The White Man's Burden

wrote “The White Man’s Burden”, this poem was about the people of ‘western’ civilizations that they were destined to aid the lesser people. This burden harnessed the idea that empires should imperialize to ‘virgin’ nations in Africa or Asia. This poem sparked the Europeans that they were inherently better than Africans and Leopold especially believed this. The tyranny in the Congo was slowly being announced to the world and the “White Man’s Burden”, was slowly scrutinized by the white men.…

was for their nation’s pride, and to feel better than other nations. It was like a big “competition” (Tusan, Lecture, October 18, 2017). The cultural reasons behind Imperialism was the spread of christianity, “white man’s burden”, and superiority of Western society. The “White Man’s Burden” was the Europeans “moral obligation” to “civilize” the uncivilized (Tusan, lecture, October 18, 2017). This was also the way they justified imperialism. Overall, the ideological reasons for the Imperialisms…

the lens of a white male. My own view is that the one token person of color, Belize, does not begin to address the issue of ethnic representation in Angels in America as it relates to a diverse and inclusive cast of characters. Furthermore, in Bill Stanford Pincheon's article BLACK AND QUEER VISUAL CULTURE: An Annotated Filmography and Reference Guide argues that: Many in the professional field are unaware that Black lesbians and gay men have created a substantial body of work in film and video…

During the period of time where white Europeans were taking part in a humungous land grab of territories in Africa and felt the need to control the African way of life. Taking it upon themselves to take action and turn these “Cretans” into civilized humans. Rudyard Kipling explains to us in The White Man’s Burden that not only are these people lesser, they are a burden to the white man. It is the interfering of the white man with the African culture that brings the African continent…

When I first stepped out of the plane in Mumbai, I paused and started to glance around the beautiful scenery that was in front of me. It was 5 AM; we got into the bus and the first thing I noticed was a cow half a mile away sitting on the street. I looked at my friends, and we started giggling. The city was like no other. Even at that time it seemed like the whole city was awake. The roads were filled with cars and “Tuk Tuks”. On each corner there would be a stand of food, clothing, or jewelry.…

perceives herself how she believes others see her. When white men colonized America and brought slaves from Africa, white men perceived their own advancement as faster evolution. They believed that they were better than those who were “primitive”. As the patriarchy and systematic racism have evolved throughout the years, the perception of a white man has become the role model in all things positive, if not at least neutral. In America, a white man is portrayed as the role model, the lawful good,…

management of foreigners, and regulation with land in Canada should be the responsibility of the white man. It seems the poem by British novelist and poet Rudyard Kipling; the white man’s burden has become a major inspiration for this book. An analysis of the poem reveals the author is implying that imperialism is best for the United States. The book may not go to as extremes as the white man’s burden, however the ideas seemed to be inspired by them. Another weakness is the fact that the book is…

Imperialism is another way of saying, taking over ultimate control of another country. In Africa, what was the driving force behind european imperialism? During the 19th century europeans were motivated to take control of 90% of Africa. Political competition, resources, and cultural reasons. Political competition had a major role in the Europeans taking control of parts of Africa. Seven European countries held African colonies by 1914. France and Britain were the two biggest winners in the…

implying that a “civilization” should be comprised of Crown-loyal, ‘civilized’ subjects, otherwise known as a predominantly white society—native populations were frequently deemed barbaric, savage and most notably, inferior. The popularization of scientific racism, or eugenics, provoked a widespread sentiment of desiring racial ‘purity’ in foreign territories, justified by the ‘White…

Europeans felt that they were helping them, but Africans got the opposite feeling. In the short excerpt that we are given, Morel says, “the white man has massacred the African in heaps. The African has survived, and it is well for the white settlers that he has…” This shows that white people have been taking advantage of them, murdering their kind, and using them to gain their fortune. In another document that is given to us, Baba, a Hausa woman of Nigeria wrote…