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Imperialism was a very important time period that occurred from the 1850s to 1914. Imperialism meant “one country’s domination of the political‚ economic‚ and social life of another country.” There were many factors that fueled imperialism‚ which had three different forms. Imperialism affected Africa‚ Asia and South America. Imperialism had two main motivations‚ economics and the desire for new markets. Economics was a big cause of this because western industrialists had wanted new markets for their
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In the story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling their is a mongoose named Rikki-tikki-tavi. He is the main protagonist in the story. When he gets washed up in front of a British bungalow‚ the excitement just starts to happen. He will have to have a war with the evil. Along the way he shows the traits curiosity‚ cunningness‚ and bravery making him a hero. Rikki-tikki-tavi shows his curiosity when he first arrives at the British bungalow. He is amazed of how many things to find. ‘“There are
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civilization‚ including but not limited to‚ social structure‚ the government and culture as we know it today. Transportation‚ could be argued to have become civilization itself and furthermore‚ led way to the envisions of a technological utopia. Rudyard Kipling once suggested that “Transportation is civilization‚” which is evident when analyzing steam transport during the nineteenth century. Prior to steam transportation it was common for individuals to have not gone farther then ten miles from their
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7000 copies in a few months; its particular achievement was to establish the bushman in the national consciousness as a romantic and archetypal figure. The book was as much praised in England as in Australia: The Times compared Paterson with Rudyard Kipling who himself wrote to congratulate the publishers. Paterson’s identity as ’The Banjo’ was at last revealed and he became a national celebrity
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The Victorian era‚ from the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837 until her death in 1901‚ was an era of several unsettling social developments that forced writers more than ever before to take positions on the immediate issues animating the rest of society. Thus‚ although romantic forms of expression in poetry and prose continued to dominate English literature throughout much of the century‚ the attention of many writers was directed‚ sometimes passionately‚ to such issues as the growth of English
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History of English language and literature in India starts with the advent of East India Company in India. It all started in the summers of 1608 when Emperor Jahangir‚ in the courts of Moguls‚ welcomed Captain William Hawkins‚ Commander of British Naval Expedition Hector. It was India’s first tryst with an Englishman and English. Jahangir later allowed Britain to open a permanent port and factory on the special request of King James IV that was conveyed by his ambassador Sir Thomas Roe. English were
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Nationalism‚ like imperialism‚ justified Europeans were superior to non-European people. Thus nationalism and imperialism pertained to racist ideas‚ these two concepts perceived that white Europeans were more superior to non-white Europeans. Rudyard Kipling expressed racism in his poem “The White Man’s Burden” by presenting a point of view centered on Europe’s view of the world. This view proposed that white people subsequently have an obligation to rule over and encourage people of different ethnic
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amid the jungles of tropic islands for the noble purpose of imposing American law and civilization upon the mongrel races‚ half devil half child‚ we shall lose the esteem of European powers now engaged in that task‚ and possibly the esteem of Mr. Kipling also” (220). Here the author argues that Kipling’s reasons that America will lose the respect of its European allies if they do not follow in the Imperialist path. Additionally‚ the author of from the San Francisco Call provides logical reasoning
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Have you ever wondered about European Imperialism in Africa? Well wonder no longer. The three main effects that they hoped to achieve were Economic Value‚ Political Competition‚ and Cultural Attitude. The one key reason European leaders even bothered with Africa is that they knew resources would come and they would earn back money‚ and gain more money‚ while doing so. European leaders went to Africa to get gold. Gold was used in things such as jewelry. They wanted slaves‚ although slavery became
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