Samurai Swords Over 1300 years ago‚ on one of the tiny islands of Japan‚ the first samurai sword appeared. Japanese myth suggests that after losing a long and hard fought battle‚ an emperor returned home with his warriors horrified to find most of their swords broken or badly damaged. After thorough inspection of the blades‚ the men realized that their failure in battle resulted from faulty sword forging and promised to craft the perfect weapon. The men prayed for inspiration‚ and on the seventh
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Samurai today enjoy widespread popularity due to their depiction in western media as katana wielding warriors with a strict code of honor‚ comparable to the knights of arthurian legends. In reality‚ these two were not so different‚ as each upheld a similar code of conduct and chivalry. The Japanese variant‚ the samurai‚ followed a code of honor named Bushido‚ literally “The Way of the Warrior”. When the Chinese visited Japan in the early 5th century BCE‚ they brought not only their writing
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The Last Samurai Think about your friends‚ family‚ and your loved ones for a second. Think about what luxuries you have and how you have come to love them. Doesn’t it make you feel blessed and lucky to be who you are? Now imagine being thrown onto enemy territory‚ a lonely and dangerous place with nothing. In order to survive you must communicate with the enemy and learn to live their way—the total opposite culture you hate. In the movie‚ The Last Samurai‚ the author portrays a Civil War veteran
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Faultless Construction This is the most faultless of Keats’s odes in point of construction. The first stanza gives us the bounty of Autumn‚ the second describes the occupations of the season‚ and the last dwells upon its sounds. Indeed‚ the poem is a complete and concrete picture of Autumn‚ “the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”. Its Sensuousness The bounty of Autumn has been described with all its sensuous appeal. The vines suggesting grapes‚ the apples‚ the gourds‚ the hazels with their sweet
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Sóng biếc theo làn hơi gợn tí Lá vàng trước gió khẽ đưa vèo Tầng mây lơ lững‚ trời xanh ngắt Ngõ trúc quanh co‚ khách vắng teo Tựa gối ôm cần lâu chẳng được Cá đâu đớp động dưới chân bèo" " Translation" Fishing in Autumn - Nguyen Khuyen$ Autumn pond cold and waters so clear" A fishing boat with me right here" Blue waves undulated and ridged with ripples " Yellow leaves free falling on the zephyr " Clouds floating‚ in the sky so cerulean" Sinuous bamboo trails‚ no one is here"
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Explain how Hughes uses setting to reveal the characters’ psychological states and to convey their sense of loss. I Used To Love You “Early Autumn” by Langston Hughes describes everyday life situations between people. Hughes uses the essay to show how irrational decisions can alter lives. He mentions the time of day “nearly sunset” and “early autumn” to illustrate the relationship between the two characters was almost over and time was running out. The place‚ “Washington Square”‚ is a busy
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gazing out my window or walking along the sidewalks just to admire the illuminating glow and beauty of Nature’s first signs of its cyclic life. Though I always know what to expect from each season‚ I never cease to be amazed by the wonders of Nature. Autumn is a special season. To me‚ it narrates a beautiful story. It begins with a soft‚ subtle change in the atmosphere; a breeze sweeping coolly through the air‚ brushing through the trees as if to inform them of the change that will soon take place.
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Comparing and contrasting Text A and B In the poem To Autumn‚ it celebrates the rebounding nature. The symbolic aspects of life‚ in preparation for death; Keats was devoted to poetry due to personal problems. In contrast of the extract‚ it’s about celebrating and sharing with people about the markets in Italy about the exotic vegetables; he’s excited and wants to communicate with the reader. Both texts are describing what they see like e.g. plumps‚ hazel shells‚ vegetables‚ and a sense of bountifulness
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General Psychology 6/25/20 Afro Samurai The manga series "Afro Samurai" follows the life of a black samurai named Afro‚ who is on a mission to avenge his father’s death. After witnessing the death of his own father‚ Afro no longer lived a normal life. Instead‚ all he wanted to do was find and kill Justice‚ the man who killed his father and took the Number One Headband. Interestingly‚ the past that brought him pain and hatred had only given him the strength to carry on his life. As a kid‚ he killed
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2012 The Wonders of Autumn In autumn‚ the leaves begin to gradually shift from greens to bright oranges‚ yellows‚ and reds. The air gets chilly‚ forcing people to bring out their warm‚ fleecy coats‚ as winter is just around the bend. The air is fresh and also mixed with the smell of corn and beans as farmers bring out their rumbling combines and lazy tractors and begin the harvest. Autumn is a beautiful season. The trees and their leaves are probably my favorite part about autumn. The bright oranges
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