Rudyard Kipling

The Forever Changing Significance, But Constant Role of Art: An Analysis of How Art, Specifically 19th Century British Literature, Creates Windows to New Perspectives In the American society of standardized and quick knowledge, it may be difficult to see the significance of art, especially when it was created in nineteenth century Britain. People want to take the easy way out and resort to finding most of the answers or the meaning of a work on the internet. A reason must exist, though, for…

Europeanisation of the world Imperialism began around the sixteenth century and lasted into the nineteenth century, but you could still see the effects of imperialism all the way into mid twentieth century. Under imperialism many European countries developed to become a stronger countries. Multiple nations after becoming stronger, attempted to gain power over other weak nations. By the early to mid-seventeenth century, many European countries were developing economically and trying to expand…

Eric Arthur Blair; was a man of strong opinion who addressed political movements like imperialism, fascism and communism. As an English novelist, essayist and critic this man played a big role in politics in his time. Through his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four he spoke stories of his life and political issues in early and mid 1900’s (“George Orwell”). In Motihari, India on June 25, 1903, Eric Arthur Blair was born. As a son of a British civil servant he spent his first years in…

valley that separated Burslem from Wolstanton. Joseph Parr, along with his daytime occupation as flower painter, in the evenings he taught drawing at Burslem School of Art, then accommodated within the Wedgwood Institute. Amongst his friends were Rudyard Kipling, and Septimus Bennett the brother of Arnold Bennett. Joseph Parr’s eldest…

Chapter – 3(Analyses of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Works) Before analysing deeper into the concern studies, Adichie addressed on the Danger of the Single Story at the TED Talk on October 2009 is very important in understanding her views on colonialism and the misconception of Africa or for that matter Non-West by the West. Her talk in a way sums up the entire discourse of stereotype and representation today. Given below are some of the excerpts from the talk: ``...So that is how to create a…

English author Rudyard Kipling once said, “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Graham Swift manifests the authenticity of this notion in his fictional autobiography, Waterland. Published in 1968, Waterland focuses on both the enigmatic complexity of history and the traditional practice of storytelling. By connecting these seemingly contrasting renditions of the past, the protagonist of the novel, history teacher Tom Crick, details the local history of…

How do the poems “If—”, “Telephone Conversation”, “Remember”, and three other poems present and explore conflict. Conflict occurs everywhere, anytime, and doesn’t have to involve many people. “If—” presents the conflict between an individual and other people, which is also an individual’s conflict with society. “Telephone Conversation” presents the conflict between races in society. Both of these are examples of external conflict, which involves more than one person. “Remember”, on the other…

everyone in the Puritan community, Hester learned to ignore what the townspeople had to say and tried to create a better life for her daughter and herself. Another piece of writing that is similar to The Scarlet Letter is a poem called “If,” by Rudyard Kipling. Throughout this poem, it discusses the hardships that people encounter in life and how to deal with these issues to become stronger in the end.…

Rudyard Kipling once said “Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind”. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, we are constantly reminded of the power of language, from small things such as disproving somebody’s dream to persuading a whole population, it has a very distinct presence in the play. A character who succeeds in manipulating the English language for their own gain is capable of controlling any person as language is the most effective method of persuasion and…

A murdered husband, a wife behind bars and a daughter determined to prove her mother’s innocence with the help of Europe’s most infamous detective. A cunning and manipulative man, Hercule Poirot’s psychologically centered investigative skills make him the moral and intellectual superhero of this twisted tale. In her novel Five Little Pigs, Agatha Christie tells the story of heartbreak, betrayal and revenge that wraps up in an unforeseeable revelation. Dame of the British Empire and wildly…