Reflection on “Shooting an Elephant” “I was hated by… people” and “the only time…been important enough” are words that jump out at me revealing Orwell’s low self-esteem and low self-worth. His essay describes the events that turn his luck enabling him to feel a pseudo-sense of control and authority over the Burmese. Opportunity presents itself in the form of an elephant running amok‚ leaving a trail of destruction and death behind. Unfortunately he gives in to pressure exerted by the locals and does
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me what to do with my life‚ but I want to make my own decisions. The Asian Indian family creates an interdependent group of people whose concerns are not for themselves as individuals‚ but for the family as a whole. For example‚ parents are seen as having more experience with marriage‚ so they are the ones who choose a marriage partner for their children. (Das‚ Ajit and Kemp‚ S.(1997) Between two worlds: counseling South Asian Americans. Journal of multicultural counseling and development.vol.25
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The Elephant and Crowd Effect Shooting an Elephant is a short story written by George Orwell in 1936. Regardless of my persuasive point that George Orwell was just writing a story about an elephant‚ “Shooting an Elephant” is actually a central text in modern British literature and has generated perhaps more criticism than any other comparable short story. The story is concerning an English colonial officer residing in Burma and his obligation to shoot a rogue elephant. In “Shooting an Elephant
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society. "Decisively did you choose us and agree to be a citizen under us." And such is the way that Asian Pacific Americans‚ a term coined not more than forty years ago‚ choose to tackle prejudice‚ ignorance‚ and greed throughout their four hundred year history. Citizenship is defined as broadly as: "Democracy" by Manuel Buaken‚ "loyalty" per Mike Masaoka‚ and "equality" according to Amy Uyematsu. Asian Americans always resort to accepted means within American society to pursue favorable ends. Despite
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the popular phrase “Badhiya Hain”‚ for how good his house looks over the years even though other things changed. The ad is for Asian Paints‚ India’s largest paint company and third largest paint company in Asia. It was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Mumbai. Asian Paints‚ with revenue of ten thousand crores‚ can boast of a healthy profit of around 900 crores. Asian Paints operates in 17 countries across the world. The company has a dedicated Group R&D Centre in India and has been one of the
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In the near future‚ I would like to see the Asian Pacific American community get more involved with business. This has typically been a mostly Caucasian field‚ but I believe there should be more Asians striving to get degrees in business administration‚ finance‚ and accounting. Many are capable of excelling in these facets of business‚ and I believe they would make a strong impact. My dad is a testament to this and he has done well for himself as a CPA and partner for an accounting firm. He is my
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The Asian Effect – Why Do Asian Americans Outperform All Other Minority Groups? (The Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Students in the Classroom) - Personal Narrative - W. Daniel O’Brien ELPS 417 Spring 2007 Dr. Pamela Porter Word Count: 2‚748 The Asian Effect ABSTRACT: Many empirical studies have observed the existence of an "Asian effect" regarding students’ math and science performance. Furthermore‚ various statistics are frequently cited in the academic field to
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Billy Crawford Ms. Myrna Sam AP English Language 23 January 2013 The Elephant Contradiction To be liked by others is a very controversial term. In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” the “sahib” struggles as he battles himself in a self destroying and virtue deciding internal conflict. This mental battle is one that all must eventually endure. There is no definitive solution as all choices lead to new problems and consequences. The “sahib” wants to gain acceptance by the crowd behind
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beginning of his essay he was against shooting the elephant. Once he saw the opportunity of acceptance‚ he decided to take action towards the elephant. Throughout this essay the author doubts himself. He feels a sense of guilt towards the end of the essay. Orwell had three perspective in this essay guilt‚ doubtful‚ and acceptance. In this situation acceptance took over his feelings‚ and this is why Orwell was not justified in shooting the elephant. In the beginning of the essay the author said the
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In Shooting an Elephant‚ George Orwell explores the ideology of imperialism. Throughout the essay it is established that Orwell is not in favor of imperialism. By using an officer from the British empire as the narrator‚ Orwell uses the officer to show the evils of imperialism on not only the Burmese but also on the enforcers. Orwell develops his argument against British imperialism through his use of rhetorical strategies such as symbolism‚ similes/metaphors‚ and imagery. One rhetorical strategy
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