The White Man's Burden

Moreover, the author depicts a group white students peacefully reading books labeled by states assimilated to the Union after the Mexican War. The U.S. ‘taught’ these white students about self-governance, who were once in the same position as the four colored students. The difference of behavior between the children illustrates how Uncle Sam’s tutoring of autonomy can transform any race into civilized human beings, and simultaneously works to label “white” as “civilized.” The constant addition…

There are many people who had helped the modern era arise into its current-day situation. But there is one person that people can look up to, the person who had started this new social lens. His name is Martin Luther. Martin Luther is one of the most faithful adherents to Christianity. But, there was one thing that caught his attention, making him go against the core knowledge of Christianity, which was the church that rules Europe. The Roman Catholic Church was selling indulgences, which meant…

shows how people were not treated fairly and squarely. Society discriminates people in different ways. Like the White Man's burden where the white people has a more power compared to the people that has a black color of skin and this could be another form of discrimination, not just the gender but the races. During ancient times, one of the most observable form of discrimination where white people considered as superior among other…

people they were conquering. Believed they were superior and that the country was weak and needed the help of the superior countries. -white man’s burden: The White Man’s Burden was a play that was sarcastic but racist that said if you were white you had to dominate other countries to assist and improve them. Furthermore, the poem indicated that if you were white not only is it your duty to dominate another country but kill in the “savage wars”. -the Berlin Conference: The Berlin Conference…

to the local group. The Europeans wanted the best pieces of land with natural resources and were able to force other non-white groups to move out. So, in 1913 the Natives Land Act was put into law and the main aim of the law was regulated the acquisition of land. According to the description by the map the population of South Africa, was fifty percent black and fifty percent white, who owned eight-five percent of the land. It is similar to the Homestead Act of 1862 placed in the United States.…

today is considered to be an abhorrent, outrageous institution, yet it used to be a widespread and accepted practice in the South. People blindly believed in the “mythology of slavery”, which claimed that slavery was justifiable and necessary to both white and African-American people. In his autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass debunks this attitude and reveals the true, horrendous nature of slavery. To combat the misguided notions of slavery, Douglass…

Not only does Nathan attempt to overpower the Congolese, he also pursues power over his wife and four daughters. Throughout the novel, Nathan reveals an attitude of discontent whenever he is with his family since “he views himself as the captain of a singing mess of female minds,” (43). He treats his wife and daughters as if they were incapable of being “drag[ged] toward enlightenment [due to] the marrow of [their] poor female bones,” which allows him to become their boss since he reminds them…

order to further his own education, despite both his master and his mistress forbidding him to become any more literate than he already was. To continue learning how to read, Douglass uses the spare time from quickly completed errands to befriend the white boys in the streets, and with a bribery of bread, he “convert[s] [them] into teachers” (38). Over time, these lessons provide him with enough education to read and comprehend texts, and he decides to move on and learn to write. After…

gradually gave them self-governance as they demonstrated their “civilized capabilities”. On the other hand, “savage” Muslims were first governed by Americans and later then by “civilized” Christians who proved themselves carrying responsibility of “white man’s burden”. You conclude that this racial vision of imperial nation-building collided with U.S. nativist efforts to insulate the United States from its colonies, even at the cost of Philippine…

Men back in the early nineteenth century had the misconception that they had higher superiority than women. Women were degraded and could not really express their talents. Sewing and quilting allowed women to portray their hidden talents from the patriarchal society. “Women were required to master numerous skills, but sewing was almost unique to their gender (Women’s Work).” According to the Georgia Museum of Art, “Traditions of beautiful work in embroidery, weaving, and quilting added color and…