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The School system in Totto Chan (Source: Google Images) The following are some points I have copied verbatim from the original text that highlight the peculiarities of the school Tomoe Gakuen which was run by Sosaku Kobayashi. Please keep in mind that "I" is the author's voice. Questions from this text are usually about the unique schooling system that was followed in Totto Chan's school (Tomoe Gakuen).  Unique Teaching Method →Schools normally schedule one subject, for example, Japanese, in the first period, when you just do Japanese; then, say, arithmetic in the second period, when you just do arithmetic. But here it was quite different. At the beginning of the first period, the teacher made a list of all the problems and questions in the subjects to be studied that day. Then she would say, "Now, start with any of these you like." So whether you started on Japanese or arithmetic or something else didn't matter at all. Someone who liked composition mig...

(Source : Google Images) What is Popular Culture? by John Storey John Storey wishes to map out the general conceptual landscape of popular culture. It is a daunting task. When we use the term ‘popular culture’ there stems from it an implied otherness . Popular culture is always defined, in contrast to other conceptual categories; folk culture, mass culture, dominant culture, working-class culture etc. To study popular culture we must first confront the difficulty posed by the term itself. Depending on how it is used, quite different areas of inquiry and forms of theoretical definitions and analytical focus are suggested. The main argument the readers will take from this book is that popular culture is in effect an empty conceptual category , one which can be filled in a wide variety of often conflicting ways, depending on the context of use. Tony Bennett “the concept of popular culture is virtually useless, a melting pot of confused and contradictory meanings..” Culture What is Cultur...