"Shooting an Elephant‚" by George Orwell is a first person view on living and working as a European police officer in Moulmein‚ Lower Burma. There was a bit of tension between the locals and the foreign law enforcement since the British had taken over the country‚ so Orwell was not thought fondly of. The climax of this essay was when a otherwise tame elephant starts rampaging because is had gone into "must" a term used on page 118 that means in heat. The owner loses track of the animal in the
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Shooting an Elephant is one of the most famous essays by George Orwell that presents the situation of preindependence era in Burma. There are very subtle instances that act as a window for the readers into the social setup of that time. One could see that the Burmese hated the British in a pity and helpless manner. One of the few opportunities they had to express their anger was during the soccer game where the rules of society were over ruled by the rules of the game. The psychology of the author
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Two pieces of literature Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell and The Guest by Albert Camus both talks about how people’s values can come into conflict as they are stuck between the choices and how based on the choice that they make at that moment in life it will impact them for the the rest of their lives. There is times when we come across a situation which put us in a difficult position to choose what to do as we are stuck between two values to choose from. To understand better how people’s values
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School uniforms‚ are they a burden to families in the United States‚ or are they preventing students form the hardships of being bullied? In a case of a low income family‚ uniforms are a better choice. Uniforms not only keep a school in order and prevent provocative clothing‚ but hide a student’s backgrounds from being manipulated by everyday bullies. School uniforms should be enforced in several schools because they teach students professionalism‚ will encourage teamwork and success in school
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Ethos is when a person is making a point based on credibility (CITE). Fred used his own credibility and experience to persuade me to purchase the Apple TV. He advised me to purchase the Apple TV since I am a huge Apple user. Since I own a MacBook and iPhone I have the option to connect all three while I could not do this with the other digital media products. Pathos is used to appeal to a person’s emotions (CITE). For example‚ Fred showed me a demonstration of what type of applications are on
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their differences is merely impossible. Thus‚ the existence of dichotomy will always be. People tend to choose their accepted social counterparts based on what they have in common with one another. For example‚ the Burmese villagers in‚ “Shooting an Elephant” viewed the foreigner as an outsider because
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Writing 122 25 January 2014 Experience Outweighs Theoretical Knowledge in the Works of George Orwell George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant” is the first of his works I was introduced to. I could not have asked for a better introduction to his writing style. It is one I can relate to. Even though I don’t consider myself a gifted linguist‚ the same type of life experiences are where I would find my writing voice. I feel very confident when I speak from experience. Theoretical knowledge‚ on
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About Logos Philo asserts that our actions and pursuits do not define our identity‚ but rather inner logic. The informer of this logic is dependent on the culture to which you were born into or the culture which you chose. To our disadvantage‚ a plethora of people are creating their identity based on the role that dominant culture forcibly assigns them. The leaders of dominant culture hide certain truths to oppress us. The logos in LACE is structured differently. Whereas the participants of other
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Dr. Martin Luther King Juniors use of Ethos & Pathos in his “I have a dream” speech. On August 28‚ 1963‚ people around the nation tuned into hear several civil rights speeches going on in Washington. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of those civil rights speakers‚ and that day he gave his famous “I have a dream” speech. In Dr. Martin Luther King Juniors speech‚ he spoke about unifying the nation‚ to create a place where Americans “will not be judged by the color of your skin but by the content
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expedition to the New World‚ as well as providing a legal document in which the rhetoric of his narrative transforms his story of failure into a story of success. In chapter thirty-four‚ Cabeza de Vaca uses the three elements of rhetoric; ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos‚ to express that Spanish law is unsuitable for the circumstances encountered in the New World. During the sixteenth century‚ Spanish expeditions to the New World were pursued under the power of the Spanish King‚ who enforces Spanish law
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