AAST 398 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bonsai, Manzanar
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Okinawan, trims bonsai trees to remind us and himself of his heritage. Wife and child died in camps while he was serving. His father taught him karate, how to prune bonsai, restore old american- cars from. Detroit: he becomes daniel"s father figure and teaches him these things too. Misfit class differences, cultural, physical ways of speaking, geography (he"s new to. White saviorism he carried on miyagi"s legacy. Godthink 8 great religions aren"t the same: blind men touch elephant and describe different things dogmatically, sports as a religion. History and myths education and explain the world. Doctrine set of principles to guide actions. Emotions/experiences develop experiences to produce a mutual emotional response. Ethics and morals code of conduct. New age as a religion: ex.