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    Reading for Understanding/ Response The movie “The Last Samurai” is about a broken man who goes to Japan to train the army. During an attack from the samurai warriors Algren shows courage and the will to fight. He’s brought to the samurai leader Ausomoto as a prisoner. Over time he learns the way of the samurai and aids his new found friends to fight against the empire. Concerning the meaning of this story‚ looking at the guiding question “What makes us who we are?” this story has to do with what

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    In the film‚ The Last Castle‚ I found many aspects and theories that involve organizational communication throughout the movie. The film is about a US prison where the prisoners have formally served in the military and have committed crimes while serving their time. The movie shows how the prisoners come together when a former well-respected general is sent there to overpower the man that runs the facility. The first theory and probably the most noted theory is the Adaptive Structuration Theory

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    Kennedy Film Philosophy Final Essay 6/1/14 Philosophical Issues of Personal Identity‚ in The Last Samurai One of the most important philosophical discussions resides in the realm of personal identity. This is a concept that define people from an individual to a nation‚ and even a species as a whole. Interestingly enough‚ one of the greatest struggles of personal identity is embedded in Japanese history. This philosophical investigation is captured and portrayed in the war-epic film The Last Samurai

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    Although this film is not very long it portrays a strong message of how society tries to change a person to adapt to that person’s cultural stereotype instead of accepting them. The teacher shows a concern for Fatima‚ especially in her religious beliefs although the school is nonreligious. At the beginning of the short film‚ Fatima is speaking with her professor. Although it could be for any number of concerns‚ her teacher focused on Fatima’s hijab‚ a traditional head covering for women‚ is her teacher’s

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    Fall of Tradition: The Last Days of Feudal Japan C. A. Pollock Mark Ravina. The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori. Hoboken‚ NJ: John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc.‚ 2003. 265 pages. Hardcover $32.50; softcover $16.95. During the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the succession of a modernizing Meiji government‚ the so-called Satsuma Rebellion of 1877 became the definitive last stand of Japanese feudalistic resistance towards modernization. The life of Saigo Takamori‚ the books

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    I think that the Samurai would win in a battle against a knight. While knights ad samurai have many similarities‚ in a one on one battle‚ the advantage would be to the Samurai and this can be seen in weapons‚ training‚ and their honor code The first way that Samurai’s have an advantage is because of their weapons. In a video made by Terry Schappert‚ t says that the sword called the Katana has a very good grip and it is mainly used to cut and slice. This is a good thing because the handle is made

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    The Fast & Furious fearless leader - Vin Diesel‚ unleashed a dramatic new trailer for his upcoming supernatural action film ’The Last Witch Hunter.’ The video trailer gives a slight indication of the resurrection of a death-dealing villain set on destroying humanity. Vin Diesel’s The Last Witch Hunter will be directed by Breck Eisner. Vin Diesel will portray the titular witch hunter Kaulder‚ a bearded‚ sempiternal witch-hunter who must stop a curse from devastating New York City. Kaulder will then

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    Famous samurai In 1408 shôgun Yoshimitsu died and was won by Yoshimochi (1385-1428). Some years after he came to power‚ Yoshimochi decided to replace the head of the Yamana with one of his favourites‚ a Akamatsu Mochisada‚ said to be the shôgun’s lover. Learning of the plan‚ Mitsusuke departed Kyôto in 1427 and himself in Mimasaka. Yoshimochi said the act bad and called for his lieutenants to prepare for battle.Yoshimochi’s managed to talk the shôgun out of the business‚ making an embarrassing

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    ‘GATTACA’ Film Summary Vincent is destined to be a second class citizen‚ conceived naturally‚ rather than in a laboratory. He is born into a world which discriminates against genetics‚ rather than religion‚ race or gender. In order to gain access into the Gattaca Corporation and reach his dream of going to Titan he takes on the identity of Jerome Morrow‚ a person with ideal genes but crippled from an accident. He uses Jerome’s hair‚ blood‚ urine and skin to pass all tests and is set to reach

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    Shichinin No Samurai The film The Seven Samurai is a classic example of late 16th century samurai engaged in warfare. Throughout the film we are able to get a real sense of what values samurai hold‚ as well as some techniques used in battle. The film also provides some insight into how a samurai might define himself as a samurai. Though the seven samurai came from different backgrounds and are vastly different people‚ they share one common trait which is the label of samurai. Throughout

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