“If” by Rudyard Kipling‚ he masks himself with the face of a father reaching out to his son. He characterizes what would make the ideal person‚ making them seem almost holy‚ if they could accomplish all tasks addressed in the poem. Evidently‚ Kipling tries to rely to the audience through his tone and well put together examples‚ just the same as a father would do for a son‚ a roadmap to life and to the standards that one should hold within a society. Within this poem by Kipling‚ his mask
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Would you have risked your life to save a friend? Rikki thought to himself‚ “If I don’t break his back at the first jump he can still fight; and if he fights—O Rikki!” As we say “The most important things in life aren’t things” - Anthony J. D’Angelo Rikki Tikki is a brave character in this story. In one example‚ Rikki said to Nag‚ “Do you think it is right for you to eat fledglings out of a nest?”(para 25). Rikki Tikki stands up for his friend Darzee to let Nag know that he made a bad choice.
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Oliver Twist ; Great Expectations ; A Tale of Two Cities. Minneapolis‚ MN: Amaranth‚ 1985. Print. 3- Daniel‚ Clifton. 20th Century Day by Day. New York‚ NY: Dorling Kindersley Pub.‚ 2000. Print. 4- Rudyard Kipling‚ “The White Man’s Burden: The United States & The Philippine Islands‚ 1899.” Rudyard Kipling’s Verse: Definitive Edition (Garden City‚ New York: Doubleday‚ 1929).
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While watching Rikki-Tikki-Tavi‚ or reading‚ many people have questions about the difference between the movie and the book. This essay‚ hopefully‚ will answer some of those questions. The author of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is Rudyard Kipling. The story starts with a flood that washed a mongoose out of his home. A family kindly takes him in‚ knowing he was cold and hungry. The mongoose helps to protect the family‚ and himself‚ from two evil snakes‚ who is trying to become Queen and King of the garden once
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Man’s Burden‚ by Rudyard Kipling‚ suggested that Americans should encourage the cultural development of‚ people from other ethnic and cultural backgrounds until they can take their place in the world by fully adopting Western ways. This phrase expressed imperialism through a subliminal message. By culturing other people‚ the main process was by conquering their land and in effect expands America’s own land. The White Man’s Burden is a poem by the British poet Rudyard Kipling. It was originally
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by Rudyard Kipling‚ Rikki-tikki-tavi a brave and valiant mongoose fight/battles a sneaky and smart snake called Nagaina. Rikki and Nagaina will both do anything to protect their families. First of all Rikki is a courageous and determined mongoose. For example‚ when Rikki is fighting Nag it shows how brave he was‚ “For he made sure he would be banged to death‚ and for the honor of his family‚ he preferred to be found with his family‚ he preferred to be found with his teeth locked.” (Kipling 20)
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that it was somehow the duty of the “superior” white man to spread his ideas to the lesser people of the world. This philosophy is manifested tangibly in such Western writings as Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and The White Man’s Burden by Rudyard Kipling. The strongest counter argument to this idea comes from the African native and distinguished writer Chinua Achebe. His novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ provides an in depth glance into the diversity and character of the African culture and the atrocities
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Rikki-tikki-tavi There are some similarities as well as differences in Rikki-tikki-tavi the book compared to the movie. Rikki-tikki-tavi written by Rudyard Kipling has some differences from Rikki-tikki-tavi the movie. Rikki-tikki-tavi the movie is the same concept as the book. Some differences between the two are the characters‚ the setting‚ and the conflict of the story. One thing that can have a difference is the characters from both the book and the movie. In the beginning of the book Teddy’s
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Imagine having to fight a ferocious enemy‚ and if you make one wrong move you will be a goner. There are many similarities between the the book Rikki-Tikki Tavi and the movie. The book Rikki-Tikki Tavi is written by Rudyard Kipling and is being compared to the movie. They both took place in the country of India. They both had the same characters in the book and movie. The movie still had Rikki-Tikki‚ and all the other characters like Nag‚ Nagaina‚ Darzi‚ the muskrat‚ and the family. They‚ also‚
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