What arguments did Kipling make to justify European expansion in Africa and Asia? How does the selection by Edward Morel challenge or undermine Kipling’s beliefs? The dialogue “White Man’s Burden” is a condescending and patronizing text. The text was written in response to the winning of the Spanish-American war. In the first stanza‚ Kipling says we need to “take up” this burden. That what the white men have to do is so heavy and the responsibility of this burden is on their shoulders fully.
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How Industrial Revolution Made Life Easier It would just be unbearable to think that life would be better without the Industrial Revolution. All the inventions that were invented back then are used all the time. The three inventions which are the camera‚ the light bulb and the locomotive have greatly changed society. Without the light bulb‚ you couldn’t see at night‚ you wouldn’t be able to take pictures of anything for memories if the camera wasn’t invented and without the train there
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"Some people say that computers have made life easier and more convenient. Other people say that computers have made life more complex and stressful. What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. (250-300 words)(Remember to add the number of words and the duration of time you write the essay at the end of the essay) ESSAY In my opinion‚ technology has evolved through time‚ making computers more effective. Humans created computers to make their lives
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Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. It is not necessarily the presents‚ the decorations‚ the holiday songs‚ or the lights that make this holiday the most glorious holiday ever. Rather‚ it is my family’s traditions that make me love this day more than the rest. While many families center their lifestyle around traditions and enriching values of their culture‚ the notion of incorporating tradition into our daily lives has always been of a lesser importance. For my family‚ Christmas is the
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No matter the mistake‚ we expect an apology and the one the mistake is made to is expected to apologize. Yet‚ human nature makes it difficult to apologize or absolve others. Ian McEwan’s novel‚ Atonement‚ beautifully illustrates man’s desire and struggle for atonement and forgiveness. The characters in the novel all deal with their need to move forward from past pains in different ways. Through a series of paramount events‚ man’s desire for redemption and forgiveness shows itself in the actions and
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Edward D. Morel‚ The Black Man’s Burden (1903) Edward Morel (1873-1924) was a French-born British journalist and socialist who drew attention to imperial abuses and led a campaign against slavery in the Belgian Congo. While working for a Liverpool shipping firm in Brussels‚ Morel noticed that the ships leaving Belgium for the Congo carried only guns‚ chains‚ and ammunition‚ but no commercial goods‚ and that ships arriving from the colony came back full of valuable products such as rubber and
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Rudyard Kipling “The White Man’s Burden” Kipling’s poem was viewed in the same way as Lord Curzon‚ the viceroy of India from 1898 to 1905 CITATION Jos \l 1033 (Symes). Kipling urged the British and the Americans to “take up the white man’s burden”. Lord Curzon was concerned about the British position in the world‚ urging economic investment and warned of the need to fortify India’s borders against Russia. Curzon worried that the British would be worn down by resistance to the raj and that‚ confronted
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Have you ever been influenced by someone that helped you become the person you are today? In my life‚ there once came a special person that made a difference. Her name was Wiktoria. She was a beautiful and bright girl that always had a smile on her face‚ even when things weren’t as colorful as a rainbow. Ever since I met her on a family party‚ she has become an important part of my life. Her determination and faith after her mom died‚ proved to me that you should never give up on something you believe
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In Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden” was issued shortly after the Spanish-American War in 1899. It happens to be one of Kipling’s most well-known works and was published in The New York Sun as well as McClure’s Magazine. The poem was set under a theme of imperialism along with racial ideology. Kipling advises the “white men” of the United States to take up the “burden” by civilizing with the individuals from colonized areas (and/or simply non-white people). Ironically‚ this the same
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can be shown from their plan to make the school compound into “a place of beauty” by accommodating the compound with flowers and hedges that symbolize western ideas. The reverse of fate in the climax‚ a forceful attempt of closing the Dead Man’s Path‚ is made by Obi by blocking it with “heavy sticks”‚ and strengthened by “barbed wires”‚ it illustrates the clash between European and African mentality and this leads to the rebel of the native and the heavily ironic ending. The story ends with Obi waking
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