AP Literature and Composition Q1 Formal Essay Topic: Read George Orwell’s “Killing an Elephant.” In a well-organized essay‚ explain how Orwell’s attitude towards British imperialism into Africa is similar to that of Conrad’s. In answering this prompt‚ be sure that you analyze both authors’ use of language in explaining not only what they have to say‚ but how they say it! Be sure to provide plenty of evidence from the text to support your response. Requirements 1. MLA Format
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own lives. I have chosen four essays that I have read this term from which I have learned from. The four essays I decided on are: “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell‚ “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation” by Deborah Tannen‚ “What Really Scares Us” by David Ropeik‚ and “Delusions of Grandeur” by Henry Louis Gates‚ Jr. In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” Orwell writes of his experience in British ruled India in the early Twentieth Century. At the time‚ he was a young‚ inexperienced soldier stationed
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and contrast the conflicts faced by Orwell in “Shooting an Elephant” to those faced by Gideon in “No Witchcraft for Sale.” To what unique revelation does Orwell’s position as a police officer lead him? How can Gideon’s ultimate decision not to share his knowledge be interpreted as an act of rebellion and an assertion of the dignity and worth of his culture? Orwell and Gideon faced two different conflicts on one end its shooting a elephant while the other was sharing a medical secret that cured someone
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him to join the army in the Vietnam War. Tim O’Brien is tested both physically and mentally. He has the option to flee to Canada or go to the war. Each option would result in abandoning family‚ friends‚ and fond memories. In his essay “Shooting an Elephant‚” reminisces about a bad decision he made earlier in life‚ just like Tim. Reflecting on his experience‚ Orwell has also identified the reasons why he did it: “I could get nothing into perspective. I was young and ill-educated and I had to think out
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of their skin they are all equal. On the other hand‚ George Orwell uses a lot more themes such as imperlisim and conqueror or conquering. These two themes are shown in the writing “Shooting An Elephant” in where he wants to fit in to a society where the only way to conquer that is to shoot an insane elephant that escaped‚ as much as he didn’t want to do it due his values and morals he did it to look good in front of the village and the citizens.
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nostalgia which generally shared by the society. As the current situation of Hong Kong‚ Hong Kong people has an ultimate nostalgia and paranoia with the historical buildings and different local values‚ but when we are facing the countless of white elephants projects in Hong Kong‚ it shows our helpless and hopeless to this society‚ even seldom people completely agreed with the the "reconstruction"‚ "renovation" and "revitalization" of the Government. When the old things left the site‚ it also means
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Case Study of “EPIC OF SURVIVAL – Ernest Shackleton’s Voyage to the South Pole” By Reuben Q. Binasoy‚ SILVER Group‚ UB EMBA Intake 17 I. Most Compelling Facts / Main Learning Points a. The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition started out on August 8‚ 1914. The last of the crew members were rescued on August 30‚ 1916. More than 2 years after they had set out – in the face of the many dangers they faced during the failed expedition – Shackleton mustered together the courage‚ willpower‚ wit
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Island‚ in an attempt to send help to the remaining crew waiting on Elephant Island‚ Shackleton monitored them very closely. If at any point he felt one of his crewmen was close to death‚ he would order a serving of warm milk for all. I believe as captain of the crew‚ his ability to keep his men alive made him very dependable. Upon arrival to South Georgia Island‚ he wasted no time in obtaining another ship and departing for Elephant Island to rescue the remaining crew. When the ship proved too weak
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The clepsydra {klәp·sә·drå} is‚ along with the sun dial‚ one of the oldest ways to tell time passing. In Greek‚ the word clepsydra means to “steal water” or “water thief”. The amount of time passing was often measured by the regulated dripping flow of water from the top pot and into the lower pot and then measured. The clock‚ in ways was better than the sun dial because it could be used on cloudy days as well as inside; this also made it much more popular. There are many variations of the water
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George Orwell’s essays – related text ‘Marrakech’ explores the notion of ethnocentricity through a Eurocentric perspective‚ in which one is isolated at the consequence of differing morels. Orwell succeeds in doing so through various anecdotes “What does Morocco mean to a Frenchman? An orange-grove or a job in government service.” In essence this displays the failure of a migrant to withhold a deeper connection to the land. Orwell emotively describes the crippled elderly women who “answered with
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