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English (Japanese) haikus

[ 2009-01-23 11:22:17 | Author: michael ]
Japanese haikus are lovely little poems, only 3 lines, 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables, usually about nature. Of course Japanese ideographic character syllables are quite different from English syllables, but the haiku has been widely adapted into English.
While teaching seniors at Yangzhou University, one woman student remarked how “remarkable it was for Chinese students to be writing
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"Unrelenting, uncompromising war: Gaza Diary"

[ 2009-01-22 15:03:51 | Author: michael ]
“Unrelenting, Uncompromising War!” GAZA Diary, 2008-2009:

In 1980/81, I was a member of a 26 member delegation, 22 faculty members from various universities and colleges in the US, two
students, including my student who was the president of the US Student Model United Nations Association, and two journalists, who
went to Lebanon, Jordon, Israel and the Occupied Territories.
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ANCIENT ASIAN AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES

[ 2009-01-20 19:21:51 | Author: michael ]
ANCIENT ASIAN AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES

TO INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
[Abstract proposal for June 11-14 CAIC Conference, Beijing Foreign Studies University]

Michael H.Prosser, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor

College of Journalism and Communication

Shanghai International Studies University
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Thai International Airport Protests and Mumbai, India Attack Diary

November 27, 2008

There are 2 major international incidents that have begun. In Bangkok, Thailand, peaceful protesters have taken over the international
airport yesterday and have held it so that thousands of passengers have been stranded. Also, the domestic airport has also been occupied
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Readings in Classical Rhetoric (in Indiia)

[ 2009-01-20 15:54:04 | Author: michael ]
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