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rudyard kipling, a writer who captured the essence of British imperialism in India, acknowledges the duplicity and hypocrisy that White Man's Burden entails in his poem of the same title.... European imperialism of the last few centuries were heavily centered on the perceived moral responsibility of its leaders toward other supposedly backward regions of the world Also referred to as the white Man's Burden,this notion of cultural,religious,scientific and administrative superiority over far-off civilizations had led to several negative consequences....
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rudyard kipling is trying to show the negative attitudes of Europeans towards imperialism.... Africans were considered as savages and a burden by them.... This idea encourages the viewpoint that it is the white man's responsibility to rule and encourage the development of people belonging to various cultures and backgrounds.... the white man shall rule until the world has adopted the Western ways.... When Kipling uses the phrase “Take up the white man's Burden”, it has two meanings....
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The author states that this interrogation lays bare the farcicality of the proverbial myth of the 'white man's burden' as people of all races are shown to be affected adversely by the machinations of imperialism.... The essay 'Victim and Perpetrator in George Orwell's Shooting an Elephant' shall seek to establish that Orwell's story destabilizes oversimplified definitions of perpetrator and victim within the paradigm of colonialism, as the narrator, seemingly powerful is crippled under the expectations of the empire....
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Violence in Modern Thinking In what ways did violence undertaken by Europeans promote and support the development of modern thinking, politics, economy and society?... In the early medieval period of history, the role of violence and war undertaken by the Europeans was a tool for formation and expansion of the states and the society....
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The researcher also will tell about some literary works like 'A Marble Monument to Cruelty' by Ray Sprigle; 'The White Man's Burden' by rudyard kipling; 'Tulsa Race Riot Panel Recommends Reparations' by Renee Ruble.... The White Man's Burden is a famous poem written by rudyard kipling, considered Britain's imperial poet.... (Modern History Sourcebook: rudyard kipling, The White Man's Burden, 1899 ).... New Freedom"Works Cited: Modern History Sourcebook: rudyard kipling, The White Man's Burden, 1899 ....
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This book report "Irrationalism and Imperialism: A Discussion of Works" analyses the poem Dover Beach by Mathew Arnold that sees the relationship between the beach and the sea and the way that most people would see it become more pronounced as the poem develops.... ... ... ... However, for evolution to produce the perfect individual it was necessary for present and future generations to experience the 'natural' consequences of their conduct....
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The objective of this essay is to investigate the American foreign policy throughout years 1865-1945 in the light of rudyard kipling's poem "The White Man's Burden".... After the Americans had won the Philippines in the Spanish American war rudyard kipling wrote a poem called The White Man's Burden (1899).... In this poem, kipling seemed to encourage the United States to take on the task of educating underdeveloped nations.... 1890's)American foreign policy seems to follow the suggestions in kipling's poem....
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The poem considered imperialism as a thankless but noble enterprise as the US is encouraged to govern a wild country that is half devil and half child until it is finally ready to be a member of the global The White Man's Burden The White Man's Burden is one of the most controversial of rudyard kipling's poems.... The audience of the poem, hence, was still characterized by prejudicial outlook, seeing imperialism as a favor and even a burden for America as the best of the white men will be sent on a mission to civilize the colored colonials....
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