1 Ethan Drury ID: 2680832 AST-240-01 4/12/13 Remove the spaces after each line here. The Timeless Warrior How Time and Popular Culture Distorted the Samurai This title not specific- could be I have made book a point of pointing out The samurai are understood to be master swordsmen of great power. Mysterious‚ certain words that do enigmatic characters that wander the mountains and villages of feudal Japan searching for not flow corr- something once lost to them‚ cutting down everything in their
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University of the philippines‚ baguio | WARRIORS IN PEACE | THE ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE SAMURAI CLASS IN TOKUGAWA JAPAN | | ANIDA‚ CESNA CO | 3/20/2013 | The warriors of Japanese history the samurai belongs to the upper class of the society. During the Warring States and before that samurai were used as killing machines ready to slay anyone who was against with their masters. But during this time of peace‚ samurai have no war to fight anymore. Despite their high status in the society their economic
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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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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 (2003)‚ directed by Edward Zwick. Furthermore
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The 1954 movie The Seven Samurai‚ directed by Akira Kurosawa‚ and its 1960 remake The Magnificent Seven‚ directed by John Sturges have many similarities; for example‚ the plot of both movies entails farmers hiring mercenaries to help fend off bandits that annually pillage their farms. The two movies also have differences like the characterization of the bandits in The Magnificent Seven as opposed to The Seven Samurai. One of the main similarities between the Seven Samurai and Magnificent Seven is
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For centuries the Japanese have been known for developing fierce warriors known as the samurai. So what is a samurai? According to Merriam-Webster.com a samurai is “A military retainer of a Japanese Daimyo practicing the code of conduct of Bushido.” The Bushido Code is an honor code developed by the samurai class in the Japanese military and is comprised of eight virtues which are Rectitude or Justice‚ Courage‚ Benevolence or Mercy‚ Politeness or Respect‚ Honesty‚ Honor‚ Loyalty‚ and Character and
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P: Im here with Mario Yakamori‚ a samurai from Kyoto‚ Honshu‚ Japan. He s been transported here to the 21st century by a Japanese time machine. P: Today I’ll be interviewing this samurai about his daily life in medieval Japan. P: So Mario Yakamori What weapons did you use in battle? J: There were 2 main weapons used in battle‚ a long 24 inch sword called a Katana and a much smaller one called a Wakizashi. P: Do you have any free time with yourself back home? J: No‚ not really because I spent
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Right after the rape‚ the wife seemed to display most of the short-term effects of rape trauma syndrome‚ both in the text and the film. For instance‚ she was extremely terrified of the hateful look her husband gave her‚ and throughout the event she constantly was crying and laughing hysterically. Also‚ in the text‚ she gives her testimony in a temple and not in the magistrate’s court‚ implying that she is unwilling to be in the same location as Tajomaru‚ her rapist. Showing many symptoms of rape
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foreign encroachment‚ Tokugawa political and economic instability‚ and the role changes and actions of Japan ’s samurais all were factors that led to the downfall of the Tokugawa dynasty. Foreign encroachment was the main cause for the fall‚ and was also a main factor for Tokugawa political and economic instability and the converting of roles and actions of Japan ’s samurais. In addition‚ without foreign encroachment‚ the other factors would have been weaker and not powerful enough to bring
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The strucure of the japanese fuedal system and its structure is based off of a heiracy system‚ the Emporer being at the top‚ then the shogun‚ then the samurais‚ below them are the peasents and finaly the merchants. The Emperor was at the top of the Japanese feudal system and was the person that all of the people looked up to as the supreme ruler. However‚ the Emperor was a figurehead and held little political power compared to the Shogun who was probably the most important person in Japanese society
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