Julien Combes Natasha Rebry Writing 009 20th November 2011 “Shooting an Elephant“: Orwell’s combat against imperialism “Shooting an Elephant” is an essay written by George Orwell‚ first published in the journal New Writing in 1936. In this essay‚ the author tells his own story about when he was working as a police officer for the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. His five years of experience in the Indian Imperial Police allowed him to have a good understanding of what exactly the “real
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forms of communication‚ such as advertisements and the newspaper‚ are written to draw attention to and explain a subject. Other forms can be written to express feelings or thoughts on a day-to-day basis. George Orwell wrote Politics and the English Language‚ which criticizes the English language. Orwell used this book to express his feelings about language‚ and he included ways to improve the English language‚ including both speaking and writing. Writing has become a huge part of society today from
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In 2001‚ George W. Bush gave a speech to Congress after the terrorist attack on 9/11. Although I was 10 years old and unable to understand everything then‚ I am able to understand them now. And as an American citizen I stand by Bush wanting to keep America free and the world a safe place for all human’s to live in. Bush gave this speech on September 20‚ 2001. Nine days after America had been attacked by terrorists. Bush makes sure to thank many people‚ including all of America for pulling together
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Throughout history‚ the primary method of expressing oneself has been through language‚ from the lyrics of songs to emotion packed novels and countless other forms. In George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984‚ the society of a nation known as Oceania is under constant control and surveillance from a government called the Party. The Party’s stability and continued power rely on the inability of the people to have emotions or thoughts‚ as that could lead to rebellion. In order to control the people‚ the
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The British colonization of Burma created a racial boundary that had the Burmese dealing with white European supremacy since day one. It is evident throughout George Orwell’s novel‚ Burmese Days‚ that the main theme is the superiority of the white Europeans over the non-white Burmese. The white Europeans are extremely racist‚ sexist‚ and self centered. The social class system in this novel seems to be a two-tier system. The top tier being the white European elite‚ while the bottom tier seems to be
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Shooting an Elephant A price is payed to save oneself from humiliation‚ but‚ being pressured into doing something that one doesn’t want to do‚ makes people feel lost and pushed into a big problem. In the story "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell‚ he himself goes through a struggle in being the one to shoot an Elephant. In the beginning he knew what he had to avoid of being laughed at from the Burmese people that surrounded him‚ since he is an imperial policeman. Throughout the story‚ Orwell
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NOTES ON SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT 1) colonialism in "Shooting an Elephant." * George Orwell wrote this essay when England ruled Burma as a colony---much like it had ruled America during the colonial period. Colonialism occurred when many European nations simply took over countries because they believed their culture was superior to the native culture. The ideas of social darwinism‚ or survival of the strongest nations and/or people‚ played a large role in the domination and subjection of countries
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secure a dystopian‚ uniform society under the jurisdiction of the Party. Envision a place where everyone is living a life controlled by the government‚ where everyone lives in unison. George Orwell’s 1984 conveys an identical society in which Big Brother maintains his power by restricting any form of
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If I could talk to Orwell‚ I would tell him how incredibly disappointed I was after finishing 1984 due to Oceania’s victory and the loss of hope for the citizens. Since Oceania won the battle‚ they gained full control of Africa. This means that the Oceania government and their laws will expand toward other people. Rather than letting Oceania win the longtime war against Eurasia and Eastasia‚ I would make one of the two others win. If I let Oceania lose‚ it means that the citizens and proles would
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demanding due to being centralized on a dictatorship where everyone has to follow a certain leader. In the novel 1984 the government is under control by Big Brother and they take away the rights of the people of Oceania and manipulate them. In 1984‚ George Orwell uses the theme of psychological manipulation to display the Party’s oppressive actions in a utopian society that exhibit the dangers of a totalitarian government. The Party had different ways on how to keep the people under control
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