Answer: To illustrate Japan's isolation in the 1800s.
Explanation: The outside source in this excerpt (the first few lines) clearly describes how while the rest of the world was dealing with monarchies, wars and developing new technologies like trains and wheels, Japan decided to be totally closed off from all of that, and they concentrated just in painting screens for 200 years.
The man walked across the ground
waiting for the very found sound
he waits and triumphs when it’s done
for he had taken a flower gun
the flower screams in pain
and petals fall like rain
I'm not sure about the Great Britain and Us conflict but I do know that the Mexican American war was the war for the possession of Texas? That may be a contrast you may include. I hope this helps.
Looking up, visitors would see 4,500 sparkling stars that would normally be difficult to see without the Telescope.
It is to be noted that the stars are usually observed using the Telescope.
<h3>What is a Telescope?</h3>
A Telescope is an observatory instrument with very powerful magnifying glass/lenses that enables the user(s) to see objects that are very far away, that they otherwise, would not have seen without the telescope.
Those who use Telescopes the most are astronomers.
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