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GEORGE III, King of England (1760-1820). Two autograph letters signed ('George R') to Edward Livingston, the first, Windsor, 29 June 1798; the second, Weymouth, 7 October 1798, together 5 pages, 4to, separate autograph address wrappers, seals (seal tears, light stains).
Instructions and comments for Livingston travelling on the continent with the King's youngest son, Augustus Frederick, expressing his 'thorough approbation, at the ability, spirit and celerity with which Mr Livingston has overcome the great difficulty of safely conveying him from Naples to Vienna which is the best possible encouragement to Me that he will with firmness and temper get over any future obstacles which may arise.
Part of the letter concerning the prince's 'turn for expence'. 'The conduct held by Sir William Hamilton in stepping forth to the assistance of the Credit of my Son, whose Debts I am grieved to say are shamefully large, and the more unpleasant as he well knew he was in every way acting in open defiance of every kind of decency as well as expressly contrary to My Instructions. I shall not toutch (sic) farther on the article of expence as that part of the correspondence is entirely left to Mr Pitt or to Mr Dundas ... I shall think it necessary to write very fully to Augustus'. Other topics include the need for a 'proper oeconomy' and a moderate establishment, the prince's doctor's pension and 'presents', a possible visit to Brunswick from Berlin, and a scheme for a visit to Russia seen as 'conducive to his health'.
Edward Livingston was recommended to the King by the Chancellor, Lord Dundas (a fellow Scot) to sort out the affairs of his son but, Augustus having played no part in his selection, he never earned the prince's confidence. He joined him at Naples early in 1798, and shocked not only by the extent of the prince's debts, but even more taken aback by the company he kept. Sharing Sir William Hamilton's fears of the risk to his safety from the French, Livingston took to remove him as soon as possible, by way of Trieste to Vienna and Berlin. The journey so weakened him that the visit to Russia was abandoned.
Augustus Frederick (Duke of Sussex) spent most of his youth abroad for the sake of his health. His secret marriage in Rome in 1793 to Lady Augusta Murray, ten years his senior, was to his great unhappiness annulled, under the Royal Marriages Act of 1772, and his espousal of progressive causes greatly annoyed the King.
Catching up on some back shots from the beginning of the year
On a walk around the Addington Cemetery with a wonderful Flickr friend. February 13, 2016 Christchurch New Zealand.
There is so much damaged in the cemetery because of the earthquake we have had. It is such a pity as I don' think it will ever be fully repaired.
The Addington Cemetery was established in 1858 when the Scottish Presbyterians of St Andrew’s Church purchased land for a cemetery in Selwyn Street. Although not the first cemetery in Christchurch, Addington was in fact the first “public” cemetery, “being open to all persons of any religious community” and allowing the performance of any religious service “not contrary to public decency”.
The first burial took place on the 10th of November 1858. The cemetery has several persons of note buried within its grounds including activist Kate Sheppard, Christchurch Mayor Tommy Taylor and members of the pioneer family, the Deans.
For More Info:http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/addington-cemetery/
This year's show brought students from both Lloydminster & Vermilion campuses together to show off their style, budgeting and presentation skills. Students had a $33.33 budget each to go out into the community and purchase an outfit and appropriate accessories for a Business Awards Banquet.
They were expected to practice their budgeting skills as they shopped for their outfits. Contestants had to show a good taste in fashion and decency. Finally, contestants were tested on their presentation and interpersonal skills as they walked up and down the runway and answered questions from our ‘celebrity’ judges.
The main idea here is to challenge the notion that students have to spend a lot of money to look good for work. Most students struggle with money and this show is a fun way of capturing budgeting, fashion and presentation skills.
Stark German POW camp before the war it was a CCC camp (as shown above). Image from Stark Decency by Allen Koop
News.com.au ran a story about Banksy today. News.com.au didn't even have the decency to check all the artwork was actually by Banksy, let alone credit the photos to their respective photographers.
If this is your photo, you should write to News.com.au and complain.
The deer in Nara are perhaps the most outwardly aggressive "wildlife" I've ever encountered. In the brief time we stopped at Todaiji, I saw deer stealing ice cream right off of a child's cone, begging for rice crackers, and shamelessly nosing into a woman's backpack. Despite all this, they do retain a certain amount of beauty and charm (but not a shred of decency)
Spotted in local free paper.
I mean really, WHY? At first I assumed they were charging money to kick Chico in the nuts, but apparently he is signing autographs. My idea makes far more sense and I would wager it would attract a larger crowd.
And this after the embaressment of having our city xmas lights turned on by those braindead talentless twin bints from that big brother bollocks.
Sorry but these people really really really get on my tits.
This shot was during the brief "wardrobe malfunction" period when Amanda's clothing was shifting and failing to do its job. However, I thought the picture turned out rather well, so I did I hasty photoshop job for decency's sake.
The Postcard
A postally unused postcard that has a divided back.
The rider is clearly of a higher class than the man leading the donkey. Note the wheel (water wheel?) in the background.
The Korean Gat
The man on the donkey is wearing the traditional Korean gat (Korean: Hunminjeongeum 갓)
A gat is a traditional hat worn by men along with hanbok (Korean traditional clothing) during the Joseon period. It is made from bamboo or horsehair with a bamboo frame, and is partly transparent.
Most gats are cylindrical in shape with a wide brim on a bamboo frame. Before the late 19th. century, only noble class men could wear gat, which represented their social status and protected their topknots.
Robert Neff of the Korean Times has written the following about Korean male headware:
'One of the most important articles of clothing for Koreans in the late 19th. century was the hat. The elderly man with his majestic black horse hair hat, often seen in pictures, is the iconic image of Korean male society during the Joseon Dynasty (1392 - 1910).
According to Percival Lowell, an American who stayed in Seoul in the winter of 1883-84:
"No Korean can in decency appear
without it [hat], except only to make
room for some other hat."
It was a sign of manhood, "the most essential of attributes," and a badge of one's position in Korean society.
Lowell seemed amused with the difference between Korean and American culture. In the United States it was considered poor manners to wear a hat indoors, and one would rarely remove one's shoes, but the opposite was true in Korea:
"A man would part with any or all of
his clothing sooner than take off his
hat. On entering a house, he leaves
his shoes outside to await his return,
but he and his hat go in together.
As he sits down to eat, he divests
himself of his outer garments that he
may eat with greater freedom, but his
hat stays on; and so it sticks to him
through life ― a permanent black halo."
There were many types of hats. The iconic hat, the gat, was made from horse hair and bamboo and was black and somewhat transparent.
It had a fairly wide brim that in the past, according to popular legend, was much wider as a means of preventing unrest. Because of its wide brim, conspirators were kept apart, and were unable to whisper their plans to one another.
There was also a large mourning hat made from bamboo. It was designed to hide the face of mourners from others they might encounter on the streets. It was considered a grievous breach of etiquette to look into the face of the mourner.
Early French missionaries used the mourning hat to disguise themselves as they traveled the Korean peninsula before the 1880's. They were able to move about in relative secrecy for no one would attempt to communicate with a mourner.
Court officials' hats had slightly bent-forward ear-shaped horizontal wings. It was said they symbolized the wearer's attentiveness and willingness to "catch every word of command that the King may utter."
As Korea entered the 20th. century, there were many reforms forced on the population. Some were readily accepted and appreciated, but others, especially those that dealt with hair styles and hats, were vehemently opposed.
"A man is much more firmly bound to
his hat than he is attached to his wife.
He may put away the latter; without
the hat, life becomes a hollow mockery,
for the hat makes the man. Without it
he remains forever a boy."
Hats remained a part of male culture throughout the first half of the 20th. century, but have since disappeared. The only exceptions are those worn by elderly males in the Jongno area, or the bright colorful caps that young teens and adults wear while out with their friends. The "permanent black halo" is no more.'
How Japan Took Control of Korea
Erin Blakemore has written the following for history.com in 2018, and updated it in 2023:
In 1910, Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan after years of war, intimidation and political machinations; the country would be considered a part of Japan until 1945. In order to establish control over its new protectorate, the Empire of Japan waged an all-out war on Korean culture.
Schools and universities forbade speaking Korean, and emphasized manual labor and loyalty to the Emperor. Public places adopted Japanese, too, and an edict to make films in Japanese soon followed.
Topographical and other postcards of Korea were published with descriptions in Japanese text.
It also became a crime to teach history from non-approved texts, and authorities burned over 200,000 Korean historical documents, essentially wiping out the historical memory of Korea.
During the occupation, Japan took over Korea’s labor and land. Nearly 100,000 Japanese families settled in Korea with the land they had been given; they chopped down trees by the million and planted non-native species, transforming a familiar landscape into something many Koreans didn’t recognize.
Nearly 725,000 Korean workers were made to work in Japan and its other colonies, and as World War II loomed, Japan forced hundreds of thousands of Korean women into life as “comfort women”—sexual slaves who served in military brothels.
Korea’s people weren’t the only thing that was plundered during Japan’s colonization—its cultural symbols were considered fair game, too. One of the most powerful symbols of Korean sovereignty and independence was its royal palace, Gyeongbokgung, which was built in Seoul in 1395 by the mighty Joseon dynasty.
Soon after assuming power, the Japanese colonial government tore down over a third of the complex’s historic buildings, and the remaining structures were turned into tourist attractions for Japanese visitors.
As historian Heejung Kang notes, the imperial government also attempted to preserve treasures of Korean art history and culture—but then used them to uphold imperial Japan’s image of itself as a civilizing and modern force.
This view of Korea as backward and primitive compared to Japan made it into textbooks, museums and even Koreans’ own perceptions of themselves.
The occupation government also worked to assimilate Koreans with the help of language, religion and education. Shinto shrines originally intended for Japanese families became places of forced worship.
Historian Donald N. Clark explains:
"The colonial government made Koreans
worship the gods of imperial Japan,
including dead emperors and the spirits
of war heroes who had helped them
conquer Korea earlier in the century.”
This forced worship was viewed as an act of cultural genocide by many Koreans, but for the colonists, it was seen as evidence that Koreans and Japanese were a single, unified people.
Though some families got around the Shinto edict by simply visiting the shrines and not praying there, others grudgingly adopted the new religious practices out of fear.
By the end of its occupation of Korea, Japan had even waged war on people’s family names. At first, the colonial government made it illegal for people to adopt Japanese-style names, ostensibly to prevent confusion in family registries.
But in 1939, the government made changing names an official policy. Under the law, Korean families were “graciously allowed” to choose Japanese surnames.
At least 84 percent of all Koreans took on the names since people who lacked Japanese names were not recognized by the colonial bureaucracy, and were shut out of everything from mail delivery to ration cards. Historian Hildi Kang writes:
“The whole point was for the government
to be able to say that the people had
changed their names ‘voluntarily.’”
The Plundering of Korea by Japan
(a) Historic Korean Artifacts
Koreans accuse the Japanese of plundering hundreds of thousands of ancient Korean artifacts, mostly during their 36-year occupation of the peninsula. Most Japanese consider the issue a dead one, resolved by the 1965 Japan-Korea Treaty, which led to the return of some 1,400 items.
However the treaty was not definitive, as it neglected artifacts in Japanese private collections, as well as those originating in North Korea.
The size of the haul is astounding. Eighty percent of all Korean Buddhist paintings are believed to be in Japan. And, says Seoul art historian Kwon Cheeyun:
"35,000 Korean art objects and
30,000 rare books have been
confirmed to be there, too."
However that is only the tip of the iceberg: vastly more is believed to be hidden away in private collections.
Determining legal ownership is far more difficult than with the art looted by the Nazis. Toshiyuki Kono, a law professor at Kyushu University. states:
"It's almost impossible to trace the
provenance of centuries-old artifacts."
Besides, the Japanese annexation was internationally recognized in 1910, meaning that relocating Korean artifacts within "Japanese territory" was lawful at the time.
To Korea's annoyance, Japan holds many items of particular value. More than 1,000 bronze, gold and celadon pieces owned by the late businessman Takenosuke Ogura now make up the core of the Tokyo National Museum's Korean section.
A lot of precious Korean artifacts are now owned by private Japanese citizens or organizations, which means that the Japanese government can’t just acquire them and hand them back to Korea. So, unless the Korean government offers to actually spend millions of dollars to buy back the artifacts, it is unlikely they will ever be returned.
As well as removing cultural artifacts to Japan, the Japanese also burned countless Korean government buildings and palaces.
(b) Natural Resources
The Japanese also removed vast amounts of Korea's natural resources, including lumber, rice, coal, iron ore and many other minerals.
The land itself was also appropriated by the Japanese; by 1910 an estimated 8% of all arable land in Korea had come under Japanese control. This ratio increased steadily, and by 1932, the ratio of Japanese land ownership had grown to 53%.
Japanese landlords included both individuals and corporations. Many former Korean landowners became tenant farmers, having lost their entitlements almost overnight because they could not pay for the land reclamation and irrigation improvements forced upon them. As often occurred in Japan itself, tenants had to pay over half their crop in rent.
Brilliant! The form is bound by Chinese literary conventions and decency standard (dating back thousands of years), yet the play-on-words is totally vulgar and funny. The best of both worlds!
Since I post this in "Guess where in Hong Kong?" Pool I cannot disclose the location.
由於XXX山勢陡峭碎石遍佈，被遠足人士稱為「香港三尖之首」及「香港第一險峰」
Well, well well, it looks like one of Malingerers perverts has found a little hobby away from Boss Hogg. Not that she is singing from another hymn sheet of course, that would require intelligence and decency. Instead someone who is as far herself from a size ten dress as the earth is from the sun spends her days photgraphing others for her little tree house gang of losers. Guess the perverted apple has not fallen too far from the tree?
From demonstration for decency in danish politics, pro human rights, anti 'Tuneser lov'. Copenhagen central square, january 10, 2009. View Larger.
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster supporting QOTSA in Reading, UK
p.s. if you are gonna post my copyrighted images elsewhere on the internet at least have the decency to credit me with them or link them back to here, or i'll probably stop posting them or at least start putting big watermarks on them.
Mar 2 062/366
I'd hoped that today would be better than yesterday, but as it turns out, the whole weekend is a write off.
At least he had the decency to ask if I was OK after he dropped the D word, even though he already knew the answer.
it's fractured but it's beautiful
it cracked but somehow stayed intact
all those things you couldn't say
i know
and if we could make one decision
in sympathy with our condition
all the love you have inside to show
let go
but if we could get it together now
if we could get it together now
if we could get it together
Cracked But Intact - Chanel Cole
so i am LOViN all this attention ; just LET ME TELL YOU- lol im so cool i got haters on flickr! ohhhhh && i dont even got a nice camera, sheesh, can you say flattery? LOL no but seriously- if you dont like me? why are you taking the time out of your "important life" to look at my pictures every 5 minutes? they arent any different from the last time you checked ;)- && if you would like to BORROW something... you could at least have the decency to thank me or direct link?
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ways,
so im so far behind on 365 its ridiculous, this was my "late night snack" that uhm is going to keep me in action doing my 365 to make up for my lost 2 weeks lol...well here goes...
Mastodon @ Nokia Theater, Los Angeles
p.s. if you are gonna post my copyrighted images elsewhere on the internet at least have the decency to credit me with them or link them back to here, or i'll probably stop posting them or at least start putting big watermarks on them.
Well that's a fine how-do-you-do. All that work and the log doesn't even have the decency to roll itself out of the trail.
The cats managed to brake in the closet where we keep the catfood and all kinds of plastic bags.
All three cats had bitten their way into the catfood bag. The girls had the decency to hide in shame. Kiwi just sat there. I think he might had eaten a little too much in order to move...
I went to good old V V Boutique (value village) after work yesterday and bought this set of ruffly curtains (just a couple bucks!)
Made this dress today on location for the shoot! (totally not sewn at all - just hung and held in place!)
Planning to use it to shoot again!
Might stitch it a wee bit so I don't brake any decency laws
EODM with QOTSA @ Spandau Citadel, Berlin, Germany
p.s. if you are gonna post my copyrighted images elsewhere on the internet at least have the decency to credit me with them or link them back to here, or i'll probably stop posting them or at least start putting big watermarks on them.
Video link: youtu.be/8fmQpHvutGY
This video work explores whether that children in religious families question their sexual orientation during prayer and question their beliefs. The sound track is combining Nicky Gumbel's explanation of the cross and music “I Kissed A Girl” by Katy Perry.
Communication - further to my humble 'Keep left' arrow pic from the other day; I came across this poor fella this morning.
It seems that having 2 options - either 'left' or 'right' was 1 too many for some clown. But at least it hurt - check out the marks on the concrete !
Taken blind; camera held aloft beyond where I could see the rear screen. SOOC. Foot included for context
Now, to all you guys who "view" and "fav" without the decency of leaving a "comment" - come on ! How about it. Stop being so bloody anonymous and show yourselves
This year's show brought students from both Lloydminster & Vermilion campuses together to show off their style, budgeting and presentation skills. Students had a $33.33 budget each to go out into the community and purchase an outfit and appropriate accessories for a Business Awards Banquet.
They were expected to practice their budgeting skills as they shopped for their outfits. Contestants had to show a good taste in fashion and decency. Finally, contestants were tested on their presentation and interpersonal skills as they walked up and down the runway and answered questions from our ‘celebrity’ judges.
The main idea here is to challenge the notion that students have to spend a lot of money to look good for work. Most students struggle with money and this show is a fun way of capturing budgeting, fashion and presentation skills.
This necklace measures 22" and is made of twisted silvery-black Hematite, black and grey Snowflake Obsidian, blue Sodalite, reddish-brown Poppy Jasper, pink and black Leopard Skin Jasper, White Howlite, pale green Amazonite, and pink Rose Quartz. It has a silvertone barrel clasp.
To purchase, go to www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39361899
Amazonite is said to reduce self-damaging behavior and to be a stone of self-respect, confidence, grace, self-assuredness. Good for anyone involved in the arts as it is said to enhance creativity and the ability to express oneself.
Hematite is associated with clarifying thought, improving memory, and calming anxiety.
Leopard Skin Jasper helps with creative visualization and is very helpful in self-healing.
Poppy Jasper has the qualities of enhancing organizational abilities, relaxation, and a sense of wholeness.
Rose Quartz brings gentleness, forgiveness, compassion, kindness and tolerance. It raises one's self-esteem and sense of self-worth. It helps balance emotions and heal emotional wounds and traumas, even grief, bringing peace and calm.
Snowflake Obsidian is excellent for grounding and protection, warding off negativity, and useful for introspection (helps one to see where changes need to be made within oneself).
Sodalite is associated with logic, rationality, and efficiency. Sodalite is good for healing breaches in communication, can help end arguments or other disagreements, and boosts commonsense.
White Howlite is known for it's strong associations with self-awareness, creativity and improving emotional attitudes. It enhances character building and a sense of decency. Howlite aids in dispelling anger, resentfulness, and selfishness.
Reads:
Anzac is not merely about loss, it is about courage
And endurance, and duty and love of country
And mateship, and good humour
And the survivial of a sense of self-worth
And decency in the face of dreadful odds
Catching up on some back shots from the beginning of the year
On a walk around the Addington Cemetery with a wonderful Flickr friend. February 13, 2016 Christchurch New Zealand.
There is so much damaged in the cemetery because of the earthquake we have had. It is such a pity as I don' think it will ever be fully repaired.
The Addington Cemetery was established in 1858 when the Scottish Presbyterians of St Andrew’s Church purchased land for a cemetery in Selwyn Street. Although not the first cemetery in Christchurch, Addington was in fact the first “public” cemetery, “being open to all persons of any religious community” and allowing the performance of any religious service “not contrary to public decency”.
The first burial took place on the 10th of November 1858. The cemetery has several persons of note buried within its grounds including activist Kate Sheppard, Christchurch Mayor Tommy Taylor and members of the pioneer family, the Deans.
For More Info:http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/addington-cemetery/
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster supporting QOTSA in Reading, UK
p.s. if you are gonna post my copyrighted images elsewhere on the internet at least have the decency to credit me with them or link them back to here, or i'll probably stop posting them or at least start putting big watermarks on them.
(210/365)
this lady gave me such a lovely smile when she clocked me taking her picture. usually I smile back as a thank you but this time I kinda froze. I felt caught out and afterwards felt bad that I didn't have the decency to be human back at her. so smiley lady, if you're out there and you see this I apologize, I don't know what came over me! :0)
I thought you'd come around when I ignored you
So I thought you'd have the decency to change
But babe, I guess you didn't take that warning
'Cause I'm not about to look at your face again
www.sunderlandheritage.org.uk/buildings.php?id=22
The new railway station in North Bridge Street,
Monkwearmouth was opened on 19 June 1848. It
was the new Sunderland terminus for the Brandling
Junction Railway, opened in 1839, that linked
Wearside with South Shields and Gateshead. It
replaced a basic wooden station in Roker Avenue of
which it was said: “the usual accommodation
provided for civilised people was wanting at this, as at
almost every other Brandling Junction station.” It was
also said that people at the station were subject to:
“frequent breaches of public decency.”
George Hudson, then chairman of the Midland
Railway company and known as “The Railway King”,
wanted to mark his successful election as MP for
Sunderland and commissioned Thomas Moore
(1796 - 1869), the leading architect in Victorian
Sunderland, to design the station.
Monkwearmouth proved to be a busy station
between 1848 and 1879, catering for a wide range of
passengers, as well as handling shipments of cows
and sheep. In 1879, when the North Eastern Railway
Company extended the line across the river for the
first time, Monkwearmouth lost much of its
importance as a major station. By the 1950s parts of
the station had become derelict and passenger
numbers were dwindling. In 1967 it was closed to
travellers and in 1970 all railway use ended, however
to this day, trains still pass through the station from
Sunderland to Newcastle.
The building was saved from dereliction by
Sunderland Corporation and was reopened as a
Museum by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh in 1973.
The Postcard
A postally unused postcard that was published by Hinode-Shoko of Seoul. The card has a divided back.
Itinerant vendors in Korea in the early part of the 20th. century generally used to transport their wares on large wooden frames carried on their back.
The man's burden of poultry would have been heavy.
The Korean Gat
The man in the photograph is wearing the traditional Korean gat (Korean: Hunminjeongeum 갓)
A gat is a traditional hat worn by men along with hanbok (Korean traditional clothing) during the Joseon period. It is made from bamboo or horsehair with a bamboo frame, and is partly transparent.
Most gats are cylindrical in shape with a wide brim on a bamboo frame. Before the late 19th. century, only noble class men could wear gat, which represented their social status and protected their topknots.
Robert Neff of the Korean Times has written the following about Korean male headware:
'One of the most important articles of clothing for Koreans in the late 19th. century was the hat. The elderly man with his majestic black horse hair hat, often seen in pictures, is the iconic image of Korean male society during the Joseon Dynasty (1392 - 1910).
According to Percival Lowell, an American who stayed in Seoul in the winter of 1883-84:
"No Korean can in decency appear
without it [hat], except only to make
room for some other hat."
It was a sign of manhood, "the most essential of attributes," and a badge of one's position in Korean society.
Lowell seemed amused with the difference between Korean and American culture. In the United States it was considered poor manners to wear a hat indoors, and one would rarely remove one's shoes, but the opposite was true in Korea:
"A man would part with any or all of
his clothing sooner than take off his
hat. On entering a house, he leaves
his shoes outside to await his return,
but he and his hat go in together.
As he sits down to eat, he divests
himself of his outer garments that he
may eat with greater freedom, but his
hat stays on; and so it sticks to him
through life ― a permanent black halo."
There were many types of hats. The iconic hat, the gat, was made from horse hair and bamboo and was black and somewhat transparent.
It had a fairly wide brim that in the past, according to popular legend, was much wider as a means of preventing unrest. Because of its wide brim, conspirators were kept apart, and were unable to whisper their plans to one another.
There was also a large mourning hat made from bamboo. It was designed to hide the face of mourners from others they might encounter on the streets. It was considered a grievous breach of etiquette to look into the face of the mourner.
Early French missionaries used the mourning hat to disguise themselves as they traveled the Korean peninsula before the 1880's. They were able to move about in relative secrecy for no one would attempt to communicate with a mourner.
Court officials' hats had slightly bent-forward ear-shaped horizontal wings. It was said they symbolized the wearer's attentiveness and willingness to "catch every word of command that the King may utter."
As Korea entered the 20th. century, there were many reforms forced on the population. Some were readily accepted and appreciated, but others, especially those that dealt with hair styles and hats, were vehemently opposed.
"A man is much more firmly bound to
his hat than he is attached to his wife.
He may put away the latter; without
the hat, life becomes a hollow mockery,
for the hat makes the man. Without it
he remains forever a boy."
Hats remained a part of male culture throughout the first half of the 20th. century, but have since disappeared. The only exceptions are those worn by elderly males in the Jongno area, or the bright colorful caps that young teens and adults wear while out with their friends. The "permanent black halo" is no more.'
How Japan Took Control of Korea
Erin Blakemore has written the following for history.com in 2018, and updated it in 2023:
In 1910, Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan after years of war, intimidation and political machinations; the country would be considered a part of Japan until 1945. In order to establish control over its new protectorate, the Empire of Japan waged an all-out war on Korean culture.
Schools and universities forbade speaking Korean, and emphasized manual labor and loyalty to the Emperor. Public places adopted Japanese, too, and an edict to make films in Japanese soon followed.
Topographical and other postcards of Korea were published with descriptions in Japanese text.
It also became a crime to teach history from non-approved texts, and authorities burned over 200,000 Korean historical documents, essentially wiping out the historical memory of Korea.
During the occupation, Japan took over Korea’s labor and land. Nearly 100,000 Japanese families settled in Korea with the land they had been given; they chopped down trees by the million and planted non-native species, transforming a familiar landscape into something many Koreans didn’t recognize.
Nearly 725,000 Korean workers were made to work in Japan and its other colonies, and as World War II loomed, Japan forced hundreds of thousands of Korean women into life as “comfort women”—sexual slaves who served in military brothels.
Korea’s people weren’t the only thing that was plundered during Japan’s colonization—its cultural symbols were considered fair game, too. One of the most powerful symbols of Korean sovereignty and independence was its royal palace, Gyeongbokgung, which was built in Seoul in 1395 by the mighty Joseon dynasty.
Soon after assuming power, the Japanese colonial government tore down over a third of the complex’s historic buildings, and the remaining structures were turned into tourist attractions for Japanese visitors.
As historian Heejung Kang notes, the imperial government also attempted to preserve treasures of Korean art history and culture—but then used them to uphold imperial Japan’s image of itself as a civilizing and modern force.
This view of Korea as backward and primitive compared to Japan made it into textbooks, museums and even Koreans’ own perceptions of themselves.
The occupation government also worked to assimilate Koreans with the help of language, religion and education. Shinto shrines originally intended for Japanese families became places of forced worship.
Historian Donald N. Clark explains:
"The colonial government made Koreans
worship the gods of imperial Japan,
including dead emperors and the spirits
of war heroes who had helped them
conquer Korea earlier in the century.”
This forced worship was viewed as an act of cultural genocide by many Koreans, but for the colonists, it was seen as evidence that Koreans and Japanese were a single, unified people.
Though some families got around the Shinto edict by simply visiting the shrines and not praying there, others grudgingly adopted the new religious practices out of fear.
By the end of its occupation of Korea, Japan had even waged war on people’s family names. At first, the colonial government made it illegal for people to adopt Japanese-style names, ostensibly to prevent confusion in family registries.
But in 1939, the government made changing names an official policy. Under the law, Korean families were “graciously allowed” to choose Japanese surnames.
At least 84 percent of all Koreans took on the names since people who lacked Japanese names were not recognized by the colonial bureaucracy, and were shut out of everything from mail delivery to ration cards. Historian Hildi Kang writes:
“The whole point was for the government
to be able to say that the people had
changed their names ‘voluntarily.’”
The Plundering of Korea by Japan
(a) Historic Korean Artifacts
Koreans accuse the Japanese of plundering hundreds of thousands of ancient Korean artifacts, mostly during their 36-year occupation of the peninsula. Most Japanese consider the issue a dead one, resolved by the 1965 Japan-Korea Treaty, which led to the return of some 1,400 items.
However the treaty was not definitive, as it neglected artifacts in Japanese private collections, as well as those originating in North Korea.
The size of the haul is astounding. Eighty percent of all Korean Buddhist paintings are believed to be in Japan. And, says Seoul art historian Kwon Cheeyun:
"35,000 Korean art objects and
30,000 rare books have been
confirmed to be there, too."
However that is only the tip of the iceberg: vastly more is believed to be hidden away in private collections.
Determining legal ownership is far more difficult than with the art looted by the Nazis. Toshiyuki Kono, a law professor at Kyushu University. states:
"It's almost impossible to trace the
provenance of centuries-old artifacts."
Besides, the Japanese annexation was internationally recognized in 1910, meaning that relocating Korean artifacts within "Japanese territory" was lawful at the time.
To Korea's annoyance, Japan holds many items of particular value. More than 1,000 bronze, gold and celadon pieces owned by the late businessman Takenosuke Ogura now make up the core of the Tokyo National Museum's Korean section.
A lot of precious Korean artifacts are now owned by private Japanese citizens or organizations, which means that the Japanese government can’t just acquire them and hand them back to Korea. So, unless the Korean government offers to actually spend millions of dollars to buy back the artifacts, it is unlikely they will ever be returned.
As well as removing cultural artifacts to Japan, the Japanese also burned countless Korean government buildings and palaces.
(b) Natural Resources
The Japanese also removed vast amounts of Korea's natural resources, including lumber, rice, coal, iron ore and many other minerals.
The land itself was also appropriated by the Japanese; by 1910 an estimated 8% of all arable land in Korea had come under Japanese control. This ratio increased steadily, and by 1932, the ratio of Japanese land ownership had grown to 53%.
Japanese landlords included both individuals and corporations. Many former Korean landowners became tenant farmers, having lost their entitlements almost overnight because they could not pay for the land reclamation and irrigation improvements forced upon them. As often occurred in Japan itself, tenants had to pay over half their crop in rent.
inspired by the song 'give me your eyes' by brandon heath. theres one verse that says
'Step out on a busy street, see a girl and our eyes meet. Does her best to smile at me to hide what's underneath. There's a man just to her right- black suit and a bright red tie. Too ashamed to tell his wife he's out of work, he's buying time.'
I love that old song. (: HOW those lyrics are directly incorporated in this picture? They aren't. (: Just inspired.
In other news, spring break is coming soon! When that comes along- so will Deceptive Candance! Keep on the look out!
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lol, I just realized that not many of you now what's going on!
well, the first picture is what i would call having your 'rose colored glasses' on. like the ideal world, but the second picture is how it really is.
in the ideal world, the girl on the left of the first picture had her child, but in the real world, she had an abortion (that's why there's no baby).
And the two laughing in the first picture are actually a hooker and a...player i guess you'd call him.
and of course the last man on the bench is looking for a job, but in reality he just lost his job and has lost hope (hence the lyrics!).
hopefully i cleared that up...:|
I have never had any success in getting one of these to pose nicely on a leaf- or on anything else for that matter- but at least this one had the decency to turn round in its pot and sit still for long enough to allow a shot.
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Even till today, any field in science or engineering requires the approval of an American Journal, Publication, or Society, to be considered bonafide and verified as the truth. In the Arts & Medicine as well, anyone trained and certified in America is considered better than anyone else in their respective fields. America has a power to verify the best in everything like no other country in the world. It is because, guided by the core values, America strives to be perfect in everything it does. And it does do many things perfectly.
The only space needed to be made perfect was for the owners of the land.
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The 'system' is the 'Driver's Manual'... the rules of the road. This is law. This is what everyone agrees on without question. The laws of the road/drivng are such that they are extremly fair, keeps us safe, and are applied uniformly. This is what we call as a 'levelled system'. The playing field is levelled for all. It is fair. There are no grafts and nepotism, or partiality towards anyone. Result: Everyone is relatively safe and happy. You stop at stop signs and red lights. But you also 'disobey' the red light if an abulance or flashing siren passes. Why? Because an emergency over-rules the stop light. There is no fighting over these points. The law is well written, what action precedes what, in a given situation, is very clear. When you can make a right turn (in small towns), but you cannot make a right turn in a city, is very clear. No one disputes these rules. The reason is they are written to keep us ALL safe. It has nothing to do with sexism, racism, nepotism, whatever-ism. The 'system' of road safety is undoubtedly fair. No one protests against it. All drunk and drug offenders are taken to court. No one questions the fairness or unfairness of the officer who sends you to court. The law is clear. Your BAC determines if you will be detained or let go.
So also, media has the ability to see deep into the 'political system'. They know every detail about the system, where it is fair and where it is unfair. They can play a part in 'levelling' out the system almost better than any other group, if only they formed a union that wants to be an advocate to level the 'political system', and make it fair. Their reach into every system can 'level out' any system into complete fairness. But it must copy the successful framework/system of the rules of the road/driving, if it is to work correctly. This method can be applied to any system. Instead of just talking about it, you can yourself bring about the needed changes.
What would stop them from doing that? I don't know. But they can, they could, if they wanted to. That is their choice.
There's going to be people and groups that say, "We are already a country of laws and the law is equally applied all over, and all is well" There are others who will say "definitely not, some laws are absurd, and some are not equally applied". So that's where levelling comes in.
A clear example would be, there are some instances when the priority is lost. For example, when at a stop light, a flashing ambulance doesn't get the right of way. Why? Because its a stop light and we MUST stop no matter what. Because the law says STOP at a stop light. Now that can kill someone in an ambulance because the law was improperly written. These cases where priority is lost and the result is unfair, these must also be looked into, to level the system.
Finally, law and application of the punishment. That is the final system that needs levelling. There are other areas to look into as well. What are the causes of breaking of the law? Is it economic? What economic solutions can be put in place to avoid breaking of the law.... and so forth.