Part one of term paper
During the period of Japanese history known as , there were many warring fiefs, or states, with different lords. Their objective was unifying Japan. and, it couldn't have been done without the help of samurais and ninjas. Samurais had masters and went by a code of conduct known as Bushido. The ninjas were just thieves and hired assassins. ...

Part two of term paper
... existence on a plane parallel to the Prime Materia, whence Japan is created after Izanagi (the male) 'dips his spear into the ocean and creates Japan along with Izanami (the female). They procure a pantheon of gods, and it is through this natural divinity that the hegemony of the Yamato House is mythically legitimized" (Lewis 1999). Here Lewis explains the myth of how Japan was created. He uses reference in relating the relationship of man, with the kami, or gods. "Kobutai refers to the tr ...