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    Samurai Swords

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    Samurai Swords Over 1300 years ago‚ on one of the tiny islands of Japan‚ the first samurai sword appeared. Japanese myth suggests that after losing a long and hard fought battle‚ an emperor returned home with his warriors horrified to find most of their swords broken or badly damaged.  After thorough inspection of the blades‚ the men realized that their failure in battle resulted from faulty sword forging and promised to craft the perfect weapon. The men prayed for inspiration‚ and on the seventh

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    How Did It Affect Italy

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    But the Renaissance was not the missing piece to make Italy as one. A nationalist named Giuseppe Garibaldi in the late 1840’s began a unification movement. He controlled southern Italy while the Savoy family‚ who was the northern Italian royalty‚ succeeded in defeating the Austrians who wanted to take over. In 1866‚ Savoy King Vittorio Emanuele II‚ he was able to gain control of Venice in exchange for Italian alliance with Prussia against Austria. In 1871‚ Rome was the country’s capital. But

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    Katerina Rizova The Last Samurai Samurai are a group of powerful warriors that existed in Japan until the late 1800’s. In the film “The Last Samurai” we have the opportunity to learn more about the positive characteristics of them. Samurai is very compassionate and they humbly express that emotion. Perhaps the most important trait of the Samurai‚ is discipline. The Last Samurai is a war and drama film‚ based on a true story depicting honour and courage. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is an

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    The Fashion of Warriors

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    9/2/13 Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire . Samurai | PBS Search Support for PBS.org provided by: What’s this? Sam urai warriors em erged as an elite force in Japan’s prov inces during the early 1 0th century . Recruited by local chieftains‚ these fighting forces were m aintained long enough to wage a specific war‚ after which the soldiers would return to their lands to till the soil. With Japan’s em peror liv ing in the ancient capital of Ky oto and unable to m aintain control of the

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    Wendy Carlos once said‚ “As human beings we do change‚ grow‚ adapt‚ perhaps even learn and become wise”. This quote is a perfect example of the reason why we code switch and how it impacts us as people. Code switching is an important part of everyone’s lives. The communities we interact with on an everyday basis have different expectations from us. We fill these interactions between groups with lingo and terms that are relatable and common with the community we belong in. The constant switching is

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    The Samurai Research Paper

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    similarity was their order of honorable soldiers‚ which were knights in the west and Samurai in Japan but both followed a similar code of honor and loyalty. The real question is how did this class of aristocratic warriors rise out of nothing to become the ruling class of Japan. The Samurai are one of Japan’s most iconic cultural symbol that has drawn interest from both Japan and the West and has been used to create many novels and movies for people to enjoy the rich cultural heritage of the Samurai. When

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    How Spartan boys became Spartan warriors Imagine being taken away from your family and your home when you were just seven years old. The Spartans may have built one of the finest militaries of the ancient world‚ but their culture was so harsh that the word “Spartan” has become synonymous with an austere way of life. Spartan society was carefully constructed around a strict moral code and sense of duty‚ and its people underwent extreme hardships and deprivation on their way to becoming accepted

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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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    The Samurai and the Bakumatsu Era Eric Lemaire 12/09/05 English Comp I Mrs. Halperin The Bakumatsu Era was a crucial period of Japanese history at the end of the Tokugawa Era or Edo Period. It was a period of war and anarchy that was brought about by the introduction of western culture and constant battles between the imperialists and the loyalists. During this time and throughout history‚ the samurai or bushi played an integral

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    Final Samurai

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    Paper #2 The word Samurai means a fearless warrior sworn to protect without question. During their long history in Japan‚ Samurai lived lives in tradition‚ with a structured code of honor‚ discipline‚ and morality. By following their religious beliefs of Buddhism and Structural discipline Samurais are known to be one of the best warriors/solders in histories time. To be able to fight as brothers and protectors was their sworn life. The clothing of the Samurai had a very unique look along

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