The White Man's Burden

According to Kipling and in your own word's, what was the "White Man's Burden?"

According to Kipling and in my own word's, the White Man's Burden was to educate the natives.

What do you think was the historical motivation for issuing the document? What contemporary events may have forced the document to the forefront?

I think the the historical motivation for issuing the document was that the Nationalism that took over. The contemporary events may have forced the document to the forefront was the Spanish American War.

Do any of the articles sound familiar? Are they similar to the ideas expressed in the Constitution of the United States?

None of the articles sounded familiar. They are not similar to the ideas expressed in the Constitution of the United States because it talks about equality and liberty among all people, excluding race, gender, age, etc. But, it talks about racism. Can it be stopped?

Kipling's poem and Imperialism in general have racist undertones. What are some found in the poem?

Some racial undertones that found in this poem are Egyptian Night, Heathen folly, Silent, Sullen people.

A tremendous amount of time and effort went into the preparation of the document. Do you think it was worth it?

Yes. It was worth it because was a motivation tool for white people to help the natives advance in their behaviors and their habits.

Who did Kipling think would read his poem? What do you think that this audience might have said in response to it?

Kipling thought that the White people would read it. The non-white people would be furious with this poem. I thought that the non-white audience would not respond in a peaceful way.

What reward did Kipling suggest the "White man" gets for carrying his "burden?"

The reward that Kipling suggests the White man gets for carrying his burden was praise and thanks.