Category: Differences
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A World Without the 7 Shapes
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Read more: A World Without the 7 ShapesIn a world without the 7 Shapes, humankind had to develop without knowledge, without awareness. This marked the beginning of a world based on the survival of the fittest, where physical strength became the natural way to survive—without knowing how to communicate, unable to trust one another, and instinctively fearing others. Without an understanding of…
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One Daily Tale
Read more: One Daily TaleFor every child — and every heart — who dreams of a brighter tomorrow. Once upon a time, in a quiet village where the clouds danced like soft whispers in the sky, there lived a shy and gentle girl named Guruko. Every morning, while the world was still wrapped in early light, Guruko would sit…
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Nirvana: A Band That Highlighted the Issues of Our Society
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Read more: Nirvana: A Band That Highlighted the Issues of Our SocietyNirvana was an American rock band formed by guitarist and singer Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in 1987. Dave Grohl (later of Foo Fighters) would eventually join the band, finalizing the lineup as their drummer. The band became one of the most influential of its generation, popularizing a new genre and shifting the musical…
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How the Rush Hour series successfully breaks prejudiced concepts and promotes unity
Read more: How the Rush Hour series successfully breaks prejudiced concepts and promotes unityThe Rush Hour movies are a trilogy released in 1998, 2001, and 2007, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. The narrative follows an unlikely duo—an inspector from Hong Kong and a Black detective from the LAPD—teaming up to solve complex investigations. Through humor and fast-paced action, the films confront cultural stereotypes head-on, using comedy as…
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Sakuran: Can a society built on both matriarchal and patriarchal balance be the key to a better world?
Read more: Sakuran: Can a society built on both matriarchal and patriarchal balance be the key to a better world?Sakuran is a live-action film released in Japan in 2007. It is an adaptation of a manga series written by Moyoco Anno. The narrative follows the story of a young girl who rises through the complex hierarchy of the red-light district of Yoshiwara and eventually becomes an oiran—the highest-ranking courtesan. The film’s rich atmosphere is…
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Breath of Fire 2: How Can This Masterpiece Teach Us About Embracing Differences Instead of Creating Fake Enemies?
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Read more: Breath of Fire 2: How Can This Masterpiece Teach Us About Embracing Differences Instead of Creating Fake Enemies?Breath of Fire 2 is a role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom, released in 1994. It is the second opus in the Breath of Fire series, yet it was the first I played—giving it a special place in my memory. The game offers deep mechanics in team development, numerous side quests, and even…
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La Haine: How extreme points of view are not the solution to solve issues at their core
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Read more: La Haine: How extreme points of view are not the solution to solve issues at their coreLa Haine is a 1995 French social thriller film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. The film chronicles a day and night in the lives of three friends from a poor immigrant neighbourhood in the suburbs of Paris. The concept that “hatred breeds hatred” lies at the core of this movie, and it can,…
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Thermae Romae: How Mixing Different Cultures Can Bring New Ideas to Life
Read more: Thermae Romae: How Mixing Different Cultures Can Bring New Ideas to LifeThermae Romae is a 2012 live-action film adaptation of the Japanese manga by Mari Yamazaki. It is a comedy that tells the improbable story of Lucius, an ancient Roman architect struggling with inspiration, who discovers a passage leading to a modern Japanese bathhouse. The mangaka’s experiences living in various countries, including Italy, clearly influenced the…
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind — a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the world beyond the narrow confines of individual experience. We are one humankind sharing one planet.
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Read more: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind — a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the world beyond the narrow confines of individual experience. We are one humankind sharing one planet.This book, written by Yuval Noah Harari, is based on a series of lectures he gave at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It was first released in Hebrew in 2011 and later in English in 2014. I discovered it during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when many of us had more space to reflect, slow…
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My Boss My Hero: a cute and funny story about the role of education throughout a lifetime and the influence of the place we live in
Read more: My Boss My Hero: a cute and funny story about the role of education throughout a lifetime and the influence of the place we live inMy Boss My Hero is a Japanese television drama broadcast in 2006, adapted from a South Korean film of the same name. It follows Makio, a 27-year-old yakuza gangster, who must return to high school and graduate in order to succeed his father as the next head of the gang. What begins as a comedic…