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    middle ages had both been affected by agriculture‚ social classes‚ and lack of power from the king/emperor. However‚ there had been major differences such as the role of women‚ and the different beliefs for a warrior between Chivalry (knights) and the Bushido code (samurais). Japan and Europe during the middle ages had both been affected by agriculture‚ social classes‚ and lack of power from the king/emperor. For example‚ in each place‚ peasants provided food for the manor/village in exchange for protection

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    scenes? Scene 1: Seeing Seppuku The aspect of Japanese life depicted in this scene is the Bushido code‚ and in this scene depicted is the punishments for disobeying the code‚ which is Seppuku. Seppuku is a form of ritual suicide that was practised by samurai. A person who had lost his honour had to show that his and his family’s or clan’s honour was more important to him than his own life. So‚ the bushido‚ the code by which a warrior or samurai had to live and die‚ demanded such a man to pay the

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    used in A.D 702 to describe mid-to-low ranking administrators.” Their title was mostly metaphorical‚ referring to their devotion to their leader. Firstly‚ the samurai had a strict code code that they followed. This code was called the Bushido code. The meaning bushido means way of the warrior. The code required that Samurai self sacrifice‚ obedience‚ skill‚ honor‚ and bravery. Everything they did they had to think about honoring the code. Since they started training when they were five they had to

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    character reveals what arises when you do not. Honor was used as evidence or a symbol of distinction in this culture. The people remained the right to preserve their good name. This code that they emphasize in their country is denominated as the bushido. An example of applying this system to their lives is in the manner of how they conform to their classes. Each person received and exalted title or rank. A samurai warrior‚ for instance‚ could not surpass the law by marrying "a [mere] peasant girl"

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    the lives of the Japanese people. Whether it is through the martial arts‚ the peaceful arts‚ or their beliefs‚ the samurai continue to influence life to this day. The Samurai’s ethics are major in Japanese society as well as business; the idea of Bushido exists in society today as the Japanese business ethics illustrate honor and duty to Japan. To be a Samurai was a huge honor and it took an abundance of training and extensive hours of practice. Samurais had to be completely dedicated to their lifestyle;

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    The Samurai’s bushido and the European Knights chivalry were both codes of honor which consisted of fighting for their earthly lord‚ but when it came down to committing ritual suicide for their god only Samurais were up for the challenge; setting them aside from the Knights. These two different types of people clash swords when it comes to how they view women and what they wear going into battle. The Japanese Samurai lived by bushido‚ which was a code of honor that demanded bravery and faithfulness

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    All woman out there if you want to protect yourself and not rely on a man then you should become a samurai but if you want protection and respect then marry a knight. During the Middle Ages in Feudal Japan and in Europe samurai and knights were two of the bravest warriors. It is important to compare these two because you can see who is more respectful or more powerful. Samurai were sent to defeat barbarians in Northern Honshu. Samurai worked for landowners and offered them protection and loyalty

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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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    The code of conduct for the samurai was called the code of bushido. This code was highly based on honor so much so that if you were a warrior and committed a crime you would have to commit a ritual suicide called seppuku. Seppuku was when you would disembowel yourself and have your head cut off. Weirdly this was considered a honorable death. The knights code of chivalry was very different when compared to the samurai’s code of bushido. The knights did not find honor in death like the samurai.

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    The Bushido Code

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    The Bushido Code‚ the “way of the samurai” is the meaning of Bushido. People should be using the Bushido Code for their own lives. The Bushido has eight virtues‚ for an example; rectitude‚ courage‚ benevolence‚ politeness‚ sincerity‚ honor‚ loyalty‚ and self-control. The first argument is people should use the Bushido Code‚ even though it means the “way of the warrior” but it doesn’t have to apply to be a warrior. According to the Global Studies English “ ‘superior man’ was used frequently by Confucius

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