Today in class we were given a ditto to work on that had two documents on it. One of these documents was called The White Man's Burden and was written in 1899 by Rudyard Kipling. It tells of how it is the white European's job to impose their ideas, beliefs and culture upon the natives of the Philippines. Even though they find it a burden, they believe it will end famine and produce peace in the colony. The other document is entitled The Black Man's Burden which was written in 1903 by Edward Morel. Morel is a British journalist in the Belgian Congo and he writes about the abuses of imperialism. He believes it is the black man's burden to deal with the whites. Ten problems that Morel sees with imperialism are:
1.Africans are being killed in mass amounts
2.Diseases such as measles, smallpox and syphilis are being imported into native lands
3.Capitalism in being exploited
4.Destruction of African family life, occupation, and natural pursuits
5.Men are being enslaved
6.Man is incapable of reacting against unnatural conditions
7.Europeans impose hard labor which hurts and kills men
8.Child bearing becomes more difficult
9.Africans endure physical abuse
10.It ruins mental development
Tomorrow homework #4 is due and everyone should be checking the blog definately after 7 everyday to get work from Mrs.Separ.
Next blogger is Michelle. Dylan forgot to pick someone :=)
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