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suppose you're a wealthy 28 year old Daimyo in 1850 Japan. assuming you live through them, what do the next 50 years likely have in store for you?
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suppose you dropped me in a random location in (what would become) New York state in AD 1215, and I start walking until I find people. What will I likely see if I find a native settlement?
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What is the earliest known text that tries to make the argument that the young are morally bankrupt because of their (supposed) disregard for old ways of doing things?
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Assuming you were Chinese (as opposed to British) how did living conditions in Hong kong 1905 compare to those in any given Chinese City run by the Chinese Empire?
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at the time was their much acknowledgement in the US media that end of the war or not, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were human tragedies for those involved?
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before world war 2 would it have been particularly unusual for English language novels and films to get translated into Japanese for the purpose of commercial realise in Japan?
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Suppose I’m young low ranking Japanese soldier living in 1514, and I commit a somewhat serious crime (like say stealing from a comrade for example). If I’m court how can I expect to be punished?
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suppose you asked Mao just before the end of his life, if he thought his career had been a success? what do you think he'd say?
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