Wednesday, March 10, 2010

S..S..S..Seniors, nvm I mean S..S..S..Samurai


Even though when our group google samurai and knights, we find information how they compare and alike, we know that samurai are better warriors and more involved in areas not concerning war. For example, it is part of bushido to take up flower arranging and Confucian teaching.
If a knight and samurai were released from their job since their lords no longer could afford them, how they lead their lives will be very different. If a samurai is no longer working for a lord, he is a ronin. In the Edo period, since it was a time of peace, many samurai were losing their job. These ronins would take up jobs such as writers, Confucian scholars or teachers, martial art instructers, or as bodyguards. However, knights would not know how to write efficentally or know Catholism enough to be a scholar.
The samurai could specialize in different areas unlike the knights. 2The samurai were well-trained in many subjects including the Unni, the bow, the short sword, and the long sword. However, the knights only knew how to joust and a few other weapons. That is why there are 3 types of knights, knights, foot soldiers, and archers. If knights were as skilled as the samurai, they would have larger armies. The samurai are more specialized in different weapons which show they are better at multi-tasking and more concentrated than knights. Not only that, but samurai do no rely on armor like knignts. Samurai are more better in general.
By the end of this essay, which is right now, I hope I convinced you samurai are better warriors and people in general. Their lives did not only revolve not only on war but also different subjects. They believed in honor and respect, even if it meant giving their life for it.

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