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    Written by Pamela Turner and illustrated by Gareth Hinds‚ Samurai Rising is a biography on the fascinating life of Minamoto Yoshitsune‚ one of the most well known samurais in Japan. Yoshitsune was a member of the Minamoto family‚ who were defeated by their main rival‚ the Taira family‚ when he was still just an infant. Most of the adult Minamoto were killed‚ while their children were sent to live in exile in various parts of Japan. Little is known about Yoshitsune’s early childhood‚ but there are

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    General Psychology 6/25/20 Afro Samurai The manga series "Afro Samurai" follows the life of a black samurai named Afro‚ who is on a mission to avenge his father’s death. After witnessing the death of his own father‚ Afro no longer lived a normal life. Instead‚ all he wanted to do was find and kill Justice‚ the man who killed his father and took the Number One Headband. Interestingly‚ the past that brought him pain and hatred had only given him the strength to carry on his life. As a kid‚ he killed

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    Masculinity/ Femininity Dimension in the Last Samurai According to Hofstede‚ Masculinity/ Femininity dimension explains Masculinity: The way the samurais in the movie were portrait are in fact extremely accurate to those that existed in the 18th century. From as young as seven or eight years of age‚ boys we turned from kids into killing samurais. In one of the scene’s of the movie‚ we see two young boys learning to fight with wooden sticks. Although so young‚ their skills were already better

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    on the exchange of land for military service and it was in both Japan and Europe. Feudalism’s goals were to accomplish economic growth and to unify the government. The other goals were to gain stability and to increase security in the country. Feudalism’s goals were not accomplished and it was not completely fair. Any complex system would face problems such as the feudal system faced. The feudal system faced problems such as

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    Many a great warriors emerged throughout the course of human history‚ Spartans‚ Vikings‚ and Apache warriors. Throughout all of human history these warriors had glorious and heroic tales‚ 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

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    Samurai Women Essay

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    Japan has one of the highest literacy rates in the world. Starting from the Edo period‚ Japan was no longer a state of conflict‚ but rather a state of harmony. Warriors’ priorities were to perform tasks as bureaucrats instead of being fighters on the battlefield. The origin of common education originated around this time‚ but it was not around later in the Edo period where education became more available to women. It is certain that women did not have the same opportunities as their male counterparts

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    Samurai Code Of Behavior

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    Bushido- way of the warrior‚" code of behavior of Japanese samurai; emphasized bravery‚ loyalty and honor Daimyo-powerful warlords who held large estates and commanded private armies of samurai Fealty-the loyalty owed by a vassal to his feudal lord feudal system-political and social system based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty‚ military assistance‚ and other services fief-grant of land from a lord to a vassal haiku-Japanese poem of 17 syllables written in three lines kabuki-type

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    Samurai Dbq Analysis

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    I think that the Samurai would win in a battle against a knight. While knights ad samurai have many similarities‚ in a one on one battle‚ the advantage would be to the Samurai and this can be seen in weapons‚ training‚ and their honor code The first way that Samurai’s have an advantage is because of their weapons. In a video made by Terry Schappert‚ t says that the sword called the Katana has a very good grip and it is mainly used to cut and slice. This is a good thing because the handle is made

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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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    Why Was Samurai Important

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    Bushido or the ancient Samurai’s armour? The most important part about the samurai’s life is living by the bushido‚ or the amour Medieval Japan had when they fought in their battles. Armour and bushido were what made a samurai a samurai. They had an honor code‚ which was Bushido‚ and it was the bravery and sacrifice of a warrior. They used the armour to protect themselves when they were in a battle. Samurai are important because of their bravery‚ honor‚ and disciplined training. Samurai are important

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