Shooting an Elephant for No Good Reason George Orwell spent some time as a police officer in Burma where he was actively hated. While doing this job he despised‚ he was put in a position where he felt it was necessary to shoot an elephant on the loose. George Orwell was not justified in shooting the elephant because the elephant was not charging at him‚ the animal was worth less dead than alive‚ and the people he was trying to impress had no love for him. When Orwell describes observing the elephant
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In the introductory paragraph to this essay about essays I will tell you that you don’t need an introductory paragraph‚ at least not of the 1) topic sentence 2) structural methodology 3) thesis statement varity that we were all taught in high school. What you do need is That Thing; maybe a question‚ a fear or a fury. It makes your blood boil. It’s all you can talk about when you sit down with your friends over a glass of wine or two or five‚ or maybe you can’t talk about it with anyone‚ just your
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Jerico Lua Gabrielle Mitchell-Marell English 101 Analogy Essay We humans have co-habituated with animals for at least a millennia. Not only that but we have also claimed dominion over all things on this earth. Co-habituating and dominating. These two things seem at odds with each other. We have a strained‚ yet symbiotic relationship with these creatures. We need to nourish them‚ to nourish us. So what does that make these creatures? Commodities to be grown‚ traded and used or to be beloved companions
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"How to shoot an elephant" and "Empty Seat" caparisons In "Shooting an Elephant" The main characters biggest conflict was to shoot an elephant. This was something he did not and typically under the circumstances would not have done‚ but felt compelled and pressured to do so. If it weren’t for the watching Indians this story may have turned out differently. He felt as if he had to do it‚ cause by not doing it would have been like him demonstrating his and his native country weakness. Being in a
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The similarity between both stories of Georges Orwell in shooting an elephant and Langston Hughes in the salvation showed that they both dealt with the issue of ‘’fitting in’’ in a very similar ways. Georges described to us the struggle that he faced when winning the mobs approval and respect when he shot down an innocent animal and sacrifices what he believed to be right while Hughes shows himself as a little boy at a church revival where he showed his owns behavioral tendencies toward obedience
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bushes. They do not’ harm anyone. Some of the camels have two humps. These camels are called! Bactrian camels. 4. Elephant An elephant is the biggest living animal on land. It is quite huge in size. It is usually black or grey in color. Elephants have four legs‚ a long trunk and two white tusks near their trunk. Apart from this‚ they have two big ears and a short tail. Elephants are vegetarian. They eat all kinds of plants especially bananas. They
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Paragraph 2: The opponent’s side may think that the Reconstruction successfully solved problems caused by slavery and the Civil War. They may say this because during the Reconstruction amendments were made which gave the blacks many rights including abolishing slavery and that they were allowed to be citizens if they were born in the United States. In amendment 13 section 1 source 1 it says‚ “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist within the United States.” This amendment showed that
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Five-Paragraph Essay 4/2/2012 5th Hour Swoosh If you have ever had any Nike products you would understand the feeling I had the first time I tried on new Nike shoes and a dri fit shirt. For this reason‚ I believe Nike is the best sports brand for any athlete on and off of the court or field because of style‚ comfort‚ and performance. First‚ Nike clothing and shoes are always extremely comfortable. They are so highly renowned for their shoes being comfortable that many
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and turn them to ashes. Therefore instead of dealing with a body‚ they had ashes.(History.com) The Nazis often carried a light machine gun which was a gun that shot rapidly. They were made to put many rounds into one object. It had a clip that held about 30 bullets in it. They also carried a pistol on their side for reinforcements‚ if they ran out of ammo they would pull out the pistol. This pistol was called a Luger‚ it was first made in the 1900s. The Nazis would often just shoot the Jews on the
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12/15/2013 English Essay In the story “On the Rainy River” a 20-year old named Tim O’Brien is about to be given the freedom to go anywhere in life until he receives a draft notice requiring 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
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