continent. This race of empires had many motivations‚ both economic and political. Many people had differing opinions on this surge of imperialism‚ some the most significant being J. A. Hobson‚ a British social critic and author of Imperialism‚ Rudyard Kipling‚ and Indian born newspaper correspondent‚ poet‚ and author of The White Man’s Burden‚ Frederick Lugard‚ a British soldier‚ imperial administrator‚ and author of The Scramble for Africa‚ and Albert Beveridge‚ an American historian‚ representative
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In the story‚ “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling; a mongoose named Rikki-Tikki lived in a borrow but one day a high summer flood washed him and his family out of it. Sometime later he woke up hearing a boy saying “here’s a dead mongoose‚ let’s have a funeral.”‚ his mother said‚ “no let’s take him inside and dry him-him perhaps he is not dead.”Next‚ the warmed him and gave him a little bit of food. After that‚ he decided to stay at the house and find out more. All night Rikki-Tikki checked out
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The Jungle Book is a book written by Rudyard Kipling. This book tells a story about animals and people living together in the jungle. It takes place in India where a baby boy is raised by a pack of wolves that found him alone in the jungle. In this story there are many different animals that help teach Mowgli‚ the boy raised by wolves‚ all the ways of living in the jungle. In the beginning of the book‚ a baby is found by a pack of wolves at the entrance of their cave. They call him‚ a man cub‚ name
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A Coincidental Bond The relationship between the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ and the poem If by Rudyard Kipling is astonishingly similar. Although If was published nearly 140 years before the publishing of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ many readers have come to the conclusion that If was written based on To Kill A Mockingbird. However‚ when discovering the dates that each of the pieces were published‚ it is found that the bond between the two are just mere coincidences. Characters such as
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The first stanza touches on several character traits: self-confidence‚ courage‚ patience and honesty. His words "If you can keep your head‚" "If you can trust yourself‚" and "If you can wait and not be tired by waiting" show those traits.If these traits are absent then they would be the great obstacles for the leader. These are as follows:- - irrationality ("keep your head...") - doubt in oneself ("trust yourself) - impatience ("wait and not be tired by waiting") - petty behavior ("don’t
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February 12th‚ 2014 Essay In the “ White man’s burden” and “ The Recessional” Kipling illustrates the concept of empire by claiming that it is the duty or burden of white men to civilize‚ educate and religiously higher the non whites. Such concept is very unacceptable due to the fact that one may think they are higher than another civilization where such concept of view still exists today. The “ White man’s burden” Kipling poem was written during the Spanish American war where United States was first
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imperialism. In February 1899‚ Kipling wrote the poem “The White Man’s Burden” in relation to the Philippine-American War. This poem was Kipling’s way of welcoming the United States into the imperial nations club. The poem itself is a warning to what the United States will encounter throughout their experience as an Imperial power. The main point of this poem is that Kipling says that imperial powers face a very difficult and thankless road ahead. This poem has Kipling critiquing the imperial enterprise
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The article “Doctors go bat for uninsured” by Richard Kipling‚ talks about practicing family medicine in one the most economically depressed cities in the country‚ where most of the patients do not have insurance and money. The doctors are finding way to continue providing care for their uninsured patients. This is a big problem in Modesto‚ California where more than seven million people are uninsured. I agree with him because most of the people who do not have insurance do not go the doctor‚ there
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ways and negative consequences. The poem by Kipling‚"The White Man’s Burden" addresses the American colonization of the Philippine Islands‚ conquered from Imperial Spain‚ in the Spanish–American War in 1898; the birth of the American Empire. “The white man’s burden” has a viewpoint of imperialism of “savages” countries‚ countries that needed to be helped to live the best way‚which are the countries that America has conquered by Imperialism‚Kipling had the idea that America had the responsibility
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as mean and bad as bullies. This makes the Jungle-People in‚ The Jungle Books in the chapter “Kaa’s Hunting” by Kipling‚ hate them. That is why the Bandar-log always want the Jungle-People to notice them. Here are some points on why the Bandar-log are just like bullies. The Bandar-log are always doing something that the Jungle-People in “Kaa’s Hunting” hate them for. For example‚ Kipling wrote‚ “But whenever they found a sick wolf‚ or a wounded tiger‚ or bear‚ the monkeys would torment him‚ and would
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