...Passage 1 Text: Ninjas used many different tools and weapons to get the job done: throwing stars, bows, acid-spurting tubes to name a few, but the favorite weapon of most ninjas was probably the katana. The katana is a long, curved sword with a single blade and a long grip to accommodate two hands. This sword was often carried in a sheath or scabbard on the ninja’s back. Though the sword was primarily used for fighting and killing, the scabbard served a number of purposes too. The ninja could remove the sword, angle the scabbard against a wall, and use it to climb to a higher place. Or, while stealthy negotiating their way through a dark place (such as an enemy’s residence at night), ninjas may have used the scabbard as a walking stick, feeling or probing their way around objects so as not to knock into anything and alert the enemy. Perhaps the ninja’s most sinister use of the scabbard was to put a mixture of red pepper, dirt, and iron shavings at the top of the scabbard, so that when the ninja drew his sword, his opponent would be blinded. I wonder what a ninja could have done with a Swiss Army knife. Summary Title: Understanding the Katana, Ninja’s best weapon. The Katana is a long, curved sword which often carried in a sheath or scabbard on the ninja’s back and primarily used for fighting and killing. The scabbard can also be used as a tool by angle it against a wall and climb to a higher place. Besides that, the scabbard is used by the ninja as a walking stick...
Words: 579 - Pages: 3
...Notes by ninja A ninja (忍者?) or shinobi (忍び?) was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, and open combat in certain situations. Their covert methods of waging war contrasted the ninja with the samurai, who observed strict rules about honor and combat. The shinobi proper, a specially trained group of spies and mercenaries, appeared in the Sengoku or "warring states" period, in the 15th century, but antecedents may have existed in the 14th century, and possibly even in the 12th century (Heian or early Kamakuraera). In the unrest of the Sengoku period (15th–17th centuries), mercenaries and spies for hire became active in the Iga Province and the adjacent area around the village of Kōga, and it is from their ninja clans that much of our knowledge of the ninja is drawn. Following the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate (17th century), the ninja faded into obscurity. A number of shinobi manuals, often centered around Chinese military philosophy, were written in the 17th and 18th centuries, most notably theBansenshukai (1676). By the time of the Meiji Restoration (1868), the tradition of the shinobi had become a topic of popular imagination and mystery in Japan. Ninja figured prominently in folklore and legend, and as a result it is often difficult to separate historical fact from myth. Some legendary abilities purported to be in the province of ninja training include invisibility...
Words: 289 - Pages: 2
...Kimimaro was the only survivor of the Kaguya clan, a family of battle-loving barbarians. Being a rare possessor of the clan's Shikotsumyaku kekkei genkai, the clan patriarch feared Kimimaro's abilities and had him locked up in a cage unless needed for battle. The Kaguya clan was wiped out when they attacked Kirigakure, seemingly for no reason other than the desire to kill. Having underestimated their opponents' defences, they were slaughtered, with Kimimaro the sole survivor. Wandering soon after, Kimimaro was eventually found by Orochimaru, and recruited as one of his most loyal ninja.[2][3] Kimimaro and Jūgo. Under Orochimaru, Kimimaro found purpose in his life as he desired to ensure the continuation of his master's dreams and ambitions. Though Orochimaru took him under his wing to be one of his future hosts, Kimimaro did not mind such a fate if it meant being of aid to his master. Soon after, Kimimaro met Jūgo, a berserker whom Kimimaro felt a kindred spirit with. Kimimaro's friendship with Jūgo led to the events that resulted with him being branded by the cursed seal that Orochimaru developed from his research on Jūgo, whom Kimimaro talked into being experimented on in hopes that it would help him. With his new-found powers, Kimimaro defeated all four members of the Sound Four single-handed to be inducted into the renamed Sound Five. However, before his appearance in the storyline, Kimimaro became afflicted by an unknown disease that destroyed what remaining worth he...
Words: 2883 - Pages: 12
...his wife and his daughter because he was afraid that his family will be in danger. On the way to his silk worm house, Hakama realized that there was someone was after him. That guy wanted to know his secret. Hakama changed his direction and he was still being followed. Turn right on the corner of the street. There were only his foot prints on the snow. The stranger guy had no clue where Hakama was. Felling that his family may not be harmed, Hakama headed home immediately. In the house Hakama was shocked to his family was captured by Fokushī Kaizokudan’s Ninja. Fokushi was the merchant who run the business and had the relationship with many underground organizations. Fokushi was also the head of Zodiac Ninjutsu Dojo which was known that as the training of assassins. This dojo involved in many unsolved incidents such the death of Ibahara Family that were expertize in katana making. Fokushi wanted to create the strongest ninja force with the high end weapon and gears. He already got the secret of making the katana. Then he wanted his force to be protected by the uncutable armor made by Hakama. Moreover, it would be idea if his force were visible, so he can do the assassination easier. Fokushi goal was to kill royal family and to take over Japan. In Hakama’s, the white snow was covered by red, the wall was spilled by the blood. Fokushi had killed all of Hakama’s crews but his wife Miyari and his daughter Azuka. “Hello, H. “Let my family go, the take me instead”. Hakama realized...
Words: 341 - Pages: 2
...Mutant Cakes Attack _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Game Outline High Concept You are ninja. You must use your special assassin abilities to overturn the mutant cakes and take back the city in the final battle of the bulge. As ninja, the player must work her way through four different lands to conquer the mutant cakes before they take over the final landscape – the city. 1. Gameplay Goal There are four main worlds within the game which progress in a parallel layout (Adams, E. & Rollings, A. 2007). The four main worlds, Country, Residential, Industrial and City must be saved from the mutant cakes that slowly take over each world. As the player traverses each landscape destroying cakes, the enemy also continues alongside her defying being completely hunted down and destroyed. The player encounters evolved mutant cakes at the end of each world level and must defeat it before gaining access to the next world. The ultimate goal is to stop the mutant cakes from reaching the City World and conquering civilization. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 INFT6300 – Assignment 2: Game Script Report Daniel Michael, 3103360 UoN Trimester 1, 2010 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ The following table describes the high level game progression through each of the four worlds and the...
Words: 4857 - Pages: 20
...or bland. Chunks of ice would fill my straw and that in itself was annoying, the same thing would happen with the frozen grapes or fruits would not be crushed all the way. I am going to explain how to making a smoothie can be an easy process, the tools you will need and how to make it a great smoothie. To make the process easy I would recommend investing in a Ninja Blender, it will help make the perfect smoothie. It has six blades going up the middle of the ninja and aids in crushing everything. I mean everything! Get a bag of seedless grapes from the store and about 6 bananas. Yogurt and keifer can be something you keep in your fridge and other items in you cabinets such as protein powder and sweetener. One bag of grapes will fit into at least six freezer bags, the bananas can be sliced and cut in half before putting into each bag with the grapes. Frozen mixed berries from the store can stay in the package they came in until its time to blend all the ingredients. Freezing the grapes and bananas over night will help the smoothie stay cold. First thing in the morning you will fill your ninja blender by putting in a cup of yogurt , one half of a cup of keifer to make it liquify, Throw in a cup...
Words: 643 - Pages: 3
...210 Mohammed Rahman 893 03/17/16 Weekend Prompt #1 Title: Naruto 62 Author: Masashi Kishimoto Pages: 230 Prompt: Write about the main character’s personality and background. Naruto lives in a world of mystical ninja villages that seek to dominate each other through elite soldiers, called shinobi. Each shinobi molds and manipulates spiritual and physical energy to perform miraculous feats such as walking up trees and upon water, breathing fire, shooting lightning from the hands, creating tidal waves, phasing through rocks, cloning, and other amazing feats. Naruto is an orphan who seeks the approval of his village that has shunned him his whole life. He finds out that the demon fox spirit that destroyed the village 12 years prior was sealed inside of him as a baby. This is why people shun and fear him. Naruto becomes a ninja and vows to become the greatest, most powerful shinobi that his village has ever seen so that they will have to respect him. In two and a half years he matures past this, but still maintains his dream of becoming the village leader so that he can protect his people. In the first part, Naruto grows stronger and stronger as he completes various missions with his mentor and two ninja teammates. Naruto spends the whole second half of the third year trying to find his teammate, Sasuke, who betrayed his village seeking the forbidden power of a dark shinobi, Orochimaru. Naruto trains with the powerful Toad Mountain Sage, Jiraiya...
Words: 372 - Pages: 2
...I GO OUT OF MY WAY MY WAY TO SEE YOU I GOT OUT OF MY WAY TO PLEASE YOU I AINT PLAYIN NO GAMES I NEED YOU. HOPE YOU KNOW I NEED YOU. YEA BABY, I GET UP OFF MY KNEES TO, YEA BABY, THE VEINS IN MY ARMS IS DEAD SO I HAD TO SHOOT UP IN MY CALFS INSTEAD THAT’S WHAT YOU GOT TO DO TO GET A FIX MY PARTNER AINT GOT NO VIENS THIS NINJA IS SHOOTIN IN HIS DICK, ANYBODY GOT A SHOP IM SELLIN FOOD STAMPS LAST NIGHT I BROKE INTO A CAR I GOT A COOL AMP I LIKEM Y LLIVING DARK WHO GOT A NEW LAMP? TRYING TO GET MY BAG ON THAT BLUE STAMP MEET THE LADIES ALL MY DUDES STRESS THE DEVIL DOES NOT WEAR PRADA THE DEVIL IS IN A BLUE DRESS I DO NOT BELIVIE IN CAN NOT ALMOST OR MAYBE LAST NIGHT I SAW THE DEVIL SITTINGIN IN MY ROOM AND WE GREETED WITH A SMILE SAID THAT HE BEEN THERE FOR AWHILE LAST NIGHT I HEARD THE DEVIL TALKING IN MY HEAD HE SAID IT IS AN EMERGENCY HE SAID HE HAD SOME WORDS FOR ME HE SAID WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS MUSIC FOR MONEY HOES CLOTHES YEA THAT IS ALL A NINJA KNOWS CAR ON THE ROOM BITCH MARBLE ON THE FLOOR ONE HUNDRED JOINTS YEA THAT IT IS ALL A NINJA KNOWS TELL THE TROOP YOU KNOW I GET IT BITCH AND ALL THESE NINJAS...
Words: 254 - Pages: 2
...Fear Written By: Richard A. Cranston To begin with, I will ask the question of what is fear. Webster’s Dictionary give’s the definition of fear as this: FEAR - 1) To have a reverential awe of, to be afraid of, expect with alarm, to be apprehensive. 2) An un-pleasant, often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. 3) A reason for dread o apprehension. Fear is a powerful emotion that is primitive and can be traced back to our earliest ancestors. This emotion, if controlled and listened to, can and will alert us of danger. I personally believe that since it kept our ancestors alive, it can keep us alive. If fear was not accepted, appreciated, and or respected, then none of us will be here today. That is just a small portion of the positive side of fear. Like all things in life, when there is positive, there is negative. The negative side is that fear can control us, cloud our judgment, cause us to freeze, and in the end get us severely injured or killed. Hundreds of years ago, fear was taken from just an emotion, and turned into a very powerful weapon. This weapon was used, even to this day, as a means of control. Many cultures have produced secret societies who have found out just how much of an effective weapon this emotion can be. It has been used for extortion, control, and even to shift political parties to who these societies want to take reign, or over throw a monarchy. Many of these secret societies are not widely heard...
Words: 4493 - Pages: 18
...beginning it was very short and common everyday scenes that audiences watched, this has grown in the last 100 years into an industry that can duplicate any scenario and put the viewer in the front seat of any number of experiences right from the comfort of their home. The industry has shaped our values as Americans in many different ways. Young people who see films about the current era that they are living in are often mesmerized by the actors and the current fads and trends that they are displaying this is often the driving force for such things as style of clothes and even as far as shaping ones character. I remember when I was young watched the film Three Ninjas it was about three brothers that knew martial arts and they used them to protect themselves and their family. I was immediately sucked into the fantasy of being a ninja and fighting bad guys. This was my ultimate boyhood fantasy, and was for years. That was my personal experience with how visual media has shaped my cultural values and helped me determine what was popular. But I think that overall there are many things that were popularized by Hollywood films that transferred into our culture and helped shape it. I think that the influences of visual media are a little bit of both positive and negative. When cinema first started getting big and Hollywood was recruited to help and get people to really get behind the decision of going to war it was a positive influence and got the American people united for a good cause. Now...
Words: 506 - Pages: 3
...Samurai and Ninjas of Japan Two of the most well-known warriors came from Japan: the samurai and the ninjas. The samurai formed during the Heian period in Japan when wealthy landowners separated themselves from the central government and hired these warriors to build up their own militaries. The ninjas came from Iga and Koka, which served as a hideout for refugees and bandits. They lived within governed communities in which they learned martial arts and defensive skills. Although these two groups did have some similarities, they also greatly differed in their focuses and methods. The main difference between them is that the samurai lived by the Bushido, a code of conduct that stressed important virtues, while the ninjas did not. Both the samurai and ninjas popularity was at its peak during the age of the warring states. The samurai were hired by landowners to form a military, and the ninjas were hired for their unconventional warfare tactics. The samurai and ninjas were both warriors that rose out of Japan...
Words: 773 - Pages: 4
...Three current problems or challenges that make pursuing my educational and career goals difficult are Life Responsibilities, accessibility, cost. These are just three of the many problems that many students face when continuing/pursuing their education. What I mean when I say life responsibility is trying to balance school with work and other responsibilities. There is time spent in class, time spent preparing for class and then the time needed for essays, assignments and other homework. Many people are in school while working full time. Lots of students also have kids and other family need they must balance with school. This means less time available for school activities. These additional responsibilities can lead to stress and frustration for students. Another issue many students face is actually getting to school on time. This is a problem because many people do not have a car so they must take the bus. Getting here on time is also an issue because some students don’t have much time between work and school. Car breakin down is an unexpected problem that a student may face when trying to get to school. The final major issue I think students may face is actually paying for school. Paying for school is a major issue because not every student has the money to pay for college up front. Throw in the cost of gas, books, child care, rent/mortgage. Another issue is many students struggle to pay for college because they do not qualify for student loans and because they are returning...
Words: 261 - Pages: 2
...mainly the boys. As a teacher I can see firsthand in my classroom that our boys are being failed. It is very clear who is being taught at home as well as in the classroom. My boys are unable to write their names but can tell me what clothes and shoes they have on. Like I stated in a previous paper it takes one teacher who cares to get around these children today. In article I read Mr. Ferlazzo made some great points. He said “one of the key elements of helping students develop more intrinsic motivation is developing relationships”. Mr. Ferlazzo also stated, when you bring something a child likes to learn about in the classroom you will get good response. I notice in my classroom my boys like “the ninja turtles”. In order to teach them numbers and letters I printed out ninja turtle cut-out and placed each number and letter to the paper. Studies have shown that young boys need positive male role models Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10616/Is-school-biased-boys.html#ixzz3IlXrmfuq at eleven, the gap had widened with 76% of girls achieving level four and above as opposed to only 65% of boys. By the age of fourteen, 17% more girls than boys reached level five or above Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10616/Is-school-biased-boys.html#ixzz3IlYLxPXf I can...
Words: 494 - Pages: 2
...curse but using words that grownups may use so children don’t know they are cursing, and my children began to laugh as if they knew what they were saying. I immediately got upset and changed the channel and banned it form in my house hold. We have to remember that the entertainment media plays an extremely powerful role in the formation of values and morals, to all youngsters' minds of all ages. These programs "play" with kids' minds; these programs have a tremendous negative effect on our children. We, as a society, must save about our children’s future and take a parenting role in protecting our children from the violence on our television. Television cartoons often feature dehumanized characters, such as Transformers and the Ninja Turtles, who engage in the destructive acts of violence by fighting our real life social problems. With acts...
Words: 964 - Pages: 4
...graduated and become a true ninja lobster. The kid lobster couldn’t think of a name so he named himself ninja lobster. One day ninja lobster’s father told him to go get some food for him to eat. He left the Dojo and went searching. Little did he now that would be the last time he saw his father. When he returned with dinner he then saw a python and a wolf with an bubble surrounding them so they can breathe. Ninja lobster sees his father swimming to the surface and he chased after him. But the...
Words: 1107 - Pages: 5
