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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The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D Salinger is a coming of age story. It is a story narrated by the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who is a sixteen year old boy‚ but has a mind of a ten year old innocent kid. This book is clearly written to show the theme of coming of age because it shows many symbols of coming of age‚ it shows the changes of young adults in modern life‚ and it creates an image of Holden growing up. As a result of Allie’s death‚ Holden feels isolated from the world1‚ so he judges
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Self-Reflection‚ week two assignment two Self-Reflection University of Phoenix Sharon Hughes Comm/310 November 16‚ 2011 The verbal and non-verbal speaking anxiety signs I noticed in myself was that I kept fidgeting‚ and touching my hair or face. I felt the rate of my speaking was too fast and I was stuttering. I did not move around at all and my feet were crossed the whole time of my speech. During my presentation I need to multi-task by speaking about my topic as I am presenting whatever
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From the beginning‚ Scout is more terrified of Boo than Jem or Dill are. While the two older boys push at the edges of their fears by attempting to make indirect contact with Boo‚ Scout hangs back‚ not wanting to bring the monster’s wrath down upon them. When she does get drawn into their schemes‚ she pays for it with sleepless nights. Every night-sound I heard from my cot on the back porch was magnified three-fold; every scratch of feet on gravel was Boo Radley seeking revenge‚ every passing
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Appendices Interview Reflection (Appendix 1): The date of the interview that I had to do was on April 25‚ 2015. The person that I had decided to interview was my little sister named Meagan. She currently works at McDonald’s as a server. While interviewing her‚ we talked about many things that goes on behind the scenes at McDonald’s. We talked about all the hours that someone is capable of having and how much you can make doing overtime there. We also discussed the salary‚ when someone is needed
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subjects to be “math‚ social studies‚ and English” and his least favorite to be “science because it’s hard to understand.” When asked about reading and math‚ Matthew stated‚ “I like it.” In terms of writing‚ Matthew reported‚ “I like creative writing and coming up with
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Coming to America full of hope People sacrifice everything just to come to America and live a better life‚ but they still often struggle once they get here. In the article’s “America and I” by Anzia Yezierska and “Facing Poverty with the Rich Girl’s Habit” by Suki Kim‚ these two authors discuss their Hardships coming to America and how America treats them. Most immigrants have hard time to assimilate into an American culture‚ which I myself can relate to. “Facing Poverty
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Personality Reflection Personality reflection is a topic used to help a person come into understanding personality psychology. Also discussion on key personality features that defines the person I am and what key concepts or “constructs” comprised to explain my individual personality? It will further be explained if personality features are consistent or will the features change based on situations or environments changing. Defining personality is somewhat difficult to define. Although there
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Jason Erbentraut Mr Eleberty English 2A 29 October 2015 What does the Mississippi river symbolize throughout the story? The river is a symbol of freedom in Huck’s journey to New Orleans. In the beginning of the story‚ the river was a form transportation in order to escape captivity. “I was powerful glad to get away from the feuds‚ and so was Jim to get away from the swamp...We said there warn’t no home like a raft‚ after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery‚ but a raft don’t.(Twain
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called and asked that you return their call to discuss how you will be helping Quan acclimate to the program‚ and what they can do to help him make friends and feel comfortable. On the same day you find out that Quan (from the previous situation) is coming to school‚ you are informed that Ashley‚ who has cerebral palsy‚ will be joining your class on Tuesday. You are told that she shakes and stutters. Your program supervisor wants to know what you will do to help her adjust and become part of your
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