Pride vs. Social Duty AP World History Comparative Cultures Research 0129539 *Artwork provided by deviantart.com In Japan‚ from the 1200s to the 1800s‚ Samurai served as loyal protectors to their lords with a stark emphasis on altruistic devotion (Levy). Similar to the conception of the knightly class in Europe‚ samurai warriors arose out of the ashes of political turmoil and in to the feudal realm‚ in which the upper tier of society acquired reputable protectors of their large land
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Tokugawa shogunate began to crumble due to multiple factors including unrest from the peasant class of society (Samurai and Bushido). What finally broke down feudal Japan was the entry of western civilizations and forces into Japan. The U.S. navy‚ led by Commodore Matthew C. Perry went to Japan as an attempt to get the Tokugawa to open their doors and have relations with the western world (Samurai and Bushido). In 1858‚ Japan opened itself up to the world by signing a commercial treaty with the United
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Massachusetts‚ said "It’s a country that tries to modernize itself in a hurry‚" "It wants to get rid of a non-productive class of samurai to replace it with an effective fighting force. It wants to stand up as an independent nation and not be pushed around by Britain or the United States."(3) The movie rebellion is led by a samurai named Katsumoto‚ who is based on the real-life samurai Saigo Takamuri. Known for his tireless conservatism‚ Saigo supported the Emperor in the Meiji restoration‚ but then led an
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that carry out orders for the emperor and later in the history of Japan Samurai have their own military base and when there is a problem that happen to Japan they are the ones that could make the decision. “There are both people who have quick intelligence‚ and those who must withdraw and take time to think things over. Looking into this thoroughly‚ if one thinks selflessly and adheres to the four vows of the Nabeshima samurai‚ surprising wisdom will occur regardless of the high or low points of one’s
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fall in battle‚ some even being decapitated. Decapitation was the highest form of humiliation for a samurai. Takeda rocked in his rocking chair‚ memories of the times he was a samurai flowed into his mind. Takeda had been taken from his parents at age 5‚ like many children in his village. The clan that controlled the village‚ the Minamoto clan‚ was growing steadily. They needed to train more samurai to take more land‚ so they just took what they needed. Tensions were rising‚ and the clan was going
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#1. The Emperor’s Decree to the Outer Barbarians and Letter to the English Ruler are both sent from Qing Dynasty to Great Britain. The emperor’s Decree to the Outer Barbarians was written to Britain during the flourishing period of Qing Dynasty. The emperor sent a decree to Britain as a respond to requests of Britain on trade regulations. On contrary‚ Letter to the English Ruler‚ written before Opium War occurs‚ includes “warnings” of Qing Dynasty to Britain to no longer harm their people with
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warriors‚ samurais‚ to fight for the preservation of Japan’s Eastern culture. Mishima was constantly told he was “special” and based his life on the Samurai Code: “Bushido” meaning “the way of the warrior”. Yukio Mishima stresses Bushido’s virtues‚ loyalty and honor‚ in his novel The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea through the group of boys’ hierarchy and actions in order to rally the Japanese audience to
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technologies. Saigo Takamori is deemed the last of the samurai class. His status is uplifted as a die hard warrior and hero among his people. He is renowned both in Japanese and Western cultures but especially in the south his homeland of Kagoshima the area in which he and his band of warriors made their historical last charge. The last battle is portrayed uniquely across both cultures. Takamori’s upbringing was that of the lower class samurai under the Shimazu Nariakira daimyo of Satsuma. The former
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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‚ it also
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Bushido is the code that all samurai followed. It told them to behave with courage‚ virility‚ and bravery. The samurai held all up to bushido‚ even girls. In Europe‚ the knights followed chivalry‚ a set of rules that had the same kind of values‚ bravery‚ courage‚ loyalty. Chivalry held women up to be weak and prone to needing a man’s protection. The samurai did not believe this‚ the samurai thought that women were the same as men and should be held to the same
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