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Code of the Samurai, 2002.
An analysis of the culture of the Japanese Sumarai through an examination of the book by Thomas Cleary (translated from Taira Shigesuke) "Code of the Samurai".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper looks at this "strange" culture to Western society known as the code of the Samurai. It examines the history of its development, the important role in played in Japanese culture and how it has affected modern Japanese society.
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"The samurai warrior class came to dominate Japanese society because for most of its history the country has been at war. Apart from the Mongol invasions of the 13th century and the debacle of World War II, the warfare has been internal ? warlords fighting each other, or the central authority of the shogun. One has only to see some of the historical dramas filmed by the great director Akira Kurosawa, such as The Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, or Ran to get a vivid sense of what the samurai were all about. Once the strangeness (to Westerners) of the bizarre dress and armor is registered, and one gets acclimated to a different culture and age, the motivations of the characters become clearer. For the samurai, there is usually an issue of honor to resolve, either by attack, revenge, or submission to authority."
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The Code of the Samurai, 2004.
This paper discusses the Samurai and their code of honor.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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The paper discusses the Samurai and their code of honor. The paper talks about Japan's warrior class and various aspects of the code, including the absence of the fear of death. The paper includes the concept of an honorable death to regain honor. The paper concludes with the impact of the code of honor on Japanese soldiers in World War II.
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"In Japan, the warrior class was known as Bushido. The Samurai and Their Use of Bushido: Integral to this code was an absence of any fear of death and the belief that dying in battle would bring honor to one's family and one's lord."
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"Code Of The Samurai", 2002.
Discussion of the Samurai warrior class.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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Discussion of the Samurai warrior class. Its domination of early Japanese society. Equivalent of Sumarai class in other societies, Europe and the U.S. Films about the Sumarai. Moral code of the Samurai depicted in the book CODE OF THE SAMURAI written to education yhoung Samurai in the 18th Century. The training program. Influence of Confuscianism.
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"Code of the Samurai
The samurai warrior class came to dominate Japanese society because for most of its history the country has been at war. Apart from the Mongol invasions of the 13th century and the debacle of World War II, the warfare has been internal ? warlords fighting each other, or the central authority of the shogun.
One has only to see some of the historical dramas filmed by the great director Akira Kurosawa, such as The Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, or Ran to get a vivid sense of what the samurai were all about. Once the strangeness (to Westerners) of the bizarre dress and armor is registered, and one gets acclimated to a different culture and age, the motivations of the characters become clearer. For the samurai, there is usually an issue of honor to ..."
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Code Of The Samurai, 2002.
Examines the culturally-sanctioned Japanese model of ideal conduct.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 39.95
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Examines the culturally-sanctioned Japanese model of ideal conduct. Code of ethics and behavior of the martial values of the samurai warrior class. Historical overview. Discusses John Allyn's story of the 47 Ronin that focuses on the Code of the Samurai, written to educate young Samurai in the 18th Century. Plot. Revenge motive.
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"Every society has an ideal code of ethics and behavior that embody its most cherished values, and these cultural ideals can have remarkable persistence over time. For much of Japanese history, such a culturally-sanctioned model of ideal conduct was embodied in the martial values of the samurai warrior class.
As Thomas Cleary puts it in his introduction to the Code of the Samurai, ?the entrenchment of the samurai as the dominant class had profound cultural and psychological effects on the Japanese people? (ix).
The samurai had their origin as an offshoot of the aristocracy. They were brought to prominence by the long duration of military governments in Japanese history. As the interests..."
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The Samurai Code, 2002.
Examines the history, the codes and beliefs of the Samurai.
1,775 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 7 sources, $ 66.95
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The following paper will consider the Samurai in four parts: history, the development of the code, the belief and way of the Samurai, and the Bushido code.
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Origin and History of the Warrior Samurai Class of Japan, 1971.
This paper discusses the historical origins of the Samurai and gives an overview of the Samurai in the 12th through 19th centuries.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 14 sources, $ 79.95
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"One of the earliest historical records of Japan suggests that by the late third or early fourth century a powerful warrior clan or group of clans living in the Yamato basin, an extremely rich and fertile plain in central Honshu, had subdued chieftains living in other parts of the country by a series of bloody wars. As a result of this conquest, the defeated chieftains acknowledge the hegemony of the chieftain of the Yamato clan.
Basic to the innovations of the seventh and early eighth centuries was a new concept of the ruler. The reformers borrowed the Chinese notion of an absolute monarch whose authority transcended the ties of kinship. He was to rule with the aid of wise and able ministers who would be appointed at his will and who would place loyalty and service to him above their own selfish interests."
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The Code Napoleon, 2003.
This paper discusses the Code Napoleon, known as the French Civil Code, and its role in the unification of the revolutionary France and the Empire.
1,820 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper explains that Napoleon firmly believed that Frenchmen needed equality more than liberty; he saw the codification of the laws as a means of giving stability to both the French economy and society. The author states that the Code Napoleon is written in clear and concise language and seeks to strike a balance between Roman and customary law by blending the egalitarian principles of the Revolution in regards to individual rights with the conservative views of Roman law regarding property rights. The paper relates that the Declaration de Saint-Owen guaranteed the retention of Napoleon's Code as the law of France; however, (1) of the countries of the Empire, only the Belgian provinces and the Rhineland retained the civil code completely intact, (2) Holland, Italy and Portugal modeled their national codes upon it and (3) Spain, several South American countries, the State of Louisiana and French Canada would all later adopt large portions of the Napoleonic Code into their own codes.
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"Prior to the French Revolution, French law was divided chiefly between two systems: Roman law (which had changed little since the Justinian Code (533 AD)) was paramount in the southern two-fifths of France; and Teutonic Customary law in the northern provinces with the dividing line running generally along the river Loire. Some attributes of customary law existed in the south, and traces of Roman law could be found in the Northern provinces. In the north there were over sixty regional variations of the customary law in existence; in addition to the over three hundred local variations which combined the regional law with the unique local customs of the region. "Voltaire was not exaggerating when he said that in France the traveler changed laws as often as he changed horses.""
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Samurai vs. Ninja, 2006.
This paper examines the various differences in the Samurai and Ninja philosophies, which many in Western culture consider to be one in the same.
3,012 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This well-researched and clearly written paper details the numerous differences in both the Samurai and Ninja philosophies. Due to the differences in their religious and social origins, valuing ceremony versus intimidation and their general code of fighting ethics, the Samurai and the Ninja followed different paths of honor. The writer details the religious aspects of both Japanese warriors. The Samurai were strongly associated with religions that enforced inflexible dogmas. The Samurai were generally Shintoists or followers of Confucianism. In contrast, the Ninja were associated with religions that did not have strict unmovable dogmas. The Ninja were mainly Zen Buddhists. This paper examines the Samurai and Ninja's role and status in Japanese society. The Samurai were considered an exalted part of society, whereas the Ninja were perceived as social outcasts. The writer also delves into the fact that the Ninja and the Samurai warriors occupied different social classes and approached life with very different personal philosophies. The fact that the Samurai and the Ninja held such different values helps to explain the vast differences between the two groups of warriors, which are detailed in this paper.
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"Although the Ninja were considered social outcasts, they were not solitary. In fact, the Ninja worked in organizations, which were separated into three layers: jonin (high ninja), chunin (middle ninja), and genin (low ninja). The ninjas all worked under a daimyo. Structure within Ninja groups ranged, with some having little structure and others being organized almost like an army unit ("Ninja"). However organized, all Ninja followed the ninpo or okite. The most important rule of the ninpo was to keep the secret of the Ninja. In fact, the most severe crime was to leave a Ninja family and not return ("Ninja"). Those who did so were called nukenin, and their family members would bring them back, whether dead or alive ("Ninja"). This was done in order to prevent ninjas from revealing the secret of the Ninja or of revealing the identity of the daimyo for whom the ninjas were working."
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Yasushi Inoue's "The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan", 2008.
A review of the book "The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan" by Yasushi Inoue.
1,467 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper examines how the book "The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan" by Yasushi Inoue introduces the reader to many aspects of the Samurai class in Japanese history and to the role of Bushido. The paper explains that the primary focus of Bushido is on loyalty and honor, tied to the mastery of the martial arts and the physical requirements for being a warrior. It then looks at how these elements are included as part of the texture of this novel, written in modern times about the Japan of the sixteenth century, a turbulent time in Japanese history through which the Samurai and its code provided a bulwark against deeper change.
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"The Zen school placed its greatest emphasis on self-power, on the active mobilization of all one's energies towards the realization of the ideal of enlightenment. In its more austere forms Zen Buddhism had no time for rituals or philosophical study. It found favor with the samurai class for all these reasons. Their fortunes were then in the ascendant, and their members, men who lived constantly under the shadow of death, needed a spiritual way that would give them an authentic path of spiritual development. At the same time, Zen had an aesthetic side in the Zen virtues of spontaneity, simplicity, tranquility, and aloneness. "
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Student Code of Conduct, 2008.
A discussion about university student codes of conduct and whether students comply with these codes.
1,319 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the student code of conduct on university campuses and looks at how this code is not always respected or upheld by the students attending the universities. The paper then goes on to elaborate on how students do not always comply with the student code of conduct and concludes that a student code of conduct is not enough to ensure proper behavior and conduct on campus. Instead, universities should seek alternative actions to enforce and uphold polices that will ensure that the students are enriched through a "safe" and positive academic experience.
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" Another act of violence that is occurring on college campuses is hazing. "Hazing" includes activities such as being kidnapped, abandoned, excessive drinking, sexual acts, assault, and in some circumstances, even death. Hazing continues to be prevalent amongst college students as a form of "initiation" or "admission". Students believe that hazing promotes unity and team cohesiveness. The reality about hazing is that it usually goes on under a blanket of sworn secrecy (Campo, Paulos, Sipple, 2005); which makes this problem one that should not be tolerated. A zero tolerance rule should also be adopted for any violent acts on campus. Campo and her colleagues (2005), describe hazing as any activity that is a "condition of initiation" in an organization that may have a negative impact on the physical and/or emotional well-being of individuals and/or their peers. Hazing has been practiced for years; most commonly identified to athletes, fraternities and sororities."
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"The Taming of the Samurai", 2006.
A critical sociological analysis of honorific individualism in the process of Japanese State formation as communicated in the book " The Taming of the Samurai" by Eiko Ikegami.
2,722 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 81.95
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In this book review of "The Taming of the Samurai" by Eiko Ikegami the author looks at the book as a critical sociological analysis of Japanese state formation. He centers on the fact that in reconstructing the history of Japanese state development, Ikegami focuses on the samurai class and the honorific individualism by which that class is historically defined. The author explains "The Taming of the Samurai" as an exploration of samurai class identity as it was constructed, maintained and reformulated within progressive periods of medieval and modern Japanese history. In conclusion the author regards "The Taming of the Samurai" as an argument of remarkable clarity, ambition and integrity stating that Ikegami has undertaken a broad historical survey, addressing multiple centuries of Japanese history and arriving at a compelling evaluation of samurai honor as the decisive cultural resource articulating Japanese state formation.
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"Ikegami has at this point led her reader down a path of coherent historical argument, arriving at a convincing theory of Japanese State formation as the result of samurai's honorific individualism. The Tokugawa shogunate represented the strict, hierarchical socio/political organization of early Japanese statehood. The true vitality of the samurai honor culture under the Tokugawa becomes apparent once more after the Meiji restoration in 1868. (Ikegami 360) The revival of meritocratic rewards and the rebirth of incentive for individual accomplishment witnessed the reemergence of the samurai class as national leaders in the process of rapid-paced, Japanese Westernization and modernization."
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?The Last Samurai", 2005.
An analysis of Tom Cruise's movie "The Last Samurai".
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper analyzes the movie "The Last Samurai" with an emphasis on embellishing historical facts for pure entertainments reasons. It looks at how, even though the film was a blockbuster success, the screenplay fails in terms of the factual portrayal of a part of Japan's history by romanticizing the Samurai myth.
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The Real Samurai vs The Movie Samurai
The White Samurai
Conclusion
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"The character of Captain Algren was pro-Samurai, not necessarily as a supporter of their ideology but a follower of their values of discipline and loyalty. Algren's pro-Samurai inclination was obviously meant to show how, in the face of the modern Japanese man being coaxed by Americans, there was still some good left in the "white" man. Algren's character was simply too good to be true. He was a "victim" of the Civil war that saw him traumatized by the inhumane actions which he was forced to do against Native American Indians since he was a member of a cavalry tasked to exterminate the breed. Then, without explaining further that Algren and the American contact of the Japanese were civil war buddies, Japanese officials are forced to take a drunken excuse for a former soldier as a trainer of an army planned to quell the Samurai rebellion."
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Social Work Code of Ethics, 2001.
A synopsis of the development of the ethical code 1.09 in the code of conduct for social workers.
3,700 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 102.95
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The paper looks at the development of a code of ethics with respect to the social work profession. It focuses on the ethical code 1.09 which forbids inappropriate relationships with clients. The paper begins by creating four cases in point to illustrate lack of professionalism within the discipline and studies the development and actualization of ethical code 1.09.
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"All four of these stories that I have just told are actually fictional stories, yet these fictional stories are quickly becoming factual stories as the social work profession continues to grow and branch out to new frontiers. Ethics are extremely important in the social work profession, and it is imperative to be informed on each individual ethic. However, I have chosen to focus upon one particular social work ethical standard, which involves the social worker having sexual relationships with clients; that is ethical standard "1.09" (Kirst-Ashman & Hall, 1999, p. 423). I told four separate stories to show the different natures of this ethical standard. Throughout time, these have become four distinct categories classified under this standard, as we will later see throughout the discussion of this ethic".
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Improving Building Codes and Their Administration, 2001.
An examination into the trend towards the adoption of a single building code throughout the U.S.
19,203 words (approx. 76.8 pages), 34 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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The regulation of building construction can be traced back 4,000 years to cultures such as the Chinese, Greek, and Roman empires. Building regulations arose from the attempts of our ancestors to establish ways to control or avoid devastation from building fires and construction failures. Today, there are a number of specific parameters that affect the cost of buildings, including government building codes, which are enacted to protect public health and safety; these can take the form of both prescriptive and performance requirements, as well as industry demands that may not be reflected in actual building codes themselves, which consist of such desirable factors as climate control, elevators, and other aesthetics. Based on the efficiencies provided by standardized codes, the trend toward adoption of such codes nationally and internationally would seem to be a prudent choice for builders and municipalities. This study examines what the three code-making bodies within the United States were doing, are doing, and how they are now working together to produce a common building code for the United States to improve the safety, aesthetics, and functionality of the building conditions required for the entire country. The hypothesis of this paper is that, as a result of this leadership and innovation in the United States, improvements in building codes will extend to the developing countries of the world.
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"Gene Fessenbecker, author of Building Codes and the Construction Contractor, says that, ?The regulation of building construction can be traced back 4,000 years to cultures such as the Chinese, Greek and Roman empires. Building regulations arose from the attempts of our ancestors to establish ways to control or avoid devastation from building fires and construction failures. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson tried to establish some of the earliest design and construction regulations in America for the purpose of protecting public health and safety? (Fessenbecker 1). Today, there are a number of specific parameters that affect the cost of buildings including government building codes, a which are enacted to protect public health and safety; these can take the form of both prescriptive and performance requirements, as well as industry demands which may not be reflected in actual building codes themselves which consist of such desirable factors as climate control, elevators and other aesthetics. This study is intended to examine what the three code-making bodies within the United States were doing, are doing and how they are now working together to produce a common Building Code for the United States to improve the safety, aesthetics, and functionability of the building conditions required for the entire country. The hypothesis of this paper will be that as a result of this leadership and innovation in the United States, improvements in building codes will extend to the developing countries of the world."
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Code Switching, 2008.
An overview of the linguistic concept known as code switching.
3,665 words (approx. 14.7 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 101.95
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This paper discusses how the term code switching" is actually used to describe those cases wherein a bilingual speaks to another bilingual with the same linguistic background and changes from one language to another in the course of conversation. It provides an overview of the grammar of code switching, some constraints associated with the concept, a description of the quantitative and qualitative differences that affect language acquisition and use, and the code-switching differences between children and adults. A critical review of the peer-reviewed and scholarly literature to this end is followed by a summary of the research and salient findings in the conclusion.
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Review and Discussion
Grammar of Code Switching
Constraints of Code Switching
Language Acquisition: Quantitative vs. Qualitative Differences
Children vs. Adult Code Switching
Social Factors and Code Switching
Conclusion
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"According to Byram (2000), "Just like words, the voice (the way of pronouncing words and phrases, intonation and rhythm), gestures of various kinds, visual signs, posture, gaze, proxemic positioning and so on contain information which can be captured and used by the interlocutor in an appropriate and efficient manner, irrespective of the language and culture and in spite of certain quantitative and qualitative differences" (p. 446). In this regard, Meisel (2000) suggests that language acquisition studies have much to gain from investigating the simultaneous acquisition of two (or more) "first languages": "By analyzing the development of two linguistic competences in one individual, we may be capable of sorting out more easily to what extent the underlying logic of development is determined by the grammatical system to be acquired, or the particular way of human language processing as opposed to properties of the individual or of the communicative situation. There is, in fact, a steadily increasing amount of research in this area" (p. 344)."
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