lose. But if your are optimistic to confront every adversity coming your way. You can be a winner of your own life. When I was ten years old. I read a book named “The Elephant Man” The Elephant Man. The elephant man’s name is John Merrick. He was a nice man but he looked unusual. His head was as big as a baby elephant. Because of his strange appearance his family gave him away to an owner of a freak show. John became one of the main hit in the show. Whenever the audiences saw him‚ they
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The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)‚ also known as the Indian lion‚ is a lion subspecies that exists as a single isolated population in India’s Gujarat State. It is listed as Endangered by IUCN based on the small population size.[1] The lion population has steadily increased in Gir Forest National Park‚ more than doubling from a low of 180 individuals in 1974 to a level of 411 individuals consisting of 97 adult males‚ 162 adult females‚ 75 sub-adults‚ and 77 cubs as of April 2010.[3] The Asiatic
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own lives. I have chosen four essays that I have read this term from which I have learned from. The four essays I decided on are: “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell‚ “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation” by Deborah Tannen‚ “What Really Scares Us” by David Ropeik‚ and “Delusions of Grandeur” by Henry Louis Gates‚ Jr. In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” Orwell writes of his experience in British ruled India in the early Twentieth Century. At the time‚ he was a young‚ inexperienced soldier stationed
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AP Literature and Composition Q1 Formal Essay Topic: Read George Orwell’s “Killing an Elephant.” In a well-organized essay‚ explain how Orwell’s attitude towards British imperialism into Africa is similar to that of Conrad’s. In answering this prompt‚ be sure that you analyze both authors’ use of language in explaining not only what they have to say‚ but how they say it! Be sure to provide plenty of evidence from the text to support your response. Requirements 1. MLA Format
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anniversary is vast approaching‚ for they are getting an elephant! Instead of rejoicing the director was thinking of his career and decided to write a letter to Warsaw refusing the governments offer. He said that he has a more economical plan and would save the government a lot of money. Upon hearing the ministries approval the zoo director directed his men to blow up a large elephant-shaped and elephant-sized balloon. Being lazy‚ these men filled the elephant with gas instead of air‚ this later proved to be
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him to join the army in the Vietnam War. Tim O’Brien is tested both physically and mentally. He has the option to flee to Canada or go to the war. Each option would result in abandoning family‚ friends‚ and fond memories. In his essay “Shooting an Elephant‚” reminisces about a bad decision he made earlier in life‚ just like Tim. Reflecting on his experience‚ Orwell has also identified the reasons why he did it: “I could get nothing into perspective. I was young and ill-educated and I had to think out
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nostalgia which generally shared by the society. As the current situation of Hong Kong‚ Hong Kong people has an ultimate nostalgia and paranoia with the historical buildings and different local values‚ but when we are facing the countless of white elephants projects in Hong Kong‚ it shows our helpless and hopeless to this society‚ even seldom people completely agreed with the the "reconstruction"‚ "renovation" and "revitalization" of the Government. When the old things left the site‚ it also means
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Water for Elephants Every book has the same basic hero archetype; a protagonist that faces a problem and rises up to save the day. My book was water for elephants and the protagonist was Jacob. He is the main character of the book. He is seen through two different perspectives. He is seen as the ninety something year old in a retirement home and as a 23 year old that makes a life changing decision. The journey starts when Jacob is days away from getting his degree in veterinary science from
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of their skin they are all equal. On the other hand‚ George Orwell uses a lot more themes such as imperlisim and conqueror or conquering. These two themes are shown in the writing “Shooting An Elephant” in where he wants to fit in to a society where the only way to conquer that is to shoot an insane elephant that escaped‚ as much as he didn’t want to do it due his values and morals he did it to look good in front of the village and the citizens.
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the essay “Shooting an Elephant”‚ it gives away many symbols and a very important life lesson. The essay has many symbols‚ but three stick out like a sore thumb. These include the gun‚ the Burmese people‚ and the elephant. A main symbol that is easily noticed is the gun he uses. A small powerful rifle against a huge elephant. Orwell even noted “an old .44 Winchester and much too small to kill an elephant” (324). The gun isn’t mad to kill a giant beast like this elephant. It was all he had for
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