Peaceful Warrior

12:00 the time on her alarm clock reads as she sits up upon the bed awaiting something. Her face gave off this excited but anxious look that I have seen before in most girls her age. For the many years I have walked this earth and have tormented women like her. The native ones who would do anything to please the people she cares about. The sight was all too familiar with the scent of dirt and salt that fills the lungs to the single candle like that ignites the room. All was familiar except the…

class of warriors in Japan who pledged to be loyal to their masters in return for land. The Samurai are legendary warriors and the most outstanding group of individuals to ever exist in Japan. The Samurai progressed throughout the development of the Japanese culture and became the highest ranked class during the Edo Period (1603-1867.) Throughout this research paper, It will make clear to you why the Samurai stand out as one of the most famous group of warriors of all times. Samurai Warriors…

During the medieval era of Japan, there were two distinct types of warriors. These are the Samurai and the Shinobi. How does the lifestyle of a Samurai compare to that of a Shinobi? Both types of warriors had advantages and disadvantages when it came to their lifestyles and fighting techniques. The two types of warriors also have a long history and have evolved over time. The life of a samurai was a life full of dedication. Everyday living his life to sever his master. Samurai were to live…

very needed in Japanese society for many reasons. One reason is that they were used to advance the Japanese art and fashion. Samurai were also put into the center of society when it came to being public figureheads. In source 2 it says that “Samurai warriors became more central to japanese society.” Even though Peasants were very important to the making of the crops that the samurai ate, If the peasants were never there the samurai could still farm and make their own crops if…

Zai's cheerful good-humour and repartee had Kyle grinning like an idiot all the way back to the highway, and beyond. It was a treat to see her emerging from her shell and becoming a woman, proud of her femininity and attractiveness again. At least that's how Kyle perceived it; that he was seeing a different side to Azairah D'Amici, and possibly one that had been displayed to very few others. That her charm, wit and sensuality contrasted against the murder she'd so viciously perpetrated in the…

I am going to convince them to hire me”. This is how Warrior might say about going for a job interview but not getting the job. For the Warrior archetype, its main goal is to set and achieve goals to prove it’s worthy. In today’s world, school and work are places we prove ourselves worthy, as we need to make our way into a society. This causes us to get lost in our desires and achieving goals become more aggressive. While observing the Warrior archetype, I learned to recognize the difference…

The samurai and knights had many similarities and many differences. The two shared a common idea of feudal order, manners, and loyalty. Samurais and knights also agreed that training is vital to becoming an important figure. They also agreed training was important before battle. Their disagreement in battle was that that the two did not agree on the idea of gender roles in battle. Differences that arose while training children to become leaders included how long to train them. Despite their…

“Conception: The Origins of a Story” as Applied to The Woman Warrior Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior depicts the hardships Kingston faces as she attempts to balance the culture of the country in which she resides, America, and the culture of her home country, China. This struggle is shown by Kingston’s account of various parts of her childhood, which shape who she is. Rather than simply a list of Kingston’s experiences, The Woman Warrior is a novel with broad social implications.…

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By reading the novel, the audience enters the mythical world of Kingston’s Chinese heritage as it crashes into the pragmatic and concrete world of the author’s American formative years. The Woman Warrior displays the various ways in which language and cultural norms create expectations and establish limitations upon immigrants, naturalized citizens, and even mythological characters. Their lives, told through talk stories, reflects not only the innate…