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Olivia Hilton, Jack Unneland, Jonah Black

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Olivia Hilton, Jack Unneland, Jonah Black

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Britain risks Islamic State fighters sneaking in on small boats

1. The source is a secondary source

2. The author, Charles Hymas, is a Home Affairs Editor for The Daily Telegraph. He is based in London and was the head of news for Sunday times for 28 years. Due to the fact that he lives in London part of his motivation for writing this may be personal interest because it directly affects him. He seems to be passionate about social and political issues which might imply he is against imperialism since a lot of his articles are humanitarian and addressing issues of human rights.

3. The author mentions that people are fleeing from prisons in syria and immigrating which is important because immigration is very relevant in the world today. He writes about Mr Hall, who said the position of the children in the UK was “brutal” as there was a risk they could be “hunted down and killed.” This is important because it shows that this is a human rights issue and that children are involved. Finally, he says “But the ethical point is very strong. They are entirely innocent. They were brought there by dreadful parents and it’s not their fault.” He is talking about immigration and explains that despite their efforts to maintain safety in the UK, the children need to be protected.

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Conrad Johnson, Jared Zaiss, Abigail Phipps

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Conrad Johnson, Jared Zaiss, Abigail Phipps

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Shooting an elephant, it is a primary source, it was created by writer george orwell who famously wrote Animal Farm and 1984, he was also born in British India in 1903 and is known for his deeply insightful political and social commentary, one of the motivations for this text is likely his experience as a police officer in colonial Burma, he opposes imperialism and gives the vibe that he feels guilty about his participation. "A story always sounds clear enough at a distance, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes" feel significant because it seems like it could be talking directly to the audience almost more so than adding to the story. "I had done
it solely to avoid looking a fool." this feels significant because he is folding under the the social pressure of the situation rather than shooting the elephant for a moral or just reason. "For at that time I had already
made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing and the sooner
I chucked up my job and got out of it the better." really demonstrates how apathetic orwell was about his role in Burma

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Phia Angel, Natalie Tish, Ellie Phillips, Tatiana Camacho, Calin Swan, Wren Olson

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Phia Angel, Natalie Tish, Ellie Phillips, Tatiana Camacho, Calin Swan, Wren Olson

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We chose the story "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell. This is a primary source because Orwell is the author and main character of the story and is telling it from his own experience. It was thought that this his social criticism was his motivation for his writing. Orwell was an author and critic of totalitarianism, reflecting that he did not believe in the government asserting control over people. The Burmese people expected George to shoot the elephant and were excited for him to shoot the elephant. In the historical context, with Orwell being a European, he was immediately noticed as an outsider and was ignored by everyone. As a European white man, the Burmese people had high expectations for Orwell to shoot the elephant, as if expecting him to prove himself as an "all-powerful" European man. In reality, Orwell was unequipped to shoot the elephant, as many of the Europeans were in treading on foreign lands. Notably, Orwell notes that the Europeans were split on whether the elephant should be shot. The younger Europeans believed that the elephant had more value than the Burmese person that was killed, reflecting the Europeans' distorted views on the value of foreign peoples.

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Csenge Hajdrik, Lauren Kotowski, Ava Sycamore

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Csenge Hajdrik, Lauren Kotowski, Ava Sycamore

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1. It was a primary source because it's a poem

2. They were Brittain's imperial poet, the main motivation is to call imperial nations to embrace their role in civilizing other cultures. He's on the imperialist's side and comes from a better background, and he saw the poverty and wanted to help and had good intentions

3. "Take up the White Man's burden--send forth the best ye breed--"

This was significant because they felt a responsibility for the job and wanted to send the best people for it.

"Fill full the mouth of famine"

This was significant because he thought it was a noble act and failed to acknowledge imperial policies and didn't consider their own ways of ruling and caring for their civillians.

"The ports ye shall not enter, The roads ye shall not tread"

This is also significant because it was telling how the workers shouldn't take pleasure in it and that some of them may even die and it furthers the narrative that it was a burden.

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Names: Kaeden Mosley, Sam Mungai, Yaroth Olvera Luviano

1. Primary source, we have inferred this for the reason that it is written in first person.

2. Experience on reading his book "Animal farm", In the text it also talks about how he is a European in Moulmein Burma. He gives his own testament about his experiences which gives us information on his views against imperialism because of how oppressing he views the citizens in Burma as well as being oppressed.

3. a. It is ironic how the author has similar ideals with the people that ridicule him; "I was all for the Burmese, and all against their oppressors, The British." In the end he reflects and wasn't satisfied with his homeland for being some sort of the cause.

b. "A white man mustn't be frightened in front of "natives"; and so, in general, he isn't frightened" at the time of him being a white man, he is more deluded to follow the "white man" expectations and could get carried away with what he actually wants to do.

c. "The friction of the great beast's foot had stripped the skin from his back as neatly as one skin a rabbit"; Throughout the story the author has mention that his actions were mostly in part of the peer pressure of the 2000 citizens and the "white man" expectations. In the end the elephant has already caused tragedy which could've helped the author go through with his decision to kill the elephant because in the end, that is his duty.

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Shirlyn Mwangi, Joanne To, Braden Rouse, William Emenger

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Shirlyn Mwangi, Joanne To, Braden Rouse, William Emenger

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Chosen source: White man's burden

The white man's burden is a primary source; why not the other is because it was made during the time of the event written from first hand experience.

2. The author was born during the 1800s living in the British colony of India. He wrote this poem while in America to convince other European's that imperialism is a duty that they must do in order to insure order upon the world.

3. "Take up the White man's burden" - which was a popular ideology that supported and justified the act of colonialism by western countries as a necessary act to civilize and better the world.

"Fill full the mouth of Famine, And bid the sickness cease;" -The view of colonizers and how they felt that what they were doing was a aid to the people they conquered saving them from their own demise. But, in reality colonialist act of "services" led many of these people into despair and sufferings.

"The savage wars for peace;" - A quote said to justify the terror of colonialism as a necessary act of violence in order to bring peace.

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Shooting an Elephant

1. This is a primary source, as it was written by an individual who experienced the event being written about, and the event was written about not long after the event occurred.

2. I know that George Orwell is a famous British writer, who is well known for writing the book 1984, and from this source I also know that he served as a police officer in Burma at one point in his life. Orwell was motivated to write about this experience and his feelings about imperialism due partially as a result of his later profession of becoming a writer, but also because he experienced the effects of imperialism first hand during his time in Burma. His experiences in Burma led him to believe that imperialism was blatantly evil, in no small part due to how he believed that it managed to negatively affect both the oppressor and the oppressed party.

3. One thing the author said that we found to be significant was that, by the time of writing the document, Orwell believed that "imperialism was an evil thing", and that he was, "all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British.". We believed this to be significant due to how even as a member of the party that was oppressing the Burmese people, Orwell believed imperialism to be a blatantly evil thing as a result of his experiences with imperialism. A second thing the author said that we found to be significant was how, as someone who was tasked with carrying out imperialistic ideals, he "grasped the hollowness, the futility of white man's dominion in the East.". We found this to be significant as it spoke to how, as someone who experienced and carried out the will of imperialism with his own hands, he was forced to see just how pointless and ineffective a system like imperialism is, as it forced him to lose his freedom in service of upholding an image in the eyes of the Burmese people. A third significant statement made by the author that reinforces the ineffectual nature of imperialism, is the statement, "a white man mustn't be frightened in front of "natives"; and so, in general, he isn't frightened.". We believe this statement to be significant as it truly highlights the author's beliefs about one of the reasons he believes imperialism to be evil, as in addition to forcing the Burmese people to obey "the white man's" whims, it also forces the oppressors to make decisions in service of upholding a certain image in the eyes of the oppressed, leading nobody to have free will in the situation.

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Leonardo Espinoza-Gonzalez, Tony Gonzalez, Madelyn Reynolds

Shooting an Elephant

1. Primary source - George Orwell wrote about his own experience as an officer in Burma.

2. George Orwell is a famous writer and a Democratic Socialist. A lot of his works are about authoritarian governments and corruption. He wrote Animal Farm and 1984

3. Many people didn't agree with imperialism but had no choice but to serve as one of the imperial officers. He had to uphold an image of authority and power as an officer. He expressed that imperialism damages both sides; it puts pressure on and traps the colonizers in a position they must uphold, and dehumanizes the colonized people.

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Zavian Sullivan, Esthefany Bojorquez,Sophia Dorante,Sasha Atwood 

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Zavian Sullivan, Esthefany Bojorquez,Sophia Dorante,Sasha Atwood 

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Article: Shooting An Elephant

1. Source: Primary

The author is telling his own personal story about imperialism in the first-person.

2. George Orwell is a well-known English Novelist. His two best known works are "Animal Farm" (1945), which criticizes socialist ideals of the Soviet Union, and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1989) that explores themes of totalitarianism and surveillance. Orwell was thought to have strong opposition to totalitarianism and a commitment to democratic socialism which is heavily reflected in his writing.

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"As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. When a nimble Burman tripped me up on the football field and the referee (another Burman) looked the other way, the crowd yelled with hideous laughter".

This Quote is significant because it shows us how Europeans were seen and treated by the Burmese.

"All I knew that I was stuck between my hatred of the empire I served and my range against the evil-spirited little beasts who tried to make my job impossible."

This quote reveals Orwell's internal conflict as an officer, showing that imperialism harms not only the colonized but also the colonizer.

"In a job like that you see the
dirty work of Empire at close quarters. The wretched prisoners
huddling in the stinking cages of the lock-ups, the grey, cowed faces of the long-term convicts, the scarred buttocks of the men who had been Bogged with bamboos – all these oppressed me with an intolerable sense of guilt".

This quote is significant because the author tells us about his first hand experience working as an officer in Burma. The authors descriptions help explain how poorly the Burmese prisoners were treated.

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Paul Byers, Conrad Brown, Christopher Smith-Saunders

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Paul Byers, Conrad Brown, Christopher Smith-Saunders

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1.) the white mans burden it’s a primary source because the author response to the war during that time. It’s a direct call out of American imperialism. 2.) it was written as a call to the US to embrace imperialism and to take on responsibility for the colonized. The author was an English writer and poet know for his short story telling. motivated by appeal to the negative side of imperialism, He wrote a piece on the deeper understanding of the motivation behind imperialism. His poem acknowledges its positive aspects while also critiquing its limitations. 3.) The three things he says in the document is the racism towards the natives, the growth of a new government and the calling of a nations beliefs and religion. Why they are important is they all tie back to the main motivations to imperialism. The racial appeal of the inferior native Americans pushed the new government to expand and conquer more land. The political idea of the new government with its reasons to expand such as the Manifest Destiny. The new government ties faith into a huge part of the government and its reasons giving them a motivation to expand their economic worth with raw resources in the west. The call to grow Christianity and the beliefs of the people was also a reason as our author calls out their calling of Freedom. These three ideas tie directly back to the motivations of imperialism, calling out Americas new efforts and their reasons.

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Mathew Wilson, Nate Johnson, Izaiah Rowe, Colin Jones

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Mathew Wilson, Nate Johnson, Izaiah Rowe, Colin Jones

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1. The source we have is a primary source. What makes it a primary source is it’s a poem about the time period he lived in.

2. Rudyard Kipling who wrote the poem was born in India and eventually left and lived in Britain. This gives some context as to why he wrote the “White Man’s Burden” he wanted Imperialism to occur as he thought it would “help” other countries.

3. The first thing the author says that is significant is “Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half-devil and half-child.” What is significant about this is that Kipling is effectively stating that the people who are ruled over are less than human. The second thing that is significant that the author states is, “The blame of those ye better, The hate of those ye guard-.” This is also significant because it illustrates to the reader that imperialism is an endeavor that people will hate you for. The final significant line from the author is the repeated “Take up the White Man's burden.” This repeated call to join in Imperialism shows how strongly Kipling felt about the matter.

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Stephanie Igwala, Masi Nakazwe, Mallory Bessette

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Stephanie Igwala, Masi Nakazwe, Mallory Bessette

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Shooting an Elephant

1. This source was a primary source as it was a first hand retelling of a story by the author.

2. Prior to research, we didn’t know anything about the author, but after researching him, we found out that George Orwell, real name Eric Arthur Blair, was born in India, and worked as an officer in the imperial police in India. With this information, it is understandable as to why he opposed imperialism. Being a white man born in India rather than one who moved there gives him a more personal experience to the native land and first hand seeing the effects of imperialism.

3. Quotes by the author:

“Theoretically – and secretly, of course – I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British. As for the job I was doing, I hated it more bitterly than I can perhaps make clear.” This quote shows proof that the author opposed the British imperialism taking place in Burma.

“As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so” This quote is significant because it shows that even though the author is working a job in support of the British, he was not respected and disliked doing it. It seems as though he was just doing it because it was expected of him.

“In a job like that you see the dirty work of Empire at close quarters... all these oppressed me with an intolerable sense of guilt”. This quote shows Orwell’s internal confliction as he is ironically a participant, but it also reveals imperialism as a system maintained through violence, humiliation, and complacency, rather than order or morality.

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TJ Neal

Matias Burzenski

Kosei Abe

Source 1: Ruyard Kipling, The White mans burden

1. Primary source since it was a poem from that time period.

2. He was a British imperial poet and supported imperialistic ideals.

3. .Every stanza begins with the line "Take up the White man's burden", which is significant as it shows that he has a white savior complex.

.The line "Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half devil and half-child." showing that he views them as savages which "justifies" his white savior complex.

."To seek another's profit, And work another's gain.", This is significant as while imperialism may progress a civilization faster then they would without help it comes at the cost of being colonized not reaping the full benefits of the profits that come from their land.

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Timothy Guier, Sydney Garza, Araceli Santana

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Timothy Guier, Sydney Garza, Araceli Santana

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1. Poem written by Rudyard Kipling. Primary source. Seems like he wrote the poem himself.

2. He's an imperial poet, he wrote the first jungle book/ children books, and very political poems. He wrote it so the US can own up to their doings, his experiences of being a "third culture kid" being Indian and having trauma of being a kid in England.

3. First thing that was significant, Take up the White Mans Burden, its significant because he continuously repeats this throughout the poem and shows how everything he lists is something that a White Man is seen to do/ a "requirement" because of the power that White Men have.

The second thing that was significant "Half devil and half child " shows the racist side of the imperialism and seen that they need to be "guided from white power" and the last significant thing is " Fill full the mouth of famine and bid the sickness cease" which shows that how imperialist was justified and thinking that they need to make it a better place and take over the problems that weren't theres such as the sickness, wars, diseases.

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Delanie Corcoran, Mason Pirello, Macy Graichen.

We chose the second source, "Shooting An Elephant".

1. This source is a primary source because it's a first-hand account story. Since the story is written in first person, it makes it a primary source and not a secondary source.

2. The author is George Orwell, and he is an English novelist who usually writes pieces about social criticism. He wrote this piece as a powerful metaphor to show his critique of imperialism.

3. "As for job I was doing, I hated it more bitterly than I can perhaps make clean"

This is significant because the author is a British police officer who hates his job. Usually, police officers serve their country because they love to keep people safe, but in this case, the author shows hatred towards the country's goals and his job.

"With another part I thought that the greatest joy in the world would be to drive a bayonet into a buddhiists preists guts."

These lines are significant to the author's perspective because he continues to show deep hatred and talks of violence towards many topics. This is important because a police officer who has access to weapons but has an unstable mental capacity is dangerous to the community they are trying to keep safe.

"The owner was furious, but he was only an Indian and could do nothing."

The author previously talked about his negative opinions on imperialism, which made me think as a reader that he treated others of different races the same, but this comment he makes shows that he thinks little of Indian people. He acknowledges that the Indian owner could be upset, but cannot do anything.

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1. We chose Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell. It is a primary source as it is an autobiography or George Orwell

2. He's an author, and he's British. It seems he doesn't support imperialism as he was an activist and a social writer. He probably saw first hand what imperialism was doing to the natives and didn't agree. This was supported by his viewpoint in Shooting an Elephant.

3. "I had already made my mind up that imperialism was an evil thing." He already knew it was wrong yet he continued in his job to enforce it opposing his viewpoint. Even though historically we know he doesn't support imperialism.

"But in some world remote from me." This is another significant point as England was ruling Burma from a long point away and this elephant dying slowly in a far off place represents the English control on Burma dying.

"Unnerving to have a crowd follow."

This is significant as in the historical context the elephant represents the British empire and its control over the Burma people. As stated before the officer must not look foolish in front of the Burma people, yet he marches to kill or subdue the elephant and in turn its deeper meaning of imperialism.

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We decided to focus on the first source. This is a primary source because it reflects on the authors original perspectives on imperialism at the time is was happening (original text). The author (Rudyard Kippling) was a british writer and poet who believed the empire had a moral duty to "civilize" other peoples.

3 things he says that are significant:

Take up the white mans burden (of civilizing other people/colonization)

The judgement of your peers (speaking to americans, they should seek approval of britain)

(as a foreword in the poem, says the poem is a response to american takeover of the Philippines)