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    Many people today think of the Samurai as a stereotype of a Ninja warrior (even Teenage Mutant Turtle Ninja warriors are on television) sneaking around at night with precise sword skills. However, the samurai were a noble, well respected class of warriors who lived in feudal Japan from the 10th to the 18th century. They first began during the Heian period when the Japanese government was establishing an army of professional soldiers from 794 to 1185 and later came to power under the first Shogunate

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    Samurai Vs Knights

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    In medieval times, the Samurais and Knights lived on other sides of the world. They had some similarities and difference when it came to the class types and soldier types. They were both extremely important because of the roles that they had, they both had to protect very important individuals. This essay will focus on, the code of conduct, weapons, training, education and apprenticeship and the comparisons between the Knights and Samurais Code of conduct The Samurais Code of Conduct

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    VIKINGS VERSES SAMURAIS Who do you think would win in a battle, the small, swift Samurai or the big, ferocious Viking? It would all depend on their armour, weapons, skills and techniques and how they passed down their skills and techniques to the younger children. Both the Vikings and Samurais relied hugely on all these things and whoever had the best weapons, armour, skills and techniques would have a better chance of winning in the battle. WEAPONS In battles weapons were the most important thing

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    they had knights. I know what you're thinking, Samurais and knights are so different. Well they might look different but actually they both have relatively the same way they were trained, their roles in society , and closely related codes. Samurais and Knighted had similar training methods. Due to the feudalism lords would give land to either Knights or Samurai in exchange for loyalty. According to PBS “Japan: Memories of a Secret Empire” and “Warrior Challenge” both Samurais and Knights begin their

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    Knight Vs Samurai

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    The European knight and the Japanese samurai are two of the greatest soldiers in history. Both were strong, fierce, and brave warriors who were hired by lords to defend their lands. They also both lived by a code of honor which contained all of the warrior’s values and what was expected of them. Prepared from a very young age, samurai and knights were trained in many aspects such as combat, strategy, serving a lord, and honor above all else. When they entered their rank of either knight or samurai

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    Femme False

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    The knight in this story meets a woman and falls completely in love with her. Throughout this poem, she is described as a magical creature, one that sings a faery’s song (line 24). Keats writes this poem and allows the knight to blame the woman for his misfortune. He falls in love because of beauty and later discovers the truth. However, he easily could have avoided this situation, but instead chooses to blame her for his fate. Keats uses his poem to show that the femme fatale is controlling these

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    Samurai Knights Dbq

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    The samurais and knights are two very interesting roles that were played hundreds of years ago. They have many similarities and differences. Their armor, how they trained and overall what they did. It’s surprising how the similarities and differences influenced their life. What they did for their masters just to live. If there was a battle going on what they had to do. After you read this would you be able to live like them. Similarities Samurai and knights had many similarities. According

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    The content within “The Squire’s Tale,” clearly indicates the maturity and state in development that the Squire was in, compared to his father the knight. It is obvious that both stories told are directed as love stories, yet the structures and endings differ from each other immensely. “The Knight’s Tale,” is another story about love, yet the wording is a lot more mature. As the young squire speaks, he appears to have difficulty using words to describe the scene and events of the story. Just like

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    Before determining whether Benjamin Martin and his militia’s tactics were honorable, one has to be able to define what it truly means to be honorable, especially during that time period. Honorable means that an action or actions that have been done are respected by others and deserves high regard from others. During this time period, honorable warfare was both opposing sides standing in lines across from one another and shooting their enemy. This is not what Benjamin Martin did. Benjamin Martin and

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    Chivalry Hypothesis

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    Age is often considered an extra-legal individual determinant. The chivalry and leniency hypotheses suggest that police officers, often male, treat women differently. The chivalry hypothesis states that women receive preferential treatment by police officer because they are female, while the leniency hypothesis states that police officer’s are less likely to invoke their authority when dealing with a female. Interestingly enough, women are more likely to be arrested for property offenses and less

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