British National Formulary

In his novel, Brave New World, English writer Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) tells us about his version of future. Set in London of 632 A.F. (“After Ford” in the book, which becomes equivalent to AD 2540 in the Gregorian Calendar) (Wikipedia.) the story follows the “misfit” Bernard Marx, whose name is originated from the historical figures George Bernard Shaw (or possibly Bernard of Clairvaux or possibly Claude Bernard) and Karl Marx. By using his position in society…

into your home and taking your rights, goods, and beliefs. Well, the British did just that to India’s people, and more. In 1757, The East India Company gained control of India when they were economically interested in trading posts, which then ended up being the world's biggest supplier for raw materials. However, in 1857 when the Sepoy Rebellion occurred, the British took all political, economic, and social control. During British rule, they used their army to control Indians and used their…

Swaraj. In 1911, the capital of British India moved from Calcutta to Delhi. A city came up on what was previously farmland and shrub forest. The glory of New Delhi was a sign of how sure the British were of their rule, if not for thousand years rule but surely last for several centuries at least. The colonies were diverse in nature, with populations were divided along lines of caste,…

The Medupi Power Station History, Developments and Strategy Growth. Background The Medupi power station construction was a joint venture carried out in aims of fulfilling the power shortfall in South Africa. There was a great demand for Electrical Supply through out South Africa which translated in wide spread regular nationwide power cuts. Load shedding was regularly scheduled, where electricity supply was stopped for non-overlapping periods causing nationwide blackouts. Businesses were asked…

Breen's The Marketplace of Revolution exchange of the eighteenth century American settlements portrays a flourishing capitalist economy. He puts American pioneers within the bigger structure of capitalism, especially in the things they buy of produced British and European products. Based upon Donegan’s Seasons of Misery and Breen’s The Marketplace of Revolution, the motivating factor capitalism, in Europeans establishing New World colonies and later, American colonists making their case for…

proscription of slavery in the British colonies. This graphic novel predominantly follows a court case in which the titular character Abina Mansah accuses Quamina Eddo of subjecting her to slavery. Through a misrepresentation of slavery and a misplaced sense of personhood, the court rules Eddo not guilty of the accusation of slavery. This decision not only exemplifies the era’s complacence with oppression, but also the ethically corrupted motivations underpinning British imperialism that would…

In the mist of economic struggle in Virginia, due to the Navigation Acts and the rise of prices in goods, there was social tension in the colonies that lead to a rebellion. One wealthy individual, William Berkeley, had a key role in Bacon’s Rebellion. He was the governor of Virginia that possessed a great deal of land and held a monopoly on fur trade. Berkeley traded with Indians even though colonists disliked the Indians. Nathaniel Bacon, a noble man, always possessed status but when he could…

Yet, in Wole Soyinka’s play, Death and the King’s Horseman, the British failed to uphold this relationship with the Africans of Nigeria in 1940 in order to sustain white rule. The first major development of Soyinka’s play that demonstrated a failed relationship among the British and Africans was their interference with and condemnation of the Yoruba’s ritual suicide. Dernberg described in his speech that in order to successfully…

In the book, Malintzin's Choices: An Indian Woman in the Conquest of Mexico, Camilla Townsend illustrates the life of an enslaved native American and the choices she had to make during the conquering of her native land. Malintzin was a slave to the Spaniards, and the Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortes, obtained her by defeating a tribe and winning her as a gift. Cortes originally gave Malintzin to one of his captains, unknowing of her value to translate between the Spanish and indigenous people…

Livingstone left the London Missionary Society in 1857 when they rejected his plan of opening new missions in Zambesi. [[[The Society could not reconcile Livingstone’s desire to open up trade routes to end slavery while still evangelizing.]]] The British government chose to sponsor his idea and he started on his Zambezi Expedition from March 1858 to 1864. He discovered the river to be impassable due to severe rapids. During this expedition he stated one of his most famous quotes, "I am prepared…