Essays on Imperialism

The article tries to explore why the Neo-Europeans failed to thrive in the areas like china, Japan, Middle East and Africa. It explains that the tropical diseases and the heat in these areas made it impossible for the Europeans to permanently settle. The article also indicates that few of the European women were interested in going to Asia. It further explains that the crops of the Europeans did poorly in most part of Africa since the diseases in Africa killed most of the plants planted by the Europeans. The climatic condition in most of the torrid zones led to ...

Uyghurs are a tribe in the Turkish heritage, and they are Sunni Muslims living in the Xiangjian Autonomous Region in China. The Uyghur Turks are the fifth largest minority, and their population was around 8.4 million in 2000. When the nationalists and the communists were fighting to get on the power in the Han China, the Uyghur Turks stroke and they declared their independence. However, the communist regime has dominated the strike (Tang and He 8). In the region where the Uyghur Turks live, there is a lot of natural resources, and the GDP per capita is comparatively higher ...

At the time of Spanish American War, the United States went from relative isolation to increased global involvement because it suggested joining of the United States in the struggle for world hegemony; it also began the era of imperialism. The consequences on American society of that greater involvement was demonstration the power of the new state and transformation it into a key player in the political arena. Ever since the beginning of the XIX century, the United States attracted a particular interest to Cuba, as it had a convenient strategic position. By the end of the XIX century, Cuba ...

Historical chronology is the systematic arrangement of historical events and dates in order of occurrence. Consequently, chronology is a basic tool of history, since it helps in tracing past events and providing a reference and date to their occurrences. Therefore, current events in the modern world attach to a series of occurrences in the past, which took place in a systematic order. The global economic depression is an example of a chronological event in history, which took place between 1939 to 1945ce. The period featured a great downfall in the world’s economy, owing to the damages that World ...

The Latin American countries have for a long time waged war against imperialism and neo-colonialism by the developed countries. In the heart of neo-colonialism is capitalist imperialism that is characterized by predatory activities of countries that seek to reap big from the less developed country’s resources. Despite the fact that Canada does not regard itself as a capitalistic nation, its large-scale involvement in mining investments in Latin America gives quite a different picture. The mining industry has always been frowned upon and although it is one of the most lucrative businesses, its eventual effect on the population and ...

Literature Review

This section review literature on the responsibility of Western Powers on Civil Wars as well as Rebellion within Eastern and Central Africa. From the reviewed materials, it is evident that the style of Western administration on the African continent left African countries unprepared economically as well as politically for independence. For that reason, it undermined the state of security within most countries from their start of self-governance. The influence of Europe within Africa has contributed significantly in establishing conditions within many countries for rebellion and civil conflict to take place. The Western powers treat African states as strategic economic ...

“Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad

In the modern world of a successful and irreversible growing globalization the problem of the dialogue between civilizations as a socio-cultural communities that preserve originality is becoming increasingly urgent and important. The basis of the productive dialogue as a communicative process is a sense of self-identity, understanding of the historical roots of your own culture and national traditions. Only then one can adequately perceive another culture, history and way of life. Identifying the features of communication and interpretation processes in European and non-European cultures requires analysis of not only and not just a scientific treatises, but the amount of ...

1.1. It has to be reckoned that the media is aimed at promoting a single global commodity culture. In the age of globalization, the world is treading toward the dominance of monoculture that aims to undermine the cultural differences and community distinction so as to replace these with the notion of oneness all over the globe. In the modern era of cultural imperialism and globalization, media has emerged as the omnipotent tool to influence gazillion people all over the world society. Mass media is endowed with the power of affecting the mind and psyche of the people with its ...

Feminism is described as the belief that both men and women should have equal rights in all areas of life socially, economically and politically. What does it mean to be a feminist in the Caribbean countries? Does it bear the hallmarks of global feminism? I will attempt to answer these questions by drawing my arguments on this issue mainly from two sources. One is by Gabrielle Hosein, who talks about why the feminist movement has been slow to take in the Caribbean. She writes, "Examining the Caribbean consumption of North American-produced feminist knowledge, I demonstrate why ideas, critiques and ...

Introduction

It was in 1993 when dozens of girls in Chihuahua, Mexico were murdered and dumped around the city to be left out as if they were garbage (Wright, 2011, p.707). The number of murders grew over the years, as police officers proved unable to control and find the perpetrators, until the protesters had become the activists. The town became a place of femicide, and currently, it has become a place of Narcopolitics. In this area, the connection between drugs and the dynamics of power appeared to be relentless. This took place even during the opium trade when Western imperialism ...

International Law and Global Inequality

The simple basic definition of international law is a group of rules that countries observe when interacting with each other. There are three distinct legal directions in the international law and they are: Public International Law that involves the relationship between sovereign nations and international legal entities as the International Court; Private International Law which deals with questions when jurisdictions are in conflict and Supranational Law like treaties, conventions, etc., that the states adopt in a voluntary and collective way. Logically, three more questions are outlined as: is the International law a real law like the national laws; where ...

Introduction

Tony Schwartz in Media: The Second God is right in saying that just like a God the media can influence the course of a conflict or war. He adds that the media can humiliate those who are proud, elevate the humble, and bring down a leader by focusing the minds of millions of individuals to a particular event. The concept of media imperialism is of key importance to many nations. Hence, it should be analyzed in detail. Media imperialism has introduced various risks, particularly in cultural integration. For a coherent understanding of the concept, this paper outlines and discusses ...

Introduction

Over the years, the United States has gained global military, economic, cultural, scientific, and political dominance, which has allowed the country to have a significant influence on other nations. For instance, American influence and power have extended across different countries such as Iraq, spreading democracy and liberty through military invasion and the War on Terror. In addition, the United States’ political influence has been strengthened by its financial support to foreign countries through the U.S. foreign aid. For instance, Buchan argues that the U.S. has played a significant role in enhancing the relationships of the free nations of southern and Pacific ...

Question 1

The Great Depression which was experienced between 1929 and 1933 was the most severe economic downturn in the modern times. The depression enhanced economic changes such in macroeconomic policy, economic theory, and economic institutions. Millions of workers lost their jobs while businessmen and farmers across the world went bankrupt. The economic slump affected the industrialized nations and those nation producing primary products, such as raw materials and food, in one way or another (Smiley, p.34). For instance, in both United States and Germany, the industrial output fell by approximately 50%, and the unemployment level in the industrial labor force ...

Abstract

The historic incident of the U.S attack on the Iraqi Ba’arthist troops headed by Saddam Hussein on 1991 and the annexation of the country in 2003 have generated different debates on the actual intention of the stakeholders. Critics in favor of America’s action opine that these incidents were actually moral projects undertaken by America in order to release the Iraqi civilians from the claustrophobic ambiance prevailing in the country because of the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. These critics believe that America took over the ethical duty to organize the law and order of Iraq and establish a democratic ...

The imperialism of the European powers has always been a source of discomfort for the affected countries as imperialism brings with it changes to the overall way of life of the colonized people. In the eighteenth century, the problem of colonization created a number of challenges for males and females on the African continent. The North African states of Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria faced some of the greatest challenges of colonialism as the colonizers were aggressive in their quest to acquire land and power on the continent. The main colonizers of that period were the British and the French and both ...

Introduction

Imperialism and colonialism are two different but closely related terms. Some historians have put it simply by laying the view that imperialism gave birth to colonialism, clarifying the substantial relationship between the two. Nevertheless, both imperialism and colonialism demonstrates a country’s supremacy, power and influence over weaker nations. The imposition of dominion over other nations was often encouraged by diverse motivational factors that included economic, political as well as the religious motives. There are contrasting views concerning the effect of both to the rest of the ...

Sovereignty: The word sovereignty means having paramount authority over a polity. The concept is, if a land is sovereign, then no external force has the right to intervene in the internal matters of the land.

International Organization: International organization has international presence, scope and membership. Such organizations operate across various nations. There are two categories of international organizations: INGOs and NGOs.

Actor: Any force that takes part in any political scenario, and has a role to play in it is known as an actor.

Anarchy: Anarchy is the absence of any government or the condition of disorder that ...

Globalization is a modernization and western process through which societies move from a traditional to a modern setup. As a result, it unites various societies in the world today almost making the world be a global village. It brings along rapid changes since people can interact more closely with one another and thus effects on various sectors. In addition, globalization involves shaping of new systems from simultaneous to differentiated social occurrences such as changed realities. In the changes brought about by globalization, the education system is not left behind and is impacted in all levels from the low levels to higher education.

The rapid ...

Thomas King’s 1993 novel Green Grass, Running Water is not written like a typical narrative novel, with a beginning, middle and end. Instead, the work functions as a strange, compelling mixture of myth and fictional anthology, with a series of concurrent stories being told at once. King’s incredibly deft handling of this mixture of stories, which runs the gamut from outright myths to Judeo-Christian creation stories to tales of the everyday, creates a style that sits somewhere between Indian oral tradition and Western fiction literature. This allows for a unique exploration of the way these two cultures mix, the yearning of Aboriginals to ...

Introduction

The Indian Freedom movement, is epochal and has probably set a tone for resistance movements across the world. The passivity and non-violence principles including those of paining self in form of going without food for days has set a trend in resistance movements. Truth, honesty, simplicity and dedication were the hallmark of the Indian independence movement. It is strongly believed across the world and definitely in India that it was the dedication of Mahatma Gandhi and the other freedom fighters that led to the freedom of the nation.

There were many others who contributed to the freedom struggle across the nation ...

How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World

“Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World” is Daniel Hannan who is serving in the European parliament as a British member. Hannan is a politician who is known for his conservative faith on various issues. He is also a known author and journalist and has authored several books and articles. Hannan is a staunch supporter of localism and he expresses similar views in abovementioned book. This paper intends to discuss Hannan’s book and further examines his idea of Anglosphere along with discussing other related aspects of the subject.

Hannan believes that British imperialism was for the good and ...

In order to examine the colony’s influence on the third Reich the author contextualizes it within the scope of racism and violence of other colonial regimes in Africa. Likewise, the article explores how German South West Africa colonial policies such as the acquisition of Lebensraum, treating colonized as inhuman and legally institutionalizing racism were used by the Nazis. The article examines how genocidal style, annihilation war and the use of concentration camps were altered across time and adopted. The article also explores how Hermann Goring and Eugen Fischer, among others served as human conduits in order to facilitate ...

The book the heart of darkness looks at the Victorian perspective and the efforts of a white man to civilize the black man. The role of men and women in shaping the political environment of the time has also been looked at. The current changes that have happened live modern philosophers believing that some of the stories of imperialism are mythical and can hence not be proved. The fact however remains that the past political environment helped shaped the current scene. In this paper, we shall be looking at the mythical perspective of the book ‘heart of darkness’ in ...

The arrival of the Europeans (1450 – 1500) – at the onset of the 15th century, the Europeans had invented groundbreaking maritime technology. Their inventions were motivated by the desire to explore the rest of the world, Asia being the main target, thanks to its lucrative trade pioneered by Indians and the Chinese. The Europeans’ imperial ambition to explore the oceans saw the Asia-bound Spaniards land in North America. The arrival of the Europeans in America was of great significance to the entire world as it marked the beginning of the trans-oceanic trade, especially then that the great barrier ...

Introduction

Colonialism is a domination practise where people or nations are economically and politically subjugated. In the western tradition, colonialism legitimacy remains one of the longstanding concern especially to moral philosophers as well as the politicians. Colonial expansion was on only a preserve of genuine colonial powers for instance Spain and England only since the transfer process has shown that even other colonisers who came in late, for instance Germany also took part in this process of political expansion. The process is known to be one of the historical one where Europe shaped the history of the world decisively as well as ...

- Suleiman the magnificent:

Suleiman the Magnificent is a Muslim legendary sultan known to be the most successful ottoman ruler. He was the longest reigning sultan among the Ottoman Empire and lived to the age of 72 having reigned from 1520-1566. He steered the Empire to a great height when he extended it to cover up to the Balkans, Gates of Vienna and Hungary. He was viewed as a Muslim religious leader and a ruler for the Muslims in the territory where Islam was the only religion.

Suleiman the Magnificent was a shrewd leader who grew to be an iconic element to date. His relevance today is most ...

How did American foreign policy become more interventionist (aggressive) from the 1890s into the twentieth century?

What issues have led to the Filipino Insurrection? How was this conflict perceived in the United States? Spain yielded its colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris after its defeat in the Spanish-American War. Just two days before the ratification of the treaty, fighting has broken between Americans forces and the Filipino nationalists under the leadership of Former President Emilio Aguinaldo. The Filipino nationalists sought their independence than a change in the colonial rulers. The Philippine-American War has lasted about three years; it resulted in the death of American soldiers and Filipino combatants ...

Social Problems of the Modern World: A Reader War and Global Crime

Though war and militarism have a correlation, it is worth noting that there is a difference between the two and a significant one at that. War is a conflict between large-scale groups or states and involves physical force and the organized use of weapons. Furthermore, war(s) can be said to be a series of campaigns between two opposing sides which are brought about by disputes over various subjects (religion, territory, resources and ideology). On the other hand, militarism is desire or belief of a government or a particular group of people that the country should maintain strong military capability and use it if necessary to promote ...

Thomas is married to Vanessa Jebb who comes from a diplomatic family. Jebb’s father was the first acting Secretary General of the United Nations. Thomas Hugh was a professor of History at University of Readings from 1966-1975. In 1979-1991, Thomas High was the Director of the Center for Policy Studies in London. Thomas Hugh was an ally of Margaret Thatcher during Thatcher’s reign. In his argument, Thomas Hugh presents an argument that is usually pro-European and conservative.

In the book Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, Thomas traces history from 1440-1870. He begins with the Portuguese ...

Introduction

Wide Sargasso Sea was written in 1966 novel by Dominica born renowned writer Jean Rhys. This post-colonial parallel novel has put the author in the limelight being her most successful novel. This novel is a premonition of charlottes Bronte’s novel of Jane Eyre 1847 novel. This is a revelation of a relationship that casts a patriarchal society in which she is neither a black nor a white European with her European white boyfriend. This is a sour and unhappy marriage, which makes her appear demonic or devilish woman. The novel shortly tries to analyze the main themes of racial inequality and harshness of displacement and ...

There are several ways through which the revolution of the 18th century challenged the traditional ideas on politics and society. The three most significant of them include the new scientific approaches of doing things for instance the earth being the center of the universe was replaced by what is referred to as heliocentric. There was the replacement of the eminent Aristotle idea of heavy bodies by their nature automatically moved down toward their place of origin, in addition the force of inertia did replace the medieval impetus theory. Related to the above after the 18th century revolution there was ...

1. Discuss the reality and significance of the Civil War in U.S. history. What were the factors that led to the outbreak of war? What were the long-term consequences of the conflict? Discuss Lincoln s role. What did emancipation mean to both sides in the war?

The reality of the US Civil War lies with the then economic and social differences between the Northern and Southern parts of the US, where Northern Federal states, grew industrialized, welcoming new cultures, while the Southern confederate states maintained an antiquated social order, and agriculture, utilizing the slaves in their farms. These socio ...

The switch to steam power led to the movement of factories away from the big cities, like London. Instead, locations close to water –out of which steam power is generated- and coal fields, another necessary ingredient for steam power, were preferred. Furthermore, as trade grew dramatically, locations close to markets and trade routes were highly favored.

Summarize Karl Marx's arguments against capitalism.

Karl Marx considered capitalism a deeply inhumane system. It increased the gap between rich and poor helping a very small percentage of the population become extremely rich while leaving the masses in poverty. The upper classes, or bourgeoisie, controlled the production and the workers, ...

Joseph Conrad (his real name was Jozef Korzeniowski) is a classic of English literature of the twentieth century. He was born in the Russian Empire into a family of Polish patriots, who took part in anti-government protests. In 1874 he fled to Marseilles to become a cabin boy on a French merchant ship and three years later, while sailing in the Pacific Ocean, began to learn English. Over time, he became captain in the British passenger fleet. The marine experience gave Conrad the material for his literary works. After retiring, he devoted himself wholly to literature and in the mid-nineties began to publish ...

America is a strong and great country. And as all great countries it has its black spots in its history which could not be covered neither with time nor money. Any other country has so much blood in its past and has not lived so much violence. It occurred only because white people knew how to make whisky and money, while millions of Indians and Blacks were considered as a second-class. A People's History of the United States is a unique book in many ways. It proposed a revolutionary perspective on American history. Its author, Howard Zinn, stopped his attention in the book ...

The U.S., from its very inception having a penchant for land or real estate, subordinated the whole of continental United States by the end of 19th century. It turned towards the sea as its new area of expansion. The nation was now tempted to become the world power and politically dominant. The people perceived their intrusion into foreign territories as their moral obligation to propagate democracy in the entire length and breadth of the world. It came to be referred as neo-imperialism or new imperialism, and the Spanish-American War in the closing years of the 19th century is an example ...

Part A – Question 3

Given what we now know about the religious and intellectual foundations of colonialism, what might be some of the characteristics of ‘post-colonial’ thought and do you think that we are there yet? When thinking about post-colonial thought, it is absolutely necessary that we understand the various attributes of colonial thought in the first place. Colonial thought is best represented by figures like Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who wrote about “The Noble Savage,” and created these inherent intellectual foundations for colonialism (Rousseau 20). These perspectives, in which peoples from less developed and Westernized civilizations were patronizingly referred to as ‘noble,’ while ...

On September 13, 2007 the United Nations (UN) embraced an international instrument entitled the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Consisting of 46 articles, this document was created to protect and promote the rights of the worlds’ indigenous populations that were not defended in other human rights legislation (University of British Columbia, indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca). James Anaya, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, claims this document is unparalleled in its scope and breadth. Therefore, this paper will discuss the history and reasoning behind the declaration’s creation, why it was necessary to adopt ...

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Introduction The paper will present theories, and it will discuss the difference between those theories. Some of the differences and similarities will be presented. There will be three theories in this paper Marxism theory, Rosa Luxemburg Theory, and Lenin Theory. Within this paper, Lenin Theory will be used for differentiation of other theories. In addition, the practical approach of other Linen theory will be described, and criticism in other theories about Linen Theory will also be presented.

Marxism Theory

Talking about the Marxism Theory it should be noted that Karl Marx presents it. It can be said that ...

Jules Verne is arguably one of the most prescient science-fiction authors in history – his works are remembered for their vast imagination and endlessly prescient views into the future of science and the exciting nature of their adventures. One of his most well known works, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, is on its surface a fantastical tale of a group of men who stumble upon the secret submarine Nautilus, commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. However, closer examination of the novel itself reveals Verne’s penchant for social commentary and intricate political subtext, as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea becomes a ...

The narrator places himself as a British police officer to represent the symbol of the imperial country. The police officer describes how he is agitated by the British authority to the Burmese people. He feels that the Burmese are oppressed by the British imperialism to the extent that he believed “I had already my mind that imperialism was an evil thing” (p.3). This indicates that people lived in poor conditions such as poverty due to the forces of imperialism and although he was British, he could not support the Britain oppressive authority. He said that he was “for the Burmese ...

Executive Summary

Euronews can be considered as one of the most experimental news channels in Europe. As its new motto (‘going global’) suggests, it seeks to step into international broadcasting and reach out to a global audience. Euronews aims towards achieving a transnational perspective on news; it does not focus on European stories only. The channel has adopted a policy to transform itself into a public diplomacy tool. For this reason Euronews has taken on a strategy to practice public diplomacy by taking up non-European languages as means for targeting non- European audiences. The rationale behind changing the structure of Euronews is listed as follows: ...

The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is a fictional novel with the sturdiest statements on imperialism. Though it has other significant themes, the emphasis focusing on imperialism can be easily noticed by the readers. Conrad wrote a letter to William Blackwood, his publisher, stressing how imperialism affected Africans. The narrative is clear and it sheds light on the criminality of incompetence and the high degree of selfishness in Africa civilization claiming its justification. Conrad declares his thoughts in a way that appears simple but in the reality, it is not. The aim of this paper is to discuss Conrad's criticism of ...

The display of the insects in lieu of the display of foreign artifacts

Prior to his travel, in Asia Morse requests popular readers to collect and classify insects. One has to learn where and how to collect the insects. Conversely, one has to learn how to preserve the insects (Brody 31). Morse elaborates the construction and the use of insect boxes to display the insects as artifacts in the homestead. Morse gives the details to aid in the appearance of the boxes. Morse suggests the use of entomological display kit to pin the insects in the circle cork. A proper display compares with the view of foreign artifacts where one can view ...

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Analysis and Interpretation of “Shooting an Elephant”

“Shooting an Elephant” is an essay by George Orwell. It recounts his incredible experiences in India where he served as an imperial officer. Orwell appears to be narrating a tale on his individual life experience in Burma; however, the real theme behind his essay is to create an image of how colonialism influences the way of life of both the inhabitants in the colonized nation and the imperialistic officers. This essay expounds on how Orwell, through a broad utilization of symbolism, uses his actions and an elephant in a journey to depict ...

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‘Subject’ European colonial influences on African culture in Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and Achebe’s “Civil Peace Imperial powers employ different methods to control the nations ruled by them. Apart from force, they also use various ideological means as an indirect mode of attaining control over the colonized nation. Sometimes more than military prowess, ideological instruments makes the people of the colonies accept the power of the ruling imperialist nation, and make them receptive to the domination inflicted on them. Some of the ideological instruments include religion, literature, and education, and these instruments were used to ...

Rise of Nationalism in China and Korea

Introduction Nationalism is the notion of considering your culture, value, traditions, language and important aspect of life superior to other countries. There are primarily two political perspective of socialism. The first one is primordial’s view, which identifies the nationalism as a reflection of perceived and ancient tendency of human being that encourages them to bifurcate it into distinct group or system. The second view is the modernist perspective that identifies that for existing into modern society, there are some structural conditions. Although Koreans and Chinese seem to depict two distinct nationalities but both of them have myriad ...

Abstract

The rapid growth of Christianity in Asia, including South Korea, is one of crucial trends in the modern development of different branches of modern Christianity (Jenkins 7). For a state the growth of a new religion means changes in different spheres of life, such as politics, social sphere, education and world outlook of the population. The assignment is aimed at exploring the role of Christianization and Christianity in Korean politics, social life, education and people’s dimension. Complex consideration of these spheres’ development with respect to the emergence and growth of Christianity in Korea is necessary to single out the role ...

Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life. By Author, Anderson, Jon L. Anderson Jon evokes Che Guevara’s intricate character in describing his role and myth, in one of the darkest periods of the cold war. Notably, the book completes the heroic saga of an outstanding life. Anderson begins by breaking the account of the entire event, particularly after Che’s body was secretly hidden after his assassination in Bolivia in 1967. He gives an account of how Che’s body was discovered, and brought back to Cuba after thirty years of murder. He further analyzes how Che’s body ...

Heart of Darkness is a novel written by Joseph Conrad. The setting of the book is in Belgian Congo, which was the most infamous European colony in Africa. This is a story about the protagonist Marlow’s journey to self-discovery, and his experiences in Congo. Conrad’s story explores the colonialism period in Africa to demonstrate Marlow’s struggles. Along the way, he faces insanity, death, his fear of failure, and cultural contamination as he makes his way to the inner station. Conrad through the protagonist and antagonist life explores European imperialism and its effects to Africans. Marlow is the ...

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Written by Huxley Aldous, Brave New World revolves around the making of a human controlled world to ensure correlation among the same. For instance, the world state works at producing humans who fit at different levels. With the Alphas leading and the Epsilon falling in the latter position, the world has an order that everyone follows. The text talks of two worlds, the World State where the elite live and the Reservation where outcasts are controlled. It is important to note that, those living in the World State appear younger and better ...

Imperialism can be defined as a global system of domination. During colonization, the European powers divided among themselves the third world countries to be their colonies for the main purpose of trade, slave trade, and raw materials among other major reasons. Britain was the most powerful European country and its dominion was magnified by the extent of their colonies. The picture in this context involves some of the British officers displaying part of thee hundreds of ivory and bronze taken from the royal palace after they invaded the city of Benin and brought down the city to their advantage. ...

PART I:

Britain played a crucial role in shaping the economic and political history through the way it colonized various countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The aspects of European imperialism are shown clearly how it influenced the economic and political activities in the countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Several forms of European imperialism were reflected between the period of 1750 to 1914 in countries like Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia. Napoleon brought a great influence and impact in Egypt while French colonization in Algeria contributed to the way various economic and political forces were shaped in such countries. ...

In the Apocalypse Now (movie 1979), Captain Willard played the role of the protagonist in this film. He was a passive character. The main target of was to kill Kurtz. He spent of most of his time in the film watching keenly and internalizing the activities taking place in the jungle. Captain helps to bring out the ironical perspectives of war while at the same time incorporating the theme of morality in the film. His observant nature enabled him to become alert on absurdities of the war and the darkness of the human nature. He clearly brought out how the ...

American imperialism can be simply put as the military, cultural and economic influence by the United States of America on other countries. Imperialism can also be termed as the expansion of a certain country into foreign territories through military conquest. The first American Imperialism was in the year 1890 when the American started to practice what they termed as imperialistic policies of the Europe (Janssens 23). Before 1890, United States was against these practices condemning Europe of these practices and fighting against them in wars. In 1896, America was seen to take over Hawaii. This was sparked by the ...

History

America in the Great War The start of World War I (WWI) is most often marked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian Black Hand anarchist. The Archduke was to have been the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In fact, the circumstances that led to the war began many years before, due to forces of nationalism, imperialism, and militarism within the countries that would become involved. Schuman (1953, p.283) explains how throughout history nationalism grew from conflicts and wars against “alien groups.” Alien groups are groups of people ‘different’ from the majority population. The key to ...

“For Marxism, literature does not exist in some timeless, aesthetic realm as an object to be passively contemplated. Rather, like all cultural manifestations, it is a product of the socioeconomic and hence ideological conditions of the time and the place in which it was written, whether or not the author intended it so. Because human beings are themselves products of their socioeconomic and ideological environment, it is assumed that authors cannot help but create works that embody ideology in some form.” -Tyson, Critical Theory Today. War of the Worlds, the novel about the Martian invasion on earth is ...

The contact between the human cultures is increasing for many unknown decades. People are coming closer to one another due to the contact between the cultures. However, the nature of contact differs greatly, but the contacts are established in order to understand and develop relations among different people belonging to different countries. Media, cultural imperialism, cultural icons, cultural hegemony, diffusion, acculturation, and transculturation play a significant role in the contact between cultures. The cultural imperialism approach to the communication considers that the media have great significance on the cultural values. The countries with efficient media become capable of capturing ...

Shakespeare exhibits his keen sense of society in The Tempest, where he portrays the troubling nature—as well as the consequences—of colonial expansion. Shakespeare participates in the condemnation of colonialism, exposing the potential for mental destruction and inhumanity beyond measure when a colonizer deems himself superior to the colonized. Furthermore, he reveals the need to reexamine our history and rid ourselves of residual guilt. The aftermath of remorse and disappointment causes us to suppress memories of our colonial past, “often deluded and unsuccessful in [our] attempts to disown the burdens of [our] colonial inheritance” (Ghandi 4). Shakespeare’s play ...