British English

one of slavery. Slavery had a long history in the British empire and was not officially abolished until 1833 (Boyce 2008, p. 90). The definition of slavery in law and the contemporary understanding of slavery has continually evolved and continues to be contentious. The 1926 definition emerges as the benchmark. That…

this time, the British were indirectly controlling the Igbo community. King Ahebi had left the Igbo community to help the British. However, the Igbo allowed her to return because she was an insider. She was considered an insider because she grew up in the Igbo community and her family still lived there. She was secretly working to help the British completely take over the community. She was able to help the British because she knew English, and she wanted to be in control. The British Empire…

no ties to each other besides a shared British identity. Early colonialists have been on record for stating they were, “Warmly attached to the King of Great Britain and the royal family”. No one doubted at the time that the future of America would be British. However in the years to come Independence was claimed from Britain. There was an unexpected course that took place where the country was looking for explanations. With the Indian uprising the British had to keep armies in America. They…

Shooting an elephant tells a story of a policeman serving for the British government is battling with inner values along with humanity and political dominance whose imperialism is torturing other people from different races. -His struggle with his job, his empire and within himself is expressed throughout the essay. 2. Summary The story takes place in Moulmein, Burma, a colony of the British government. The main character is an English police officer working there who is struggling…

The idea of nationalism is not something that should be taken lightly. Nationalism is what brought our nation to become existent, among others around the globe. As we are today, nationalism is, by definition, patriotic feeling, principle, or efforts, as well as sense of identity. This was my only known definition of the word going into this class, but I now know that there is much more to the word itself. Nationalism is formed by the idea of independence. Our country is an example of nationalism…

Fiji is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It was a British colony from 1874 – 1970. The need for the British to establish a strong economical base in their colony of Fiji arose, and so, they turned to sugar cane plantations as a steady source of employment and revenue. However, the British were not willing to exploit the indigenous labour and disturb the Fijian way of life, so they needed to recruit labour from over the seas. They decided to utilise the indentured labour system, by…

there were other European Americans who wanted North America to be governed by the British. The European Americans who desired to revolt and overthrow the tyrannical rule of Great Britain in North America knew that they needed to gain as many supporters as they could in order to have a chance against the highly touted British army. They realized that the only way to gain more supporters was to convince the adamant British loyalists to join their fight for freedom. They began to flood North…

four wheels of the Indian English novelist. The other three are Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan and Raja Rao. Bhabani Bhattacharya is one of the most famous amid the older generation of Indian English novelists. He was born on the 10th of November, 1906 in Bhagalpur (Bihar). Bhabani Bhattacharya belonged to an educated family. He had his schooling at Puri and joined Patna Univer¬sity for his undergraduate studies. After taking his Bachelor’s degree with Honours in English Literature in 1927, he…

pamphlet to advocate American independence and to openly request freedom from British control. He told Great Britain the advantages of being independent.This pamphlet inspired colonies. Thomas Paine wrote about how the colonies deserved to be free from Great Britain He believed that if all of the colonists would come together and support the fight for liberty that liberty would be won. The pamphlet stated his opinion on the British government and…

In Criminal Law in Colonial Virginia, Arthur Scott claims that despite a desire by the company to follow English traditions, “in practice these principals were largely disregarded before 1619.” It was therefore the repeal of the Laws Divine in 1619 which marked the beginning of English common law in the colony. Scott contends the intent of the new laws, now being drafted by the Governor’s council and passed through the House of Burgesses, was to regulate the morals of the colonists, promote…