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If, by Kipling

Tanks came into play in 1917. The British were the first to incorporate their use into battle. They launched a massive assault in the Battle of Cambria on November 20th, 1917 using 324 tanks. (Glennon 128) The Tractor, which revolutionized farming rolled out in 1917 and completely changed the way farmers tended their crops (Glennon 130). This technology piled up on the other changes in England, especially the largest change the politics of the 20th century.
             Politics changed drastically during the early 20th century and contributed to the atmosphere of the time. The majority of the British were very scrutinizing and skeptical of their nation and it's policies (Howe x). They loved their homelands but still wanted to be heard (Sullivan 4). The people in the industrial jobs formed the British Labour party in 1906. This party was inducted into the government and allowed all men to participate or run for offices. (Glennon 48) Suffrage was an important feature of the democratic world and was reserved to property holding men in Britain. Due to many reformers and activists, parliament granted all men over the age of 21 the right to vote. They also allowed women over the age of 30 to vote in 1918. (Glennon 132) These changes were controversial and rapid but couldn't even compare to what came next.
             Religion and Science created the greatest controversies and change. Darwin's theory of Evolution created many controversial and radical ideas to form. One idea was the idea of modernists. These people came into the church and were later pushed out and even excommunicated in 1907. (Glennon 156) The Gideon's started placing bibles in hotels around the world and the Christian Science Monitor was created to help out in keeping the world somewhat religious. (Glennon 62) The theory of Continental Drift was made in 1912 and created some controversies (Glennon 95). Another denomination was also created in 1918, called the United Lutheran Church (Glennon 132).


Essays Related to If, by Kipling

1. Rudyard Kipling: Imperialism

Rudyard Kipling's relation to India has greatly influenced his works. ... Kipling's attempt at short stories and novels has been successful as well. ... Many of Kipling's verses teem with political references. ... (1-6) Loss of control of the Empire's territories is Kipling's fear. ... If, drunk with sight of power, we loose Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe Such boastings as the Gentiles use, Or lesser breeds without the Law Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget "lest we forget! ...

  • Word Count: 1130
  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Grade Level: High School

2. Kipling Research Paper

If they can't be, then why can animals be referred to as being sly, intelligent, or even man's best friend? ... Rudyard Kipling is also a person who has portrayed animals in an intelligent light. ... Another example is of a dog named Teem who learns from his aunt that it is bad to bit sheep if he is a sheep dog because if he were to do so he would be "[ ] confess[ing] failure" to being a sheepdog. Finally, Shere Khan the tiger did not attack Mowgli in Kipling's "Mowgli's Borthers" because Khan knew that the wolf was protecting Mowgli "[ ] had all the advantage of the gro...

  • Word Count: 788
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3. thw white man's burden

The White Man's Burden To Rudyard Kipling, the idea of "empire" is very different from what we think of it today. ... Unfortunately, what Kipling believed to be the role of an empire, never came to be. ... Kipling states that if Britain becomes arrogant, and allows the lust for power to encompass them, and they forget their duty, all their power will be lost, like that of Nineveh and Tyre. I believe Kipling's theory of empire to be completely false. ... One must commend Rudyard Kipling for his beliefs on what an empire should be. ...

  • Word Count: 570
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

4. Tommy

In his poem "Tommy," Kipling describes the reasons for the frustration of a British red-coat during the colonial days. ... As a result, Kipling sympathizes with the solider over the hypocritical treatment he receives from the colonialists. ... The hypocritical attitude of the colonists disturbs Kipling. ... He states that the soldiers are not heroes but "single men in barracks most remarkable like you" (l. 26) Moreover, he believes that if the behavior of the soldiers does not meet the community's expectations, it is because they are only human and make mistakes. ... Kipling, like the...

  • Word Count: 666
  • Approx Pages: 3
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5. Africa's Imperialism

Upon reading Kipling's piece, it is difficult to decipher his exact intentions. It is doubtful that Kipling meant his poem to be taken seriously as a whole. ... It is beyond a doubt, however, that Kipling was convinced of Britain's superiority in the world. In For All We Have and Are, for instance, the reader is convinced with the last two lines, "What stands if Freedom fall?/Who dies if England live?" ...

  • Word Count: 4292
  • Approx Pages: 17
  • Grade Level: High School

6. Poetry Analysis - The White Man's Burden

Rudyard Kipling, one of the most famous poets of the Victorian age, wrote The White Man's Burden in 1899, at 34 years of age. Kipling was born and raised in the English colony of Bombay, India, a place he later recalled in his memoirs: "My first impression is of daybreak, light and color and golden and purple fruits at the level of my shoulder" (Kipling qtd. in "The Poetry Foundation," 2014). ... After the war, Kipling wrote his famous poem as a sort of message to the United States, urging America to take up the burden of its newly-acquired Philippines, but also warni...

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7. Format

Rudyard Kipling's poem "If" answers the questions we all wonder. ... Kipling describes first how to ignore what other people think about. ... If we think that we have reached a mature level, we have not. ... Kipling says and adult is someone who is loyal and stands up for himself. ... The only way we can do this is if we do not hate or gossip. ...

  • Word Count: 744
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

8. Kipling and I by Jesús Colón

In the story "Kipling and I" by Jesus Colon it starts off as a young boy, very naive to the world, only seventeen years old with a dream to become a perfect man by living accordingly to the poem. ... In the story "Kipling and I" the poem and his surroundings provide symbolism and imagery that are significant to the meaning of the story which is dreams don't always come true in life no matter how hard you believe. ... In "Kipling and I" the main symbol that provided the meaning to the story is a poem that a seventeen year old boy has bought and uses it as a g...

  • Word Count: 1254
  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

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