The Woman Warrior

examining the warrior code of the Samurai and the code of the Authorian Knight as expressed in the Round Table Oath of Thomas Malory’s Morte d’Arthur you will notice that there are things that are both similar and things that are both different. Throughout this essay response, you will learn the similarities and differences between these two codes. Before I dig into the similarities and differences of the two codes, I am going to give short summaries of each code. Too start, the warrior code of…

From the stone age to modern times there have always been warriors fighting for what they think is right. Three things that all these soldiers have in common is they will always fight for the protection of their people and never be influenced by money, they will follow orders no matter how crazy or difficult they may be, and they will never show that they are afraid in the heat of battle. Two types of warriors that made a huge impact on the world are Europe's Knights and Japan’s Samurai. The…

samurai and knights were from completely different parts of the world, so they must have been pretty unique to each other, right? Think again. They were truthful much more alike than not. Over a millennium ago, samurai and knights were both fierce warriors who protected their lords at any cost, including fighting in battles and wars. It is often thought that samurai and knights were mainly different, but they are actually more similar. samurai and knights had near-identical training techniques…

completely sever one from another. Maxine Hong Kingston, who uses language as her primary vessel for relaying her life as it was in the lieu of two contrasting cultures, understood this, and used it to her advantage. An analyses of Kingston’s The Woman Warrior reveals that she makes the blending of American and Chinese culture evident even in her speech and style. Even though Kingston uses English throughout the book, she does so in a way that emulates Chinese speech patterns. She recognizes…

Justin Dilks Professor Duinink LAS 110 1 October 2014 Wounded Warrior Project 9/11 was one of the most pivotal moments in U.S. history. History shows that when somebody threatens the liberty and freedom of the United States, the people come together. Historical events such as the Pearl Harbor and the Boston Massacre are examples of Americans coming together to defend what is rightfully theirs. 9/11 was one of these uniting moments in U.S. history. U.S. military enlistment increased drastically…

who stayed true to their word, and were a glimpse of hope for the meek and defenseless. These warriors were brave, but were they without fear? It’s hard to say because fear is to an extent subjective, and we don’t know exactly how they must have felt in battle with a demon, but what we can deduce from the story, is that they were experienced dealers with challenge. Much of what we see happen to these warriors throughout the story is in a figurative sense, all about triumph over challenge after…

There once was a boy who was weak and frail. He had dirty blonde hair and sky blue eyes. The boy’s name was Timothy. Now Timothy was no normal boy, he was brave and mentally strong. He wanted so badly to go outside, but he couldn’t. He would only look out the window, watching the clouds shaped like bunnies and spaceships float by. Timothy didn’t know that soon, soon he would be able to feel the grass on his toes and the wind on his face. While he was sitting in bed, he heard another boy cry…

and three lines. Clearly, now that we know about the education knights and samurai had we can see that the knight and samurai did not have the education that we have in the 21 century. In conclusions, knights and samurai show us what a warriors looks like by their purpose of society, code of conduct, and their views on education. Knights are critical thinkers because during a battle they think of different ways to fight if one of them does not work. I also think that the samurai are…

the classes fought to see who was the greatest, the warrior class would come away victorious. Ever since the beginning of World of Warcraft, warriors were always there. They always had their shields and swords ready for battle. All other classes feared the warriors. The warriors have many advantages. They have devastating melee damage; that all their enemies should fear. Their defense is absolutely unreasonably by how strong it is. Warriors are the tanks of World of Warcraft and inflict…

knights make this booming noise, fighting for their daimyos and lords. Thousands of miles apart, similar feudalistic societies arose, developing their own elite warrior classes. In Japan, samurai protected the peasants, their lords, and especially the Emperor. They went to war to defend the people selflessly. Knights were the Medieval warriors of Europe. These soldiers went to war on horseback and defended their kingdom. If engaged in battle, the Samurai would triumph over knights because of…