What was Rudyard Kipling’s attitude toward the British Empire‚ and how did he convey his message in his novella‚ The Man Who Would Be King? Kipling was a loyal imperialist. The India he portrayed was British India. Oppressed India subject to Britain’s colonial domination. He always thought that the British Empire had a right and responsibility to maintain India’s government. His attitude towards India was either condescending or oppressive. He also believed in “Noblesse Oblige‚” a French expression
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Caregiver burden The term caregiver encompasses medical practitioners and family members that provide care to someone ill (Githuku et al.‚ 2014)According to Mosby’s medical dictionary 2009‚ a caregiver is a person who contributes to the benefits of medical‚social‚ economic or environmental resources to a dependent or anyone incapable of self-care. Caregiver burden is the “physical‚emotional‚psychological‚social and financial problems that can be experienced by family members caring for the impaired
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English 113 9 November 2012 Poetry Analysis by Rudyard Kipling “If” As I analyze this poem‚ I get a sense of life’s challenges and how someone can overcome those who refuse to take accountability for their own actions. Considering the poem using point of view‚ I wonder whether it is being told from the point of view of Rudyard Kipling or not. Is “If” the story of Kipling himself? Is it an ideal he aspired to or something he attained? If he did attain it‚ is it something he attained and
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were bringing upon the countries. The Black Man’s Burden is a document which discussed imperialism and how it has affected African nations‚ but more
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“The White Man’s Burden” is Kipling’s hymn to U.S. 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
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Sarah Carlson Mr. Green English 11A 11 November 2012 The White Haired Man I had just finished helping my dad put the last of the holiday wrapped Christmas presents into the back of our green navigator‚ which we called the green monster‚ when I slipped on a patch of black ice. “Be careful‚” warned my dad‚ “that ice can be dangerous.” My dad has always been very calm and serious‚ he says things the way they are‚ he does not sugar coat anything. As I was standing up and wiping the cold‚ wet
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Damon Tweedy’s book A Black Man in a White Coat is a New York Times bestseller. His narrative denotes the impact that racial and socioeconomic disparities have on population health. Throughout Tweedy’s memoir‚ he illustrates his patient encounters and ultimately ties them together to conclude that many of the health problems faced today are more prevalent among African American communities. Reflections after reading the book helped me to address and discuss factors that contribute to health disparities
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST POETIC DEVICE The three most common poetic devices that are presented in this poem are repetition‚ personification‚ and alliteration. Repetition In this poem‚ Kipling uses repetition with the word “you” throughout the entire poem to emphasize how important “you” is. Personification There are three examples of personification here: 1. The first is in Stanza 2‚ when he states‚ “…make dreams your master…” (line 9) The first stanza talks of our self-confidence‚
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In the article “White Man forgotten War”‚ talk about the Philippine American War from the February 1899 to July 1902. During that war‚ there was a lot of lives was being effected. The Philippine American War being out the least conflict in the American history and it was well known as the deadly massacre of the Filipinos people by American soldiers. The conflict start off when the Philippine revolutionaries was getting their independence from Spain. The Philippines thought they would gain help from
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poems‚ “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid and “If” by Rudyard Kipling both are about parents giving advice to their children about the real world and the feature they have in front of them. In “Girl” the mother wants her to be a good polite adult and not a “boy crazy girl” that the mother is saying she is set on becoming. In the poem that Rudyard Kipling wrote‚ “If” is about a father giving true smart advice to his son‚ so he can become a good‚ smart man. These two poems both have the same topic and theme
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