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    the people/criminals in the community due to imperialism. Africa was like a cigarette‚ a start to destruction of a body (community)‚ and the colonial bureaucracy and Kurtz were a lighter building on to the evil that was already present‚ ultimately leading to the destruction of the body (community.) Joseph Conrad uses London‚ in the opening of the book‚ as

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    MOTIVES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO IMPERIALISM Imperialism is defined in the dictionary as being a " The policy of extending a nation’s authority by territorial acquisition or by establishing economic and political hegemony over other nations" (p 681 American Heritage college Dictionary). Usually people associate imperialism as being the domination of a small country by a larger‚ more powerful country‚ usually to the advantage of the larger country. At the beginning of the nineteenth century most of the

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    James Cameron got the idea of Avatar from Disney’s 1995 animated film Pocahontas. Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and it began in the 1870’s. British‚ French‚ German‚ Belgium‚ Italian‚ Spain‚ and Portuguese are the regions that assume control of other regions. To many people imperialism is viewed as a negative way it promoted racism‚ countries owning other countries‚ and slaves were established. The movie “Avatar” was directed by James Cameron the movie was released December

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    Giancarlo Zipper 5/6/07 Period 1 Imperialism is one nation taking over another by social‚ economical‚ political aspects. In the nineteenth century‚ Britain had a huge empire‚ extending to many different regions of the globe. Before 1869‚ Britain only controlled a small amount of land in Africa. The British concentrated on imperialism in other‚ more profitable places around the world; places that would give them more markets for trade and more opportunity to increase their economy. Suddenly

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    Orwell wrote “Shooting an Elephant” to teach readers about imperialism and its effects on not only those ruled but also those charged with maintaining order above them. Orwell’s narrator is a British colonial official stationed in Burma who is charged with keeping the local populace from rioting. The officer speaks of how he is frightened by the Burmans and even by his own people rulers. Fear is one of the ways that Orwell shows that imperialism affects the rulers. Also shown is that the “conquered”

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    Global 2 Imperialism in China and Japan In the 19th century European countries were asserting their power by adopting a new form of imperialism‚ and colonizing many areas. Asia‚ in particular‚ China and Japan‚ became very enticing areas to colonize. While China and Japan were both isolated‚ feudal states‚ they reacted differently such as Japan accepting imperialism and becoming a world power and China rejecting Western ways and being used by Europe. A few Chinese welcomed Western ideas but

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    elephant‚ from his friend. He hopes that he would not have to kill the beast‚ because he thinks that killing a working elephant is a hideous shame; however‚ forced by the crowd and fearing ridicule‚ he eventually kills it. Generally‚ an elephant represents prosperity and

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    United States imperialism is the practice employed by its government and people to expand and maintain control and influences of other nations. The triggers of imperialism are national superiority‚ economic benefits and military strength. “There’s a debate going on in Washington about whether the United States has become an imperialist power since the cold war ended little more than a decade ago” (Holt). The ending of the cold war signifies a turning point for many but According to Holts this is

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    Imperialism in India Imperialism is a policy with a massive influence that completely overpowers weak nations. The late nineteenth and twentieth centuries contained the height of imperialist nations’ power. Not even the rich culture of India was spared at this time‚ for the forceful and industrial Great Britain extended its reach even there. Although originally control rest into the hands of the British East India Company‚ the home government eventually took command themselves. Ultimately‚ controlling

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    Cohen George Orwell is the author of “Shooting an Elephant”‚ a short story that uses the small incident of the murder of an elephant to portray the horrors of British Imperialism. Due to the fact that George Orwell writes a short story in the form of an essay‚ it contains a thesis‚ which is the argument about the nature of imperialism. The great thing about George Orwell’s essay is that the theme is represented throughout the plot and can be analyzed from any part of the story. This essay will discuss

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