Reflection on “Shooting an Elephant” “I was hated by… people” and “the only time…been important enough” are words that jump out at me revealing Orwell’s low self-esteem and low self-worth. His essay describes the events that turn his luck enabling him to feel a pseudo-sense of control and authority over the Burmese. Opportunity presents itself in the form of an elephant running amok‚ leaving a trail of destruction and death behind. Unfortunately he gives in to pressure exerted by the locals and does
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solutions of trying to set equal rights in the world’s history‚ it still exists today‚ and will probably never vanish from our thinking. Some may clearly express it‚ whereas others may express racism unnoticeably‚ even to themselves. George Orwell‚ in “Shooting an Elephant”‚ tells a story of his past when he killed an elephant in order to please the Burmese crowd. At the time‚ Orwell was a white Indian Imperial Police officer who was disliked by the country’s natives due to the fact that he was European
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George Orwell writes Shooting an Elephant with his experiences in Burma; so story is in Burma‚ Myanmar. Both Orwell uses his own experiences in past and he lives in the significant era of British in history‚ we see high rise at historical background in the story. Orwell prefers to indirect way to express his emotions using symbols. One of the main symbols is an elephant. The elephant symbolizes British Empire. The reason that Orwell chooses the elephant‚ the empire is powerful like an elephant. When
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those of you that I haven’t yet met and to those of you that do not know me. I was born Jennifer Lopez just a few miles over in Garland‚ Texas. I was raised on Carnation Court for 18 years by my wonderful mama. My five siblings and I attended public schools
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The Anti-War Movement In The Late 1960’s And Early 1970’s And The May 4th Kent State Shootings During the late 1960’s the United States was raging a war on two fronts. One front in Vietnam fighting the communist North Vietnamese forces‚ the other on the campuses and streets fighting the students and protesters across America. The anti-war movement was one of the most successful moments in US history. For 11 years from 1964- 1975 Americans protested a war they believed they did not need to be
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Billy Crawford Ms. Myrna Sam AP English Language 23 January 2013 The Elephant Contradiction To be liked by others is a very controversial term. In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” the “sahib” struggles as he battles himself in a self destroying and virtue deciding internal conflict. This mental battle is one that all must eventually endure. There is no definitive solution as all choices lead to new problems and consequences. The “sahib” wants to gain acceptance by the crowd behind
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denial. In the beginning of his essay he was against shooting the elephant. Once he saw the opportunity of acceptance‚ he decided to take action towards the elephant. Throughout this essay the author doubts himself. He feels a sense of guilt towards the end of the essay. Orwell had three perspective in this essay guilt‚ doubtful‚ and acceptance. In this situation acceptance took over his feelings‚ and this is why Orwell was not justified in shooting the elephant. In the beginning of the essay the author
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cases of school shootings that left 63 injured and 66 dead. This growing problem has increased over the years and has put fear in the minds of parents and their children. Even though children may jokingly exaggerate that school is terrible‚ it now seems as if going to school is truly a life or death situation. There has to be someone or something to blame and it seems as if this problem can debatably be blamed on the security among schools. Having a more advanced security system in schools is essential
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In Shooting an Elephant‚ George Orwell explores the ideology of imperialism. Throughout the essay it is established that Orwell is not in favor of imperialism. By using an officer from the British empire as the narrator‚ Orwell uses the officer to show the evils of imperialism on not only the Burmese but also on the enforcers. Orwell develops his argument against British imperialism through his use of rhetorical strategies such as symbolism‚ similes/metaphors‚ and imagery. One rhetorical strategy
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April 20‚ 1999‚ two high school students by the names of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold carefully and maliciously planned a massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado. They killed fifteen people‚ one being a teacher‚ and left twenty-three in need of hospitalization before finally turning their guns on themselves. This event influenced Elliot Aronson to write his book‚ Nobody Left To Hate‚ in hopes to educate people on why such travesties occur within our schools‚ andmost importantlywhat
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