Anjin Miura (William Adams)
November 30th, 2007
From the Japanese123.com Everything Japanese Guide…
“William Adams’ life was the inspiration for James Clavell’s bestselling novel, Shogun. The main character of Shogun is John Blackthorne, a British seaman whose Dutch-owned ship crashes in Japan during a typhoon. The Japanese originally treat Blackthorne with suspicion. In time, though, the Englishman manages to ingratiate himself with a local warlord (daimyou) and eventually becomes an honorary member of the samurai warrior caste…”
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Is Mandarin “the new English?”
November 26th, 2007
“If you follow foreign-language study trends at all, then you already know that Mandarin is becoming ever more popular as a second language. Query “Mandarin” on the internet and you’ll come up with thousands of links. School systems throughout the United States are adding Mandarin language programs as if China just replaced Canada on the map of North America…..”
- Commentary from www.edwardtrimnell.com
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Blaming teachers for America’s education woes
November 21st, 2007
- From the EdwardTrimnell.com commentary archives
- Read the electronic version of the commentary here.
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Japan’s new role in the world
November 18th, 2007
- From www.edwardtrimnell.com
- As tensions grow with North Korea and the United States focuses on problems in the Middle East, Japan is quietly rearming. This article explores the background and long-term implications of this trend…
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Assyria: the Evil Empire of Mesopotamia
November 18th, 2007
- From the book Understanding the Middle East: History, Religion, and the Clash of Cultures
- For more information visit www.edwardtrimnell.com
- Online chapter excerpts available here.
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Introduction to Korean
November 18th, 2007
- Excerpt from the book Why You Need a Foreign Language & How to Learn One
- For more information visit Edward Trimnell’s website, www.edwardtrimnell.com
- For online chapter excerpts click here.
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Understanding the Middle East - Introduction, Excerpt 1
November 4th, 2007
- Audio excerpt of the Introduction to Understanding the Middle East: History, Religion, and the Clash of Cultures, by Edward Trimnell
- For more information see EdwardTrimnell.com
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