Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena Vs Buffy “In a time of Ancient Gods, Warlords, and Kings; a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena a mighty princess forge in the heat of battle, the Power, the Glory, the Passion, the Danger, her courage will change the world.” “In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampire and demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer.” If anyone has ever watch the late 1990’s TV show Xena Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. One can hear those sayings. When someone watches these TV shows, they find out that in both TV shows that Xena and Buffy are the lead characters. They both have a strong female lead. So I am going to compare and contrast the type of people they fight against,…

the Samurai honored the Bushido code. Common values shared by these codes include: honor, faith, and courage. Although Knights and Samurai shared similarities in terms of fighting styles and philosophies, they differed in terms of armour and weaponry. Samurai were the warriors class of Japan and were tasked with protecting nobles and landowners. The Japanese ideology of Bushido, “The way of the warrior”, defined the samurai class. Samurai were instilled with a deep sense of honor, loyalty,…

The Code for Warriors Is there a code that ancient samurai warriors followed in Japan? Most professions around the world abide by some code. For example, doctors follow the Hippocratic oath, lawyers have the professional code, and engineers follow the code of ethics. For example, the samurais of Japan also lived by a strict code of conduct called the Bushido Code. Many years ago in Japan, the country had an ethical system called Bushido. The Bushido was the code for the country’s samurais…

Loyalty and protection from warriors, serving nobles and masters, in different parts of the world has been around for centuries. The Samurai from Japan, and the Knight from Europe, are both warriors who help to defend their country in times of war. Lords and Daimyos relied on the warriors to protect them. Samurai date back to 1603 and the Knights are from the middle ages Japan’s samurai and European knights . Were the similarities of the knight and samurai greater than the differences? Evidence…

The most famous person of the Sanada clan would be Sanada Yukimura a samurai of the Sengoku period. He was a great samurai, but why was he important ? The way he died interested me. When I looked him up a lot of video games popped up. I thought he must be important to be in so many games. Sanada parents were Sanada Masayuki and Kansho-in. He died when he was forty-nine. The Sanada’s family crest is made of six Japanese coins. Even Though he died protecting the Osaka castle, Sanada Yukimura was…

Tangerine is a realistic fiction novel by Edward Bloor about a visually impaired boy named Paul, his move to Tangerine County, Florida, and coming to reality with the grim secrets that his family has been hiding from him for his entire life. The repeated symbolism, or motif, in the book has to with sight. Though Paul, has literal poor vision, he can still ‘see’ the other side of people, whilst others might not ‘see’ or even choose not to. Through the motif of sight, Paul, the main character in…

• Commonly each system involved land ownership for power. • The concept of land for loyalty is prominent in Japan and Europe feudal systems. • Similar social class pyramid structures. The pyramid class structure is similar to the European chart with the emperors/lords, nobles, church officials and the knights/warriors at the top. Both the Japanese and European feudal social structures where based on a social hierarchy of class and this was hereditary through family generations. • Each system…

Japanese society. The people in the scroll are dressed up, ready for battle with thick armoury and weapons. However not everyone are riding on horses, this could be due to the ranking of the warriors. Therefore only the people of the highest ranks could receive a horse, and even so the colour of the horse is different among them, so perhaps it would be easier to distinguish who was the leader. This set of ranking which classifies warriors into groups, is still seen in militaries today, there is…

The Age of the Warrior in Japan has a distinct impact on the culture of Japanese Samurai, it defined who they were and their beliefs. (Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia) This initiation of the warrior class in Japan began in 1185 with the period known as the Kamakura Period, which was the longest of the three periods in Medieval Ages of Japan. The time period was mark by the defeat of one of the most distinct families in Japan the Taira family and the leadership of the Kamakura…

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore” (Andre Gide). This quote describes the main character, Paul, in Edward Bloor’s novel. He has trouble not only with what he sees and how to cope, but what he doesn’t see. Erik is Paul’s older brother and he finds great joy in agonizing him. Erik is one of the characters that contrasts to Paul and his eyesight. He sees what Paul does not and vice-versa. What the author is trying to provide the reader with with…