Songhai Empire

identity, with a particular focus on Japanese imperialism. In the postwar era, the literature that reflects the psychological effect of American occupation is evidence of the deep penetration of those prewar ideologies. By analyzing the way Japanese empire was portrayed in literary pieces aimed at children and women, as well as stories that illustrate the psychological toll of American occupation,…

Decolonization The era of decolonization during the mid 1940’s to 1970’s brought about a lasting effect on global politics, causing deep economic issues for some countries and providing freedom for others. By carefully analyzing different literary sources such as King Leopold’s Ghost, by Atom Hochschild, and the interviews form Anit-Imperialist Nationalism, we are able to find evidence of Western empire’s rule over the world before decolonization and after. Exploring ideas and notions of…

anti-imperialism through George Orwell writing “Shooting an elephant”. Imperialism is a policy, which was developed by the superiority and arrogance that could be embraced by any country regardless of its land area in the world. Proof of the existence of empires goes back to the beginning of written history in Greece and in Egypt, where local pioneers augmented their domains by overcoming different states and…

Could you shoot an animal to save your pride or to not look like a fool to others? Some of you may say yes and some may say no. In Orwell’s “Shooting and Elephant” he puts his personal experience as a police officer in Burma and an insight on the imperialism during this time. Orwell goes into detail how he hated his job and he was against the corruption and inhumanity that was going on. Until one day an incident happened, which Orwell was called to take care of an aggressive elephant that had…

empire:: a group of countries or regions that are controlled by one ruler or one government; a group of countries ruled by an emperor or empress Is america an empire? I believe that it is, in this paper i will explain the reasons on why i think that america is an empire, and pretty much has complete control over the world emomey today. If to look to the dictionary we will find definition of the empire:a group of countries under a single authority,head of state. The role of the USA in…

In the extract from the essay ’’The new empire within Britain’’ Salman Rushdie, an Indian born Briton and author, explores the subjects of institutional racism, the subconscious racist nature of the English language and the stains that the time of imperialism has left on the British mentality. To gather Rushdie’s main thesis, one need only to look at the title: “The New Empire within Britain”. Rushdie states: “It sometimes seems that the British authorities, no longer capable of exporting…

Gorge, Orwell writes about an elephant in his essay “Shooting an Elephant” where the main craters is a police man for the British emperor in one of the eastern countries. This police man has an internal power struggle with his duty and internal feelings of what he knows as right. In this country he imply about how the people there are cage and are oppressed by the British Emperor he is also concern with his duty and how the people view him. Even though the policeman is authority figure he takes…

history. From Caesar to Alexander the Great, many ruled empires across the world with great power. Unlike most empires, none were in comparison to the empire of the great Mongolian Emperor, Genghis Khan. The name Genghis Khan, still to this day, strikes fear into the minds of people. Known for being one of the most terrifying and savage forces to mankind, there is a lot to be understood about the emperor Khan, in which created the largest empire in history. Genghis Khan and the Mongols are…

George Orwell is a very smart man and displays his intelligence in his short story “Shooting an Elephant,”. When George Orwell wrote “Shooting an Elephant,” he made one of the characters go through this exact situation in a brilliant manner. There are many very advanced strategies that Orwell displays in his short story. In George Orwell's short story “Shooting an Elephant,” he provides examples that uncover more in the story than what meets the eye and gives a bit more meaning than the average…

In the essay “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell experiences first hand the oppression that imperialism opposes on the Burmese people. Orwell’s symbolism of the hunting rifle, elephant, and the collie are used to represent the evils of British imperialism. Orwell's use of the hunting rifle to symbolize the intensity of peer pressure,k the power, and control the British had over the Burmese people. Orwell emphasises to the reader that he “had no intention of shooting the elephant.” (pg.…