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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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    SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS Michio Suzuki founded Suzuki Loom Works‚ a privately owned loom manufacturing company‚ in 1909 in Hamamatsu‚ Japan. In 1954 it changed its name to Suzuki Motor Company‚ Ltd. Suzuki changed its policy many times according to the market requirements. Suzuki started with introducing its products in Japan and then exporting it to various foreign markets (100 countries). It started off with motorcycles and was now producing trucks & subcompact cars as well. Japan’s voluntary

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    Cameron’s Avatar‚ and Edward Zwinks’ The Last Samurai‚ the protagonists must find a way to learn and live through the native culture. Going native is need for survival in an unknown place. Wearing the clothing‚ learning the language‚ falling in love‚ taking part in lifestyle activities‚ and risking their lives to be trusted are part of going native. All three works show the protagonist learning to speak the native language. Nathan Algren in The Last Samurai and John Blackthorne in Shōgun learn Japanese

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    Introdution Twilight Samurai is a movie that revolves around the live of a samurai‚ years before the Meiji Restoration. The main issues that the movie looked at include stereotype of samurais‚ genders and social class differences. Unlike many typical samurai-themed movies which involve fighting‚ woman and pride‚ the director of Twilight Samurai focused on the everyday life and difficulties faced by the main protagonist‚ Iguchi Seibei. His story was told by her daughter‚ Ito who narrated the whole

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    context. The samurai were people who go for wars‚ or soldiers that are not afraid‚ who became powerful in Japan around the 1200s. The samurai‚ which means “those who serve‚” were hired by lords to fight their wars and protect their land. The samurai were expert fighters; they were skilled with the sword and bow and arrow‚ and they were superior horsemen. They were athletic and strong‚ and they developed their fighting skills into what is the basis of modern martial arts. The samurai had a code of

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    REACTION PAPER IN PHILOSOPHY (THE MATRIX MOVIE) In life‚ we have two choices: to accept the painful reality of the real world‚ and to believe the illusion of a perfect world. This was evident in the movie The Matrix (1999). The characters in the film‚ especially the main character Neo‚ have to choose to live in ignorance in what one believes to be reality; or to awake to the truth that what one sees as reality is an illusion. Oftentimes‚ I prefer to believe in wonderful ideas‚ the fantasy world

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    Michael Zaboski HUM424 Week 7 Paper Philosophical Paper: Gattaca What will it be like in a not-so-distant future society where your life started with your parents designing your genes? After screening for unwanted genetic diseases‚ they select your sex‚ height‚ eye color‚ hair color‚ skin tone‚ and select from a menu of temperament‚ intelligence and occupational categories‚ all designed to place you in a clearly defined social class according to your degree of genetic enhancement. (Epstein)

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    The samurai were highly skilled Japanese warriors from the middle ages. During this time‚ warring clans controlled most of the country. Therefore‚ Lords would hire Samurai to defend and fight for land. As a result‚ the samurai population skyrocketed. In fact‚ They were so important to society that they became their own social class. The meaning of the word samurai is very fitting. The word samurai comes from a Japanese word Saburau‚ meaning “to serve.” Although the samurai were called this‚ according

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    experienced and renowned Yoji Yamada‚ Twilight Samurai is a film set in the 19th century‚ towards the end of the Tokugawa or Edo era. It was a time when the samurai system was beginning to wane as Japan started to advocate itself towards modernization. The Meiji reforms had started to begin‚ and the samurai class was gradually being disregarded as of a higher social status. The lifestyle and demand for the samurai was thus in a process of change‚ as the samurai began to take on other trades such as merchants

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    The samurai were fearless warrior‚ who became powerful in Japan around the 1200s. The samurai‚ which means "those who serve‚" were hired by lords to fight their wars and protect their land. The samurai were expert fighters; they were skilled with the sword and bow and arrow‚ and they were superior horsemen. They were athletic and strong‚ and they developed their fighting skills into what is the basis of modern martial arts. The samurai had a code of honor called Bushido‚ which meant "Way of the

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