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    had an adequate sword, that means that specific warrior was an adequately trained. In the magazine article, The Sword of the Samurai, it states,”’A sword is a samurai’s most prized possession and should be chosen with care,’ A samurai’s long sword (katana) expressed the owner’s courage, honor, and obedience. Better swords had a spirit that reflected the owner’s character.”(Calliope, 128) The quote explains how the samurai’s sword is similar to the warrior’s heart and how a good sword can be…

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    Natural selection as defined by Charles Darwin has exerted a powerful influence on how we perceive our world. This theory holds that favorable characteristics in a species will persist in populations, while disadvantageous traits will be selected against via the death of unfit individuals from environmental pressures, such as predation, decreased availability of resources like nutrients and shelter, and natural processes such as drought; thus only individuals with the most advantageous traits…

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    few days later i figure out what gangs were at war I found a arms dealer he hooked me up with weapons my favorite one was the katana with the symbol of strength, I found a cartel that belonged to a gang called the anti-pigs i watched there deals for weeks then i get this burning feeling through my body i hear an explosion it was me i look down i'm floating and my katana is on fire, All i heared was a voice in my head screaming “ they all burn”, next thing i remembered was i was on the ground…

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    Shark Clan Short Story

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    When the Shark Clan leader was killed, all was well in the ocean. The criminal activity had stopped. It was an early morning in September. The water was murky. The water was cold. And my home was quiet. Only the sound of the current could be heard. Through my open window, I heard screams of another fish who had fallen into the hands of the members of the Clan. A faint, devious laughter could be heard. This was the sound of another crime, and another innocent life that was lost. Most citizens of…

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    Imagine you are just turned seven years old and you just got shipped to a castle. At the castle you were trained to fight. If people wanted to be european knights, training would start at a young age. Imagine you are three years old and was given a sword. The sword would be used to practice fencing basics . This is what a Japanese samarai did. These situations are just one thing that these elite warriors had to do. The European knight and a Japanese samurai are both elite warriors that have…

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    In a small town of Nagasaki, a full moon was at its peak in the night sky and beneath its radiant glow, two boys are born into the strange land, only to follow a fate created by the gods themselves. A skinny figure emerges from the darkness, shrouded by a cloak of pure shadows to hide his wicked grin only to draw attention to the emptiness and evil shown in his black charcoal eyes. After his arrival, rays of light suddenly emerge only to reveal a woman, with golden hair and the eyes that only…

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    Tomi's Character Analysis

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    What could someone and their characteristics lead them to? Well, Tomi has expressed how he’s done the impossible. The individual has gone through his difficulties and has elevated his father’s fishing boat. Tomis got the courage to do something till the end no matter what it takes, his loyalty to his family is , he also made a good leader, his leadership skills led him to success! First, on page 129, Tomi’s head brightened with an idea of using inner tubes from old car tires to lift the…

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    The Plum Nation

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    In the early 1500’s the plum nation was born. It originated in china and slowly spread about asia. The plum religion was pluminissum. Pluminissim had a great culture of sacrificing otters to their god, lord squaw. Squaw cultists (what pluminissim followers were called) spread their religion around to humans. Some group of teenage boy’s in the metro early college high school and middle school are still following pluminissim have been heard making the squaw oath. (said by shouting lord squaw's…

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    1) Throughout the school year I believe that I wasn't as successful as I could have been in reading and reviewing a lot of books because I didn't read at home. Although this requirement did push me to find books that after reading I enjoyed alot. For example if it wasn't for the requirement to read I wouldn't have read one of my new favorite book series Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry. I recently finished the second book in the Rot & Ruin series called Dust & Decay. I enjoyed reading this book a…

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    Armour Vs Samurai

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    1. Both armour cover their whole body 2. Both had some sort of metal built into their armour Differences 1. The knight armour was heavy where the samurai was very light 2. The knight armour was hard to move in where the samurai was easy to move in 3. The knight armour was made from metals where the samurai was mainly made from bamboo. Training Knight- begin training as soon as they turn 7 and was sent to the king castle the 7- 14 year old…

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