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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DISCUSS ORWELL’S USE OF PERSUASIVE TOOLS SUCH AS‚ SYMBOLISM‚ METAPHORS AND IRONY IN THIS ESSAY AND EXPLAIN HOW HE USES EACH OF THESE TO CONVEY HIS ARGUMENT OR MESSAGE In the extract‚ "Shooting An Elephant" Orwell conveys his message through the use of various persuasive tools. He wants the reader to identify when somebody assumes power. This technique is used to show that the powerful are also a captive to the will of people they control. Everyone involved in the situation becomes affected. In
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE WRITING OF LESSON PLANS CONSTRUCTING UNIT PLANS Possible Format Subject: Unit Topic/Theme: Grade: Duration: Rationale: Subtopic | Duration | General Objectives | Specific Objectives | Content | Instructional Materials | Activities | Evaluation | | | | | | | | | Explanations The Unit Topic/Theme This is a general topic that covers the duration of the plan. All lessons covered therein must be related to the topic. From this topic‚ you will then select related
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On Friday and Saturday mornings during the school year my wrestling team holds a mandatory morning practices from 5am-7Am including afternoon practice from 3pm-6pm And on most saturdays we have addition to tournaments at different schools. These exhausting practice turn to be exhausting days and weeks and i wonder why don’t i just not show up. But I can because me as a person‚ i’m not a quitter i’m dedicated to this sport way too much to not just show up deep down i love it because it pushes me
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Mark Morrison Page 1 Professor Bautista English 110 October 8‚ 2012 “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell In his essay “Shooting an Elephant‚” George Orwell recounts a time in his life when as a British police officer in India‚ he was faced with the moral dilemma of having to shoot an elephant in order to save his pride. In the beginning of the essay‚ Orwell describes it as a time of tension and hostility. For example‚ if a European woman was seen walking alone in a bazaar she
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“Good job Josie!” Coach Matt said with a beaming smile. He passed the ball back to the third-grade student. “One more shot and you’ll be number one!” I watched this scene unfold while leaning on the wall biting my nails. Well‚ I would have been if I wasn’t shaking so much. The Hoop Shoot event only came once a year‚ and I wanted to participate. The competition takes place in a high school basketball court. Students that make it shoots as many balls as they can through the hoop. The person that makes
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Opportunity of a Lifetime: Deer or Dad? Some of us have had that life changing experience spent with our fathers or mothers. The bond between a father and son can be something truly magnificent whether it is a small or a large event. The accumulation of memories is what makes a relationship so special and deep‚ and what keeps a parent and child so close throughout life. Such memories become embarrassing stories in front of new dates‚ toast at weddings‚ eulogies at funerals‚ and lifelong memories
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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 and getting a better mind set. I learned that achieving my goal did me
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role in my life. This man is my father. My father is a humorous man‚ he entertains our whole family with his hilarious jokes. He’s the on who always say "don’t just say it‚ do it"!To start of my father’s a phenomenal chef‚ he has been a chef for 18 years. people always comment on the delicious food he cooks. Being a chef was not the career my dad wanted to pursue. My father wanted to do something big and exciting! He dreamed of being a pilot‚ an architecture‚ also a diver‚ but because of my dad’s lack
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alone seeing my mom sitting up front in tears. Hearing that my dad had a stroke at the age of 43 was shocking‚ but in all honesty‚ understanding that he might need brain surgery made me cry. Just when I thought that was frightening‚ almost exactly two years later‚ my dad suffered a second stroke. He might not make it‚ they said‚ and for over a month‚ he couldn’t even say one word. That’s what made me think about the choices we make when it comes to our health. At 45 years old‚ my father had already
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