Read the following poems written by two poets and
1) What is White mans burden saying? How does this poem represent what Westerners (America and Europe) thought about the world?
2) What is the Black Man's Burden saying? How does this represent what is happening to any non-European in the world?
3) By writing the White Man's Burden, is Rudyard Kipling showing racism? Do you think it was necessary/ important for Europeans to conquer other parts of the world in order to help the areas they conquered? Is America doing anything similar in Afghanistan or other parts of the world? Should we do anything similar to whats mentioned in the White Man's Burden?
4) Respond to one other persons comment
White Mans Burden
Black Man's Burden
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Blog # 17 - Unify this!
1) Thinking back to the work done in class and your own knowledge of the world, is nationalism a positive or negative force in the world? Explain. Be sure to use specific examples from class or from the world today.
2) Comment on one other persons post
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Blog # 16 - European Supremacy
1) Imagine you are a citizen of one of the countries/ regions that was conquered by a European country. Write a journal entry describing what life is like under European dominion. Be sure to include actual historical events that occured
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