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to seek anothers profit,
and work anothers gain.
take up the white mans burden—
the savage wars of peace—
fill full the mouth of famine
and bid the sickness cease;
and when your goal is nearest
the end for others sought,
watch sloth and heathen folly,
bring all your hopes to naught.
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what does kipling mean when he says that the white mans burden is to \seek anothers profit\?
kipling thinks that imperial powers are not doing enough to benefit others.
kipling believes that european nations will profit greatly from imperialism.
kipling feels happy with the amount of money imperialism provides.
kipling sees imperialism as working for the benefit of others.

Explanation:

The phrase "seek another's profit" in Kipling's poem frames imperialism as a selfless effort where imperial powers work to benefit colonized peoples (the "another"), aligning with the poem's paternalistic portrayal of the "white man's burden" as a duty to uplift others. Options A (not enough benefit), B (European profit), and C (happy with money) misinterpret the phrase: A contradicts the framing of duty, B focuses on European gain (opposite of "another's"), and C centers on monetary satisfaction (unrelated to the selfless duty theme).

Answer:

D. Kipling sees imperialism as working for the benefit of others.