著者
中村 實
出版者
東北文化学園大学
雑誌
総合政策論集 : 東北文化学園大学総合政策学部紀要 (ISSN:13468561)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.1, no.1, pp.103-117, 2001-09-30

A large number of Japanese people would visit shrines and temples during the first three days of the New Year to pray for happiness and good fortune. This practice is known as "Hatsumode" in our country. According to statistics, approximately one-fourth of the population did so in 1965, and in 2000 this proportion had risen up to two-thirds. It shows that the number of those who visit shrines and temples during the New Year period is increasing, whereas currently the economic growth rate is declining. In Japan, there is an old saying that, roughly translated, means "Man only turns to God in difficult circumstances." This article discusses the phenomenon that, when economic activity is depressed, more and more people tend to ask the for gods' benevolence at shrines and temples.A large number of Japanese people would visit shrines and temples during the first three days of the New Year to pray for happiness and good fortune. This practice is known as "Hatsumode" in our country. According to statistics, approximately one-fourth of the population did so in 1965, and in 2000 this proportion had risen up to two-thirds. It shows that the number of those who visit shrines and temples during the New Year period is increasing, whereas currently the economic growth rate is declining. In Japan, there is an old saying that, roughly translated, means "Man only turns to God in difficult circumstances." This article discusses the phenomenon that, when economic activity is depressed, more and more people tend to ask the for gods' benevolence at shrines and temples.
著者
岡田 順太
出版者
東北文化学園大学
雑誌
総合政策論集 : 東北文化学園大学総合政策学部紀要 (ISSN:13468561)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.6, no.1, pp.133-155, 2007-03

"Legisprudence" means the legislative policy based on the Constitution. In spite of a good deal of academic effort, its theory has not been established. It may be difficult to form the Legisprudencial theory, because it has a great deal to do with real policy. So analyzing Jurisprudence academically is not enough to theorize Legisprudence. There also needs an art of policy learned from experiences. Therefore it is found the Moot Diet may be better way. This article introduces the experiment of the "Moot Diet" held at SFC, Keio University, including the record of preparation and performance and the evaluation of it. And we can see the Moot Diet has potentiality to reform the legislative system and to develop democracy. After all, practices of the Moot Diet shall be essential to Legisprdence."Legisprudence" means the legislative policy based on the Constitution. In spite of a good deal of academic effort, its theory has not been established. It may be difficult to form the Legisprudencial theory, because it has a great deal to do with real policy. So analyzing Jurisprudence academically is not enough to theorize Legisprudence. There also needs an art of policy learned from experiences. Therefore it is found the Moot Diet may be better way. This article introduces the experiment of the "Moot Diet" held at SFC, Keio University, including the record of preparation and performance and the evaluation of it. And we can see the Moot Diet has potentiality to reform the legislative system and to develop democracy. After all, practices of the Moot Diet shall be essential to Legisprdence.
著者
立花 顕一郎
出版者
東北文化学園大学
雑誌
総合政策論集 : 東北文化学園大学総合政策学部紀要 (ISSN:13468561)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.5, no.1, pp.15-24, 2006-03-31

Members of U.S. Congress have been engaged in a debate over whether to pass a federal media shield law. If passed, the law will give reporters a privilege to avoid disclosing their sources and confidential information. Journalists insist that such a law is necessary for them to serve their critical role as a watch dog on the U.S. government without fear of retribution. The debate has heated up after a Time Magazine reporter accepted a grand jury request for disclosing his source: a high-ranking government official who leaked the name of a CIA undercover officer. The debate may not end anytime soon because opponents argue that the law will corrupt the media. This paper scrutinizes the merits and demerits of the shield law.Members of U.S. Congress have been engaged in a debate over whether to pass a federal media shield law. If passed, the law will give reporters a privilege to avoid disclosing their sources and confidential information. Journalists insist that such a law is necessary for them to serve their critical role as a watch dog on the U.S. government without fear of retribution. The debate has heated up after a Time Magazine reporter accepted a grand jury request for disclosing his source: a high-ranking government official who leaked the name of a CIA undercover officer. The debate may not end anytime soon because opponents argue that the law will corrupt the media. This paper scrutinizes the merits and demerits of the shield law.
著者
馬内 里美
出版者
東北文化学園大学
雑誌
総合政策論集 : 東北文化学園大学総合政策学部紀要 (ISSN:13468561)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.6, no.1, pp.67-87, 2007-03

Japan's most popular version of The Story of Little Black Sambo that had been out of print along with various versions is published again after 16 years. This paper is to study the problems that are found in the original and the recently published version and to examine the revised versions published in the late 1990s. Criticized racism is attributed mainly to the naming and the illustrations reflecting the racism in America. Three revised versions which try to rescue the classic of children literature have new names and setting, yet they have new problems. In spite of their attempts, the revised versions cannot be free from the problems of racism and colonialism inherent in the original. It reflects colonialist mentality of the time not only in the naming and illustrations of the boy and his parents but also in the relation between the boy and the tigers.Japan's most popular version of The Story of Little Black Sambo that had been out of print along with various versions is published again after 16 years. This paper is to study the problems that are found in the original and the recently published version and to examine the revised versions published in the late 1990s. Criticized racism is attributed mainly to the naming and the illustrations reflecting the racism in America. Three revised versions which try to rescue the classic of children literature have new names and setting, yet they have new problems. In spite of their attempts, the revised versions cannot be free from the problems of racism and colonialism inherent in the original. It reflects colonialist mentality of the time not only in the naming and illustrations of the boy and his parents but also in the relation between the boy and the tigers.
著者
大野 朝子
出版者
東北文化学園大学
雑誌
総合政策論集 : 東北文化学園大学総合政策学部紀要 (ISSN:13468561)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.4, no.1, pp.125-135, 2004-12-31

Edith Wharton is one of the most important American writers of the era of great social changes at the turn of the 20th century. She is famous for her realistic descriptions of the high society circles of "Old New York" from which she originally came. A number of critics have pointed out that her ideas on human nature were influenced by the context of her times, especially Darwin, Darwinism and the theory of evolution. The object of this paper is to closely examine The Age of Innocence in order to find her views on human nature and look for the influence of the deterministic viewpoint on her depiction of characters.Edith Wharton is one of the most important American writers of the era of great social changes at the turn of the 20th century. She is famous for her realistic descriptions of the high society circles of "Old New York" from which she originally came. A number of critics have pointed out that her ideas on human nature were influenced by the context of her times, especially Darwin, Darwinism and the theory of evolution. The object of this paper is to closely examine The Age of Innocence in order to find her views on human nature and look for the influence of the deterministic viewpoint on her depiction of characters.