summary
Chapter 12: This chapter begins with Tree-ear thinking about how to impress the royal emissary although a few mean robbers who wanted rice broke the vases that were for display. As Tree-ear reaches the royal emissary two guards try to stop him. They didn’t know who he was and what he wanted. Tree-ear convinces the guards by saying that Min wanted Tree-ear and master Kim to be the only ones that see the vases. Although Master Kim is disappointed when he finds out that the real vases are gone, he gets very happy when he sees the shard. So he decides to choose Min as his potter.
Chapter 13: In chapter 13 Tree-ear gets send back home with a boat. He describes the adventure as something wonderful. He sees his village from a total different perspective. Tree-ear finds out that Crane-man is dead. Min and Ajima think it is so sad that they tell him that he can live with them for now.
investigation
Seasickness is a form of motion sickness characterized by a feeling of nausea and, in extreme cases, vertigo, experienced after spending time on a craft on water. It is typically brought on by the rocking motion of the craft. Some people are particularly vulnerable to the condition with minor stimulus and will feel seasick simply by setting foot on a boat, even if the vessel is in dry dock, while others are relatively immune, or become immune through exposure. Some people have even claimed experiencing sea sickness while watching nautical themed television programs. These affects can also be caused in
* railway carriages
* in automobiles
* in aircraft
* on swings
* while looking from a lofty precipice where known objects, being distant, are viewed under a new aspect and not so readily recognized
* while walking on a wall or roof
* while looking directly up to a roof
* while observing the stars in the zenith
* on walking into a round room, where there are no perpendicular lines of light and shade and the walls and ceiling are covered with an irregularly-spotted design
* on twirling round, as in waltzing
* while watching video captured by an unsteady camera
* Ski sickness whilst skiing with very poor visibility
Monday, March 22, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
The End of The Nightingales That Weep
Directors Questions by Noam:
Did you like the ending of the book? No the end sucked! >:
Do you think it was weird for Takiko to marry her step father? Yes who would?
Do you think she would have jumped off the boat? No , she would've been too scared and she wanted to see Hideo again.
How did you feel about every one's death? Anyone you felt sad about? We felt sad they died, especially that the emperor died; after all he was just a child! And also Takiko's family, it was sad that her mother and her brother died without having seen Takiko.
Where you angry that Hideo left Takiko? Life is unfair. Even if it's true love.
Summary By Kat:
Since the Genji try to attack the emperor and everyone with them, the woman and children leave, but, get caught in the midst of a battle that they are losing because the people the Heike's thought were their allies became traitors. The ship on which Takiko and the rest are on gets captured, but the women would rather die then get taken as prisoners so the emperor, the emperor's brother, mother, and grandmother jump of the boat, as well as Mieko and others. The Imperial Regalia goes down with the emperor. Takiko doesn't jump of because she gets captured before, and when led to the rest of the prisoners, she sees that some of the ladies didn't die. Such as the emperor's mother and brother. The emperor, Mieko and many others aren't there. But, while on the ship, Hideo comes and tells her he will save her. He never does, since she escapes on her own to Goro's home. There she learns that her mother, Ichiro, and Fusta have all died and that Goro blames her for the deaths. Takiko is stubborn tough, and keeps working until she regains Goro's trust. She still waits for Hideo every day. When he finally comes and sees her in men's clothing, he stops loving her and goes of to war. Takiko, depressed wants to find the Empress and ask to join the monastery. However, once there, she tells Takiko that she should get married to Goro. Takiko does and at the end of the book gives birth to a healthy girl.
Conector by Kat
Throughout the book, Hideo and others are said to have shaved their heads in order to become monks. Ths is done because it is believed that it is a simble of purity. Nowadays, some people do it to gain money.
Did you like the ending of the book? No the end sucked! >:
Do you think it was weird for Takiko to marry her step father? Yes who would?
Do you think she would have jumped off the boat? No , she would've been too scared and she wanted to see Hideo again.
How did you feel about every one's death? Anyone you felt sad about? We felt sad they died, especially that the emperor died; after all he was just a child! And also Takiko's family, it was sad that her mother and her brother died without having seen Takiko.
Where you angry that Hideo left Takiko? Life is unfair. Even if it's true love.
Summary By Kat:
Since the Genji try to attack the emperor and everyone with them, the woman and children leave, but, get caught in the midst of a battle that they are losing because the people the Heike's thought were their allies became traitors. The ship on which Takiko and the rest are on gets captured, but the women would rather die then get taken as prisoners so the emperor, the emperor's brother, mother, and grandmother jump of the boat, as well as Mieko and others. The Imperial Regalia goes down with the emperor. Takiko doesn't jump of because she gets captured before, and when led to the rest of the prisoners, she sees that some of the ladies didn't die. Such as the emperor's mother and brother. The emperor, Mieko and many others aren't there. But, while on the ship, Hideo comes and tells her he will save her. He never does, since she escapes on her own to Goro's home. There she learns that her mother, Ichiro, and Fusta have all died and that Goro blames her for the deaths. Takiko is stubborn tough, and keeps working until she regains Goro's trust. She still waits for Hideo every day. When he finally comes and sees her in men's clothing, he stops loving her and goes of to war. Takiko, depressed wants to find the Empress and ask to join the monastery. However, once there, she tells Takiko that she should get married to Goro. Takiko does and at the end of the book gives birth to a healthy girl.
Conector by Kat
Throughout the book, Hideo and others are said to have shaved their heads in order to become monks. Ths is done because it is believed that it is a simble of purity. Nowadays, some people do it to gain money.
The Demon in the Teahouse # 5
Summary:
Seikei visits Genda's house because he wants to ask him about his brother that killed himself for Umae. A woman serves Seikei tea, but then later it turns out that the woman as actually the old, bearded samurai that called himself revenge. The woman is called Suzu and she just dressed up as a man because she wanted to know why her husband, Genda's brother, killed himself. The woman took Seikei in a room, where she would close Nui up too. She would burn the house and Judge Ooka would find the dead bodies and assume it was Umae all along, but Seikei new that the judge wouldn't be fooled. Suzu locked Seikei and Nui in a room and binded them, but Seikei used a sword to unbind himself and then Nui. The tried escaping the fire and the way they escaped as by climbing onto the roof. They tried to climb down somehow, while Suzu was approaching them. While Seikei and Suzu, the demon, were fighting, Nui was laying beside them trying not to fall. Judge Ooka shoots the demon with an arrow and Suzu falls down the roof. Judge Ooka, Seikei and the shogun summarize the case along with tea and delicious cakes. Finnaly the case of the murdered women is finished and the demon in the teahouse was Suzu or the bearded Samurai.
Iva
Investigator-Fabi
Feudal Japan (19th Century)
From 1185 to 1333 is a period that marks the fovernace of the Kamakura shogunate and the transition to the Japanese "medieval" era, a nearly 700-year period called the Kamakura Period. During this period, the emperor, the court, and the traditional central government were left intact but were largely relegated to ceremonial functions. Civil, military, and judicial matters were controlled by the bushi, which is another word for the samurai class, the most powerful of whom was the facto national ruler otherwise known as the shogun. This period in Japan differed from the old shoen system in its wall-to-wall military emphasis.
In the 1185, Minamoto no Yoritomo defeated the rival Taira clan. In 1192, Yorimoto was appointed in Seii Tai-Shogun by the emperor. He set the base of power in Kamakura. Yorritomo ruled as the first in the line of Kamakura shoguns. But, after Yoritomo's death, another warrior clan, the Hojo, came to rule as officials for the shogun.
A traumatic eventof the period was the Mongol invasions of Japan between 1274 and 1281, in which massive Mongol forces with superior naval technology and weaponry attempted a full-scale invasion of the Japanese islands. A famous typhoon referred to as kamikaze, translating as divine wind in the Japanese, is credited with devastating both Mongol invasion forces, in addition to the defensive measures the Japanese built, on the island of Kyushu. Although the Japanese were successful in stopping the Mongols, the invasion attempt had devestating domestic repercussions, leading to the extinction of the Kamakura shogunate.
The Kamakura period ended in 1333 with the destruction of the shogunate and the short restitution of imperial rule under the Emperor Go-Daigo.
The Japanese Middle Ages, thus, started with the Kamakura period and lasted until the Meiji Restoration.
Fabi
Vocabulary
ta bi-types of Japanese socks
soba-a type of noodle soup
yoji-a substance used to beautify the teeth by blackening them
sepuku-suicide
Fabi
Seikei visits Genda's house because he wants to ask him about his brother that killed himself for Umae. A woman serves Seikei tea, but then later it turns out that the woman as actually the old, bearded samurai that called himself revenge. The woman is called Suzu and she just dressed up as a man because she wanted to know why her husband, Genda's brother, killed himself. The woman took Seikei in a room, where she would close Nui up too. She would burn the house and Judge Ooka would find the dead bodies and assume it was Umae all along, but Seikei new that the judge wouldn't be fooled. Suzu locked Seikei and Nui in a room and binded them, but Seikei used a sword to unbind himself and then Nui. The tried escaping the fire and the way they escaped as by climbing onto the roof. They tried to climb down somehow, while Suzu was approaching them. While Seikei and Suzu, the demon, were fighting, Nui was laying beside them trying not to fall. Judge Ooka shoots the demon with an arrow and Suzu falls down the roof. Judge Ooka, Seikei and the shogun summarize the case along with tea and delicious cakes. Finnaly the case of the murdered women is finished and the demon in the teahouse was Suzu or the bearded Samurai.
Iva
Investigator-Fabi
Feudal Japan (19th Century)
From 1185 to 1333 is a period that marks the fovernace of the Kamakura shogunate and the transition to the Japanese "medieval" era, a nearly 700-year period called the Kamakura Period. During this period, the emperor, the court, and the traditional central government were left intact but were largely relegated to ceremonial functions. Civil, military, and judicial matters were controlled by the bushi, which is another word for the samurai class, the most powerful of whom was the facto national ruler otherwise known as the shogun. This period in Japan differed from the old shoen system in its wall-to-wall military emphasis.
In the 1185, Minamoto no Yoritomo defeated the rival Taira clan. In 1192, Yorimoto was appointed in Seii Tai-Shogun by the emperor. He set the base of power in Kamakura. Yorritomo ruled as the first in the line of Kamakura shoguns. But, after Yoritomo's death, another warrior clan, the Hojo, came to rule as officials for the shogun.
A traumatic eventof the period was the Mongol invasions of Japan between 1274 and 1281, in which massive Mongol forces with superior naval technology and weaponry attempted a full-scale invasion of the Japanese islands. A famous typhoon referred to as kamikaze, translating as divine wind in the Japanese, is credited with devastating both Mongol invasion forces, in addition to the defensive measures the Japanese built, on the island of Kyushu. Although the Japanese were successful in stopping the Mongols, the invasion attempt had devestating domestic repercussions, leading to the extinction of the Kamakura shogunate.
The Kamakura period ended in 1333 with the destruction of the shogunate and the short restitution of imperial rule under the Emperor Go-Daigo.
The Japanese Middle Ages, thus, started with the Kamakura period and lasted until the Meiji Restoration.
Fabi
Vocabulary
ta bi-types of Japanese socks
soba-a type of noodle soup
yoji-a substance used to beautify the teeth by blackening them
sepuku-suicide
Fabi
How do feel about the ending? - It was OK......
How do you feel about Seikei in the last chapters of the book? - He was very brave and courageous.
Viktor
Conenctor to History
Muga- This is what the Samurai were trained to do during combat or while shooting a bow, they were to clear their minds of all distractions and this would help them focus on their opponent.
Vance
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Hello From NJ
Hi everyone!
I am so glad to see that you all are continuing your blogs. They are looking great! I especially like the addition of pictures. Good idea! Keep it up and I hope you are all enjoying your books.
I am so glad to see that you all are continuing your blogs. They are looking great! I especially like the addition of pictures. Good idea! Keep it up and I hope you are all enjoying your books.
Friday, March 12, 2010
The Demon in the Teahouse #4
Summary:
After Umae opens her presents, she announces that Nui is her new and official sister. While Umae as entertaining her guests, Seikei aids an older daimyo, Lord Iwakuri. Just before Lord Iwakuri leaves, Umae gave a gift to Nui. The present was a beautiful tea bowl, but Seikei thought that the bowl was haunted. He thought this because anyone who possesed something of Umae, or someone who was close to Umae, was in frat danger. Seikei figured this out because the geisha that was drowned was wearing Umae's kimono. Later, Lord Iwakuri warned Seikei that a brother of one of the samurai, Jugoro and Genda, killed himself out of passion for Umae. The next day Kiru appears in the teahouse and reveals to Seikei that it was him that stole Seikei's clothes and lit the fire in the teahouse several days ago. Then Seikei and Hiru traveled to Judge Ooka in Yoshiwara because Seikei thought that Kiru had a lot to explain and tell Judge Ooka. Judge Ooka orders Seikei to look after Nui. and that Kiru will stay at his residence until they discover the mystery. Then Kiru would have his job as a teahouse attendant again. After Seikei came back and went to bed he noticed that Nui and Umae went to Yoshiwara to the Temple of Kannon. Since he was supposed to take care of her he raced down just to discover that Nui had disappeared. He talks to Umae a while and notices that she is actually a heartless, calculating woman who is very smart and knows more than what he expected her to know.
Iva
Investigator:
Above you can find a link to a website about the ancient Japanese Constitution. The website gives a few laws found in the ancient constitution, and a few important laws that are not part of the constitution but were very well respected and were considered a great sin to break. Many of the laws have to do with being a good person, harmony, praise, respect and loyalty. I hope you like this website!
Fabi
- Is it good that Nui is Umae's sister?
- Why do you think that Seikei has to look after Nui?
- Does Kiru want his old job back?
Viktor
Connector to history:
Jitte-The jutte or jitte, literally meaning "ten-hand" (i.e., the weapon with the power of ten hands), is a specialized weapon which was used by low-rank law enforcement officers (called okappiki or doshin) during Edo period in the history of Japan. Nowadays, the jutte is the subject of the Japanese martial art ofjuttejutsu.
Samisen-The shamisen or samisen (Japanese:, literally "three flavor strings"), also called sangen (literally "three strings") is a three-stringed musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi. The pronunciation in Japanese is usually "shamisen" (in western Japan, and often in Edo-period sources "samisen") but sometimes "jamisen" when used as a suffix (e.g., Tsugaru-jamisen).
Sake-This beverage is called sake in English, but in Japanese, sake (酒) or o-sake (お酒) refers to alcoholic drinks in general. The Japanese term for this specific beverage is Nihonshu (日本酒), meaning "Japanese sake".
Sake is also referred to in English as rice wine. However, unlike true wine, in which alcohol is produced by fermenting the sugar naturally present in fruit, sake is made through a brewing process more like that of beer. To make beer or sake, the sugar needed to produce alcohol must first be converted from starch. But the brewing process for sake differs from beer brewing as well, notably in that for beer, the conversion of starch to sugar and sugar to alcohol occurs in two discrete steps, but with sake they occur simultaneously. Additionally, alcohol content also differs between sake, wine, and beer. Wine generally contains 9–16% alcohol and most beer is 3–8%, whereas undiluted sake is 18–20% alcohol, although this is often lowered to around 15% by diluting the sake with water prior to bottling.
Tabi-Tabi are traditional Japanese socks. Ankle high and with a separation between the big toe and other toes, they are worn by both men and women with zori, geta, and other traditional thonged footwear. Tabi are also essential with traditional clothing—kimono and other wafuku. The most common colour is white, and white tabi are worn in formal situations such as at tea ceremonies. Men sometimes wear blue or black tabi for travelling. Patterned and coloured tabi are also available and are worn most often by women, though they are gaining popularity among men as well.In contrast to socks that, when pulled on, fit the foot snugly because of their elastic weave, tabi are sewn from cloth cut to form. They are open at the back so they can be slipped on and have a row of fasteners along the opening so they can be closed.
Vocanulary finder:
Doshin- Doshins were a low-ranking guard of the capitol of Japan (Edo) and other cities.
Lamp-lighter-A lamplighter, historically, was an employee of a town who lit street lights, generally by means of a wick on a long pole. At dawn, they would return and turn them off using a small hook on the same pole. Early street lights were generally candles, oil, and similar consumable liquid or solid lighting sources with wicks. Another lamplighter duty was to carry a ladder and renew the candles, oil, or gas mantles. In some communities, lamplighters served in a role akin to a townwatchman; in others, it may have been seen as little more than a sinecure. In the 19th century, gas lights became the dominant form of street lighting. Early gaslights required lamplighters, but eventually systems were developed which allowed the lights to operate automatically.
Alluring- to attract or be attracting.
Vance
Of Nightingales That Weep post 4
Director's Questions
Q: What would you have done if you were in Takiko's place when Hideo comes to see her in the garden?
A: Laura-I would let him leave
Erik-I'd call the guards
Kat-I'd let him go to to a certain point and then call the guards. (Just like wht Takiko does)
Q: Do you think that Takiko's decision to not go home with Goro was a good one?
A: L-I think she should have gone; what if her mother died, what would she do without her?
K-It was pretty mean, and bit selfish, but I understand her decision
Q: Why do you think that Takiko fell in love with Hideo?
A: L-I think Takiko fell in love because Hideo isn't really a bad person, because he didn't kill her dad, his clan did.
K-I think Takiko fell in love because Hideo has a way with words, and a sweet voice, which makes Takiko fell safe.
E-Because he's nice and handsome.
Summary by Kat
Takiko, the emperor, and the other court women witness a battle while on the ship towads their new home, on Yashima. Takiko becomes frightened at the idea that Hideo might be one of the dead soldiers. Once on the island, the young emperor becomes ill and Takiko plays the koto every night for him, which makes him feel better. The chief of the group take likes her, though Takiko doesn't; she is even disgusted of him. That night, Takiko sees Hideo in the garden, but lets him go before calling the guard. She doesn't see him afterwards for a long time, until she goes to pray and sees him again. Hideo starts leaing her notes in her koto after that until Goro comes to get Takiko o go back home. Takiko's mother is pregnant and wants her back home, but Takiko stays on the island to be with the emperor and Hideo.
Connections to History by Kat
In the book, Takiko plays the koto and is quite good at it. The koto first came to Japan during the 7th and 8th century from China. The koto was quite popular all over Asia. The koto is now the national instrument and has 13 strings. The following link shows some Japanese students playing it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0-QraivKCI&feature=related
Q: What would you have done if you were in Takiko's place when Hideo comes to see her in the garden?
A: Laura-I would let him leave
Erik-I'd call the guards
Kat-I'd let him go to to a certain point and then call the guards. (Just like wht Takiko does)
Q: Do you think that Takiko's decision to not go home with Goro was a good one?
A: L-I think she should have gone; what if her mother died, what would she do without her?
K-It was pretty mean, and bit selfish, but I understand her decision
Q: Why do you think that Takiko fell in love with Hideo?
A: L-I think Takiko fell in love because Hideo isn't really a bad person, because he didn't kill her dad, his clan did.
K-I think Takiko fell in love because Hideo has a way with words, and a sweet voice, which makes Takiko fell safe.
E-Because he's nice and handsome.
Summary by Kat
Takiko, the emperor, and the other court women witness a battle while on the ship towads their new home, on Yashima. Takiko becomes frightened at the idea that Hideo might be one of the dead soldiers. Once on the island, the young emperor becomes ill and Takiko plays the koto every night for him, which makes him feel better. The chief of the group take likes her, though Takiko doesn't; she is even disgusted of him. That night, Takiko sees Hideo in the garden, but lets him go before calling the guard. She doesn't see him afterwards for a long time, until she goes to pray and sees him again. Hideo starts leaing her notes in her koto after that until Goro comes to get Takiko o go back home. Takiko's mother is pregnant and wants her back home, but Takiko stays on the island to be with the emperor and Hideo.
Connections to History by Kat
In the book, Takiko plays the koto and is quite good at it. The koto first came to Japan during the 7th and 8th century from China. The koto was quite popular all over Asia. The koto is now the national instrument and has 13 strings. The following link shows some Japanese students playing it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0-QraivKCI&feature=related
A single shard 4
Director Questions:
1. What would it be your reaction if Min, after his son died, would blame you calling you the "orphaned one"?
Group's reaction:
They would be disappointed but knowing that Min had h rights to do it, but i was still rue from him.
2. What do you think about what Min projected to protect the vases from breaking? How is it called?
Group's reaction:
From the point that silk is expensive, they think hat Min was sure that it would have worked. It was called jiggeh.
3. Why do you think Min and Ajima gave Tree-ear a piece of clay?
Group's reaction:
To keep him occupied, and not make him bored during the long walk he ha to make.
4. What would you do if you were Tree-ear when you would have seen the fox in front of you?
Group's reaction:
Waved the fire in front of the fox, to make it scared.
5. If you were Tree-ear, what would you do when the two robbers broke Min's vases?
Group's reaction:
They would have adjusted them.
Investigator
1. What would it be your reaction if Min, after his son died, would blame you calling you the "orphaned one"?
Group's reaction:
They would be disappointed but knowing that Min had h rights to do it, but i was still rue from him.
2. What do you think about what Min projected to protect the vases from breaking? How is it called?
Group's reaction:
From the point that silk is expensive, they think hat Min was sure that it would have worked. It was called jiggeh.
3. Why do you think Min and Ajima gave Tree-ear a piece of clay?
Group's reaction:
To keep him occupied, and not make him bored during the long walk he ha to make.
4. What would you do if you were Tree-ear when you would have seen the fox in front of you?
Group's reaction:
Waved the fire in front of the fox, to make it scared.
5. If you were Tree-ear, what would you do when the two robbers broke Min's vases?
Group's reaction:
They would have adjusted them.
Investigator
Investigator
I decided to investigate Korean superstitions. This relates to the book because Tree-ear meets a fox which many people have strange superstations about (it kills you). Some superstitions that I found were
· Writing a person’s name in red ink is a sign of death
· If you die in a dream or dream about a pig you will have good luck in real life
· If you cut your hair you will grow taller
· If you touch your eyes after touching your mouth or a butterfly you will go blind
· If you die in water you will never find your way to the afterlife
· If a child loses a tooth it must be thrown on the roof
· 4 is unlucky (this is because the Korean word for four is pronounced very similarly to the Chinese word for death
for more go to superstitions
Chapter 9 In this chapter Tree-ear gets offended when Min tells him that he has no one to teach his pottery abilities. A few days later Min and Tree-ear organize a journey. Mins wife who is coming with them helps to put silk around the pottery so it does not breake. Crane man helps Mins wife with the hard work. The silk layers stayed together and the vases did not breake. Chapter 10 In the 10th chapter Tree-ear starts his journey. It is hard for him because he has to make sure that the vases don’t breake. His first night ends with him sleeping in the forest, behind two large rocks. When he hears a noise that came out of nowhere a weird fox appears. The fox runs away after a few seconds thought. When Tree-ear reaches another village he decides to take a look. In chapter 11 Tree-ear has to go through a hard time. He has to fight against two men who stole all of his money. The vases were destroyed too but Tree-ear did not care. He took some clay and pottered new vases. He brought one to the royal emissary.
Friday, March 5, 2010
In Darkness, Death #3
Investigator: Alix
I investigated, and I found out that the highest point in the Akaishi mountains, where Seikei and the ninja are going, is
Connector to history: Alix
I found out that there was really a poet named Basho.
Questions about In Darkness Death: Reza
Q: Is Tatsuno a bad guy?
A: n/a (probably not)
Q: Why did Seikei go to the city of Nara?
A: He went to the city of Nara because it was very necessary to solve the case.
Of Nighingales That Weep 3
Summaray by Group
When Takiko was 13, the merchant Kamaji came to buy pottery from Goro. Takiko was now a beautful young lady. The merchant, slitly drunk, told her parents that she is supposed to be working in the palace. After a long doubt, her parents let her leave to the palace.When she arrived she was bathed and she put on some new clothes. After she plays her koto to the prince, she is invited to play to the emperor. After the visit to the emperor, she goes to the templet to pray. There she meets the princesses lover. He told her that he is leaving to the Genji tribe. Takiko is moved from the palace to the emperor house. Suddenly a war sarts and Takiko, the emperor and his mother have to go into hidding.
Questions by Noam
Q: Do you think that it was a wise decision for Takiko to go the princes palace? Yes because if she had stayed in the country she will be mistreated by the solders.
Q: Do you think Takiko will follow her heart or her tribe?Why? We think she will follow her heart because we think Hideo will change
Vocab By Kat
cajoled-to persuade by flattery, gentle pleading or insincere
languagekowtow-to touch the forehead to the ground while kneeling as an act of reverence, apology or worship.
capricious-likely to change suddenly.
Conecter by Kat
The IMPERIAL REGALIA, mentioned throughout this section of the book, consists of three sacred treasures;the sword Kusagi which stands for valor; the mirror Yata no kagami, for wisdom, and the jewel Yasakani no magatama for benevolence. The Regalia was used in the crowning ceremony to show that the emperor was the paramount ruler of Japan. However, these ceremonies were private and only the emperor and a few priests were there. Therefore, there are no pictures of the objects.
sutras-a scriptural narrative, especially a text traditionally regarded as a discourse of the Buddha
When Takiko was 13, the merchant Kamaji came to buy pottery from Goro. Takiko was now a beautful young lady. The merchant, slitly drunk, told her parents that she is supposed to be working in the palace. After a long doubt, her parents let her leave to the palace.When she arrived she was bathed and she put on some new clothes. After she plays her koto to the prince, she is invited to play to the emperor. After the visit to the emperor, she goes to the templet to pray. There she meets the princesses lover. He told her that he is leaving to the Genji tribe. Takiko is moved from the palace to the emperor house. Suddenly a war sarts and Takiko, the emperor and his mother have to go into hidding.
Questions by Noam
Q: Do you think that it was a wise decision for Takiko to go the princes palace? Yes because if she had stayed in the country she will be mistreated by the solders.
Q: Do you think Takiko will follow her heart or her tribe?Why? We think she will follow her heart because we think Hideo will change
Vocab By Kat
cajoled-to persuade by flattery, gentle pleading or insincere
languagekowtow-to touch the forehead to the ground while kneeling as an act of reverence, apology or worship.
capricious-likely to change suddenly.
Conecter by Kat
The IMPERIAL REGALIA, mentioned throughout this section of the book, consists of three sacred treasures;the sword Kusagi which stands for valor; the mirror Yata no kagami, for wisdom, and the jewel Yasakani no magatama for benevolence. The Regalia was used in the crowning ceremony to show that the emperor was the paramount ruler of Japan. However, these ceremonies were private and only the emperor and a few priests were there. Therefore, there are no pictures of the objects.
sutras-a scriptural narrative, especially a text traditionally regarded as a discourse of the Buddha
A Single Shard post #3
Summary
Chapter 6
In this chapter Tree-ear finds out that the royal emissary was on a tour to the potters village. He doesn't know if he should tell Min about Kang's idea. If he tells Min about Kang's better style. Min might be able to sell more pottery to the royal emissary if he listens to . As usual he asked crane-man for advice.
In the seventh chapter Min starts to be nicer to Tree-ear. Tree
I decided to investigate what time period of
Discussion director
1. Do you think it was a good idea that Tree-ear told Min about Kan's better style of pottery?
We thought that it was a good idea from tee-ears point of view but Kang would be mad about it.
2.Are people exited about the rouyal edmisary?
Yes, they are very exited
Vocab.
Inlaid-decorated or made with a design set into the surface: an inlaid table.
Edmissary-a representative sent on a mission or errand: emissaries to negotiate a peace.
kiln-a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, esp. one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
Chapter 6
In this chapter Tree-ear finds out that the royal emissary was on a tour to the potters village. He doesn't know if he should tell Min about Kang's idea. If he tells Min about Kang's better style. Min might be able to sell more pottery to the royal emissary if he listens to . As usual he asked crane-man for advice.
In the seventh chapter Min starts to be nicer to Tree-ear. Tree
Connector To History
I found that they really did use inlay pottery in
Investigator
I decided to investigate what time period of Korea Korea ’s history Korea did very well in many ways but then later in the time period the Mongols attacked and to survive Korea
Discussion director
1. Do you think it was a good idea that Tree-ear told Min about Kan's better style of pottery?
We thought that it was a good idea from tee-ears point of view but Kang would be mad about it.
2.Are people exited about the rouyal edmisary?
Yes, they are very exited
Vocab.
Inlaid-decorated or made with a design set into the surface: an inlaid table.
Edmissary-a representative sent on a mission or errand: emissaries to negotiate a peace.
kiln-a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, esp. one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
The Demon in the Teahouse #3
Investigator
Punishment in JapanDuring the Edo Period, Japan used various punishments against criminals. These can be categorized as follows:
-Death Penalty
-Incarceration and Exile
-Penal Labor
-Confiscation of property
-Corporal Punishment
Death Penalty-
Serious crimes such as murder and arson were punished by death. The shogun maintained execution grounds for Edo at Kozukappara, Suzugamori and Itabashi.
The shogun executed criminals in various ways:
-Boiling
-Burning
-Crucifixion for killing a parent, husband and so on
-Decapitation by sword
-Sawing
-Cutting the person in half
Incarceration and Exile-
"Depending on the seriousness of the crime, magistrates could sentence convicts to incarceration in various forms."
-Exile to an island. (Criminals in Edo often confined on Hachiojima or Miyakekima. Tattoos were received by the criminals.
-Imprisonment. (A jail called Kodenma-cho was maintained by the government of Edo.)
Penal Labor-
For crimes requiring punishment, convicts could be sent to work at labor camps such as the one in Ishikawa-jima in Edo Bay.
Confiscation of property-
The government would punish certain criminals by taking away their land, homes, or several other things they owned. Sometimes, they also confiscated one's business or job.
Corporal Punishment-
Handcuffing allowed the government to punish the criminal while the criminal lived at home. Depending on the severity of the crime, the sentence might last 30, 50 or 100 days.
By Fabi
How do you feel about these chapters?
-So much happened - we can't really decide.
In chapter 10, do you think that Seikei has the right to be humiliated?
-No, because he was innocent and he didn't commit the crime.
How do you feel about Nui in these chapters?
She is a bit mean to Seikei, and she is very self-centered.
How do you feel about Umae's choice?
-We think it's good because she stands up for what she believes and she is brave and not scared.
By Viktor
Discussion Director Questions and Reactions
How do you feel about these chapters?
-So much happened - we can't really decide.
In chapter 10, do you think that Seikei has the right to be humiliated?
-No, because he was innocent and he didn't commit the crime.
How do you feel about Nui in these chapters?
She is a bit mean to Seikei, and she is very self-centered.
How do you feel about Umae's choice?
-We think it's good because she stands up for what she believes and she is brave and not scared.
By Viktor
Connector to History
A tea house or tearoom is a venue centered on drinking tea. Its function varies widely depending on the culture, and some cultures have a variety of distinct tea-centered houses or parlors that all qualify under the English language term "tea house" or "tea room."
Mon (紋?)(plural mon), also monshō (紋章), mondokoro (紋所?), and kamon (家紋), are Japanese heraldic symbols. Mon may refer to any symbol, whilekamon and mondokoro refer specifically to family symbols. Mon serve roughly similar functions to badges, crests, and coats of arms in European heraldry.
By Vance
Summary
After Umae gets a present from the old samurai, who calls himself revenge, she tells Seikei to burn the beautiful kimono she got as a gift. Umae said that that it wasn’t Seikei’s fault that the old samurai gave her this gift. The two other geishas, Odori and Maiko, think that Seikei is the demon and that he caused Umae to feel the way she did, but they are wrong. Later, when Seikei is ordered to walk to walk them home he discovers many things for Judge Ooka. He walks a frightening walk back to the teahouse and comes in time for a fire. Seikei’s “stolen” clothes magically appear back and then he thinks this is the demon’s doing. Then, three drunken samurai accuse Seikei of the fire which occurred in the Teahouse of the Falling Cherry Blossoms. They accuse him of this fire because the actual person who lit the fire, took Seikei’s clothes and dressed up in them in the morning. Judge Odozo comes to examine seikei once again. This time he considers Seikei guilty and so he puts him in a cell where Seikei awaits a torturer. Instead of an unfamiliar and unknown torturer appearing, Bunzo appears and saves Seikei. Bunzo reminds Judge Odozo that seikei is safe and then Seikei returns to the teahouse. In the meantime, During Seikei’s absence, Oba Koko’s other nephew, Kiru, replaces Seikei. Seikei discovers that Kiru was the one who stole his clothes the other morning, and he notices that Kiru is dressed in the outfit that the person who lit the fire was dressed in. That same day Kiru is kicked out and doesn’t come back because Umae visited the teahouse again. This time she gets many gifts and chooses samurai Jugoro’s gift first.
By Iva
Gnat-any of certain small flies, esp. the biting flies-like a mosquito
Kago-a small basketwork strung from a pole, each end on which rests on the shoulder of a bearer
Doshin-the magistrate’s patrol
Fugu-a fish with a great delicacy but a poisonous liver
By Iva
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