Samurai

fiction” (14.) This is especially true for “In a Grove” because each of the three main characters give the conflicting confessions about the death of the samurai. Furthermore, they each have something to gain by possibly lying, which make it even more difficult to separate the truth from fiction. The bandit, Tajomaru, might be lying that he killed the samurai because he wanted to reinforce his reputation by insisting that killing means nothing to him. He told the High Police Commissioner that…

the captain of the ship they picked us named whitfield. He told me I can be whatever I want to be if I tried hard. Not like what we believe here. There's many jobs out there in the world Guess what? i'm a samurai now. All the time they laughed at me. now am finally a samurai. Am sorry I will miss you and all my family. But am going with him to america to learn a lot better stuff. Also I learned how to speak english. There's much better stuff our country need to get open on, they can not…

They were servants of the shogun and even gave them power over their emperor. The samurai controlled Japanese government and society, that is, until the Meiji Restoration in 1868, which led to the eradication of the feudal system. Then, the traditional samurai code of honor, discipline and morality which is known as bushido–or “the way of the warrior”–was brought back, and became the code of conduct for Japanese…

dangerous” “ For our first match we have already predetermined our fighters, ladies and gentlemen please welcome our first fighter the Silver Samurai. (Silver Samurai) Name: Carl Mathers Gender:Male Origin: *African Ancestry *Asian raised Height: 6 ft 1 inch Weight: 200 lbs Weapon(s): Katana Abilities: “invisible strike” Apparel: Black and silver kimono with a samurai bamboo hat “...and welcome his opponent the Venomous Vixen” (Venomous Vixen) Name: Salihah Abdul Gender: Female Origin:…

world, such as the Chinese emperor control whole china so long time, or the peculiar system at Japan called “the Bakufu system”, this system began at 1185. At 1185, the family of “Taira” fought with the family of “Minamoto”, this two family are the Samurai family at that period, this battle during late Heian-period, and this battle is meaningful for the late of history of Japan, because when this battle finished, the Family of “Taira” is destroyed by the family of “Minamoto” and the family of…

mystery regarding the murder of the samurai Takehiko. It is told through the points of view of the people involved, including the dead samurai himself. Because three of the main characters did plead guilty to the murder, the truth remained unclear. However, the point of the story is not actually about who committed the murder, but something much deeper. There are many layers to unfold and meanings to uncover as one analyzes both pieces, and Kurosawa’s…

classes in each Japan and Europe were named differently for example knights in Europe ere known as samurai in Japan. The Knights and Samurai might have had different rules or laws, but they both served or worked the same in the feudal system. also women were very different on both sides . While the European women had no rights, the Japanese women had a little more power and they had chance to become a samurai if they wanted to. There are several reasons for the decline of feudalism in Japan and…

Timothy Castillo RELS 100 Tuesday 6:30-9:40 Walter Colace Chapter 9 Questions Question 1: To begin with there was the indigenous form of Shinto known Folk Shinto. This religion was a religion that was formed even before Shinto was considered it was during this form of the religion that many traditions were formed that would later be incorporated into the actual religion of Shinto. The important factor of this form of Shinto was the shamanic role that certain women would take known as the Miko.…

These men were called in feudal Japan, samurai, and I feudal Europe knights. While they both served their masters in similar context, their weapons, armour and other things varied greatly. The first major difference was their religion, the samurai followed the code of bushido (pronounced bu-sheed-o) and means roughly translated in English to ‘’Those who serve’’ and if dishonoured were expected…

Loosely based on the Satsuma rebellion, the revolt of a traditionalist band of disaffected samurai, “The Last Samurai” does provide historical groundings. Led by the pivotal Saigo Takamori, this rebellion was the culmination of dissent towards a changing Japan, emblematic of conventional mannerisms, and their dying place in contemporary society. Edward…