“Shooting an Elephant” In George Orwell’s “Shooting An Elephant” the narrator was faced with a tough decision‚ whether or not to kill the Elephant. Throughout the story The narrator explained his resentful feelings towards the british police. He also did not like the Burmans also known as the “natives”. Throughout the story Orwell uses a harsh‚ demeaning‚ and unforgiving diction to convey a nervous and scared tone. Throughout the story the narrator or “ murderer” as Orwell would like to say‚ clearly
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Bowling for Columbine Reaction Paper By: Brian Scheu Violence! What causes it? Has it Increased/decreased over the past few years? I will try to answer these questions to the best that I can in the next few pages. One thing you must look at when dealing with violence is the nature of the crime. You can look at violent murders but not be able to compare them to other violent crimes because the nature of the crime is completely different. One may believe that violence in our society has
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History of School Shootings School shootings have dated as far back to the 1700’s. During the 1800’s there were 38 school shootings. From 1900 to 1979 there were 125 School shootings (History of School Shootings in the United States‚ 2016). From 1980 to September 28‚ 2016 there have been 277 school shootings in the United States. Since from 1980 to 2012 there have been 297 people killed (Kirk‚ 2012). In the last 30 years the worse shooting happened April 16‚ 2007 at Virginia Tech‚ 33 students were
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Fort Hood Shooting Jose A. Gonzalez HSM 433 October 1‚ 2012 Fort Hood Shooting Brief Description of Attack On November 5‚ 2009 at approximately 1:30 p.m.‚ a gunman opens fire inside the base’s Soldier Readiness Center at U.S. Army Base‚ Fort Hood‚ Texas. Soldier Readiness Center‚ is where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening (http://search.proquest.com). During the shooting the gunman killed 13 and wounded 31 others. The gunman was shot
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Orwell’s autobiographical account of shooting and eventually killing an elephant presents the animal and its death sympathetically as it died a slow‚ painful death. Through the language‚ the author evokes sympathy towards the elephant and a slightly more complex feeling towards the author who‚ although he kills the elephant‚ suffers inwardly during the process and appears to be affected by the Burman crowd’s greed to strip the carcass. In the society Orwell lived in‚ hunting was common amongst
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While reading the essay Shooting an Elephant‚ first published in 1936 by Eric Blair under the pen name of George Orwell‚ one gets captivated by the intricate web of rhetoric that Blair weaves throughout the piece. Surely‚ the reason this essay keeps the attention of the reader so well is because Blair writes with an unmistakably strong exigency. It is this need of his to tell the world the truth about imperialism that enables him to write something so captivating. Blair found himself in Moulmein
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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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The shootings that occurred at Kent State University‚ Ohio‚ on May 4‚ 1970 have been a dark spot in American history for almost 36 years. It is a day remembered by many names‚ THE KENT STATE SHOOTINGS‚ MAY 4 or the KENT STATE MASSACRE. Four students were killed and nine were wounded‚ all of America suffered. The student body at Kent State numbered about 20‚000 and had been considered conservative‚ but not overly political. In fact they were thought of as rather passive politically. The shootings
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"Shooting an Elephant" is about the encounters of an English officer in Burma‚ then a state of England. Here‚ Orwell plainly portrays the contentions that colonialism conveys to various people groups. Government‚ it appears‚ has cons for both sides. The persona is despised by most‚ if not all‚ of the locals in Burma. He‚ then again‚ feel compassion and blame for the conditions on the Burmans however can’t make a move since he is relied upon to act with the power and pride of an Englishman. Despite
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We are trapped in a never ending war‚ a war with ourselves and with others. In this war‚ each side is fighting for power. This is the case in the essay‚ “Shooting an Elephant‚” by George Orwell‚ where it can be interpreted that “when the white man turns tyrant‚ it is his own freedom he destroys… he wears a mask‚ and his face grows to fit it.” Through the beginning of the essay‚ a person can consider this thesis to follow yet disagree with the essay. Depending on the way that a person interprets
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