Lower Burma‚ also known as Myanmar‚ was a country in Asia‚ that at the moment was being taken over by the mean‚ powerful‚ cruel‚ British Empire. George Orwell‚ the writer of Shooting and Elephant‚ was a “sub-divisional police officer of the town”(1). Being an authority of the town‚ Moulmein‚ ment “[he] was an obvious target” (1). The narrator was often jeered at‚ due to the fact he was a European. He often faced many difficult tasks that he was obligated to perform‚ despite his beliefs. He was “hated
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Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell Reflection by ______________ In Shooting an Elephant‚ George Orwell describes how when he was younger he worked as a police officer in lower Burma in a place called Moulmein. At this time Burma is controlled by the declining British Empire. He writes about how he was hated by the Burmese people and that whenever they could they would trip him or says insult behind his back. At some point during his stay there an elephant got loose from its chains and was
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Cuisine of Myanmar The cuisine of Myanmar also known as Burma is influence by China‚ India and Thailand. They have their own cooking methods and dishes. Hence‚ Burmese cuisine has their own identity. Burmese people enjoy rice as their main food like the Filipinos. Rice is usually served with meat or fish‚ soup‚ salad and vegetables all cooked in their own ways and add some relishes complementing the meal. Myanmar fell under British colonialrule during the 19th century. British domination might
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Bangkok Population: 67.091.089 people. Area: 513.115 km². Thailand is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered: North by Burma and Laos‚ East by Laos and Cambodia‚ South by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia‚ West by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. [1] Thailand is the world’s 51st-largest country by total area. It is slightly smaller than Yemen and slightly larger than Spain. The north of the country is the mountainous
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However‚ in East Burma those days it was regiment. it appeared to be do as one says or pay the consequences of not doing the preferred choice. In this story‚ George Orwell‚ served in a top position in Britain as a police official. Throughout his years in his position he learned the hard regiments of British along with its bureaucracy which although he hated it‚ he must helped to substained at whatever the cost. the double standard and as race played part in the bureaucratic town of Burma. The author
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In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”‚ Orwell mentions how he was hated and harassed by the people of Burma. Essentially‚ because of the fact that he was part of the British colony that oppressed the Burmese. From the beginning‚ Orwell did not concur with British Imperialism‚ he states “I had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing and the sooner I chucked up my job and got out of it the better” (Orwell. 134). In addition‚ Orwell detested his job‚ he had to watch the prisoners
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The Burma Road Riot took place on the 1st and 2nd June 1942 on Bay Street. It was the first indication that the black majority were awaking from their slumber. The core of this riot was the fact that local workers were being paid less than their Americans counterparts from performing the same work and also because the local government had thwarted the attempts of the American labourers. As noted earlier‚ the riot took place over a period of two days. There were some looting; after this was allowed
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winds got up to 175 mph (sustained over 1 min) Cyclone Nargis formed on the 27th of april 2008 and dissipated on 3rd of may 2008‚ the Cyclone affected areas such as Bangladesh Burma‚ India and Sri Lanka‚ these are LEDCS. The cycle was a Category 4 storm of winds up to 135 mph (sustained over 1 min). America is an MEDC and Burma is an LEDC. Both countries were hit with a severe storm however were affected differently in costs and cleanup times. Hurricane Katrina killed 1833 people this made it the
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Based on analysis of "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell and "Indian Education" by Sherman Alexie a theme shared by these two short stories is the effects of colonialism. "Shooting an Elephant" took place in Burma‚ a former colony of the British Empire during British colonial rule.George Orwell mentioned‚ “…the real nature of imperialism.” Also‚ “I was stuck between my hatred of the empire I served. During the time depicted in the short story the author only then began to understand the realities
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people that were involved.To understand the conflict and struggles entailed by imperialism and its oppression‚ Shooting an Elephant written by George Orwell in the early 1900s uses the example of British controlled Myanmar‚ an area at the time known as Burma. This event affected the
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