Your Questions About Japanese Art History
John asks…
Am I doing enough for Uni?
Hey 
I would ideally like to get into a russel group uni, im in year 10 now. The GCSEs im doing are:
English (A)
English lit (A)
Maths (A*)
Triple Award science (A*) <-- got A* in physics last year and A in bio
Statistics (A*)
Art (A*)
Product design (A*)
History (A*)
French (A*) <-- although more likely to get a B
ICT (distinction)
RE (A*)
Last year our school took part in the RATS GCSE Pilot that I got a pass in. I'm also doing the bronze and silver Arts Award, Learning Japanese and Korean, Maybe learning piano or guitar. Am I doing enough to get into a good uni? I would ideally like to do chinese and a cultural thing at uni. I'm also doing Classical Civilisation A-Level next year
Artie answers:
Firstly, it depends where you want to go. For Russell Group you seem to be doing fine, I got roughly the same grades in my GCSE's. Universities don't really take GCSE's into consideration though, and it's your A levels that you're going to have to really try at. Extra-curricular activities are great for personal statements/interviews, but you don't have to go crazily overboard unless you're applying to Oxbridge. The other thing that Universities look for is passion for your subject, but seeing as your only in year 10, and probably don't know what degree you want to do (or know for certain, anyway), then I'd wait until sixth form to do that.
If you have good grades it's really not that hard to get into a Russell group uni, and you really don't need to be worrying about it yet.
Donna asks…
Need help on last names, please?
I'm finding it hard to find last names for my characters. I need last names for:
Chase:
Lucinda:
James:
Charlie (girl):
Todd:
Ayaka (needs to be Japanese):
Emma:
Madeline:
And teacher names
Art:
Biology:
Study:
Gym:
English:
History:
Accounting:
Artie answers:
Hello. Here are my last name suggestions for:
>Chase
Perhaps something powerful sounding? To balance out the first name?
: Maxwell, Powell, Vernon, Warring, Garrick, Silverstre, Aleksandr
>Lucinda
Something sweet and short to sweeten the first name.... ^^
: Leed (s), Reed (s), Hail (Hayle, Hale), Gail, (Gayle, Gale), Grey (Gray)
>James
Animal-name tie in? )
Avis, Linx, Quinn, Hawkins, Reynard, Raven (Ravenwood), Wolfram ( Wolfeton, Wolfe )
>Charlie (girl)
Perhaps 'Charlie' could a nickname based on her last name? Because she thinks her first name is sadly old-fashioned? Because she was named after a grandmother?? Just a thought, though. )
: Last name: Charleston, Charlton, Carson-Leighton, Carrick-Lyndon
: "Old Lady" Name: Olga, Anastasia, Wilhelmina, Winnifred, Philippa ............ Personally, I love these 'old' names, but some people don't agree with me. :/
>Todd
Something long and mouthful?
: Augustine, Abbott, Knight, Preston, Westley, Van Der Mair, Saint-Greggory, Jean-Baptiste.
>Ayaka [ "Aya" - Iris, "Ka" - Red ........ Red Iris. ]
: Mikano [literal translation? "Mika" > New Moon, "No" > of]
Thus, "Red Iris of the New Moon". Yes, my ONLY contender. ^^
>Emma
Add some foreign favor~! 
: Anslem, Christoph, Constantin, Wilhelm, Gerhardt, Reinhardt.
>Madeline
French inspired... ^^
: Mason, Morel, Mallory, Amoux, Archenhaud, Fremont, Colbert, Christen, Julien, Jacques.
Teachers_____ [ F / M ]
>Art
Victoria Kingsley / David Sebastian
>Biology
Portia Lee / Basil Ames
>Study
Isolde Erickson / Lee Xavier
>Gym
Lucretia Di Angelo ( "Lucy the Angel" ) / Dominic Bastille ( "Conquer the Bastille!" ) ... >:) ... Lol.
>English
Grace Simone / Harold Richards
>History
Wilhelmina Way / Simeon Jules
>Accounting
Meredith Caron / Valentin Rowe
The final choice is yours to make, of course... Please feel free to mix up the first/last name...
After all, all these are mere suggestions! Best of all...have fun!
I hope this helps...
Laura asks…
What are my chances of receiving a full-ride to a decent college and how can I increase my chances?
My résumé:
President, Young GOP
Vice President, Young GOP
Secretary, Young GOP
Editorial Editor, School newspaper
Contributor, School newspaper
Captain, Varsity Academic Team
Member, History Bowl Team
Member, National Honor Society
Member, Spanish Club
Member, French Club
Member, Christian Club
Member, Psychology Club
Member, Math Club/Mu Alpha Theta
Test Scores:
94th percentile on the PSAT
30 (31 superscore) ACT (need to retake) with subscores of 35 for English, 36 for Reading, 26 for Math, and 22 for Science
5- AP US History Exam
Results pending for AP Psych., English Language, and AP Euro
Classes:
AP US History, AP European History, AP Psychology, AP English Language and Comp., AP English Lit., AP Statistics, College Algebra, College Gov't, Honors Trig, Honors Spanish III and IV, Honors English I and II, Honors Algebra II, Honors Geometry, Honors US Gov't, Honors OK History, Pre-AP Biology, Pre-AP Chemistry, Spanish I and II, French I, Honors World History, Literary Arts I and II, Economics, Journalism, Creative Writing, Art I, Computer Applications, Current Events
Approximate GPA: 3.8-4.2
Awards and Accomplishments:
Several Journalism Awards from the University of Oklahoma
2nd Place, OK History Bowl Tournament
State Runner-up, OSSAA 5A Academic Team
Published in newspapers and on local news website
School academic awards
Local academic awards
I am currently employed as a janitor at a local elementary school and have access to excellent references and am studying Japanese.
By the way, I'm a middle-class white kid, so the Gates Millenium Scholarship is out.
Artie answers:
Sounds like someone is looking for a pat on the back.
David asks…
History Work. Please Help. ?
1. Who was the Japanese ruler who called his reign the "Enlightened Rule"? (1 point)Mutsuhito
Ito Hirobumi
Kanagawa
Meiji
2. _____ arose out of people's awareness of being part of a community with common institutions, traditions, language, and customs. (1 point)Liberalism
Capitalism
Nationalism
Conservatism
3. Pogroms and anti–Semitism in Europe led to all of the following EXCEPT (1 point)emigration of thousands of Jews to the United States.
larger populations of Jews in eastern Europe.
the growth of Zionism.
political parties that endorsed anti–Semitism.
4. Sun Yat–sen founded the Revive China Society and the (1 point)Communist Party.
Nationalist Party.
Anti–European Party.
Continental Party.
5. The Red secret police, known as the Cheka, began (1 point)infiltrating the governments of Russia's enemies as spies.
to plot against Lenin almost immediately after he came to power.
to restore order to Russia after years of civil war.
a Red Terror campaign to destroy all those who opposed the new regime.
6. The concept of total war means that (1 point)troops and supplies were rapidly assembled.
soldiers were drafted.
the influence of military leaders grew.
it involved a complete mobilization of resources and people.
7. In an attempt to end Russia's involvement in the war, Lenin (1 point)seized the Winter Palace and overthrew the Russian government.
signed the Treaty of Brest–Litovsk with Germany, which gave up much Russian territory.
united the Soviets under the Bolshevik party.
called a general strike that shut down all factories in Petrograd on March 10.
8. The Treaty of Versailles was (1 point)a peace settlement that consisted of five separate treaties with the defeated nations.
forced upon Austria, and gave some of its land to the new state of Poland.
the treaty signed with Germany that many Germans felt was a harsh peace.
a defensive alliance between Great Britain, France, and the United States.
9. Dadaists were artists who (1 point)were ordered by Hitler to create pro–Nazi, pro–Germany works of public art.
tried to express in their art their revulsion for what they saw as the insanity of life.
separated everyday objects from their normal contexts.
thought modern art was degenerate.
10. Quickly turned the USSR from an agricultural to an industrial economy was (1 point)the main goal of the Red Army.
a plan known as the Politburo.
Stalin's Five Year Plans.
a plan that had widespread peasant support.
11. Who led the Spanish military in a revolt against the democratic government? (1 point)Richard Blaine
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
Leon Trotsky
12. Mao Zedong led the _____ on the Long March. (1 point)Nationalist Party
People's Liberation Army
New Life Movement
People's Republic Army of China
14. Great Britain's policy of _____ toward Germany was based on the belief that the satisfaction of reasonable demands would maintain peace in Europe. (1 point)firm resistance
detente
appeasement
Anschluss
15. Two days after Hitler's invasion of _____, Britain and France declared war on Germany. (1 point)Poland
Austria
France
Slovakia
16. Hitler's form of attack that used tank divisions supported by air attacks was called (1 point)blitzkrieg.
panzer.
phony war.
Luftwaffe.
17. The turning point of the war in the Pacific occurred at (1 point)Pearl Harbor.
the Battle of Iwo Jima.
the Battle of Midway Island.
the Solomon Islands.
18. German use of submarines to blockade Britain during World War I led to (1 point)a German victory.
trench warfare.
a war of attrition.
the United States entering the war.
19. A factor in leading many Germans to accept Hitler and the Nazis was (1 point)Hitler's abolition of the Reichstag.
the regime's temporary suspension of all crime for four years.
the Catholic Church's support of the new regime.
the belief that Hitler had ended Germany's economic depression.
20. Laws excluding Jews from German citizenship were called (1 point)"Nurmeburg laws."
Schutzstaffeln laws.
Lebensraum.
Kraft durch Freude.
Artie answers:
1. Who was the Japanese ruler who called his reign the "Enlightened Rule"?
Meiji
2. _____ arose out of people's awareness of being part of a community with common institutions, traditions, language, and customs.
Nationalism
3. Pogroms and anti–Semitism in Russia led to all of the following EXCEPT
political parties that endorsed anti–Semitism.
4. Sun Yat–sen founded the Revive China Society and the
Nationalist Party.
5. The Red secret police, known as the Cheka, began
a Red Terror campaign to counter the White Terror of its opponents.
6. The concept of total war means that
it involved a complete mobilisation of resources and people.
7. In an attempt to end Russia's involvement in the war, Lenin
signed the Treaty of Brest–Litovsk with Germany, which gave up much Russian territory.
8. The Treaty of Versailles was
the treaty signed with Germany that many Germans felt was a harsh peace.
9. Dadaists were artists who
Both of these are correct
tried to express in their art their revulsion for what they saw as the insanity of life. (your teacher expects this answer)
separated everyday objects from their normal contexts.
10. Quickly turned the USSR from an agricultural to an industrial economy was
Stalin's Five Year Plans.
11. Who led the Spanish military in a revolt against the democratic government?
Francisco Franco
12. Mao Zedong led the _____ on the Long March.
None of them. The Chinese army was called the Red Army. Your teacher expects this answer:
People's Liberation Army
14. France and Great Britain's policy of _____ toward Germany was based on the belief that the satisfaction of reasonable demands would maintain peace in Europe. (Still, it was better than the cowardly policy of isolationism)
appeasement
15. Two days after Hitler's invasion of _____, Britain and France declared war on Germany.
Poland
16. Hitler's form of attack that used tank divisions supported by air attacks was called
blitzkrieg.
17. The turning point of the war in the Pacific occurred at
the Battle of Midway Island.
18. German use of submarines to blockade Britain during World War I led to
failure and, ultimately to -
the United States entering the war.
19. A factor in leading many Germans to accept Hitler and the Nazis was
the belief that Hitler had ended Germany's economic depression.
20. Laws excluding Jews from German citizenship were called
"Nurmeburg laws."
Susan asks…
Is this a good Junior Year schedule?
I'm currently a sophomore in high school and I'm questioning whether or not I chose the right courses to take my upcoming Junior Year. I'm interested in pursuing a career in acting and want to receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre. Here are the classes I chose to take:
AP English (Language & Composition)
AP United States History
Algebra II CP
Japanese I
Theatre Arts, Intermediate Level (...which I chose to take instead of a science, because I really need to start taking some sort of acting/thatre class to get me prepared for college auditions and just get better. Classes outside of my school require big money.)
Symphonic Band
There's a big possibility that I will be taking my third year of science (Chemistry) at a community college or my senior year (*cringe*) and possibly do summer school before my senior year.
What do you all think? I'm an excellent student, have good grades, and am involved in quite a few extracurriculars.
Artie answers:
I'm a sophomore year also and making my schedule for next year. It looks like you have a lot of work. Lots of home work ... If you don't mind hw looks like a good schedule but if you do then I would reconsider.
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