https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62 Independent reading project (by Graham Chelovitz) en-us 2018-10-25 22:01:08 UTC 2018-10-26 12:51:50 UTC hello@padlet.com gchelovitz https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297201185 Exiled to a Buddhist temple as a child in retaliation for his father’s botched ­attempt to kidnap the emperor, Minamoto Yoshitsune ran away at 15, eager to train as a samurai and avenge his family’s honor. His military campaigns were as unexpected as they were triumphant, and his legend endured. Yoshitsune came of age in an era when two clans of samurai Yoshitsune’s own Minamoto family and the Taira clashed over control of Japan. The Taira’s tactics were stunning. Child emperors abducted, the imperial regalia held hostage, sons of defeated rivals murdered with Herod-like ruthlessness. But equally reckless are ­Yoshitsune’s own military maneuvers. It is difficult not to wince in anticipation as he attacks Taira forces from impossible vantages, outnumbered by nearly half.

]]> 2018-10-25 22:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297201185 gchelovitz https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297202042 2018-10-25 22:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297202042 gchelovitz https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297202808 2018-10-25 22:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297202808 gchelovitz https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297202875 2018-10-25 22:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297202875 gchelovitz https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297329544 2018-10-26 11:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297329544 gchelovitz https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297329693 2018-10-26 11:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297329693 gchelovitz https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297330282 2018-10-26 11:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297330282 gchelovitz https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297349178 "when you go into battle, the most important thing isn’t selecting your horse. The most important thing is winning,"(Turner).]]> 2018-10-26 12:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297349178 gchelovitz https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297349654 "Yoshitsune’s only assets were brains, ambition, and a dream. But childhood dreams can change history,"(Turner).]]> 2018-10-26 12:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297349654 gchelovitz https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297353279 2018-10-26 12:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gchelovitz/ivc9x1r18p62/wish/297353279