Western Imperialism Essay

The Middle East, and specifically, Egypt, has had a long past of imperialism and colonialism affecting the region. From the 16th century to the early 20th, different colonial systems operated in Egypt under different empires and regimes. It can be argued that traces of these colonial systems have had a significant impact on current events. The British Empire began to take control of Egypt following the two empires preceding it, the Ottoman, and the French. Both empires had an impact on Egypt,…

of the cultures coexisting in the same country had the potential to be beneficial, but was destructive to the two groups socially, culturally, and religiously. A Passage to India takes place during the time period when India was under strict imperialism rule of the British Empire. India at this time consisted of two…

destiny driven westward expansion, it was inevitable for the country to begin searching for more land and markets. Consequently, the US applied its Monroe Doctrine to intervene in support for the nationalist movement in Cuba in a clever move to defend western democracy and finance capitalism in its foreign investments. This move wasn’t made without disagreement, and the consequences of the war posed new questions. Questions about the nature of the new American empire…

Imperialism is defined as “the policy of extending a nation’s authority by territorial acquisition or by establishing economic and political hegemony over other nations.” As Western European powers continued to extend their empires across the world, the idea of a new imperialism would emerge between the period 1880-1914. The principle of new imperialism involved the extension of Western political and economic dominance in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in the late nineteenth and…

Digital, Platform, and Language Imperialism: An analysis of Cultural Imperialism Introduction This essay will explore the effects of a globalized digital era towards a standardized culture around the world. It will start with the evolution of imperialism by western nations, in particular by US, through the utilization of Web 2.0 and digital platforms. This essay will focus on cultural imperialism as the internet becomes a tool by influential countries to implement their cultures upon others,…

fact inescapable since the discovery of Hawking radiation did not occur until about a century subsequent to Conrad’s publication of the novel. Marlow states that he reached the “event horizon” of the heart of darkness enough to see the reality of imperialism. Yet, Marlow describes the situation as not seeing, but learning about the inside of the heart of darkness. This matches the fact that darkness cannot be seen, but data can be gathered from it. Marlow manages to suppress the pull of the…

The Wrath of Imperialism “To think that imperialism is not a beast is to think that we are not animals.”-Karl Liebknecht. In the book Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya, an Indian woman named Rukmani tells the story of her life during a period of imperialism. Throughout the story, she suffers immense misfortune including loss of her land, a son, and traditional values. Many sufferings are caused by imperialism, as the British imperialize her village by building a tannery nearby her home.…

forcefully dominated by western capitalist societies. The preservation and survival of the Mesoamerican way of life is largely attributed to the Mexico Profundo. On the other hand, the imaginary Mexico works to destroy the Mesoamerican way of life and to fill that void with western capitalism. After reading Batalla’s book, I have learned that the oppression of the Mexico Profundo still exists today. The internal forces of the imaginary Mexico and the external forces of western capitalism all…

In a race there always has to been a winner. There will always be someone in the middle, at the end, and leading pack. This form of competition is similar to the way in which imperialist competition took place. The British were not immune to this competition, and if fact led the pack in conquering the uncivilized lands. The British saw it as their duty to bring prosperity and hope to lands of people who otherwise may not have it. The notion causes the British to ignore the race against many…

Where is the Change? An essay inspired by Shooting an Elephant I would like to thank George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant for providing inspiration for the essay you are about to read, and for teaching students around the world an important aspect of the human condition. I sat on the edge of the river bank, watching the ripples float past. As I looked out into the water it was then that I saw it, floating past with the grace of a swan. The only evidence of its path being the trail of…