Minamoto clan Essays

  • Tale Of The Heiji Rebellion Analysis

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    The Tale of the Heiji Rebellion or the Night Raid on Sanjo Palace is a handscroll that depicts a battle between Fujiwara Nobuyori and Minamoto Yoshiomo, versus Taira Kiyomori. The scroll was created between January 19, 1160 and February 5, 1160. The medium that was used in the creation of the scroll is ink and color on paper, and it the measurements of the scroll is; sixteen and one-fourth inches, by two-hundred, seventy-five and one-half inches, and reads from right to left, and all the action

  • Toyotomi Hideyoshi's The Last Samurai

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    CONCLUSION Hideyoshi contributed militarily, culturally and politically to Japan. Militarily, he was a tough warrior. Culturally, he made Osaka Castle as beautiful as it was strong. Inspired by Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto (the Golden Pavilion), he constructed a fabulous portable tea-room covered with gold leaf. Using this mobile innovation he was able to practice the tea ceremony wherever he went, powerfully projecting his unrivalled power and status. Politically, he set up a governmental system that balanced

  • Heike Monogatari Comparison

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    Japanese literature that allowed people to read on politics, war, love and hate. The main themes of the story are Mujo, a buddhist law of impermanence. The Taira clan shows examples of Mujo with their rise and fall of their clan at war. The Taira clan was a powerful samurai clan who fought and defeated Minamoto clan around 1161. The Taira clan started the first military government in Japan. An exmaple of Mujo is in the opening passage of Heike monogatari, “The sound of the Gion Shōja bells echoes the

  • Short Story: The Sky Spirit Shawnee Tribe

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    The Sky Spirit, Shawnee Tribe, and Kiwaan 's legacy   Long ago lived a great Sky Spirit, a Giant Snake named Scavenger, and a mischievous Coyote by the name of Kahali. The Sky Spirit and Scavenger lived together up in the sky above a world of nothingness where Kahali lived all alone. All around them was nothing but clouds as the eye can see.   One day the Sky Spirit decided that he will make new land and a new place down below on the world of nothingness. He said " I 'll create a world filled with

  • Tomoe Gozen: A Hero's Journey

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    Tomoe Gozen takes place in Japan during 1001 CE - 1500 CE. This time period was marked by the Genpei War and fighting between the clans. Yoshinaka was raised by the Nakahara clan in Kiso after his father was murdered. At this time their government structure was a monarchy because with a lord as a leader, Kiso no Yoshinaka, make the government monarchy. Tomoe Gozen was a rare and exceptional person who became a female samurai hero. The genre of this story is a legend because it is a very well known

  • Summary: Child In The Crystal

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    hundred men dressed in purple robes with an insignia of black flame on there backs.For some reason the black flame insignia was easily disernible from the black robes ,this is because it was created using mana . These men were all members of the Shen clan, at this moment they were surronding a old man and a young girl. The old man had white hairand was medium built. His face was full of wrincles and liver spots he was wearing a brown robe and there was an insignia of a black bull trampling the earth

  • Goblin Research Paper

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    I don’t do it for the gold. I always mine enough gold, more than my goblin people or I will ever need. I do it to do it. Dungeons and bases are my art form and more than half my dungeons keep out those pesky humans, believe me. Some adventurers die to spike traps at the entrance. Others make it to the pendulum blades. Almost none make it all the way to my treasure room—that is rare. Few do and fewer leave with any gold in their dirty pockets. I zap them and I crush them. I boil them and I skin them

  • Tale Of Genji Research Paper

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    in governmental positions, so often many of them would live lives supported by husbands or lovers working in the government. This gave women free time to write their own novels and learn poetry.i Murasaki was a member of the Fujiwara clan, an extremely powerful clan in Heian Japan, and worked as a tutor for the daughters of Fujiwara no Michinaga, an influential relative to many empresses and emperors at the time, teaching them writing and poetry. Like many other elite women, Murasaki wrote The Tale

  • Tale Of The Heike Samurai Honor Quotes

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    Not much is known about the author or year of compilation of The Tales of the Heike, a medieval Japanese epic, but it can be agreed upon that it was compiled prior to 1330. The Tales of the Heike discusses the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the Genpei War. Throughout the text, there are various instances and examples of honor within the samurai society. It was important for samurai to not only show honor on the battlefield to gain prestige and monetary rewards, but also to protect

  • The Tales Of Genji Literary Analysis

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    Known to be the first novel created, The Tales of Genji is about a prince, Genji, who admires beauty and women. Themes such as aesthetics as well as relationships. From aesthetics, the sadness of things portrays the ideals of the Japanese in that time. Through relationships, it showed the way marriages and relationships were treated in olden day Japan. To the Japanese in that era, the Tales of Genji provided entertainment as well as scandals that the royal family possibly had. Also offered women

  • Kansuke Vs Togan Research Paper

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    Togan or Wada Kansuke Leaders that affect you the most are the leaders that you have when you are younger. In “The Samurai’s Tale”, Togan is one of the first leaders that Murakami had. Togan was a kitchen cook for Lord Akiyama, and Murakami met him after Lord Akiyama found him hiding in kura. Lord Akiyama made the orphaned Murakami live with Togan until he became of age to become a stable boy. Wada Kansuke met Murakami when he was way older, therefore, having a lesser effect on Murakami as a

  • The Sign Of The Chrysanthemum Analysis

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    Paterson’s The Sign of the Chrysanthemum accurately portrays the Heiji Disturbance and the status of craftsmen and ronins. The Heiji Disturbance is one of the biggest events in the book and as the book progresses the tension level rises between the two clans the Heike and rebels the Genji. Finally the much anticipated Genji rebellion took place in the book, “When he was nearly a week’s journey from the capital,

  • Tale Of Genji Summary

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    People Genghis Khan May 31, 1162 ー August 25, 1227, First leader of the Mongol empire. He spread the Mongol empire from Mongolia to the Caspian sea. Also, united the Mongols into one empire and created a trade free zone. Murasaki Shikibu c.978 ー c.1014 A female Japanese Aristocrat and novelist in the Heian period. Murasaki wrote the “Tale of Genji” which gave us an inside look at the social life, gender roles, and culture of the aristocrats in Japan. Also “Tale of Genji” was the earliest novel

  • Tale Of Genji

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    The Tale of Genji is important to history because it is widely accepted to be the first novel ever written. Novels have played a large role in history by helping cultures express themselves, communicate, and write down historical events that are now studied in modern society. The website The Tale of Genji has a few excellent characteristics of it; however, it also has flaws. One of these flaws is that it is a summary and merely tries to give an in-depth look at the book and how it was significant

  • Noble-Class Women In The Tales Of Genji

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    Chris Shea ENG 203 Professor Meghan Evans 10/26/15 Mini-Paper #3, Question #1 In the final pages of Chapter II of The Tales of Genji, Genji is involved in a conversation with his best friend To no Chujo along with a warden and a secretary. And the subject of the conversation they are having is a very interesting one: what qualities must a woman possess to please and satisfy her husband? To set this up, Genji and To no Chujo are having an initial conversation of the three types of women there are

  • How Did Shikibu Write The Tale Of Genji

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    The Tale of Genji was written in the eleventh century by Murasaki Shikibu. The writing portrays the relationships of men and women during their daily lives in the Japanese court. Her writing is considered the world’s first novel. During this time, Japan was in the Heian period. In which most the culture was generated inside the palace by the male aristocrats and noblemen who had the privilege to learn calligraphy and reading. In 794 Emperor Kammu moved Japan’s capital to Kyoto starting the Heian

  • David Weeky Home Organizational Structure

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    Organizational Structure & Culture: David Weekely Homes The David Weekely Homes organization works under the Engineering and Construction industry. Founded in 1976 in Houston, Texas, it became the largest private home builder in the United States, expanding across 18 cities in the nation. The organization strives to go above and beyond for their Customers, building exceptional homes. The same level of importance is provided to their Team members as David Weekely Homes’ Chairman, David Weekly and

  • Tale Of Genji

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    The sources’ I chose were ‘The Tale of Genji’: The work of a brilliant widow 1,000 years ago’ and ‘Japanese Literature’. In ‘The Tale of Genji’: The work of a brilliant widow 1,000 years ago’ the theme of the article is of ‘The tale of Genji’ and different perspectives through english translation. The original Tale of Genji was written almost 1,000 years ago by a widow in her 30s named Murasaki Shikibu. The ‘Tale of Genji’ is about a lady killer named Lady Murasaki she explores the concept of erotic

  • Analysis Of V-J Day Kiss In Times Square

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    IF the text had been written in a different time or place or language or a different audience, how might it differ? In Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic photography, V-J Day kiss in Times Square, 1945 we see a United States navy soldier grabbing a female nurse giving her a kiss. The photographer was able to capture the celebration that followed in Times Square after the end of world war 2 which portrays the celebration that ensued in which two individuals shared. In the photograph we see the woman, a nurse

  • Tale Of Genji Research Paper

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    The Tale of Genji, written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu, is important to Japanese culture died to that act that “it is written, unlike the great pics of the classical period, as prose, not poetry” (R. Janaro). This piece of work has often been dubbed as the first modern novel written in the world. The Tale of Genji was written during the Heian time period, named after the city of Hein-kyo, or Kyoto. This took place from 794 to 1185 where the religions of Taoism, and Buddhism were the main influences