The Samurai, in my opinion were very powerful in many ways. In today’s culture powerful would mean having money, or possessing much influence through many people. I think the samurai were powerful not because of possession, but because they had a great deal of honor, loyalty, and kindness. This was very important to the samurai because they believe in reincarnation. What this states is based on the life you led beforehand; you will have …showed first 75 words of 1269 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1269 total…back upon his departure. In conclusion, I found that the samurai are a very interesting culture. They had many decent ways, and were very honorable people. I think they were more disciplined, more honorable, and more skilled than any other marine or soldier nowadays. If it weren’t for the firepower and missiles of modern times, I would say that the samurai would have probably been able to conquer most of the world with ease.