Rudyard Kipling

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends” - J. K. Rowling. We have always been taught that bravery is a very important thing to remember when facing something extremely scary and frightening.Well in this story you will find out how Rikki Tikki tavi uses bravery in certain moments in this story. Rikki Tikki is a very determined character in this story.An example would be when he was fighting with the Kariat even when he knows it…

Jada Page Mrs. Hannon American History Honors II 16 February 2018 Imperialism: A Necessary Evil Imperialism. Something that wasn’t even thought of when America was first was created but was one of the most transforming points of our nation. Imperialism is expanding a country's power and culture to other countries. It really is taking over a country. Although, this would make us a superpower for decades to come. Imperialism would transform trade, military, and cultural superiority.…

INTRODUCTION Pre-Independence Indian English Poetry: Origins, and Predominant Themes and Styles The emergence of Indian writing in English has a long history which dates back to the colonial times when English used to be the language of British rulers and a few aristocratic Indians who were deeply enthralled by this language of their subjugators. Makarand Paranjape in Indian Poetry in English mentions the two preconditions that were to be met before Indians could write poetry in En¬glish:…

“All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They” (Kipling). This quote by Rudyard Kipling is the essence of the problems facing strangers every day. In the articles “Strangers” by Toni Morrison and “Stranger in the Village” by James Baldwin, the latter serves to provide a first-person point-of-view of the experiences in Morrison’s essay. By examining James Baldwin’s experience as a stranger in a secluded Swiss village, which serves to strengthen the theme of “Strangers,” Baldwin’s…

In the 19th century, Europe’s materials were beginning to run low. When they noticed the huge number of resources that Africa had, as well as the opportunity for free labor in the form of slaves (until the slave trade was abolished in 1807), Europeans wanted to try and colonize Africa. For a long time, Europeans were kept out of Africa due to their strong armies, unknown rivers, and different diseases. However, at a certain point Europeans were able to finally break down the barriers when they…

Imperialism Impacts Regions After Napoleon’s defeat in Europe and the subsequent liberation in the Americas, Europeans began to look at Asia and Africa for new imperial conquests. Having an imperial attitude lead to what is known today as the New Imperialism (1800-1914). The New Imperialism lead to huge impacts on parts of Africa and Asia, but not all of them were positive. In the eyes of the Europeans, they felt like it was their duty to “help” them, but in the eyes of the Africans and those…

Joseph Conrad in 1899, which is set in the Congo, Africa in 1890. It is based on the narrator Charles Marlow travels to the Congo, in the heart of Africa to relieve a brilliant ivory trader named Krutz, who is working for the Belgium Government. Rudyard Kipling described Imperialism as the “White man’s burden” as in his writings he shows that European countries were travelling to help stabilize and grow the economy in countries that needed it. However, Conrad shows that Europeans went into third…

The novel is at once one of the most diverse, one of the most complex and one of the most popular of literary genres. As Andrew Michael Roberts defines in Introduction: The Novel as a Genre, A genre of written prose fictional narrative… is characterized by a strong interest in plot; by a degree of psychological and/or social realism, and frequently by the presence of elements of moral, political or social comment. (Robert 150) The English Novel, from its beginning in the late seventeenth and…

the prominent of the other causes of imperialism because it was so easily able to obscure the other motivations. Lastly, economics was one of the most important causes for imperialism since it was one part of the white man’s will. According to Rudyard Kipling, “[Other nations need to] Take up the white man’s burden...” and the nations conquered are “new…

Mattingly, in ‘Imperium to Imperialism’, undertakes the task of evaluating the Roman Empire in a modern perspective, with focus on the Roman brutality in undertaking its conquests and then its role as occupier, drawing parallels with 19th century empires such as the French or the British Empires, and the American ‘aircraft carrier empire’ of the late 20th-21st century. He does this by illustrating that the contemporary empires looked to Rome for inspiration, which they did, as evidenced by the…