Stranded on a desert island… I have now been stranded on this desert island for three and a half months and this is the only time I’ve found during this exhausting period. Between building shelters and finding water‚ there is no time. But for the very first time‚ I can think over my actions and my past life. Other people would write a letter of distress and trying to locate themselves in the middle of this endless‚ sapphire ocean. But I’m not. I am going to tell you about my memories and experiences
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John Carteret AP English 12 Period 3 October 20‚ 2013 "If" Explication What makes a man? In a world controlled by power and greed‚ virtue and honesty are lost in the midst. Rudyard Kipling’s “If” challenges one to be all the things that make a man. “If” employs the literary techniques of repetition‚ diction‚ rhyme and rhythm to appeal to the common man and reinforce the theme of human trial‚ and the challenge faced by all to be virtuous. The theme is further expressed in the subtle tones of
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longer Rudyard Kipling gave much to English literature and wrote poetry‚ short stories‚ and novels.1 He was born in Bombay‚ India on December 30‚ 1865‚ and at the age of five‚ Kipling began to live in England for educational purposes. Being educated in Britain‚ Kipling was almost certainly influenced by Britain’s imperialistic views of the world. In England‚ Kipling lived with Madam Rosa and suffered physical abuse‚ resulting in major changes in Kipling’s perception of life. Kipling returned to
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order to ensure their healthy development into adulthood” (“Parenting”). In the poems “If” by Rudyard Kipling‚ and “Point B” by Sarah Kay‚ published in 1895 and 2011 respectively‚ the authors of the poems and the speakers in them as well‚ share a heartfelt connection with the children the poems feature. In Kipling’s case‚ he was inspired by Leander Starr Jameson and his relationship with his children. Kipling also went on to have a son two years after writing “If” and was likely thinking of parenting
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the ways of the white man. Archival photographs and clips‚ newspaper accounts‚ journals‚ personal recollections‚ and commentary by historians relate the particulars of this era in American History and its ultimate demise. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter‚ All Movie Guide In 1875‚ Captain Richard Pratt began an ambitious experiment that involved teaching Indians in Florida to read and write English‚ putting them in uniforms and drilling them like soldiers. "Kill the Indian and save the man‚" was Pratt’s motto
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morphed into something incredibly wrong. Economic exploitation became Britain’s source of income‚ and Social Darwinism became their motto. Defining the uncivilized people as “Half devil and half child” we are enlightened with the harsh reality that the White man’s burden was based upon euro centrism. They are clearly stating “because you don’t follow my religion‚ you are half devil”‚ “because you don’t have the same way of life‚ because you don’t comprehend the things we comprehend‚ your minds are immature
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How the leopard got his spots Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet‚ short-story writer‚ and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism‚ tales and poems of British soldiers in India‚ and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature. He was born in Bombay‚ in the Bombay Presidency of British India‚ and was taken by his family to England when he was five years old. Kipling is best known for his works of fiction‚ including The Jungle
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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‚ and author of Defense of Imperialism
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“If” by Rudyard Kipling Born to a British family‚ Joseph Rudyard Kipling‚ author of the Jungle Books‚ was born on December 30‚ 1865 in Bombay‚ India. The feeling of abandonment and confusion after his pampered life as a colonial influenced Kipling’s work. Kipling wrote the poem‚ “If”‚ that can be found online at http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm‚ a Carpe Diem poem meaning seize the day‚ which suggests and gives warning about what one may encounter in life and what they can
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the British are when they invaded. Morals and historical background both have major effects into understanding this story. In Rudyard Kipling’s The Mark of the Beast the author offers criticism of the interaction between the colonizers and the colonized. This leads to an understanding of morals and historical background that the author intended to display. Rudyard Kiplings The Mark of the Beast was first published in 1890. That means this story has remain popular for over one hundred years and shows
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