This poem by Rudyard Kipling urges the United States to take on imperial rule over foreign lands, which Kipling refers to as the "White Man's Burden", following the example of European colonial powers like Britain. It portrays the colonized people as childlike and in need of guidance from their white rulers, while ignoring the exploitation and harm of colonialism. The poem aims to justify American imperialism in the Philippines following the Spanish-American War by appealing to notions of white racial superiority. Many critics saw the phrase "White Man's Burden" as a euphemism for imperialism and opposed the poem's message.
This poem by Rudyard Kipling urges the United States to take on imperial rule over foreign lands, which Kipling refers to as the "White Man's Burden", following the example of European colonial powers like Britain. It portrays the colonized people as childlike and in need of guidance from their white rulers, while ignoring the exploitation and harm of colonialism. The poem aims to justify American imperialism in the Philippines following the Spanish-American War by appealing to notions of white racial superiority. Many critics saw the phrase "White Man's Burden" as a euphemism for imperialism and opposed the poem's message.
This poem by Rudyard Kipling urges the United States to take on imperial rule over foreign lands, which Kipling refers to as the "White Man's Burden", following the example of European colonial powers like Britain. It portrays the colonized people as childlike and in need of guidance from their white rulers, while ignoring the exploitation and harm of colonialism. The poem aims to justify American imperialism in the Philippines following the Spanish-American War by appealing to notions of white racial superiority. Many critics saw the phrase "White Man's Burden" as a euphemism for imperialism and opposed the poem's message.
This poem by Rudyard Kipling urges the United States to take on imperial rule over foreign lands, which Kipling refers to as the "White Man's Burden", following the example of European colonial powers like Britain. It portrays the colonized people as childlike and in need of guidance from their white rulers, while ignoring the exploitation and harm of colonialism. The poem aims to justify American imperialism in the Philippines following the Spanish-American War by appealing to notions of white racial superiority. Many critics saw the phrase "White Man's Burden" as a euphemism for imperialism and opposed the poem's message.
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NIZEL SHANIN N.
NARSICO GRADE 11 STEM
Anthropology 1800. This period mainly follows the Late
Anthropology is the scientific study of humans, Middle Ages period. Further, it is marked by the human behavior and societies in the past and initial European colonies, beginnings of present. Social anthropology studies patterns of recognizable nation-states as well as the rise of behaviour and cultural anthropology studies strong centralized governments. cultural meaning, including norms and values. Linguistic anthropology studies how language influences social life. Political Science Political science is a social science which deals with systems of governance, and the analysis of Colonialism political activities, political thoughts, and Colonialism is the policy of a nation seeking to political behavior. extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of economic dominance. The colonising country Postcolonialism seeks to benefit from the colonised country or Postcolonialism or postcolonial studies is the land mass. academic study of the cultural legacy of colonialism and imperialism, focusing on the Decolonization human consequences of the control and Decolonization or Decolonisation is the undoing exploitation of colonized people and their lands. of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby a nation establishes and maintains its domination on overseas territories. Reflexivity In epistemology, and more specifically, the sociology of knowledge, reflexivity refers to Enlightenment circular relationships between cause and effect, The Age of Enlightenment was an intellectual especially as embedded in human belief and philosophical movement that dominated structures. the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, the "Century of Philosophy". The Enlightenment emerged out of a European Sikolohiyang Pilipino intellectual and scholarly movement known as Ang Sikolohiyang Pilipino ay sikolohiyang bunga Renaissance humanism. ng karanasan, kaisipan, at oryentasyong Pilipino. ito ay para mas higit na mauunawaan ng isang Pilipino ang kanyang sarili upang sa Globalization gayon ay mapaunlad niya ang kanyang buhay. Globalization or globalisation is the process of Isang alternatibong perspektibo kung paano interaction and integration among people, ipapaliwanagnag pag-iisip, pagkilos at companies, and governments worldwide. damdaming Pilipino, na malakiang kaibahan sa mga pananaw ng iba pang anyo ng sikolohiya sa Pilipinas. Indigenization Indigenization is the act of making something more native; transformation of some service, Sociology idea, etc. to suit a local culture, especially Sociology is a study of society, patterns of social through the use of more indigenous people in relationships, social interaction and culture of administration, employment, etc. everyday life. It is a social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge Modern period about social order, acceptance, and change or Many historians describe the early modern social evolution. period as the time frame between 1500 and NIZEL SHANIN N. NARSICO GRADE 11 STEM “The White Man’s Burden”: Kipling’s Hymn to U.S. An hundred times made plain Imperialism To seek another’s profit
And work another’s gain
In February 1899, British novelist and poet Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem entitled “The White Man’s Take up the White Man’s burden— Burden: The United States and The Philippine Islands.” And reap his old reward: In this poem, Kipling urged the U.S. to take up the “burden” of empire, as had Britain and other European The blame of those ye better nations. Published in the February, 1899 issue of The hate of those ye guard— McClure’s Magazine, the poem coincided with the beginning of the Philippine-American War and U.S. The cry of hosts ye humour Senate ratification of the treaty that placed Puerto Rico, (Ah slowly) to the light: Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines under American control. Theodore Roosevelt, soon to become vice- "Why brought ye us from bondage, president and then president, copied the poem and “Our loved Egyptian night?” sent it to his friend, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, commenting that it was “rather poor poetry, but good Take up the White Man’s burden- sense from the expansion point of view.” Not everyone was as favorably impressed as Roosevelt. The racialized Have done with childish days- notion of the “White Man’s burden” became a The lightly proffered laurel, euphemism for imperialism, and many anti-imperialists couched their opposition in reaction to the phrase. The easy, ungrudged praise.
Comes now, to search your manhood
Through all the thankless years,
Take up the White Man’s burden— Cold-edged with dear-bought wisdom, Send forth the best ye breed The judgment of your peers! Go send your sons to exile