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    1873‚ the imperial government finally looked to dismantle the Tokugawa system. In 1876‚ the final blow to the old way of Japanese life came. The Government stopped paying the samurai class their fixed regular sum of money (stipends) and took away their privilege of carrying swords. Abolishing the privileged status of the samurai caused rebellions‚ primarily

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    Samurai Code Of Behavior

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    Bushido- way of the warrior‚" code of behavior of Japanese samurai; emphasized bravery‚ loyalty and honor Daimyo-powerful warlords who held large estates and commanded private armies of samurai Fealty-the loyalty owed by a vassal to his feudal lord feudal system-political and social system based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty‚ military assistance‚ and other services fief-grant of land from a lord to a vassal haiku-Japanese poem of 17 syllables written in three lines kabuki-type

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    The First Samurai

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    Japan in the 10th century was experiencing change and disorder as its relatively new central government sought techniques for a strong and enduring legacy. In this period lived a man named Taira no Masakado. In events which are swirled with mystery and legend‚ Masakado found himself in direct opposition with the government‚ even proclaiming the title of the “New Emperor”. His legacy endures to this day and is a fundamental component in contemporary Japanese folklore. Was Masakado a product of his

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    While watching the movie‚ I have observed similarities and differences of some scenes from today’s youth. Let’s start discussing about the similarities. First thing I have observed is the harsh treatment given by the colonials to our fellowmen especially to women and children. They‚ if not physically‚ were verbally abused by the Spaniards. I compared it to what’s happening in our society today and quite noticed a similarity. It is similar in a way that women and children‚ even the men too‚ are still

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    Do you want to know the main similarities and differences between samurai and knights were. Well then this should answer your question. The era of when the knights and samurai happened was in 1066 to 1863.The main similarities and differences between samurai and knights were social position‚ training and armor ‚ honor and death One of the 3 important similarities and differences were social position. The samurai and knights social position was very similar for their work they had to show loyalty

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    and these things being constructed and invented were weapons. Both the samurais and knights have revolutionized the topic of combat. The similarities between samurai and knights were greater than the differences. This is shown by looking at their armor‚weapons‚ and choice of transportation. The first important similarity was combat. For example‚ the samurais would fight with swords and so would the knights. Also‚ the the samurais and knight would use shock combat only during battles. These similarities

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    Feudalism started in both Japan and Europe at the same time‚ but does that mean that samurai and knights are the same? Feudalism is when the knight/samurai provide service for the lord‚ and in exchange‚ the lord provides land for the knight/samurai. Samurai and Knights: were the similarity greater than the differences? Samurai and knights were more similar than different in 3 broad areas; social position‚ training and armor‚ and honor and death. The first reason why I think the similarities

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    Samurai vs Knight

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    both codes of honor which consisted of fighting for their earthly lord‚ but when it came down to committing ritual suicide for their god only Samurais were up for the challenge; setting them aside from the Knights. These two different types of people clash swords when it comes to how they view women and what they wear going into battle. The Japanese Samurai lived by bushido‚ which was a code of honor that demanded bravery and faithfulness to the lord. They would put their life on the line for the

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    Essay On Samurai Rising

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    Written by Pamela Turner and illustrated by Gareth Hinds‚ Samurai Rising is a biography on the fascinating life of Minamoto Yoshitsune‚ one of the most well known samurais in Japan. Yoshitsune was a member of the Minamoto family‚ who were defeated by their main rival‚ the Taira family‚ when he was still just an infant. Most of the adult Minamoto were killed‚ while their children were sent to live in exile in various parts of Japan. Little is known about Yoshitsune’s early childhood‚ but there are

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    Fourth‚ the effect of evolution is irreversible which explain that once the organisms evolve‚ it cannot reverse back to previous state. From the movie‚ an antibody is created to reverse the mutation of genes for the mutants. However‚ in reality‚ mutation of genes cannot be reverse like in the movie. Mutation that occur in an individual cannot be reverse because mutation that happen in the chromosomes or genes is irreversible. A chromosome mutation is an unpredictable change that occurs in a chromosome

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