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    The Last Samurai Essay

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    The Last Samurai “The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one‚ and it would not be a wasted life” (Zwick). These are the words of Katsumoto‚ an important samurai warrior. The movie The Last Samurai directed by Edward Zwick is about an American War Captain named Nathan Algren who is hired to train‚ lead and modernize a group of Japanese soldiers to defeat a rebellion of the country’s remaining Samurai in 1876. Algren is captured by the Samurai and soon

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    Samurai And Knights Essay

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    Samurai and Knights Were the similarities between Japanese samurai and European knights greater than the differences ? In this essay you be learning about where the similarities greater than the differences About samurai and knights . Like were their codes similar or different ‚ and when they were the age 14 did they do anything and when did they began their training ‚ Some similar things about them is that they are warriors ‚ ride a horse ‚ follow a social order ‚ wear armor ‚ follow

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    Ninjas Vs Samurai

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    Samurai Vs Ninja You might think ninjas and samurais are the exact same thing. Well you’re of kind wrong and kind of right. I can’t say that samurais and ninjas are the exact same‚ but i also can’t say there are completely different. Ninjas are 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

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    Samurai vs Knights:Were the Similarities Greater than the Differences. The knights and the Samurai were very similar but also had some major differences to‚ but if you were going to compare them on fighting and tactics that would be a lot harder because they are from two very different times and have very different geological advantages and disadvantages. So it is easier to compare their loyalty and way of living along with respect to others and enemies. Japan and Europe both switched to feudalism

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    The samurai is a class of highly skilled warriors‚ constantly developed in Japan after Taika reform of 646 CE. The reforms included land redistribution and heavy new taxes‚ meant to support and elaborate Chinese-style empire. Samurai is usually assigned in Japanese as bush or buke‚ were the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan. The samurai indicate their origins to the Heian Period expedition to conquer the native Emishi people in the Tohoku Region. At the same time‚ warriors were

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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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    however there was one that stood out vastly from the others: The Samurai. Samurai are noble warriors whom emerged during the Edo period of Japan‚ they first began as a hired guard for the rich‚ landholding nobles. The word “samurai” means “the one who serves” in the Japanese language‚ as more noble families appeared‚ the samurai culture shifted from being hired guards into a family organization. In exchange for land or income‚ samurai swore loyalty to their lords and would do nothing to dishonor the

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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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    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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