Buck Power stated he was drinking at the water fountain down the hallway and heard several gun shots. Power casually goes shooting at a gun range on a monthly basis‚ and can distinguish a gun shot noise from a loud bang. The gun shot noise sound like it was from a handgun because it sounded like a pop without the loud echo behind it‚ and differently it wasn’t a shotgun. Power clarified a shotgun makes a thump noise and is very quiet at the distance of classroom #1013. Power ran towards the noise
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idea how simple it was to purchase a gun. I also learned about how the U.S. trained Osama Bin Laden and all the weapons that we gave to other countries that we are not fighting against. I also learned about reasons why people think the Columbine shootings occurred. The film presents some theories about gun violence but does not give us an answer. In my opinion‚ I feel the film was meant to
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George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant George Orwell writes of his experience in British-ruled India in the early twentieth century as a sub-divisional police officer in the sovereign Southeast Asia state of Burma. His essay presents a powerful theme of inner conflict. Orwell’s strong inner conflict lies between what he believes as a human being and what he should do as an imperial police officer. Orwell immediately claims his perspective on British imperialism saying that it is evil and that he
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Critical Analysis of "Shooting an Elephant" In George Orwell’s essay "Shooting an Elephant‚" the author’s character develops from the pressure to make a decision and the horrifying results which follow. A potential existed for Orwell to display confidence and high morals‚ but this potential was destroyed when he pulled the trigger. The death of the elephant signifies the weakness of Orwell’s character. Orwell is ashamed to had submitted to the pressure of the Burmans‚ but he does so at his own
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ghed at.” Seeing as Westerners have been the perpetrators of imperialism for the past several centuries‚ it is to them that his message is directed. Purpose: Orwell’s purpose in “Shooting an Elephant” is to persuade his audience that imperialism is harmful to all parties involved. The harms of imperialism are illustrated with Orwell’s words‚ “I perceived in this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys.” This evidences the harms of imperialism by showing
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Analysis of a narrative text: Shooting an Elephant (George Orwell) “Shooting an Elephant” is an autobiographically influenced short story written by George Orwell and published in 1936. It deals with the inner conflict of an imperial police officer in Burma who feels pressured by the Burmese and forced to kill an outraged elephant in order to prove himself and his status as an imperial police officer. The short story can be divided into two parts. In the first two paragraphs the narrator introduces
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What do you expect? Before reading the essay‚ at the first sight of browsing through the title ”Shooting an elephant‚” it stroke me as an issue discussing the protection of extinct animals and what came to my mind is the impression of how human beings ravage the habitat of animals. With the story moving ahead‚ I assumed that the narrator would not yield to the external pressure he had been given. Nevertheless‚ it turned out that he eventually shot the elephant in a brutal and cruel way. What happens
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Mom vs. Dad Mom vs. Dad; it’s a time old battle that has been played out for years in families all around the world and will continue to play out for many years to come. In most co-parenting families Dad and Mom each have their particular role that defines their parenting techniques. Dad tends to be the messy‚ unorganized‚ rough and tumble playful one while Mom tends to gear towards routines‚ organization‚ cleanliness‚ and safety. While Mom is busy sanitizing little hands and organizing sock
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School Shootings Kimberly Cotton April 25 2016 Professor Hanser University of Louisiana at Monroe Abstract School shootings are a form of violence that happens when a child or student is bullied at their school and wants revenge on their peers. The go to the school and open fire and often afterwards commit suicide. Why do school shootings happen‚ the effects of shootings and how it can be prevented are very important key topics that will be discussed in this paper.
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"Dad‚ I’m gay." The thought of actually saying the words out loud makes me shudder. "I must stand firm" I instruct myself‚ as the disappointed expression on his face flashes before my eyes. He will tell himself he should have been more involved. That he should have taught me to be more of a ’man’. That letting me wear my sister’s dresses as a kid wasn’t a good idea. He’ll find convoluted ways to blame himself. But maybe‚ just maybe he’ll understand. He was the first man in his family to have an inter-caste
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