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    Treasure Island and Kidnapped. Another reason he is well-respected is because of his books’ influence. Treasure Island has described the common definition of pirates. Stevenson’s works have also been admired by some famous authors, including Rudyard Kipling and Arthur Conan Doyle. A final aspect of a classic that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde contains is it has withstood the test of time. It was first published in 1886. However, it is still known and read in schools. Other books that are not classics

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    The short story, “Mowgli’s Brothers,” and the article, “Wolf-Children of India and Other Feral Children,” had many similarities and many differences. “Mowgli’s Brothers” was a short story written by Rudyard Kipling. This story is fiction, and is one of the many stories in the collection, The Jungle Book. “Wolf-Children of India and Other Feral Children” was an article published by Discovery. This article is non-fiction. Both of these tales are about feral children, which are wild or untamed children

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    Infiniti Nieto 2.13.17 Compare and Contrast Essay The poemes “if” and “Girl” have similar topics but have different themes. The poems also have some similarities. The two peoples The two texts (If by: Rudyard Kipling, Girl by: Jamaica Kincaid) have a similar topic which is a pattern (guardian) is giving advice to their child. On the intro on sentence 1 on “Girl” if states, “a list of rules that she wants her to live by.” This shows that her mom is giving advice to her daughter because it says

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    Do you feel like you put much perseverance and courage to help your society that is in need? Then maybe you are like Jonas and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi both of which are two of the many people that show courage and perseverance, not just to help themselves. Take Rikki for instance, he killed three of the deadliest snakes in his family's garden to protect the other animals that are in the garden and his family from danger. Jonas is like this but he showed courage because when The Giver was in pain, Jonas

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    The story, ¨Girl¨ by Jamaica Kincaid, and the poem, ¨It¨ by Rudyard Kipling, are both similar and different. Both stories are about children learning how to become an adult. The stories have different tones, harsh and gentle, but they have similar themes. The theme of both texts is to listen to your parents because they are trying to help you. Both texts, ¨Girl¨ and ¨If¨, have two similarities and one difference. Both stories have the same topic, children learning to be adults. In the

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    to kill the snakes and protect Teddy’s family because they saved him. Rikki-Tikki was found on a roadside ditch about to die, so Teddy’s family took care of him. Because of this, Rikki-Tikki wants to help them. In Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, written by Rudyard Kipling, it says, “They wrapped him in a cotton wool and warmed him over a fire until he sneezed and opened his eyes.”Rikki-Tikki

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    Wolfgang Reitherman’s 1967 film, The Junlgle Book, “is best known as the last animated film Walt Disney personally supervised” (Solomon). Walt Disney and his Disney artist used Rudyard Kipling’s original stories and created a family film that is enjoyed today. Reitherman starts the opening scene with an abandoned crying man cub, Mowgli, lying in the river. Bagheera, the panther, finds the boy and then transports him to a local wolf family where he is raised. As the boy grows, Bagheera grows eerie

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    better understand the impacts of imperialism on the world’s politics, economies and cultures: John A. Hobson’s Imperialism: A Study, Vladimir Illyich Lenin’s Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism, Jules Ferry’s On French Colonial Expansion, Rudyard Kipling’s The White Man’s Burden, American Anti-Imperialism League’s Platform of the American Anti¬-Imperialist

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    The Cultural Importance of the British Empire During the reign of Queen Victoria, Great Britain was the centre of a global empire, controlling nearly one-quarter of the Earth. Although only a small minority of the population of the Empire was actually British, British bureaucrats directly administrated it. Moreover, Victorian age is often referred to as the period of the Pax Britannica, since the territories controlled by the British Crown lived under a relative peaceful kingdom. Especially the

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    European Imperialism Dbq

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    During the 1800s, many European countries sent explorers to colonize Africa. Many European missionaries and explorers went to Africa in an effort to help their countries to achieve power, pride, and money. The main driving forces behind the imperialism that helped Europeans attain power, pride, and money were technological forces, politics, and economics. Technological advancements were one of the main driving forces that encouraged and enabled European imperialism in Africa. Most countries in Europe

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