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    Essay on ‘Shooting an Elephant’ by George Orwell “And it was at this moment‚ as I stood there with the rifle in my hands‚ that I first grasped the hollowness‚ the futility of the white man’s dominion in the East.“ . This quotation from the short story “Shooting an Elephant” shows the impact of the British Empire on India during the colonial period. The main character‚ who is a British police officer‚ serving in Burma shows a big hatred to both sides. We follow him develop into shooting an Elephant

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    Shooting an Elephant analysis Giving in can either be good or bad. Whether large or miniscule‚ situations that are faced everyday require serious decisions. As humans‚ we sometimes have the inability to decide. In‚ “ Shooting An Elephant”‚ choices are made for the pleasure of others. The theme in this short autobiographical essay deeply affects the entire story. Being unwanted had an enormous impact on Orwell. George Orwell lived in lower Burma where he was a sub- divisional police officer.

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    Shooting an Elephant Sarig T. Cohen George Orwell is the author of “Shooting an Elephant”‚ a short story that uses the small incident of the murder of an elephant to portray the horrors of British Imperialism. Due to the fact that George Orwell writes a short story in the form of an essay‚ it contains a thesis‚ which is the argument about the nature of imperialism. The great thing about George Orwell’s essay is that the theme is represented throughout the plot and can be analyzed from any

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    Natalia Rivera Matthew Rivas Ap Language Mrs. Conferti February 5 2016 Rhetorical Analysis Essay Sarah Vowell in an excerpt from a radio essay read on air entitled‚ “Shooting Dad” (1997) comically yet decisively reveals that although she and her father are extremely different‚ they are still family and actually share some similarities. Throughout the essay‚ she uses different forms of literary devices like juxtaposition‚ flashback‚ and description to explain the differences and similarities

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    Name Professor Date Damage Due to Firearms: How Guns Disassociated Sarah Vowell From Her Father In the essay “Shooting Dad” by Sarah Vowell‚ we see how guns affected the relationship between Vowell and her father. From her childhood to her adult years‚ she was never a particular fan of guns; since her father was a gunsmith‚ they never had much in common. Even though guns were not the only thing they disagreed on‚ it caused a huge disconnection between them because it is something they were both

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    Adam Smack 7/26/15 ENG 101 Response Analysis The reading‚ "Shooting an Elephant" takes place in Moulmein. He starts of the story in spectacle as to why the locals have so much hatred toward the Europeans when in all reality his main goal was only to help and protect the townspeople from any hurt‚ harm or danger that may come their way. In this story‚ the police officer’s duty was to respond to a report of the death of a man who was killed by a stray elephant. Upon approaching the dead man‚ he finds

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    SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT (JOURNAL) This story begins in Moulmain‚ in lower Burma. The author speaks about his experiences while he was working as a police officer. In this time‚ Orwell was a young inexperienced soldier. He was in that place to protect the Queen’s interests. He had to do unethical things that made conflicts himself. When he mentions that he killed an elephant I feel his pangs of conscience. The elephant destroyed a village before it died. The villagers were furious about all the mess

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    daltyn Childers November 5th Comparison Essay Family‚ they are there for you no matter what. They love you no matter what your views‚ but is there anything that is more important then family? In the two essays ; Shooting Dad and TV: The Plug-In Drug‚ both show what being a family is like for different people. Each essay shows pathos‚ ethos‚ and cause and effect in both different and similar ways. TV: The Plug-In Drug‚ by Marie Winn‚ is about televisions “taking over” quality family time.

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    School Shootings Kimberly Cotton April 25 2016 Professor Hanser University of Louisiana at Monroe Abstract School shootings are a form of violence that happens when a child or student is bullied at their school and wants revenge on their peers. The go to the school and open fire and often afterwards commit suicide. Why do school shootings happen‚ the effects of shootings and how it can be prevented are very important key topics that will be discussed in this paper.

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    Shooting an Elephant Life unexpected choices we’re forced to make‚ for the fear that one bad decision may have everlasting effects. In "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell‚ is set at a time during the 1800’s when the country of Burma was overruled and the British imperialist rule took over. Orwell expresses his internal battles when he recalls an event that changed him forever‚ how his pride was influenced by other forces and the true symbolism of the effect of imperial control. The first thing

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