Such consequences of this nature would include the punishment of sins and the hardness of ones heart caused by their sins. ... Douglass shared stories of white slave owners whom he thought to be quite kind and gentle early on. ... Then the vile disease of slavery entered her heart and changed her entire character as Douglass wrote, "But alas, this kind heart had but a short time to remain such. ... It is one thing to commit the evil act of whipping another human being, but to take pleasure in it is simply a work of the devil. ... Douglass gave an account of when he read some documents abo...

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He adds a sickening detail by referring to a worm, or maggot, that reigns in this setting of decaying human flesh. ... Lines 15-21 These lines are simultaneously pro-nature and anticulture. Animals kill merely for food and survival, but humans, having perfected the skill of hunting for food, extend that violent act to other areas, using force to exert control - and prove superiority over - other people; they seek divinity by deciding who lives and who dies. ...

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The third issue in the charter is that the Africans are "conscious of their responsibility to harness the natural and human resources of their continent for the total advancement of the peoples in spheres of human endeavor." ... To be sure, a considerable portion of Kipling's works were written in celebration and support of Imperial expansion, but it is short-sighted to simply label him as an Imperial propagandist or apologist. ... His poetry as told by the common British soldiers show his ability maintain his status as poet laureate of the Empire while telling the stories of its victims,...

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