Girl Names in Japan Meaning Sun When we look at Japanese girl names linked to the sun, we see a strong connection to nature and the importance of the sun. Aiko translates to ‘child of love and the sun,’ blending natural elements with deep feelings and values, tying people to their env...
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(1992), Clapp's The Tamarack Tree: A Novel of the siege of Vicksburg (1986), Fleischman's Bull Run (1993), Fox's The Slave Dancer (1973-a), Hansen's Which Way Freedom? (1986), Hunt's Across Five Aprils (1964), Lyons' Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs (...
Another classic from Studio Ghibli andHayao Miyazaki,Howl's Moving Castleis set in a fictional kingdom where magic exists. When a young girl is transformed into an old woman by a witch, she finds herself befriending a wizard named Howl and travels with him aboard his titular moving castle in...
In this print, Toni Collette is the Mona Lisa of Australian culture, except that fans of Muriel’s Wedding know the meaning of that smile is a magical combination of the actor’s art: the smile is both the flush of dreams come true and the frightening self deception that will kill her ...
names Spowers and Syme to their knowledge of ground-breaking women artists from the era including Margaret Preston, Thea Proctor, Dorrit Black and Grace Cossington Smith. ‘Spowers and Syme are often overlooked in Australian art history, yet during the 1930s they were recognised by peers as bei...
What he reminded me of was the literal meaning of the names of the Hawaiian gods, Hina and Ku, which as "supine" and "upright," respectively, are similarly suggestive of sexual differences in physical images. Cummings was also responsible for a talk show, Love You, Mean It [2012] and ...
Freedom is not, I understand, a high value in Japanese society … but it is an issue that comes up regularly in the book. Chihiro’s parents aren’t, through family expectations, free to marry. The mystery surrounding Nakajima relates to a loss of freedom. In her work as a muralist, ...
Chihaya is a girl in the sixth grade, still not old enough to even know the meaning of the word zeal. But one day, she meets Arata, a transfer student from rural Fukui prefecture. Though docile and quiet, he has an unexpected skill: his ability to play competitive karuta, a traditional...
There is an expression in Japanese –‘musha-burui’ – meaning that the body shakes to summon up bravery to confront some danger or difficulty. The boy’s shaking, however, was just a passive response to his anxiety, and the cold. The bus arrived and stopped in front of the entrance ...