The White Man's Burden

Elhadji M Gueye HIST285B Kent F Schull 11/24/2015 Essay Prompt # 2 During the nineteenth century, the Islamic world encountered what is called the modern world system which presented the integration of the entire globe in term of economic, social, political and cultural changes.…

Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried presents an essentially contradictory narrative premise. Moreover, O’Brien presents himself as the protagonist, narrator, and author of the collection while declaring these roles mutually exclusive. Such oppositions force the reader to employ a synthetic and self-referential analysis to comprehend the internally oppositional narrative. In doing so, one finds that O’Brien’s systematic blurring of definitions accentuates his experiential perspective, rather…

up”, and “One thing I hate, it’s a silent Indian”(331-332), Kiowa continue to cling to the belief society enforced because it became a part of him much like his Native heritage. O’Brien also states, “Kiowa carried his grandmother’s distrust of the white man, his grandfather’s hunting hatchet. Necessity dictated” (323), signifying Kiowa’s detachment from the group, where O’Brien explains how Kiowa did not have the same feelings as regards to Ted Lavender’s death like the rest of his comrades.…

over rival counties. Active pro-colonial policy originated to some extent from the idea of civilizing missions which should be undertaken by superior nations in order to promote socialization and education of inferior peoples. The famous poem “White Man’s Burden” by Rudyard Kipling epitomized enthusiasm and eagerness of European governments to commence further overseas expansionism and continue to intervene in domestic affairs of underdeveloped…

provocative years of late-Victorian England. As time passes, man acquires a better understanding of its own dual nature through the advancement of medical science and psychology. However in 1886, Stevenson was far beyond his years in his depiction of man’s dual nature in his story…

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is about the unfortunate downfall of the protagonist, Okonkwo, and the Igbo culture. Okonkwo is an honored and effective leader within the Igbo community of Umuofia in eastern Nigeria. Things Fall Apart set about instituting the legitimacy of life in tribal Nigeria in the late 19th century, before the arrival of the "civilising" colonialism of Christian missionaries. There are many themes in Things Fall Apart but one theme that is very prominent is…

The beginning acts of idealism were, seen through the Teller Amendment, which was signed by McKinley. It said that the U.S. was not permitting to annex Cuba, but leave “control of the island to its people.” This meant that the U.S. would help Cuba get their independence, and we would remove all of our troops out of their country. Once again, McKinley feared falling behind the other imperialising European nations, yet, he still chose not to annex Cuba, showing the first signs of self-interest…

philanthropized. Mr. Norton is one of the school's original founders, and describes the school as his "work" and his "destiny." Though Mr. Norton may appear to be benevolent, his motives are less pure than they seem. Norton’s case is similar to the white man’s burden in that he feels vastly superior to black men, and donates to feel important. He explains his motives for helping the school in that “[The Founder] had tens of thousands of lives dependent upon his ideas and upon his action. What he…

During the 2000 election, Al Gore was up against the dynasty that was George W. Bush. His campaign strategy lied in convincing voters that he had his own accolades to show for and he too could be a household name. The video opens with a man’s narration and the paired text, “1969”, he begins, as shouts and chants are heard in the background and a clip of a riot plays. A soft, comforting tone replaces the shouts and chants as the advertisement cuts to a picture of Al Gore. This is possibly…

Race Relations within a Diverse Community The United States has been culturally diverse and unfortunately plagued with prejudice. Gran Torino analyzes how a man who went from majority to minority in the community views his changing world and adapts to the introduction of gangs, discrimination, and acceptance. The introduction of gangs leads to division within the community and creates a conflict Walt has not experienced before. Walt is already a very opinionated man when it comes to other…