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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I chose the documents The White Man’s Burden by Kipling‚ and The Real ‘White Man’s Burden’ by Crosby. In The White Man’s Burden‚ Kipling’s poem is advice urging the U.S. to imperialize the Philippines‚ yet he is also warning us of the costs involves with it. “Take up the White Man’s burden-- Send forth the best ye breed—“ Kipling starts off his poem stating that we are the best breed. While I was reading this poem the first time I didn’t really take most of it in‚ because I was trying
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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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subordination‚ aroused mainly from colonialism and imperialism like the power of the British Empire over many colonized countries in the world. Thus‚ this imperial power had intensively engaged writers’ attention. Among those major writers is Rudyard Kipling. He is a British novelist and poet who was born in British India in 1865 and died in 1963. Though he lived over thirteen years there‚ the reader finds that his works espouse the imperial ideology and he came to be recognized as a "prophet of
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Document Analysis #1 Tyre Ennis Rudyard Kipling’s‚ “The White Man’s Burden”‚ was composed in late February of the 1800’s. The “White Man’s Burden” was composed right after the Spanish-American war where America won control over many colonies. Morel’s‚ “The Black Man’s Burden” was also composed in the 1800’s and was a direct response to Kipling’s poem. (Add 2) Rudyard Kipling is the author of “The White Man’s Burden”. Kipling was an English poet and novelist who used his writings to justify colonialism
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courage to face your fears. My fears were that my new bike would be stolen and that my sister could be really hurt. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is that love can give you the courage you need to face your fears. Rikki Tikki is a very brave character in the story. In the story
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One In the poem‚ “The White Man’s Burden‚” Rudyard Kipling explicitly writes about the deterioration of society as a union. The metaphor in line two suggests that the white men have to “wait in heavy harness‚” (Kipling 5) due to the fact that these “strangers” are weighing down‚ or burdening‚ the “worth” of the whites. Kipling persists on labeling the white men as higher up than the natives‚ whom he referred to as the “fluttered folk and wild” (Kipling 6). The strangers in this society‚ as shown
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The theme “stranger in the village” has multiple meanings and references in many writings and screenplays. In “The White Man’s Burden” by Richard Kipling‚ the white man is often portrayed as the stranger. “The hate of those ye guard” (Kipling 36)‚ Rudyard Kipling states as he conveys how white men are only here to “Reep his old reward” (Kipling 34). There are many instances in the poem that prove how the “white man” has been extremely controlling and only take as they please. In many or most writings
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