitute. They must be nurtured in the indigenous culture with a national vision and social consciousness. A system of education that will give them, in addition to the subjective knowledge, a high sense of commitment to the society, nation and world, has to be developed. This will definitely create a younger generation who are competent in all the faculties of modern life and which can protect and uphold the cultural, territorial, intellectual and spiritual integrity of the nation.
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