Imperialism of Britain and the United States: Empire by Obligation When one hears the term imperialism‚ the first thing that usually comes to mind is the vast British Empire‚ expanding all around the world‚ spreading culture‚ beliefs and ideas. Or perhaps the United States of America‚ plunging ever deeper into the vast continent‚ opening up land for settlement by its people. England is known for its military involvement in the countries it colonized; openly using military force on all those
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Through poetic devices such as repetition‚ contrast‚ phrasing and imagery‚ the poet reinforces his message in a way that remains relevant even today. ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling is an inspirational poem by a father preparing his son for manhood. It is written in the in the second person. The first line immediately takes you into the poem as Kipling advises his son “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you”. The father provides his son with a series of examples
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Valiant Rikki-tikki-tavi has a lot on his plate. In the story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling‚ a skillful mongoose‚ named Rikki‚ has to protect an entire family from the snakes! With the snakes everywhere‚ no one is safe. They want the garden to themselves. They only reason Rikki is alive‚ is because he shows trustworthiness‚ caring‚ and responsibility. Rikki shows great characteristics. The main reason Rikki is able to protect the family is that he is trustworthy. When Rikki lies on the
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Rudyard Kipling effortlessly described the discourse community which I coincide by saying‚ “I wrapped myself in quotations - as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors”. If you’ve ever taken a tour of my temporary home here at university‚ you’d find quotes scattered across my study area‚ laminated on walls and mirrors. From Maya Angelou’s words of wisdom to C.S. Lewis’s brave words of: “I was made for another world”‚ I’ve collected words which have surely allowed me to put words
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If by Rudyard Kipling‚ and Girl by Jamaica Kincaid‚ are two texts about parents giving their kids advice about the real world. In Girl a mom is writing to her daughter about specific rules she needs to follow in the real world to become a successful women. In If a father is telling his son about basic rules he can follow. The Two texts might sound the same‚ but they are also different. In both texts “If” and “Girl” they both have a similar topic that is they are both getting advice from their parents
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The short story “Rikki-tikki-tavi‚” by Rudyard Kipling‚ is a story about a mongoose‚ named Rikki-tikki-tavi‚ who faces many obstacles‚ emotionally and physically. He is separated from his family by a flood‚ and is also being attacked by an evil snake named Nagaina and her husband Nag. They want to kill Rikki because he is now the family’s new pet‚ and the snakes hate that family so they want to kill his new adopted family too. Rikki does not let that happen‚ though‚ and he will protect them at any
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christianity. Linking economic and spiritual expansion strong advocated an "imperialism of righteousness" by white americans who were best suited for "christianizing" and civilizing others with their "genius for colonizing." Brishtish poet‚ rudyard kipling‚ called this the "white man’s burden." Foreign missions as early àthe 1820s‚ american missionaries traveled to the sandwich islands in Hawaii to supplant the indigenous religion with christianity. Following the civil war‚ the women’s union
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historian believed that Africa has not contributed positively to any civilization: Choose one answer. | | | c. Arnold Toynbee | | | Incorrect Marks for this submission: 0/10. Question 2 Marks: 10 According to the British poet Rudyard Kipling‚ the white man’s burden was: Choose one answer. | a. quite a heavy one | | | b. granting Africa independence | | | c. to create nation-states in Africa | | | d. civilizing Africa | | Correct Marks for this submission: 10/10
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writer whose witty‚ mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story‚ and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde‚ Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling‚ he himself influenced A. A. Milne‚ Noël Coward and P. G. Wodehouse. Besides his short stories (which were first published in newspapers‚ as was customary at the time‚ and then collected into several volumes)‚ he wrote a full-length play‚ The
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In his poem‚ “The Children”‚ Rudyard Kipling‚ writing from the point of view of one who lost loved one to war‚ says that “[after they have] senselessly [been] tossed and retossed in stale mutilation / From crater to crater. For that [they] shall take expiation / But who shall return us our children?” (Kipling‚ 42-44). Kipling expresses his sorrow by mentioning the “stale mutilation” that has damaged both the people and the country
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