Mark Morrison Page 1 Professor Bautista English 110 October 8‚ 2012 “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell In his essay “Shooting an Elephant‚” George Orwell recounts a time in his life when as a British police officer in India‚ he was faced with the moral dilemma of having to shoot an elephant in order to save his pride. In the beginning of the essay‚ Orwell describes it as a time of tension and hostility. For example‚ if a European woman was seen walking alone in a bazaar she
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“Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell is an essay surrounding the difficulties of doing what you are supposed to do versus what others want you to do. For Orwell the problem boiled down to whether he should leave an elephant ‚that went on a rampage but was now calm‚ alone or to shoot it because that was what the locals wanted him to do. Orwell didn’t feel like it was necessary to do it but the pressure from the mob made it seem like the only choice he had. So he chose the words of others over
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In officer involved shootings‚ I found a lot that confused me. In the paragraphs Sighted versus Unsighted Shooting‚ Shots Fired & Hit Probability‚ and Night Sights‚ is what I’m planning on writing about. In my opinion this does not make any sense‚ either you do something or you don’t. And it seems that the police officers need more training. Firstly‚ in sighted verses unsighted shooting‚ “Good sight alignment is fundamental to the target shooting‚ yet 70% of the cases reviewed indicated that no
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Shooting Dogs Reflection The first Character that I will be discussing is Joe‚ who throughout the movie was “living out” the philosophies of Immanuel Kant. In one scene of the movie Joe demonstrates the Categorical Imperative. He acted as he would want others to act if they were in his situation. In this scene many people came to Joe asking for something to build a fire‚ in order for them to eat. Joe had‚ then went up to the room he was staying in‚ grabbed the bed frame‚ dresser
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home-schooled to the Catholic school I currently attend. Everyone has their hardships‚ and I certainly had my own‚ all were shaping and forming me into who I am at this point. I can honestly say my particular perspective has been remarkably determined by Kent Bellows Mentorship Program. It forced me to realize the opportunities I have been granted‚ take my passions into consideration‚ and most importantly‚ it shaped my aspirations and made me work for them. The entirety of my life I have been exceedingly
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The ebola outbreak of 2014 claimed many lives‚ some of which being American. Many more would have been claimed‚ however‚ if Dr. Kent Brantly hadn’t donated his blood plasma to the cause. Dr. Brantly is inspiring to me because even after he had become ill with ebola and survived‚ he continued to fight the international war on the virus. He is a true‚ selfless‚ and honorable hero that should be remembered forever as such. Brantly wouldn’t even have become ill with the virus in the first place if he
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murdered in schools (Kappeler‚ 187). It seems to go hand in hand that while people are being convinced that school murders are occurring more frequently‚ various types of school violence also seem to be rising. This is once again a myth. The United States Departments of Education and Justice distributed a survey to students both in 1989 and 1995. It was reported that the students only felt a .1% increase in the total
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COACHES’ EVALUATION In the first column‚ rate yourself in each area. 1 (LOW) TO 5 (HIGH) Head Coach will use the second column to rate each coach. 1 (LOW) TO 5 (HIGH) COMMUNICATION SELF Head Coach 1. COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH PLAYERS 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 2. COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH PARENTS 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 3. COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH STAFF 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 PLAYER INTERACTION
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Tribute to Newtown When I heard about the Newtown incident‚ I felt really bad for all those innocent children and teachers. Since Newtown is pretty close to Shelton‚ everyone was scared and talking about it. A lot of people stopped feeling safe after this. Our school reacted to this incident by locking all of the entrances to the school. I was very confused on why that man would do such a thing and I couldn’t stop thinking about it because it was all over the news. It’s a scary thing to think that
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Department of Public Health. Unfortunately‚ it has been the second deadliest shooting in California‚ while the San Ysidro McDonald’s massacre is the first in 1984. Mass shootings has been at a rise the past a few years‚ and every year mass shootings is becoming into a common thing especially with the media getting every drop of juice from these horrible events. It’s important to look at the factors behind mass shootings‚ who are behind it‚ and the consequences in the community‚ friends‚ and family
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