Anna Lee, Jason Lewis, Nahya Pelito, Sora Shojae |
Process paper
Anna Lee, Nahya Pelito, Jason Lewis, Sora Shojaie
17 May 2015
Process Paper
For our project, we wanted to have a unique topic compared to what our peers would be presenting to the class. One of our group members had a background in Shinto, so we decided to choose that. At first we thought the imperial family would a sufficient topic. However, we were mistaken; they did not have enough impact on the religion or Japanese society. Due to the fact Shinto has no founders or leaders, we chose the most significant kami, Amaterasu.
First we searched general information on Shinto via Google and Yahoo! JAPAN. To begin with, we searched for more in depth information individually, but later joined our sources together. We attempted to conduct many interviews of college professors. To our dismay, only 3 responded. We also decided to research Shinto’s religious texts as additional primary sources. The rest of our sources revolved around specific topics we set out to research.
We chose to use a website because we believed it was the best way to organize our information. In addition, several members had experience in making websites. We distributed several different topics to each other to write about on our own. We then got together to join our information and put it on the website.
Amaterasu connects to the National History Day theme, Leadership and Legacy because she has left a legacy in the Imperial Family and Japan’s culture. She led the other kami and Imperial Family. The religion she is tied to, Shinto, affects daily life in Japan, even today.
17 May 2015
Process Paper
For our project, we wanted to have a unique topic compared to what our peers would be presenting to the class. One of our group members had a background in Shinto, so we decided to choose that. At first we thought the imperial family would a sufficient topic. However, we were mistaken; they did not have enough impact on the religion or Japanese society. Due to the fact Shinto has no founders or leaders, we chose the most significant kami, Amaterasu.
First we searched general information on Shinto via Google and Yahoo! JAPAN. To begin with, we searched for more in depth information individually, but later joined our sources together. We attempted to conduct many interviews of college professors. To our dismay, only 3 responded. We also decided to research Shinto’s religious texts as additional primary sources. The rest of our sources revolved around specific topics we set out to research.
We chose to use a website because we believed it was the best way to organize our information. In addition, several members had experience in making websites. We distributed several different topics to each other to write about on our own. We then got together to join our information and put it on the website.
Amaterasu connects to the National History Day theme, Leadership and Legacy because she has left a legacy in the Imperial Family and Japan’s culture. She led the other kami and Imperial Family. The religion she is tied to, Shinto, affects daily life in Japan, even today.