Stranded on a desert island… I have now been stranded on this desert island for three and a half months and this is the only time I’ve found during this exhausting period. Between building shelters and finding water‚ there is no time. But for the very first time‚ I can think over my actions and my past life. Other people would write a letter of distress and trying to locate themselves in the middle of this endless‚ sapphire ocean. But I’m not. I am going to tell you about my memories and experiences
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John Carteret AP English 12 Period 3 October 20‚ 2013 "If" Explication What makes a man? In a world controlled by power and greed‚ virtue and honesty are lost in the midst. Rudyard Kipling’s “If” challenges one to be all the things that make a man. “If” employs the literary techniques of repetition‚ diction‚ rhyme and rhythm to appeal to the common man and reinforce the theme of human trial‚ and the challenge faced by all to be virtuous. The theme is further expressed in the subtle tones of
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order to ensure their healthy development into adulthood” (“Parenting”). In the poems “If” by Rudyard Kipling‚ and “Point B” by Sarah Kay‚ published in 1895 and 2011 respectively‚ the authors of the poems and the speakers in them as well‚ share a heartfelt connection with the children the poems feature. In Kipling’s case‚ he was inspired by Leander Starr Jameson and his relationship with his children. Kipling also went on to have a son two years after writing “If” and was likely thinking of parenting
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How the leopard got his spots Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet‚ short-story writer‚ and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism‚ tales and poems of British soldiers in India‚ and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature. He was born in Bombay‚ in the Bombay Presidency of British India‚ and was taken by his family to England when he was five years old. Kipling is best known for his works of fiction‚ including The Jungle
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“If” by Rudyard Kipling Born to a British family‚ Joseph Rudyard Kipling‚ author of the Jungle Books‚ was born on December 30‚ 1865 in Bombay‚ India. The feeling of abandonment and confusion after his pampered life as a colonial influenced Kipling’s work. Kipling wrote the poem‚ “If”‚ that can be found online at http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm‚ a Carpe Diem poem meaning seize the day‚ which suggests and gives warning about what one may encounter in life and what they can
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An Eternal Marriage: Analysis of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Bridegroom” During the First World War‚ death was a constant threat. Soldiers faced it every day in the trenches‚ and more succumbed to it. Rudyard Kipling’s Epitaphs of War represents the impact those deaths had across much of the world. “The Bridegroom” exposes the last thoughts of a dying soldier through an extended metaphor‚ personification and tone. First of all‚ the title and first stanza reveal that the speaker‚ a young soldier‚ is
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In the story‚ “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling; a mongoose named Rikki-Tikki lived in a borrow but one day a high summer flood washed him and his family out of it. Sometime later he woke up hearing a boy saying “here’s a dead mongoose‚ let’s have a funeral.”‚ his mother said‚ “no let’s take him inside and dry him-him perhaps he is not dead.”Next‚ the warmed him and gave him a little bit of food. After that‚ he decided to stay at the house and find out more. All night Rikki-Tikki checked out
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February 12th‚ 2014 Essay In the “ White man’s burden” and “ The Recessional” Kipling illustrates the concept of empire by claiming that it is the duty or burden of white men to civilize‚ educate and religiously higher the non whites. Such concept is very unacceptable due to the fact that one may think they are higher than another civilization where such concept of view still exists today. The “ White man’s burden” Kipling poem was written during the Spanish American war where United States was first
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The Legendary Life of Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling was one of the greatest writers of all time. He was a gifted writer and a huge celebrity‚ and has provided us with countless writings that will continue to be enjoyed by future generations. There are two perspectives when it comes to Kipling’s canonization; those that believe based solely on his writing abilities think he should be canonized‚ and those who saw him as an only an outspoken political figure do not. The questions surrounding his
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“If you can dream and not make dreams your master; if you can think and not make thought your aim”. “If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you.”(9-10) two lines from the poem - If that certainly don’t express gender specific advice in the 21st century. The entire poem reads as ambiguous in nature when gender is in focus‚ which was written as paternal advice to Kipling’s son. If ‘With sixty seconds worth of distance run‚ yours is the earth and everything in it‚ And – which is more – you’ll
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