British Empire

discusses his experiences working as a sub-divisional police officer in Burma and how his experiences changed his perspective on imperialism and society. Orwell uses a variety of literary techniques in order to portray the deteriorating state of the British Empire, as well as his own waning innocence; however, his use of vivid descriptions and symbolism are his strongest tools. He published “Shooting an Elephant” at the age of thirty-three, fifteen…

MacDonald’s travel account and others show themselves traveling the empire and learning about their place in society and the empire. For The British in the eighteenth-century, identity and class were one and informed each other. One’s identity was constructed from their family, education, their…

it is today. A nation that was part of the British Empire, it was only expected of Canada to be involved with whatever Britain was involved in. It was only expected of Canada to have almost every treaty or agreement with another country, approved by a Britain official. It was only expected of Canada to follow the laws and conduct that Britain had laid out for them. However, a man who carefully encouraged the country to gain independence from the British reign was named William Lyon Mackenzie…

He explicitly defines himself as being a young police officer who despises the British imperial project in Burma, sides with the Burmese, and yet still feels that he must prove his authority to the Burmese. Orwell was a sub-divisional police officer in the Burma town, which belongs to the British empire. He hates a large number of people. As a police officer he sees the brutalities and dirty work of British empire, so he hates the…

the 1760s and 1770s, a transition occurred in the colonies turning the once loyal British subjects into disorderly revolutionaries. The large British Empire ruled over a vast number of colonies making it difficult for the British government to enforce laws in every single one. In the 150 years before its colonies in North America, the British had maintained the unofficial policy of salutary neglect in which the British government turned a blind eye letting the colonies essentially run…

Rudyard Kipling demonstrates a negative, disgusted view of imperialism in the British Empire. He uses his story, “The Man Who Would Be King,” to convey his message. This novella follows the story of two characters, Dravot and Carnehan, who set out on an adventure to Kafiristan with the goal of becoming kings there. Throughout this journey, Kipling’s dissatisfaction with the British empire is made known. The egotistical behavior of leaders, lack of ‘noblesse oblige,” and continued need for…

When the British Empire started to expand, it was originally able to successfully meet the needs of all of its citizens, whether they were within the confines of the island or across an ocean, surrounded by enemy territory. The colonies formed with moderate amounts of direct help from Britain’s mainland government, who mostly intervened as needed to protect the colonists. Protection, as it began, was meant to be a physical defense, ensuring the safety of colonial boundaries from European…

were important, none were as important as the Boston Massacre on March 5th, 1770. On that night, British soldiers opened fired on a mob of protesting colonials, killing three and wounding eight. This violent and malicious act against innocent colonists helped to show the people of the colonies that the British would never let them go peacefully, and that the only way to escape the grasp of the British empire was through revolution. On March 5th, 1770, colonial…

The Benin Empire was a pre-colonial empire situated in the western Africa country known as Nigeria in the forest region. Nigeria is located along the south west of Africa, surrounding countries are Niger, Benin, and Cameroon. This empire was located near the south west of Nigeria close to the coast. In summary the Benin Empire can be dated back to 1180-1897 C.E. the fall of the Empire is the result of the British Empire coming in and burning down the empire after the King of the empire grew…

voyages” [3]. This is true as What set the British colonial empire aside from its rivals was not the quality of its sugar colonies but the involvement of the temperate colonies on the North American mainland. Unlike the slave colonies established to exploit staple exports, English expatriates to the northern mainland sought to create an in-dependent community. These colonies lacked necessities and residents financed imports by exploiting the opportunities the empire provided for the for example…