Who Wants to Shoot an Elephant‚ published in 2014 in the Best American Nonrequired Reading‚ Wells Tower argues why anyone would want to shoot an elephant. Tower begins building his credibility with personal facts sources. He also cites convincing facts and statistics successfully appealing emotional appeals. Although trophy hunting is bad‚ many people still do it. I believe trophy hunting is bad and I think it should it stop. If there is less of trophy hunting‚ we will be able to save more animals
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associations beyond itself. In “Hills like White Elephants” an important symbol is the elephant. One way it is used is the term “white elephant”. A white elephant is a gift that is unwanted by the owner and the maintenance required is higher than the usefulness. Also there is another expression that involvles elephants‚ “the elephant in the room”. These interpetations of the word plays a part of being a symbol in the story. One reason why the term “white elephant” is used as a symbol is for the baby the
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Elephant culling is not bad‚ but it is actually good for Africa. Adult African elephants eat an enormous 130kg of food a day‚ and they eat anything. They trample crops grown by humans and eat them. This is devastating to an already starving African population. This is only one of the reasons to cull them. I personally feel that elephant culling is not even a choice for Africa‚ but a necessity. It is a necessity for Africa because if the elephant population gets too big‚ Africa’s biodiversity will
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Hills Like White Elephants Ernest Hemingway’s story‚ “Hills Like White Elephants‚” has plenty of symbolism throughout the story. Symbolisms are physical things that are important and stands for something else. In this story‚ the symbols are the hills‚ white elephants‚ railroad tracks‚ and the felt pads. Hemingway uses these symbols to produce the theme of the story. The theme is about how change will bring happiness for Jig by having the baby while the man doesn’t see what the future holds
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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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influencing her to have an abortion. Lane and the American guy in the story of “Hills like White Elephants” are the same. For men they think it is easy for a woman to do the abortion‚ but they don’t know how it will impact or affect their behavior and self-esteem afterwards. The woman who even think or act to do an abortion is a big sin (it is also depends on the situation). The girl in “Hills like White Elephants” and Sherri they are going through a tough
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relationship will not be stable and it will not exist in the future. It is one of the main keys and one of the very first steps for a steady relationship. This concept is well is illustrated in the story “Hills like white elephant”. The characters in “Hills like white elephant”‚ Jig and the American man‚ had problems in their relationship. People have a hard time with relationships‚ even when they
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The short story‚ “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell‚ tells his story of an encounter with a loose elephant. He struggled through a dilemma in which he were to kill the elephant‚ or let it be. Politically‚ George Orwell was against an imperialistic run government‚ and used his writings to portray the many negatives he saw through imperialism. In the story‚ the elephant is a metaphor of imperialism‚ and its effects on the people. The actions of the elephant and the reactions of the civilians
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because of the curse of his extremely disfigured body he carries around with him. Lots of people are born with some deformity or another‚ but none such as the case of John Merrick‚ in other words‚ The Elephant Man’ who was given this name because he was so deformed he resembled an extremely ugly elephant. The movie shows how John Merrick is marginalized not only by the general public‚ but also the poorest of people to such an extent that his life was a misery. This movie shows how cynical people can
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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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