Mission #8 - Webquest on Japanese cultural aspects

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Mission #8 is online-based and its outcome will be an oral presentation to take place on 30NOV2006. In groups of 3, choose one of the topics given to you and follow the suggested links to find relevant information on that. Focus on the most important information and create a Powerpoint presentation which includes an outline of your presentation, some content you're going to develop and pictures to illustrate your work.

Here are the topics and links:

The Samurai - History and legends
http://www.samurai-archives.com/
http://www.artelino.com/articles/samurai.asp
http://gojapan.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=gojapan&cdn=travel&tm=2&gps=88_9_1020_603&f=00&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.judoinfo.com/samurai.htm
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2127.html
http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/Japan/02/amini/amini.htm
http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/culture/samurai.html
http://edtech.suhsd.k12.ca.us/inprogress/act/dfickett/japan/iaido_samurai.html
http://history.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/eras-their-highlights/who-were-samurai


Japan’s role in World War II
http://www.naval-history.net/WW2CampaignsJapConquests.htm
http://www.ww2pacific.com/ww2.html
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-leaders/ww2/japanese_ww2.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2129.html
http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/sigint/japintelligence.htm
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/AMH/AMH-23.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy


Geishas - Who are they?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisha
http://www.immortalgeisha.com/
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2102.html
http://marian.creighton.edu/~marian-w/academics/english/japan/geisha/geisha.html
http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/geisha.shtml
http://www.japanvisitor.com/index.php?cID=359&pID=331
http://www.whatever.net.au/~amaya/geisha/history.htm
http://gallery.sjsu.edu/oldworld/asiangate/floating_world/geishah.html


Japanese Sports - Sumo
http://www.artelino.com/articles/japanese_sumo_wrestling.asp
http://www.japanorama.com/sumo.html
http://gojapan.about.com/cs/photogallery/l/blcul_sumo.htm
http://www.japan-zone.com/omnibus/sumo.shtml
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2080.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Japanese_sumo_wrestlers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo


Japanese cuisine
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e620.html
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2035.html
http://japanesefood.about.com/About_Japanese_Cuisine.htm
http://japanesefood.about.com/library/pictures/blpicindex.htm
http://www.cookingjapanese.com/
http://www.theblackmoon.com/Jfood/food1.html
http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/food/food.html
http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/recipes/
http://mothra.rerf.or.jp/ENG/Hiroshima-old/Dining/Contents.html
http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/food.shtml
http://www.cuisinenet.com/glossary/japan.html
http://www.mediterrasian.com/cuisine_of_month_jap.htm


Feel free to browse any search engines to look for other sources of information. Good work.

Regards,
STEN Neto