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Saturday, June 23, 2007
Weekend Geography Quiz
This subtropical, clean, and attractive city has the stunning backdrop of this always active volcano:
Though the population is only about 500,000, the importance of this city is demonstrated in its key role in history: The heroic St. Francis Xavier landed in this city, the British bombarded it in 1863, and a revolutionary industrialization for an important country was started here.
The answer to this week's quiz: Kagoshima, Japan, the southernmost city in Japan on the island of Kyushu. This is my favorite island in Japan. It has the very attractive cities of Fukuoka, Nakasaki, Kumamoto with its famous garden and castle, and the resort of Miyazaki. It has many mountains and volcanoes, palm trees, hot springs, bays and small islands. It is famous for its pottery and porcelain ware. I've been to Kyushu several times and would like to go back.
"I have what passes for an education in this day and time but I am not deceived by it." Flannery O'Connor on her "social studies" major taught by liberals.
The Social Foundations of Education blog has a two-fold purpose: 1) To help facilitate research and access of the knowledge of prominent education reformers, those who buck the trends and fads of the left-wing bias of failed mainstream education. 2) To provide tools to help educate oneself in the humanities, the rich subject matter that liberals denigrate and deconstruct, thus denying many of us our rich Western and American heritage in the liberal public schools and universities.
The Real Social Foundations: Fellowship and Appreciation of Our Western Heritage
B.A. English, Virginia Tech, B.A. Asian Studies, University of Maryland Asian Division, M.Ed Education Policy, UVA, working on M.A. in Systematic Theology from Notre Dame Graduate School Christendom College in evenings (a great way to understand Western Civilization). Goal is to continue my B.A. studies in Asian Studies by eventually getting a doctorate in Southeast Asian Studies (particularly the ancient kingdoms of Southeast Asia) or Strategic Studies with a focus on Asia. I live in Northern Virginia.
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The answer to this week's quiz: Kagoshima, Japan, the southernmost city in Japan on the island of Kyushu. This is my favorite island in Japan. It has the very attractive cities of Fukuoka, Nakasaki, Kumamoto with its famous garden and castle, and the resort of Miyazaki. It has many mountains and volcanoes, palm trees, hot springs, bays and small islands. It is famous for its pottery and porcelain ware. I've been to Kyushu several times and would like to go back.
It is beautiful!
When I went to Oahu I was fascinated by the Japanese cemeteries. The garden picture reminded me of those gorgeous places.
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