Kipling was born and raised in the English colony of Bombay, India, a place he later recalled in his memoirs: "My first impression is of daybreak, light and color and golden and purple fruits at the level of my shoulder" (Kipling qtd. in "The Poetry Foundation," 2014). ... Instead of pronouncing a self-imposed burden in poetry and literature, our society shows progress, though there is still a long road ahead when it comes to removing racism from the global stage. ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography

The mistreatment of the Haitian people by white-Americans is a central theme in Felix Morriseau-Leroy's Tourist and Boat People. Both poems discuss how one's status in society is determined by race, color, culture and nationality. They show how people are judged and put in a negative light because of due to who they are. People have to deal with struggles due to insecurities of their culture and people degrading them for where they are from. Haitians, and many other nationalities and cultures are degraded for who they are and where they are from. ...

• Word Count: 776
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School