house energetic and worthy men there, and England should also seize every piece of fruitful ground that they can.” (Doc B) This was because of national pride and the belief that they needed to have great power over other nations. Another writer, Rudyard Kipling wrote, “Take up the white man’s burden”, a poem, by which he meant that the Europeans had a burden or duty to be the influence of the world. In the poem he wrote, “Go bind your sons to exile, to serve your captives need”. He meant that the Europeans
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The documents reveal that the relationship between nation and empire in the nineteenth century marks the change towards citizens having an active voice in government, but did not change the violent ways of getting there. A nation differs from that of an empire, because it strays away from the typical monarchy rule. Johann Gottlieb Fichte, a German philosopher identified a nation as, “placed-sufficiently united within itself by a common language and a common way of thinking” which was crucial in the
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Latin America and the United States are regarded as West. Rudyard Kipling says in the Ballad of East and West: “East is East, and West is West; and never the twain shall meet.” Yet, he never expected that with the technological development in transportation and communication, the Westerners and Easterners that have quite different cultures respectively would meet so frequently nowadays in international settings. However, in a sense, Kipling is absolutely correct in that people with different cultural
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Jeg kan huske, at der, aftenen inden han flyttede væk, var et program om Rudyard Kipling i fjernsynet, hvor der blev fortalt, at han som seksårig var blevet så dårligt seende, at han havde haft brug for de stærkeste briller, der overhovedet var til at få dengang. Jeg var ni år og så alt det, der kom i fjernsynet, og havde et udmærket syn, men den aften fik jeg en dyb længsel efter at få stærke briller ligesom Kipling og blive forfatter. Af ham havde jeg læst Junglebogen og Den nye junglebog og
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Historical Places in Pakistan Minar-e-Pakistan Minar-e-Pakistan (or Yadgaar-ePakistan) is a tall minaret in Iqbal Park Lahore, built in honor of the Lahore Resolution. It reflects a blend of Mughal and modern architecture, and is constructed on the site where on March 23, 1940, Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Lahore) demanding the creation of Pakistan. It was seven years before the formation of Pakistan. The large public space around the monument is commonly used for political and
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Source one is from Indigenous Cultures in an Interconnected World by Claire Smith and Graeme Ward. The source mentions Europe’s expansion that emerged from the 16th century, and how the economic and political globalization affected the people’s addressed in the text. This text is critical of globalization during that time; mentioning how Indigenous peoples were ‘invaded’ and ‘threatened’ by globalization and colonization. In this context globalization was/is the catalyst for colonization, speeding
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In the short poem “The White Man’s Burden”, the author Rudyard Kipling describes how the British intervene into other countries for the sole purpose of increasing their own economy. In the poem, the British are shown to feel that it is their moral obligation “To seek another’s profit, And work another’s gain” (Kipling, 11. 15-16). This stanza shows the British taking advantage over the countries whom they are supposedly “helping”. Instead
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5 a day The aim of the exercise is for you to set time aside each day, asking yourself 5 interesting questions a day. The 5 a day exercise is well-suited to set as a challenge for personal development. Instructions The purpose of this exercise is to reinforce the habit of asking questions and considering options. This exercise will work most effectively if you try not to evaluate your ideas, and be open to unusual questions. Some suggestions would be to ask 5 a day about… • Things you do
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The well-known novelist Kushwant Singh writes the text in 1950. The action of the text is set mainly on the train station and in the train’s first-class compartment, in India. The main Character is Sir Mohan Lal, an Indian man, who looks and thinks of himself as an Englishman – he is one of the higher-class Indians and rarely speaks Hindustani, which is the common language in India. The text is about the class division, in India and as well as in England, seen from the eyes of an Indian man who
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ce terme pour désigner la genèse d’un organe ou fonction d’un être vivant, et en philosophie cela concerne l’ensemble des causes d’un phénomène. En tout domaine, on retrouve cet aspect de genèse, la cause première. Pour illustrer ce terme, Rudyard Kipling est un excellent exemple. Il est d’ailleurs l’auteur du livre de la jungle qui reprend plusieurs concepts de la mythologie Hindouiste qui était une source d’inspiration pour lui. Mais il est aussi l’auteur de « Just So Story », une collection
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