The story that my evaluation will be based on is Shooting an Elephant written in 1936. The author George Orwell was born in 1903 in India to a British officer raised in England. He attended Eton College‚ which introduced him to England’s middle and upper classes. He was denied a scholarship‚ which led him to become a police officer for the Indian Imperial in 1922. He served in Burma until resigning in 1927 due to the lack of respect for the justice of British Imperialism in Burma and India. He was
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"Shooting an Elephant" is about the encounters of an English officer in Burma‚ then a state of England. Here‚ Orwell plainly portrays the contentions that colonialism conveys to various people groups. Government‚ it appears‚ has cons for both sides. The persona is despised by most‚ if not all‚ of the locals in Burma. He‚ then again‚ feel compassion and blame for the conditions on the Burmans however can’t make a move since he is relied upon to act with the power and pride of an Englishman. Despite
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According to Dads 4 Kids‚ “Children from mother-only families have less of an ability to delay gratification and poorer impulse control (that is‚ control over anger and sexual gratification.) These children also have a weaker sense of conscience or sense of right and wrong.” Throughout the book‚ we often think that a lot of Peekay’s behavior is wrong but it seems most of it roots from his dysfunctional family. The lack of parental guidance in Peekay’s life has taken a major effect on his life and
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Tony Earley states “a good story is about the thing‚ and the other thing. The second thing looks like the first thing‚ but it’s something else”. Earley’s idea can apply to Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant”. In this scenario‚ the two “things” are imperialism and the elephant. Orwell clearly and precisely proves Earley’s theory (per say) in his essay. The title lets the reader know that there is an elephant involved. When the essay is first read‚ the title does not fit in with what it’s referring
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man’s life in the East‚ was one long struggle not to be laughed at.” At firs glance it may seem that this sentence is really not important in comparison with lots of others in the‚ in my opinion‚ insanely great and perfectly written short story‚ “Shooting an Elephant”. This sentence is later reinforced at the end‚ “I often wondered whether any of the others grasped that I had done it solely to avoid looking a fool.” However‚ this small fact is crucial to the developments of the story‚ but there are
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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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thoughts and actions. Wherever he goes my father leaves an indelible impression on all those he met. His warm and selfless nature will make any unknown person a friend and I learnt the lesson of accepting people without trying to change them. My Dad is an encyclopedia of facts and knowledge. He believes that reading is the only way to widen our knowledge and he made it a point to bring all sorts of books for me to read‚ whatever the price and I learnt the lesson that
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Forever In My Memories Dear Dad‚ August 9‚ 2009 marks the tragic night that you left my life. I had just gone to bed‚ after a wonderful day full of birthday wishes. The last time I saw you alive‚ you had a drunken smile on your face and a Heineken bottle in your left hand. Half an hour after I had fallen asleep‚ mom shouted and banged on my door‚ awakening me from my slumber. Assuming that she was acting bizarre‚ I thought nothing of it‚ as I attempted to fall back asleep. Before I knew it‚ she
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In the article “Malala’s Dad Says His Daughter Is Unstoppable” the author Becky Little interviews Malala’s dad Ziauddin Yousafzai about the importance of getting an education‚ speaking up for what he or she believes in‚ and his pride in his daughter. In the interview the first question asked was “What’s it like to be known as Malala’s dad?”‚ Ziauddin answered that he was already known as Malala’s dad before the whole situation and that he is proud to be known as someone who is inspiring the
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the goal itself.” Written by Bo Bennett‚ I believe relates to me most. Working with my family‚ shooting trap‚ and school all help me relate to this quote. Over the summer I worked with my dad and grandpa. I found that learning the ways they get the job done is more valuable than getting it done at all because when the family business gets passed down I can keep it going because they taught me. Trap shooting is a big part of my life. I find myself setting goals all the time like improving my scores
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