In the essay “Shooting an Elephant”‚ George Orwell uses the elephant as an extended metaphor for Orwell’s morality and the outside forces challenging it. In the second paragraph‚ Orwell makes it clear that he “was stuck between [George Orwell’s] hatred of the empire [he] served and [his] rage against the evil-spirited little beasts who tried to make [his] job impossible.” Deep down‚ Orwell despised imperialism and sympathized with the oppressed Burmese people as a whole. His morality is clouded
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April 20‚ 1999- Columbine high school shooting‚ July 20‚ 2012- Colorado movie theater massacre‚ December 14‚ 2012- sandy hook massacre‚ these are all examples of real life massacres that have been the cause of many innocent lives throughout the years. These are also examples of reasons on why the prohibition of rated M videogames has been such a controversial topic. My aunt went to grocery shopping last week and someone slashed her tires. Does that mean that she should no longer go grocery shopping
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George Orwell writes Shooting an Elephant with his experiences in Burma; so story is in Burma‚ Myanmar. Both Orwell uses his own experiences in past and he lives in the significant era of British in history‚ we see high rise at historical background in the story. Orwell prefers to indirect way to express his emotions using symbols. One of the main symbols is an elephant. The elephant symbolizes British Empire. The reason that Orwell chooses the elephant‚ the empire is powerful like an elephant. When
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In 1936‚ author George Orwell wrote an essay titled “Shooting an Elephant”. In the essay Orwell describes a scene of a British police officer who is stuck between having to shoot an elephant. The story takes place in Burma‚ India where then‚ they were under British imperialism. Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. It humiliates the occupied people‚ reducing them to an inferior status in their own country. Analyzing Orwell’s work
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talks about recent catastrophic events and brutal shooting incidents that have taken place in schools that are related to the safety of children‚ faculty and other visitors. Further this paper discusses technological solution that could be applied to avoid such events and provide more safety to the people at school. Introduction: School shootings‚ especially in United States of America‚ are being witnessed all over the world. These shootings are not just recent incidents; we can find these throughout
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Sydney Ganus Mrs. Dunlop and Dr. Hinch Junior Exhibition 8 February 2010 Kent State Shootings (Research Paper) Faced with the problem of a violent protest‚ the Ohio National Guard chose to open fire into the crowd as a solution‚ but increasing security around the ROTC building and preventing its arson would have been a plausible solution. This event takes place in May of 1970 at Kent‚ Ohio. Richard Nixon has just been elected president‚ taking office in 1969. In the midst of the Vietnam
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School Shootings Kimberly Cotton April 25 2016 Professor Hanser University of Louisiana at Monroe Abstract School shootings are a form of violence that happens when a child or student is bullied at their school and wants revenge on their peers. The go to the school and open fire and often afterwards commit suicide. Why do school shootings happen‚ the effects of shootings and how it can be prevented are very important key topics that will be discussed in this paper.
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denial. In the 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
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The Anti-War Movement In The Late 1960’s And Early 1970’s And The May 4th Kent State Shootings During the late 1960’s the United States was raging a war on two fronts. One front in Vietnam fighting the communist North Vietnamese forces‚ the other on the campuses and streets fighting the students and protesters across America. The anti-war movement was one of the most successful moments in US history. For 11 years from 1964- 1975 Americans protested a war they believed they did not need to be
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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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