Western Imperialism Essay

In his examination of security threats and violence in Africa, Mangala (2010:88) defines conflict as a ‘dispute or incompatibility between two or more opposing sides... It becomes a destructive force where the capacity to mediate incompatible interests breaks down and those interests are pursued through violence, either at a community, national, or international level’. One of the most prevalent forms of violent conflict in Africa affecting states and civilians are civil wars. Collier & Hoeffler…

In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”, Orwell is caught between many of the painful ironies of British Imperialism and discovers that the bizarre circumstances he faces led to the dramatic killing of the elephant. In other words, Orwell kills the elephant only because it was the effortless method to justify all endings. This idea can be seen throughout Orwell’s narrative as these particular opportunities allow Orwell to escape resentment, disrespect, and to carry out his moral obligations.…

Orwell's Values In The Killing Of The Elephant Orwell is struggling with his two very different values that come into conflict about shooting the elephant and how they impact his decisions. We first see that Orwell values the life of the animal. When he is first asked to come deal with the situation he grabs a small gun to just scare the animal but not big enough to kill it. To him he see’s the elephant as a living creature just like anyone else who deserves to live. He says “somehow it always…

Nationalism is defined as when another country feels superior over other countries therefore giving them the power to take over. Nationalism played a big role in almost every part of the world including Africa, Asia and also the Middle East. Before the World War 1, nationalism was used by the Europeans as a colonial rule in Africa. Since Africans weren’t really educated, they turned to follow along with whatever the Europeans ordered them to do. According to the article, nationalism…

Imperialism is the domination by a country of the political,economic, or cultural life of another country or region. In the late 1800’s Europeans were seeking new territories and began to move into and colonize Africa. Between 1870 and 1914 the entire continent of Africa came under control of the European nations. Many wonder what was the driving force behind European imperialism in Africa. Furthermore, the three crucial reasons behind this historical period of time was resources, technology,…

colonized by foreign countries. Africa was under no control of their continent by the 1880’s as European countries battled for control. Extending a country's power through diplomacy and or military power is referred to as imperialism. The driving forces behind European imperialism were for the natural resources that Africa had that Europeans needed to make their economy strive. Around this time there were many technological developments were made as well as an increase in exports to Africa.…

Although Europe created an empire in Africa for raw materials for industrial goods, I also believe that belief of racial superiority played a large role in Europe’s desire to expand and control. As the idea of scientific investigation spread more commonly in Europe, people began to explore racial differences. After some poorly conducted experiments, the Europeans decided that whites had large skulls than any other races, therefore they must be the most developed (Strayer and Nelson, 800).…

in “borderlands between culture, races, languages, and gender,” she recognizes herself as a new mestiza (137). 2. According to Hall, colonialism plays a role in displacing Africans identities, making them become an unspeakable presence. Then, the Western countries used the external power…

The one of story about shooting an elephant, what happened in it has police officer and the story has In this powerful essay, George Orwell uses the symbol of when he was forced to shoot an elephant to describe the foolhardiness and inherent weakness of the colonial endeavour. He describes how the elephant did not need to be shot and how he really didn't want to shoot it. However, when he finally reaches the elephant, the crowd that is getting bigger with every moment pressurises him into…

Imperialism and Financial Issues While at first glance it can be unclear exactly how exactly Akon’s involvement in development can be seen as promoting imperialist ideas when one looks at the financial information regarding the initiative it makes sense. Akon himself does not contribute any of his own money to his organization Akon Lighting Africa which can be seen as problematic in and of itself but the largest economic contributor to his organization is from China Jiangsu International Group,…