The 47 Ronin Story Paper (#1) The 47 Ronin Story takes place in 1701‚ approximately 100 years after the Tokugawa Shogunate was formed. The story displays much of the changes going on in Japanese society and culture. From the declining importance of the Samurai‚ to the rising influence of the merchant class‚ and finally to the inevitable changing of values that are all exacerbated by the long peace imposed by the Tokugawa Shogunate. The changing of values were not just commonplace among the classes
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Background to the Story of the 47 Ronin: During the Tokugawa era in Japanese history‚ the country was ruled by the shogun‚ or highest military official‚ in the name of the emperor. Under him were a number of regional lords‚ the daimyo‚ each of whom employed a contingent of samurai warriors. All of these military elites were expected to follow the code of bushido - the "way of the warrior." Among the demands of bushido were loyalty to one’s master‚ and fearlessness in the face of death. The story known as
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The 47 Ronin Breaching the perimeter of the Edo Castle with a full armament and a flawless plan‚ the 47 ronin sought vengeance and honor. Seeking remittance in bloodshed‚ the 47 ronin remained loyal to Asano Takuminokami and avenged his death by killing their enemy‚ Lord Kira Kozukenosuke. The actions leading to this vendetta initiated during the receiving of the imperial delegation within the Edo Castle. When Kira continually discredits Asano’s efforts to prepare the Castle for the delegation
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47 Ronin The purpose of this novel is to give an accurate retelling of the original 47 ronin from 1701 in Japan. John Allyn Jr. is incredibly qualified to retell this story. He attended the Army Specialized Training Program at Stanford University in 1944‚ where he majored in Japanese language. He later attended the Army Intensive Japanese Language School at the University of Michigan in 1945. He worked as Pictorial Censor of the Civil Censorship Detachment of G2‚ SCAP‚ in Osaka and Tokyo during
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The 47 Ronin Response John Allyn’s The 47 Ronin‚ is the true‚ although slightly embellished‚ tale of 47 masterless samurai bent on avenging their fallen leader‚ Lord Asano‚ as well as a fairly accurate portrayal of the culture of Japan during the eighteenth century. Each page of the 47 Ronin is steeped in the aura of Samurai‚ Confucian‚ Taoist‚ and Buddhist ethics. The most prominent of these ethics‚ is that of the Samurai; the code of Bushido is modeled by seven core virtues: rectitude (gi)
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The Honda Ronin Carlos Idarraga GB530 Marketing Management Brand Extension Marketing Plan Honda is a Japanese multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. Honda has been the world ’s largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959. The brand extension that I am proposing will be a new motorcycle marketed to the public as a green environmentally friendly motorcycle. The bike will be known as the “Honda Ronin”. A Ronin was a samurai who had no lord
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The AK-47 The AK-47 is not just simply another gun‚ it is much‚ much more. It is an ongoing legacy of one mans innovation to the small arms market and a national symbol. In a time of changing warfare‚ a weapon was needed to work efficiently at and within a range of 300 meters. This weapon needed the accuracy and control of the longer barreled rifles but also the power and automatic fire of a sub machine gun. This lead to a hybrid being created‚ in the form of the assault rifle (Poyer‚ Joe 2004)
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1 November 6‚ 2014 Proposition 47 Proposition 47 claims it will improve public safety‚ when in reality it will not. Californian voters should not allow Proposition 47 to pass because it poses a threat to public safety. Among the many reasons why the proposition should not pass are‚ early release of dangerous felons‚ the lowering
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being under his rule‚ japan expanded. A cultural continuities in Japan would be feudalism. Japan became decentralized‚ where all people in Japan was under the rule of Tokugawa shogun or their emperor at that time. The 46 Ronin were also a continuities. The 46 Ronin was a story about the importance of the government over the individual honor. Japan’s emperor prohibited the practice of Christianity and expelled the Jesuits. Anyone who sheltered Jesuits and disobey the emperor’s order to avoid the
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Chapter 46-47: Reproduction and Development ____ 1. Which of the following are possible advantages of asexual reproduction? a. It allows the species to endure periods of fluctuating or unstable environmental conditions. b. It enhances genetic variability in the species. c. It enables the species to colonize new regions rapidly. d. Both A and B are true. e. A‚ B‚ and C are true. 2. Why is sexual reproduction important? a. It allows animals to conserve resources and reproduce only during optimal conditions
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