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    both very similar to each other. Knights and samurai both have a strict ethical code that guides what they do in life and on the battlefield. The knights have chivalry and the samurai have the bushido. In the code of chivalry‚ the knights must be loyal to the king‚ do good‚ and protect the people. In bushido‚ the samurai must be loyal to their associates‚ practice the Way‚ and protect others. So they both have some similarities. Knights and samurai also defend the people. The samurai will try to kill

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    Japanese old Samurai culture that hasn’t changed for hundreds of years. Then there is the still new western American culture that Japan is trying to adapt into. The Japanese Samurai culture has always has great discipline and lived by the code of Bushido. Bushido has seven virtues to it which are‚ Duty or also known as Right Action‚ Courage‚ Benevolence‚ Morality‚ Truthfulness‚ Honor and Loyalty. They would live everyday disciplining themselves to this and believed so highly in it that if they disgraced

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    Samurai employed a range of weapons such as bows and arrows‚ spears and guns‚ but their most famous weapon and their symbol was the sword. Samurai were supposed to lead their lives according to the ethic code of bushido ("the way of the warrior"). Strongly Confucian in nature‚ Bushido stressed concepts such as loyalty to one’s master‚ self discipline and respectful‚ ethical behavior. There are many reasons to commit hara-kiri. For example‚ after a defeat‚ some samurai decide to commit hara-kiri

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    become the saving grace of the war? What were the leading factors in the United States dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima‚ Japan? The U.S. made its decision‚ these causing factors; to end the war quickly as possible‚ they lived by the Bushido code‚ the "Pacific Theater of Operations" was grueling and an insurmountable mountain to climb in duration and endurance‚ wanted to punish Japan for Pearl Harbor‚ and send a political message to Russia as an imitation tactic.

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    My mon is a representation of the values and origins of the Morberger family. To the Japanese community‚ mon’s are a symbol of the family’s identity and name and were popularly used by the samurai to distinguish the social class and portray the honour of their family. (Encyclopaedia Japan‚ 2008). When creating my mon‚ I wanted to reflect the Japanese use of nature and symbolism to show the history of my family name and how different cultures came together to form our family. The most notable figure

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    To start off‚ Medieval Europe’s feudalism was based on Roman Laws alongside with Germanic traditions & customs. The code of chivalry showed the qualities such as bravery and honor. This code influenced the good behaviors of others. The kings & queens were the highest rank‚ while the peasants & serfs were the lowest. The manorial system was the relationship between the knight and his peasants. Serfs had lack of freedom. For an example‚ if they wanted to marry‚ they had to get the Lord’s approval

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    Party government Bring disappointment to the people --Failure to educate the public about democracy to help consolidate the democratic ( People lost confidence in democracy and turned to support the political ideas advocated by extreme nationalists. It looked like democracy was not eh suitable choice of government to Japan‚ put hope on military‚ give military an opportunity to restore authoritarian rule. --Fail to protect the rights of its own country‚ brought humiliation to people (e.g

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    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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    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 knights had a lot of similarities but they did have a lot of differences to. Like how they were both classified warriors who fought mostly for their kingdom and their families. The samurai followed a code called bushido‚but the knights didn’t follow the same code they followed a code called chivalry. The samurai and knights were both highly trained warriors who protected their kingdom as well as their people. More than a thousand years ago‚ a class of professional warriors

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