The White Man's Burden

Most of the time women were housewives; they stayed at home to take care of their children, clean the house and of course make the family’s meals. Some women, also known as spinsters, did have jobs; “about 3% of all white women and 25% of all black women were a part of the work force” (Knotts, 40).Usually when women did have jobs “they were nurses like Anne-Marie, maids like Helene, laundresses, teachers, psychiatrists, or social workers. Most people in the Victorian…

Truth is precarious thing. All too often we think of truth only as cold hard facts that are indisputable and undeniable. There must be evidence to support a claim in order for it to be accepted as truth. Whether it be in court before a jury, at home in front of family, or at work in front of other employees, evidence is required for something to be placed under the categories of factual, real, true, and legitimate. If evidence fails to exist when a claim is made then it is dismissed as a lie, as…

Political leadership guided the North and South landscape, but the military leadership guided the battlefield. The Civil War was a modern war compared to the Napoleonic wars and for the South; Lee is seen by some scholars as a leader out of touch with modern warfare while other generals such as those from the Union were waging a modern style of warfare. In the article, An Old-Fashioned Soldier in a Modern War?: Robert E. Lee as Confederate General, Gary Gallagher takes a historiographical…

Through the novels,” Ishmael” and “Story of B”, the author Daniel Quinn provides the readers with a distinct perspective about humans in relation to the global issues in the world and how humans have contributed to them through our modern-day culture. In Daniel Quinn novels, various key ideas are explored which directly or indirectly influence the state of the world due to our lifestyles and personal beliefs. This helps the readers understand the vast social, economic and political dilemma’s…

trophy. Every man’s wet dream. But like you, I am simply an object. I am expected to follow instructions with no personality of my own. I am to be looked at from within the protectiveness of a glassed window like Fine China. Nurtured by my owner to sustain my appeal like a farmer tending to his goods. When I fail to surpass my means, others feel they could have adhered my privileges better because I am supposedly ‘lucky’. But am I? I am a bird caged looking to be let out. I am a white woman.…

out the door. "Yes, I'll be on my way." It had seem that this tea time was rather, ineluctable. The fire crackled and hissed, well-fed of slanderous and twisted news from the newspaper. It shall be ashes to ashes, died in it's burden. Carefully, I tighten the pearly white gloves around my wrist. I left my room, and made way down the sleepy corridor, where it seemed to be lifeless and dreadful, paintings and portraits hung over my head, staring down at me. I ignored it. A door shut behind…

Council have given their word, they will uphold his majesty wishes, upon his passing. Nevertheless, the king knows how easy it is for a man to say what you want to hear when their sovereignty is standing in front of them; and how quickly that same man’s real motives are revealed, when they are no longer govern by fear of exposure for their deceit. A feeling, King David can relate to. For he have learned from personal experience, once a monarch dies, nothing is certain to ensure a smooth…

“How are students supposed to learn if they can’t see a colorful data wall? How are they going to develop necessary life skills if they don’t see a class objective every day? How are students supposed to become more knowledgeable if we don’t interrupt daily studies for mandated tests?” Surprisingly, it is not lazy students complaining, but teachers that often make such sarcastic remarks. It is not only students that are irritated and aware of the problem with our school system, the teachers…

Economics at New York University, specializing in economic development. He has held some prestigious posts as an economist and researcher at the World Bank, Journal of Development Economics and Aid Watch, to name but a few. One of his books The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good (2006) won the 2008 Hayek Prize (Easterly, 2016). Obviously, he has long questioned the role and effectiveness of the western aid. In his article,…

imperialistic nation. This sprouted the Anti-Imperialist League, made of big names like Mark Twain, Samuel Gompers, and Andrew Carnegie, with the Filipinos wanting freedom and un-american America denying that privilege. Rudyard Kipling’s “The White Man’s Burden” also suggested that America was, by self-interest, assimilating the Philippines as if they were an uncivilized nation. The way the United States dealt with their new additions to the empire also expressed the benefits to America at the…