Kipling wrote the poem “The White Man’s Burden” to urge the U. S. to take up the “burden” of empire‚ or to take up the White Man’s burden‚ which is to send the best men abroad and your sons into exile to serve your captives. The poem is subtitled "The United States and the Philippine Islands". The poem is written in 1899 which is one year after the Spanish-American War. Kipling’s intended audience is the Americans. The poem is showing Americans the burdens of imperialism on the newly taken over Philippines
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How does the selection by Edward Morel challenge or undermine Kipling’s beliefs? The dialogue “White Man’s Burden” is a condescending and patronizing text. The text was written in response to the winning of the Spanish-American war. In the first stanza‚ Kipling says we need to “take up” this burden. That what the white men have to do is so heavy and the responsibility of this burden is on their shoulders fully. This responsibility is that it was solely up to white people‚ the captors‚ to civilize
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“The Illusion of Water Abundance‚” “The Burden of Thirst”‚ and “Unquenchable” give unique insight into the way different peoples view the source that gives humans life. This synthesis paper will focus on the ethics of water and will compare the way Americans view water to how people who live in Africa view water. Specifically‚ it will discuss the effort it takes to obtain water versus the way water is used and appreciated by two different peoples. “The Burden of Thirst” is an article in National Geographic
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something incredibly wrong. Economic exploitation became Britain’s source of income‚ and Social Darwinism became their motto. Defining the uncivilized people as “Half devil and half child” we are enlightened with the harsh reality that the White man’s burden was based upon euro centrism. They are clearly stating “because you don’t follow my religion‚ you are half devil”‚ “because you don’t have the same way of life‚ because you don’t comprehend the things we comprehend‚ your minds are immature‚ they are
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interpretation of the poem is that Kipling presents that white people have an obligation to rule over people from other races or ethnicities. Also‚ it suggests that the “burden” of white people‚ is to help other countries to develop around the world. Finally‚ Kipling is suggesting that we need to “Take up the White Man’s Burden” meaning that we‚ the United States‚ must begin to colonize places around the world. I think that Kipling specifically wrote “Take up” as a message that the imperialistic
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major differences in girls educated in STEM. Girls in STEM Gender differences in STEM education are due to an array of factors‚ including societal‚ familial‚ and cultural influences. Starting in primary school‚ the presence of female educators whom have a STEM education‚ play the integral role of being a mentor to female students‚ and influence their perceptions of women in STEM. On balance‚ before one can fathom concepts in math and science the access to a basic education must be granted.
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EDUCATING A BIRD CHILD IS A BURDEN Education of a child starts from the family and mother is the first teacher. But‚ the irony in India is that although the deity of education is a female i.e. Goddess Saraswati according to the Hinduism‚ innumerable number of women are illiterate. They are not remaining uneducated by their own wish but they are being forbidden from receiving education because of the patriarchal families in our society. In most of the families the birth of a girl child is not desired and
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Hazing: A Benefit or Burden The concept of hazing has long since been a source of debate‚ yet it has also served as a means of training designed to save lives. Hazing has been around almost as long as mankind but its formal introduction became most apparent in the military. Hazing is used to bring a group of people together as a unit and teach them a great deal of information in a short amount of time. Hazing is designed as a consequence based teaching method where a mistake leads to harassment
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suffering actually get some type of treatment. Anxiety disorder are quiet pricy it cost the cost the U.S. more than $42 billion a year‚ however is almost one-third of the country’s $148 billion total mental health bill‚ according to "The Economic Burden of Anxiety Disorders‚" a study by (ADAA). An menace amount of money such as $22.84 billion dollars costs are acquainted with the repetition of the use of health care services; people with anxiety disorders reach for a relief for symptoms that resemble
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In this poem‚ Kipling addresses the Europeans going in and taking over these colonies‚ and ultimately defends their doing. In the title‚ a White Man’s Burden refers the the duty that Kipling believes the Europeans have to go into various non-european nations and take control and civilize them to make them more like westerners. It implies that they themselves are not sophisticated or smart enough to function
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