Body Shaming

  Evolution of Media 2,800,000 BC:  Humans first appear on the earth. Somehow, they manage to learn to express themselves and communicate with each other despite a complete lack of memes and emojis. 550 BC:  The world’s first postal service is created in Assyria. The phrase “the cheque’s in the mail” is coined. 1792:  The telegraph is invented. The first telegraph message ever sent? “New telegraph, who’s this?” 1839:  The world’s first “selfie” is taken by amateur chemist and photography enthusiast Robert Cornelius 1890:  The telephone is invented. Sadly, it is unable to take photographs or send text messages yet, rendering it almost completely useless 1891:  The radio, an early precursor to Spotify, is invented 1940s:  The world’s first “supercomputers” are built. The world’s scientists begin developing ways for those supercomputers to communicate with each other. Their dream? To finally be able to publicly share photos of their lunch. 1960s: ...

JAPAN Japan, pronounced in Japanese as “Nippon” or “Nihon”, is a Pacific Ocean island nation off the coast of mainland Asia. It is comprised of approximately 6,900 islands. The most prominent and populous islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku and Kyushu, making up 97% of the country. Within these islands, there are 47 prefectures with a total population of 127 million (11th in the world). 73% of the country is mountainous, however, a majority of people live on the coastlines, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Language The national language is Japanese, which is the primary spoken language across the country. Old Japanese, or “Kanbun”, originated from China and the earliest Japanese text, the “Kojiki,” was written in the early 8th century and was written primarily in ancient Chinese characters. Modern Japanese developed during the Edo period, between 1603 and 1868. Modern Japanese consists of three alphabets: Kanji (logographic Chinese...