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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In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”‚ Orwell is presented with a task that causes him a great deal of stress as he battles with his internal conflict throughout the story. Orwell has mixed feelings after he kills the elephant. He feels wrong for killing the elephant because he feels that there could have been a more peaceful solution and killing it will bring more harm than good. He also feels that he killed it just because of his own pride. Although killing the elephant may seem wrong to
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In ’’Shooting an Elephant‚’’ George Orwell demonstrates the vanity of imperialism and expresses its negative outcomes and how it can influence the country that is being run. By pointing out a minor conflict- shooting an elephant while serving as a police officer in Burma‚ Orwell uses his language to illustrate the downfalls of the imperialism and brings his audience into the immediacy of his world as colonial police officer. All through the story‚ Orwell indirectly expresses his political views
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S. Zamb. November 29‚ 2001 “Shooting and elephant” Erick Arthur Blair better known as George Orwell was born in Mohitari‚ India on June 25‚ 1903. India into a family of the “lower-upper middle class. George Orwell’s education brought him to England where he was unable to win a scholarship to continue his studies. With a very few opportunities available‚ he followed his father’s path into service with the British Empire. Orwell joined the Indian Imperial Police from 1922 to 1927. When
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Joe Portaro Scott Tenney Project 2b "Shooting an elephant" The main purpose of George Orwell’s story “shooting an elephant” is not to show how or explain how to actually kill an elephant; his work demonstrates how people will react to a imperialistic situation‚ will they follow the crowd or will they hold their own beliefs and not let others change them. In Orwell’s case he had no intention of killing the elephant but because the crowd behind him was one he wanted‚ instead of being made fun of
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Persuasive speech outline Title: To Stretch or Not to Stretch‚ That is the Question. Topic: How stretching before working out in the gym or going for a jog can be bad for your muscles. Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to not stretch before they work out‚ and to perform other exercises instead. Thesis statement: Today I will try to persuade you that stretching before you work out at the gym or go for a jog can be bad‚ and can harm your muscles. INTRODUCTION Attention material:
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Juan Calderon 2/6/13 Demonstration Speech Outline Topic: How to drive a Stick shift Car. General Purpose: To Inform. Specific Purpose: To teach my audience how to drive a stick shift car. Thesis Statement: By learning how to start a stick shift car‚ changing from first to fifth gear and reverse you would someday like to buy a stick shift car. Organizational Pattern: Chronological Introduction: Did you know that by knowing how to drive a Stick shift car you can save money on the initial
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(1-2)—Lester 24‚ Hwang 12‚ Perkins 5‚ Perry‚ Nelson‚ Staudinger 3‚ Pierzchalski 2‚ Davidson 2‚ Laubscher 8‚ Marino 11. Read more: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/dec/01/high-school-report-kington-scores-big-road-win/?partner=RSS#ixzz2EFGfNjb2 Boys basketball: CK buries NK Central Kitsap bolted to a 19-point first quarter lead and beat North Kitsap 81-61 in a nonleague game in Poulsbo. North coach Tony Chisholm said the Vikings adjusted to Central’s speed and played the Cougars on fairly even terms
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Shooting an Elephant In life‚ everyone has their own choices to make. Most of the time‚ the side that one has to choose is not what they want but what they need. Just one wrong decision can even cost a life. Hence many choices are immensely difficult. A significant one could be choosing to follow one own heart or to surrender under the pressure of the society they live in. This is the one that occur in Orwell situation. In his essay‚ Orwell writes about the one who has the responsibility of managing
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Coms 103: Informative Speech Outline Specific Purpose: My audience will learn why music is healthy and beneficial to your health Thesis Statement: Music is an essential part of our lives and is important to the development and health of your body. Introduction I. Attention Getter: (Start speech by playing music‚ turning lights off‚ dancing a little?) So we all listen to music‚ it’s apart of our everyday lives. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who said they cant stand music.. and if
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