How far do you agree with the opinion that the Boer war acted as a spur to much needed reform in Britain? The Boer war acted as a catalyst to reform in many ways. It had considerable impact politically and socially. Many changes were put in place‚ from improving the army to public health care. Initially what acted as a spur was the amount of deaths and the cost of the war‚ 22‚000 were killed costing £200 million therefore this led to a wake up call for the Army. However one may argue that it was
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How can people overcome adversity accordingly conversely it can be devastating? Adversity is a humongous problem that comes with a negative effect that frequently people can’t overcome. Everyone has to go through adversity; it doesn’t matter when‚ where‚ or how tremendous. Adversity comes in plenty of sizes; it can be from a disability to a tiny splinter. Adversity‚ ordinarily unique to each individual‚ it is something everyone faces‚ resulting in us becoming stronger human beings. Adversity can
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History‚ 2 vols. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin‚ 1992). Joseph Chamberlain‚ “The True Conception of Empire” (1897)‚ in Lim and Smith‚ eds.‚ The West in the Wider World: Sources and Perspectives‚ 2 vols York: Bedford/St. Martins‚ 2003). Joseph Rudyard Kipling‚ “The White Man’s Burden” (1899) in Katherine J. Lualdi‚ ed.‚ Sources of The Making of the West‚ 2nd ed.‚ 2 vols Brian Levack et al.‚ The West: Encounters & Transformations. Vol. 2‚ Concise edition‚ (NewYork: Pearson-Longman 2007) 490-491
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“Rikki-tikki-tavi” Argumentative Essay Theme is a lesson or idea‚ direct or indirect‚ that has been found in a story. Rudyard Kipling‚ author of the short story “Rikki-tikki-tavi‚” shows the theme in many ways. The theme is obviously anybody can be a hero. There are a sea-full of examples to show how the theme is anybody can be a hero. Rikki never gave up and in return‚ saved the garden. I realized that there are many possible themes in this story. One being‚ if you put your mind to it you’re bound
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Good Morning Ladies and gentleman. I am from New Zealand’s tourism board and I am here today to give u a short presentation which will only take about your 5 minutes. My presentation is about the few interesting places to visit in New Zealand. First of all the Abel Tasman may be New Zealand’s smallest national park‚ but the attractions are huge. Located in one of New Zealand’s sunniest spots‚ it almost seems planned that the area also has the best beaches in the country. To move on‚ Beyond the beaches
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Supporting the idea that imperialism is superior is the “White Man’s Burden” written by Rudyard Kipling his main purpose for “The White-Man’s Burden” was trying to gain the United States to support and to join Europe in imperial conquest. “White Man’s Burden” also helped motivate the imperialist movement it also helped motivate people to help uplift
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The story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” written by Rudyard Kipling has a very strong‚ meaningful theme. I chose the theme “Evil is punished and good is rewarded.” I chose this theme because it is important to be nice to others‚ it will do good to you in the future. If you are bad to the people around you‚ karma will get you back. “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” has a lot of themes available but i am confident this theme fits perfectly. It’s crucial to realize that good is rewarded throughout “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”. The family
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East is East‚ and West is West‚ and never the twain shall meet." At least‚ that’s what English writer Rudyard Kipling said. Truth is‚ nowadays Easterners and Westerners meet quite often. And when they do meet‚ naturally‚ they have to find an appropriate greeting. Aye‚ there’s the rub raymond mill. What’s culturally appropriate for people in one culture may be completely out of line in another culture. So the best approach is to follow the well-known maxim‚ "When in Rome‚ do as the Romans do." So
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body charging at his enemy on the battlefield‚ because our society’s traditional interpretation is that manhood is linked with bravery in battle. Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If” names a few characteristics‚ and he says that if a man assumes them‚ then he is in fact called a man. Real men are those who can get back up when they get knocked down‚ as Kipling wrote‚ “If you can make one heap of all your winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss‚ and lose‚ and start again at your beginnings and never
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by Khaled Hosseini ‚ a story built upon the events of the past and living with guilt which eventually leads to redemption‚ highly reflects the statement “the past is always there”. The poems ‘Invictus’ by William Ernest-Henley and ‘If’ by Rudpud Kipling also reflect ‘the past always being there’. The Kite Runner‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ is a novel set in the midst of Taliban country‚ Kabul Afghanistan‚ in the mid 1970s up until the early 2000s. The novel highlights the differences within society
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