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    Yamamoto‚ Tsunetomo Bushido: The Way of the Samurai Garden City Park‚ NY 2002 After reading this book it is my belief that it is important for Westerners to understand the seemingly strange concepts of Bushido‚ not only as a guide to events of the past‚ but as a primer for understanding the Japanese business mentality of today. The first thought that comes to mind when Japanese work ethic is hard working‚ no breaks‚ complete commitment to ones job. There may be a reason why Japan was able to

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    Even though samurais and knights are a bit alike‚ I think that they are more different than alike for many reasons. First of all‚ the training of samurais and knights are quite different. Samurais received received training on spiritual discipline. They also learned poetry. They studied Kendo‚ which was the art of fencing with bamboo sticks. They learned the code of the samurai‚ Zen Buddhism. At age 14‚ trainees officially became samurais. This happened in a ceremony called genpuku. The training

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    thing becomes two. One should not look for anything else in the Way of the Samurai. It is the same for anything that is called a Way. If one understands things in this manner‚ he should be able to hear about all ways and be more and more in accord with his own.” Thus is the struggle of Ghost Dog‚ an African American trying to live by the Bushido code of the Samurai‚ as dictacted by the book the Hagakure: Way of the Samurai‚ while living in a world dominated by the declining respectability of the

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    Samurai Warriors did not back down it was called an honor to die in the name of the emperor‚ want to know why? Because of a code called Bushido. The most important thing to a samurai warrior was to follow the bushido code. Bushido was important to Samurai because it was a code taught to them by their master. The Bushido code stated that all Samurai Warriors were required by their master to be loyal to the Shogun no matter what happened to them. The Bushido code stated that even though they were

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    miles away in Japan‚ some samurai stood in intricately designed armour with crossbows and swords ran or rode on horses and fought so they would have defended their master’s land. The bright and bold colours of the horse’s skin and the Samurai’s armour danced like fire as they clashed with other Samurai. Europe’s knights and Japan’s samurai were different because they had different views on religion‚ training and combat‚ and societal structure.

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    Knights Vs Samurai Dbq

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    Samurai OR Knight In the article “knights and samurai” a document based investigation it clearly shows how a samurai would win on a one on one battle against the knights. While knights and samurais have many similarities‚ in a one on one battle‚ the advantage would be to the samurai and this can be seen in Armor‚ training‚ and beliefs. The first way that samurais have an advantage is by their armor. In document D written by Terry Bennett it says “ A knight’s armor could weigh 40 to 60 pounds.”

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    Why Was Samurai Important

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    Armour and bushido were what made a samurai a samurai. They had an honor code‚ which was Bushido‚ and it was the bravery and sacrifice of a warrior. They used the armour to protect themselves when they were in a battle. Samurai are important because of their bravery‚ honor‚ and disciplined training. Samurai are important because of bravery in sacrifice and honor within the Japanese culture.The Samurai lived a simple life under the rule of the “Daimyo”. The Samurai pledge their allegiance to the leader

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    Knights and Samurai have many similarities. They are different too‚ because of their culture‚ and skills. While they have differences and similarities they both would have a chance to win if they were at war. The Knights and Samurai have a 50‚ 50 chance to win because of their armor‚ training‚ and code. Samurais and Knights both have a fair chance to win a fight because of their armor. In the Terry Schappert Warrior Video produced by the History Channel it stated‚ ¨The Knight’s sword was 4 feet

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    Summary of the Suzuki Samurai Case Suzuki Loom Works was founded in 1909 in Hamamatsu‚ Japan by Michio Suzuki. The transition from loom manufacturing to motorcycles took around 45 years when in 1954‚ Suzuki Motor Company was formed. After the success of the motorcycle business in 1950s ‚ the company forayed into lightweight cars and trucks‚ with the introduction of “Suzulight”‚the first Japanese car with a two stroke engine in 1961. I n 1964‚ U.S .Suzuki Motor Company Ltd.was formed‚ in the United

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    that Prince Yoshinobu committed suicide. I wondered if Katsuyori had helped him‚ or executed him. | | 7. The next year‚ I decided to practice Zen meditation in the temple. The reason was not serious religion. Really‚ I wanted to be near other samurai who practiced meditation‚ because I wanted

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