I’ve been to a Japanese middle school and I’m still I’m studying right now in
and I’m still I’m studying right now in
and I’m still I’m studying right now in a Japanese high school and several years
a Japanese high school and several years
a Japanese high school and several years back I first met this school subject
back I first met this school subject
back I first met this school subject called Colton Cole means old 10mins
called Colton Cole means old 10mins
called Colton Cole means old 10mins texts old texts which means translates
texts old texts which means translates
texts old texts which means translates to classics the class was devoted fully
to classics the class was devoted fully
to classics the class was devoted fully to the study of Japanese classical
to the study of Japanese classical
to the study of Japanese classical literature from around 10th century to
literature from around 10th century to
literature from around 10th century to the 13th century which is before
the 13th century which is before
the 13th century which is before Shakespeare on the first day of my class
Shakespeare on the first day of my class
Shakespeare on the first day of my class the teacher said the next hour is gonna
the teacher said the next hour is gonna
the teacher said the next hour is gonna be crazy
be crazy
be crazy it’s gonna be hectic I don’t want you
it’s gonna be hectic I don’t want you
it’s gonna be hectic I don’t want you guys to get lost or anything so please
guys to get lost or anything so please
guys to get lost or anything so please write down every word I write on the
write down every word I write on the
write down every word I write on the blackboard and I was confused I didn’t
blackboard and I was confused I didn’t
blackboard and I was confused I didn’t really know what to expect and well
really know what to expect and well
really know what to expect and well copying down what’s written on the
copying down what’s written on the
copying down what’s written on the blackboard is not really what
blackboard is not really what
blackboard is not really what note-taking is supposed to be but in the
note-taking is supposed to be but in the
note-taking is supposed to be but in the next hour I accomplished this or a third
next hour I accomplished this or a third
next hour I accomplished this or a third of that so what the teacher was doing
of that so what the teacher was doing
of that so what the teacher was doing was he was taking the original text and
was he was taking the original text and
was he was taking the original text and then dissecting it into individual words
then dissecting it into individual words
then dissecting it into individual words and then writing out the definitions for
and then writing out the definitions for
and then writing out the definitions for each word connecting all those
each word connecting all those
each word connecting all those definitions and then studying the
definitions and then studying the
definitions and then studying the graphical structure of each sentence to
graphical structure of each sentence to
graphical structure of each sentence to make a better translation of each
make a better translation of each
make a better translation of each sentence and then connecting all those
sentence and then connecting all those
sentence and then connecting all those translations into one giant summary and
translations into one giant summary and
translations into one giant summary and then looking at the historical
then looking at the historical
then looking at the historical background and the literary devices such
background and the literary devices such
background and the literary devices such as metaphors and literary literature and
as metaphors and literary literature and
as metaphors and literary literature and all of that which is right there how
all of that which is right there how
all of that which is right there how many of you just got that I hope not
many of you just got that I hope not
many of you just got that I hope not just out of curiosity how many people
just out of curiosity how many people
just out of curiosity how many people have taken coding classes or have
have taken coding classes or have
have taken coding classes or have studied about coltan quite a few of you
studied about coltan quite a few of you
studied about coltan quite a few of you of those raising their hands now how
of those raising their hands now how
of those raising their hands now how many like coltan I see some hands in the
many like coltan I see some hands in the
many like coltan I see some hands in the back friend friend of those that are new
back friend friend of those that are new
back friend friend of those that are new to coltan
to coltan
to coltan how many find this appealing to you I
how many find this appealing to you I
how many find this appealing to you I have an apology to make to those coltan
have an apology to make to those coltan
have an apology to make to those coltan haters because that’s what I’m gonna
haters because that’s what I’m gonna
haters because that’s what I’m gonna talk about for the rest of my talk
talk about for the rest of my talk
talk about for the rest of my talk anyway a lot of my classmates reacted
anyway a lot of my classmates reacted
anyway a lot of my classmates reacted the same way they were overwhelmed with
the same way they were overwhelmed with
the same way they were overwhelmed with what I’ve just talked about they were
what I’ve just talked about they were
what I’ve just talked about they were overwhelmed with all that in for me
overwhelmed with all that in for me
overwhelmed with all that in for me they were kind of expected to memorize
they were kind of expected to memorize
they were kind of expected to memorize these vocabulary and grammatical
these vocabulary and grammatical
these vocabulary and grammatical structures and they generally see the
structures and they generally see the
structures and they generally see the point in studying this subject I thought
point in studying this subject I thought
point in studying this subject I thought it was a shame for Japanese high school
it was a shame for Japanese high school
it was a shame for Japanese high school students to shy away from their own
students to shy away from their own
students to shy away from their own culture so what is the significance of
culture so what is the significance of
culture so what is the significance of cotan well to put it short it provides a
cotan well to put it short it provides a
cotan well to put it short it provides a foundation for modern Japanese culture
foundation for modern Japanese culture
foundation for modern Japanese culture it provides the backbone for how
it provides the backbone for how
it provides the backbone for how Japanese people think how Japanese
Japanese people think how Japanese
Japanese people think how Japanese people feel their sense of beauty what
people feel their sense of beauty what
people feel their sense of beauty what you see in the streets that you just
you see in the streets that you just
you see in the streets that you just seen when you came here but how does it
seen when you came here but how does it
seen when you came here but how does it do that some of you might recognize this
do that some of you might recognize this
do that some of you might recognize this scene this is a scene from a film called
scene this is a scene from a film called
scene this is a scene from a film called noski of the value of the wind or kaze
noski of the value of the wind or kaze
noski of the value of the wind or kaze no honey no no Scott it was directed by
no honey no no Scott it was directed by
no honey no no Scott it was directed by mr. Hayao Miyazaki courtesy to Studio
mr. Hayao Miyazaki courtesy to Studio
mr. Hayao Miyazaki courtesy to Studio Ghibli for the picture so the movie was
Ghibli for the picture so the movie was
Ghibli for the picture so the movie was about this girl right here exploring an
about this girl right here exploring an
about this girl right here exploring an adventuring around her world to see the
adventuring around her world to see the
adventuring around her world to see the truth and the secrets behind what her
truth and the secrets behind what her
truth and the secrets behind what her world was really like this movie was
world was really like this movie was
world was really like this movie was actually based on a cotton piece called
actually based on a cotton piece called
actually based on a cotton piece called Mishima solution Akemi the title
Mishima solution Akemi the title
Mishima solution Akemi the title translates to the princess who loved
translates to the princess who loved
translates to the princess who loved insects
insects
insects it is indeed about a princess who loved
it is indeed about a princess who loved
it is indeed about a princess who loved insects she had a weird obsession for
insects she had a weird obsession for
insects she had a weird obsession for caterpillars she refused to wear makeup
caterpillars she refused to wear makeup
caterpillars she refused to wear makeup she wrote in Manly kanji characters
she wrote in Manly kanji characters
she wrote in Manly kanji characters instead of the feminine hiragana
instead of the feminine hiragana
instead of the feminine hiragana characters she was eccentric kind of
characters she was eccentric kind of
characters she was eccentric kind of person but as eccentric as she was she
person but as eccentric as she was she
person but as eccentric as she was she had a really good point about trying to
had a really good point about trying to
had a really good point about trying to see the true nature of her world people
see the true nature of her world people
see the true nature of her world people of flowers and butterflies but that’s
of flowers and butterflies but that’s
of flowers and butterflies but that’s just too ordinary
just too ordinary
just too ordinary those that attempt to see the true
those that attempt to see the true
those that attempt to see the true nature of everything are truly refined
nature of everything are truly refined
nature of everything are truly refined if you’ve seen the film before you might
if you’ve seen the film before you might
if you’ve seen the film before you might realize that this kind of symbolizes how
realize that this kind of symbolizes how
realize that this kind of symbolizes how no sheesh got acts throughout the film
no sheesh got acts throughout the film
no sheesh got acts throughout the film there are a lot of modern texts a lot of
there are a lot of modern texts a lot of
there are a lot of modern texts a lot of Japanese movies that are based on
Japanese movies that are based on
Japanese movies that are based on content pieces so in order to fully
content pieces so in order to fully
content pieces so in order to fully understand how these pieces
understand how these pieces
understand how these pieces how these pieces were made and the
how these pieces were made and the
how these pieces were made and the background behind those pieces we must
background behind those pieces we must
background behind those pieces we must understand Colton now Colton not only
understand Colton now Colton not only
understand Colton now Colton not only effects literature and movies but also
effects literature and movies but also
effects literature and movies but also affects how Japanese people think I’d
affects how Japanese people think I’d
affects how Japanese people think I’d like to introduce Buddhist concept
like to introduce Buddhist concept
like to introduce Buddhist concept called transience
called transience
called transience transience is the idea that nothing
transience is the idea that nothing
transience is the idea that nothing stays the same forever
stays the same forever
stays the same forever everything changes over time and a
everything changes over time and a
everything changes over time and a buddhist monk called Kenko hoshi wrote
buddhist monk called Kenko hoshi wrote
buddhist monk called Kenko hoshi wrote two hundred forty three essays plus one
two hundred forty three essays plus one
two hundred forty three essays plus one introduction on the topic of transience
introduction on the topic of transience
introduction on the topic of transience and here is an expert how boring it
and here is an expert how boring it
and here is an expert how boring it would be for man who lived forever
would be for man who lived forever
would be for man who lived forever transients is what brings beauty to this
transients is what brings beauty to this
transients is what brings beauty to this world a lot of samurai warriors took in
world a lot of samurai warriors took in
world a lot of samurai warriors took in this idea because they went out to war
this idea because they went out to war
this idea because they went out to war and then they generally know when they
and then they generally know when they
and then they generally know when they would die or live so they took this idea
would die or live so they took this idea
would die or live so they took this idea that that put this idea into the code of
that that put this idea into the code of
that that put this idea into the code of conduct or how they should behave which
conduct or how they should behave which
conduct or how they should behave which leads into how Japanese people behave
leads into how Japanese people behave
leads into how Japanese people behave today transience is a key factor of how
today transience is a key factor of how
today transience is a key factor of how Japanese people distinguish right from
Japanese people distinguish right from
Japanese people distinguish right from wrong
wrong
wrong now I’ve introduced the idea of
now I’ve introduced the idea of
now I’ve introduced the idea of transience and the lady who loved
transience and the lady who loved
transience and the lady who loved insects and relationship with movement
insects and relationship with movement
insects and relationship with movement the studio ghibli film but there are
the studio ghibli film but there are
the studio ghibli film but there are numerous texts out in the conan world a
numerous texts out in the conan world a
numerous texts out in the conan world a lot of them are hundreds of years old
lot of them are hundreds of years old
lot of them are hundreds of years old some even thousands there’s a lot of
some even thousands there’s a lot of
some even thousands there’s a lot of text that I haven’t even studied there’s
text that I haven’t even studied there’s
text that I haven’t even studied there’s romantic novels historical records
romantic novels historical records
romantic novels historical records diaries essays tall tales there’s a
diaries essays tall tales there’s a
diaries essays tall tales there’s a bunch of texts out there to explore and
bunch of texts out there to explore and
bunch of texts out there to explore and by learning about these texts we get to
by learning about these texts we get to
by learning about these texts we get to new learn new things about the new so
new learn new things about the new so
new learn new things about the new so even if you’re new turkleton or coming
even if you’re new turkleton or coming
even if you’re new turkleton or coming back from those boring grammatical
back from those boring grammatical
back from those boring grammatical studies about Japanese gospel literature
studies about Japanese gospel literature
studies about Japanese gospel literature please try to pick up a Colton piece
please try to pick up a Colton piece
please try to pick up a Colton piece because by learning the old you’re going
because by learning the old you’re going
because by learning the old you’re going to learn something new about the new
to learn something new about the new
to learn something new about the new thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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