Kim Guadagno

Kipling in his writing shows several hints about how he feels about the government; the first obvious notice is this, "The politics of Loaferdom that sees things from the underside where the lath and plaster is not smoothed off." He's hinting at the connotation that there are imperfections within the system that some can see. Kiplings narrative not only shows a personal opinion, but also what some people would contradict him with. Take Peachey and Dravot for instance, who one not only said in a

The Oxford Dictionary describes Self Fulfillment as: “The fulfilment of one's hopes and ambitions”. Kipling and The Traveling Wilburys both share their wisdom on personal fulfillment in the inquiring “If” and the approachable “End of the Line”. While the poems are similar in their purpose and occasion, they differ in their tone and attitude. The Occasion and purpose of the two works is very similar. In his poem to his son Kipling talks about what it takes to be a Man, this is years of wisdom and

Compare and Contrast If by Rudyard Kipling and Girl by Jamaica Kincaid are two poems about parents talking to their children. In If a father is talking to his son. He is telling his son how to succeed in life. In Girl a mother is telling her daughter how to live on her own. The stories are similar because they are giving advice, but they are two different stories going in two different directions. Both poems have a similar theme of how to succeed. In Girl the mother says this is how to……

According to an anonymous source, one should, “look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder. Let the challenges make you strong.” This idea is clearly reflected in Uglies, “The Third and Final Continent,” and “If.” Evidently, the authors utilized similar and contrasting literary devices to develop this theme in each unique selection. Characterization, or the writer’s development of a character, is manipulated in Uglies and “The Third and Final Continent”

Journal Two: Ethos Aristotle defined ethos as how messages persuade as a result of the communicator’s character. He claimed that this was most important in the list of the three rhetorical appeals. The reason was because that person has to be a trustworthy speaker to the audience, but that requires have practictical intelligence, virtuous character, and good will. Rudyard Kipling has an automatic ethos built to his audience because the intended audience was his son, and there is an automatic father-son

A poem is often defined as an art form used to express yourself, which evokes emotion in its reader. However, there are poems with another purpose besides making the audience feel something. Some poems are used to educate, inspire, or give advice to it’s readers. Two poems that offer excellent advice about how to live life happily and successfully are “If” by Rudyard Kipling and “The Paradoxical Commandments” by Dr. Kent M. Keith. Rudyard Kipling, the author of “If” and Dr. Kent M. Keith, the author

In Vietnam, I have a best friend, and her name is Van. She lives close to my house in my town. Her family have two girls: one is her, and she has another sister, her name is Tram. Although they are not twin sisters, they look like twin because of appearance. Tram are older than Van because Tram is Van’s older sister. Tram is twenty-nine years old, and Van is twenty-four years old. However, they look like twin sisters; they are different in many aspects. They have the different character, hobby, and

Rudyard Kipling was an english author that wrote short stories and poems. Some of his famous work would include “Just So Stories”, “The Jungle Book” and “Gunga Din” during the 1900’s. (www.biography.com) He was born in Mumbai, India on December 30th, 1865 in the Bombay Presidency of British India, to Alice Kipling (one of the four Victorian sisters) and John Lockwood Kipling. For Kipling, India was a wondrous place. Along with his younger sister, Alice, he explored the local markets with his nanny

Rudyard Kipling is a well known short story author mostly from the book he published called The Jungle Book which contained many little side tales, along with many other enjoyable short stories. Kipling was born on December 30, 1865 in Bombay, India where he grew up with his mother, father, and younger sister. At the age of six, Kipling’s mother wanted him to have a formal British education and decided to send him off to a boarding school all the way in England. This devastated Rudyard and his

The author of the poem, The White Man’s Burden, was Rudyard Kipling who was born in 1865 in Bombay. As a young person, he lived in India, but at the age of six he was taken to England and left for five years at a foster home at Southsea so that he could receive a formal British education. He went to school in England and continued his education before returning to his home place of Bombay in 1882, where he worked as a journalist for seven years. Kipling was an accomplished journalist, writer, poet