| |The chief argument against imperialism in E. M. Forster’s A Passage to India is that it prevents personal relationships. The central question of the novel is posed at the very beginning when Mahmoud Ali and Hamidullah ask each other “whether or not it is possible to be friends with an Englishman”.[1] The answer‚ given by Forster himself on the last page‚ is “No‚ no yet … No‚ not there” (p. 322). Such friendship is made impossible‚ on a political level‚ by the existence of the British Raj.
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The purpose of this article was to analyze the origins of the Yamasee War and to depict the reasoning for its occurrence by comparing various writers work. The researcher often mentions how little the war is recognized as one of the most important events in colonial history. In early 1712‚ Reverend LeJau made a remark that he felt “discomforted by “something cloudy in their looks”. This look apparently had a meaning stronger than it appeared. The Warriors from every tribe/ nation from the South had
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decided in early 1763 to keep ten thousand British regular soldiers in the American colonies. It was said that the soldiers were kept in the colonies because many would be out-of-work otherwise. Also‚ the American colonies “were a liability: until the Englishmen outnumbered the hostile French and Indian population‚ there would be constant danger of repossession by France in a future war” (Morgan‚ 22). Therefore‚ British Parliament felt that it was necessary to keep soldiers within the colonies. Because
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England was governed by strict laws and regulations created by the King‚ who didn’t allow the citizens much freedom. The Englishmen weren’t allowed to practice religious freedom without being prosecuted nor were they able to give input into their government. They also grew tired of the warfare in England and wanted to seek a new start and thought that America was the perfect suit for them. The King initially rejected the voyage‚ but eventually expected the idea of mercantilism and saw the potential
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colonists of most of the English speaking Caribbean islands. The main idea behind Selvon’s tale lies with Algernon the protagonist‚ whose desire to fabricate his knowledge of cricket‚ so as to simultaneously impress but show disdain towards the Englishmen around him backfires because it is this self-proclaimed knowledge which places him into conflict. Selvon also generates additional incidents which arise from the focal conflict‚ throughout the course of his story. These incidents‚ in addition to
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will discuss an overview about the two of the most influential countries and their literature: the English and American literature. It is said that these countries became the rivals of the 1st generation of the Earth according to the historians. Englishmen or the people of England and the Americans have distinct cultures‚ types of government and the literatures that they are progressing up to now. These countries progress in their own ways by means by their own perspective of history and culture that
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THE CHARTER OF 1726 IN INDIA The British crown‚ KING GEORGE I issued the charter on the 24th September 1726 in three presidency town. Established civil and criminal courts along with the principles of English laws in India and also established local legislatures in each presidency. Most of the lawyers were practicing without any proper facilities and legal training before the establishment of the charter of 1726. The main features of the Charter of 1726: The Charter for the first time established
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"Sublimity in Impeachment" Beauty is a symbol of morality as a dove is a symbol of peace. Since 500 BC‚ people debated the dependability of morality on aesthetic judgement . One of the few historically known people who accentuated this issue was an ancient Greek philosopher‚ Socrates[] (in text of Gorgias). Later this debate was provoked in the House of Commons by Edmund Burke. However‚ Immanuel Kant demonstrated an impeccable coherence between morality and aesthetic judgement (beautiful and sublime)
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Natural and legal rights are two types of rights[->0] theoretically distinct according to philosophers[->1] and political scientists[->2]. Natural rights are rights not contingent upon the laws‚ customs‚ or beliefs of any particular culture or government‚ and therefore universal and inalienable. In contrast‚ legal rights are those bestowed onto a person by a given legal system[->3]. The theory of natural law[->4] is closely related to the theory of natural rights. During the Age of Enlightenment[->5]
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1812 1. What was the British policy of impressment? Why did they carry out this policy? Impressment is the forcible enlistment of sailors. Between 1808 and 1811 Britain claimed the right to impress Englishmen on their own territory but during this time they mistook 6‚000 Americans for Englishmen on ships and impressed them. Since Napoleon ordered the seizure of all ships coming into British ports impressment became one response. 2. Why were British sailors pretending to be American? The British
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