family. Spartan shields had a symbolic essence to each soldier and those who left their shields behind would be punished afterwards. A large reason as to why the Spartan’s were so formidable was due to their weaponry. The swords carried by the Spartan army got
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very silent killers and have many weapons built into their attire that you can’t see. Just for an example they have a knife built into their sleeve for very close range killing. Samurais on the other hand did not care about stealth they showed their swords and all their armor to intimidate their opponent. Samurais often have more range‚ while ninjas usually try to get close to their opponent. Some Samurais do have range and used bows while on horseback or sometimes on foot. Ninjas usually used poison
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Kure‚ Mitsuo. Samurai: An Illustrated History. Boston: Tuttle Publishing‚ 2001. 10-179. May‚ Nick. "Seppuku - a Practical Guide." Gaijin Gleaner (1997): 1-5. 1 Dec. 2006 <http://kyushu.com/gleaner/editorspick/seppuku.html>. Sato‚ Kanzan. The Japanese Sword: A Comprehensive Guide. New York: Kodansha International‚ Ltd.‚ 1983. 28-80 Turnbull‚ Stephen. Samurai Warfare. New York: Sterling‚ 1996. 44-73. Yamamoto‚ Tsunetomo‚ and William S. Wilson. Hagakure: the Book of the Samurai. Tokyo: Kodansha America
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an inch from the blades. The position of the Horatii are reaching strongly in order to take the swords from the father; all of them stand steady and strong in muscle. The father holds the swords over his head‚ grips them tightly and all the men intently gaze at the swords. It stresses that all four of them are highly value of what the swords stand for‚ the Horatii are confident in taking up the swords. While the men are
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need to get the goats back into the barn. Get on your horse Epona and let’s go.” He tells me. Is he upset I accidentally slept in. After I get done herding the goats I go to see Colin. “Link” Colin yells my name. “ Are you going to teach me my third sword lesson today.’’ He asks me. “Yes I am.’’ I tell him. He has always wanted to
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This sword is my life. I have to take great care of this‚ it’s s the only thing i can wear as a weapon‚ and the only effective thing against US. Ayshi: You keep saying US but‚ what do you mean by that? Ayshi 2 ?: I can’t really tell that much myself‚ i’m confused
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The attitude toward violence is a significant aspect of heroism. A hero‚ according to the usual stereotype‚ is equipped with named weapons and armor. Bilbo‚ lining up with this stereotype‚ acquires three pieces of equipment: the sword Sting‚ the Ring of Invisibility‚ and mithril chain mail once belonging to an elven prince. Bilbo obtains Sting as a reward when he manages to steal trolls’ treasure key. The theft of this key is a symbol of power because of Bilbo managing to get a hold of something
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Lieutenant Shinji Takeyama and his wife Reiko are Newlyweds and happily married. On the day of their honeymoon‚ the Lieutenant having his sword laid beside him‚ tested Reiko’s his wife‚ to see if she too would die with him at the time he was to die. Reiko then without a word takes out her dagger and puts it before her‚ just as her husband had laid his sword. By that‚ her husband knew that she was willing and ready to die with him. As the months went by‚ Lieutenant Shinji was given orders to
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Chapter Three: The Squirrel Kingdom It took many hours‚ but Fionn managed to reach the west coast of Tara. He gazed up at its vast cliffs. He grabbed all his supplies and sword and began to climb up the cliffs. He prayed that he wouldn’t fall or look down for even though he was a warrior‚ he was terrified of heights. But after a number of minutes‚ Fionn reached the top and what he saw next had his mouth hanging wide open in awe as he had his first look at the Squirrel Kingdom. There stood an entire
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and Jen. The use of medium shot and panning shot are frequently used in the clips to represent the fighting stances and gestures in the fight scenes. For instance‚ Li Mu Bai are chasing Jen over the rooftop after she has stolen the ‘Green Destiny’ sword and scaling on the branches of the bamboo sticks. One shot shows Jen flies down the waterfall‚ instead of the cameras follow her movements‚ the camera angle is shown at the bottom of the waterfall‚ looking up at Jen falling down. His technique can
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