In this activity, you will analyze an advertisement and a political cartoon to examine different perspectives on the idea of the “The White Man’s Burden.” Part A
Examine the following advertisement. But first, note the text it contains:

The first step towards lightening the white man’s burden is through teaching the virtues of cleanliness. Pears’ Soap is a potent factor in brightening the dark corners of the earth as civilization advances, while amongst the cultured of all nations it holds the highest place—it is the ideal toilet [bathroom] soap.

an advertisement for Pears' Soap featuring a man in uniform washing his hands and text that describes the benefits of teaching cleanliness

What are two obvious ideas in the advertisement that reflect European views about race and the nonwhite people living in European colonies? What do these ideas imply about European colonialism and the belief in white superiority? How do these and other ideas in the advertisement use racism to promote imperialism? Write a response to these questions in 100 to 125 words.

equal pay act of 1963. the equal pay act, signed in to law by president john f. kennedy on june 10, 1963, was one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that addressed wage differences based on gender. they felt that this would prevent employers from undercutting future wages for men.

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explanation: in 1955 in montgomery, alabama, a girl refused to give up her seat on a public bus. the girl was black, and the passenger looking to take her seat was white. this is a familiar tale, but it's not about rosa parks. the girl in the story is a 15-year-old high school student named claudette colvin, and this act of defiance occurred nine months before rosa parks did the same thing. colvin was arrested, and her case is what led to the u.s. supreme court's order for the desegregation of alabama's bus system. so, why don't we know colvin's name? "later i had a child born out of wedlock; i became pregnant when i was 16," colvin says. "and i didn't fit the image either, of, you know, someone they would want to show off.

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