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    Samurai Class In Japan

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    of the samurai class‚ especially with the high-rank samurai. The Twilight Samurai and Musui’s Story both depict the deficiency of samurai class during the Tokugawa period with the struggles of the low-rank samurai trying to find ways to support themselves all while trying to keep up their status as a samurai. Both the film and autobiography also show that bushido was far from a normative philosophy through the acts of

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    Experiencing life as a knight is better than experiencing life as a samurai for the reason that the rules that knights had to follow were less strict than the rules that samurai had to follow. The samurai bushido code stated that a samurai had to live by honour. If a samurai was to lose his honour he would have to commit suicide. Samurai could lose their honour by failing to protect their daimyo‚ losing one of their swords‚ or losing in battle. This meant that samurai had to be on guard at all times

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    The Seven Virtues of Bushido The Way of the Samurai Bushido was developed between the tenth to fourteenth centuries in Japan and spread through the warrior class. It was a code of conduct that during the time was unwritten passed down from generation to the next. The Bushido code has seven main virtues whose roots come from “Confucius” and “Zen Buddhism.” These seven virtues are known as Gi‚ Yu‚ Jin‚ Rei‚ Makoto‚ Meiyo‚ and Chugi. In Inazo Nitobe’s book “Bushido: The Soul of Japan he describes

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    of the samurai warrior. The warrior class would rule society and politics in Japan until the Tokugawa Shogunate in the nineteenth century. A samurai was a member of the Japanese elite and his lifestyle was dictated by a series of strict moral codes and ideals. True loyalty to his lord was expected‚ if not always followed through in its ideal form. In 1703 a vendetta carried out by forty-six former vassals avenging their lord ’s death would come to be viewed as the embodiment of samurai ideals

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    Samurai Research Paper

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    Name Name Algebra 2 15 December 2012 Pilgrims of Canterbury The Canterbury Tales begins with the introduction of each of the pilgrims making their journey to Canterbury to the shrine of Thomas a Becket. These pilgrims include a Knight‚ his son the Squire‚ the Knight’s Yeoman‚ a Prioress‚ a Second Nun‚ a Monk‚ a Friar‚ a Merchant‚ a Clerk‚ a Man of Law‚ a Franklin‚ a Weaver‚ a Dyer‚ a Carpenter‚ a Tapestry-Maker‚ a Haberdasher‚ a Cook‚ a Shipman‚ a Physician‚ a Parson‚ a Miller‚ a Manciple

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    Medieval Period

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    Aldwin Ashley Abon Maj. 6 BSED-III Medieval Period What is it all about? - it is all about the period‚ age or era after the fall of Roman Empire and the beginning of "rebirth" or the Rennaisance period. - it is the bridge with these two very important eras in literature. What is the meaning of medieval and period? - the term medieval comes from the latin word "medium aevum" which means "middle age". Medieval was 1st used in the 19th century and the original spelling of it

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    Medieval Occupations

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    The medieval time is during the mid centuries‚ known as the darkest period of Europe. However it is also an unique and fascinating period by its occupation‚ church and medicine. Medieval society has many fully developed occupations‚ which no longer exist in modern life. A person’s class often decide his or her occupation‚ and it doesn’t usually change. Boys born in a noble family tends to become a knight‚ who has the most power and defends his country. There is Yeomen who serves the royal

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    Medieval Weapons

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    The paper is going to be talking about medieval armor and weapons. The first key point is discussing about the armor that the people used in the medieval time period. The second key point for this paper is the weapons that the people and knights had back in medieval time. The third key point is discussing how the weapons were used. How the weapons was made and how the armor was made and what it was used for. Amor is protective plates of clothing mean’t to shield a person from intentionally inflicted

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    The Samurai and the Bakumatsu Era Eric Lemaire 12/09/05 English Comp I Mrs. Halperin The Bakumatsu Era was a crucial period of Japanese history at the end of the Tokugawa Era or Edo Period. It was a period of war and anarchy that was brought about by the introduction of western culture and constant battles between the imperialists and the loyalists. During this time and throughout history‚ the samurai or bushi played an integral

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    Medieval Poetry

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    Medieval literature is a very diverse subject. The term covers the literature of Europe during the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginnings of the Renaissance in the 15th century‚ spanning a period of roughly 1‚000 years. As a result‚ it is difficult to make generalizations about medieval literature. It is‚ nonetheless‚ possible to identify a few general trends. Allegory and symbolism are common in medieval literature‚ perhaps more so than in modern writing. Religious and philosophical

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