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    Asian Elephant

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    Title: Asian Elephant-Elephas Maximus 2. Purpose: To learn how and why the Asian Elephant got on the endangered species list. Elephants are one of the largest land mammals in the world and they have been targets to man and other animals. 3. Background: My overall background the Asian Elephant is very limited. I know that they come from Asian and many were hunter for their tusks. You can find a few Asian Elephants at the local zoos and there is always controversy on elephants and the circus

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    1984

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    George Orwell ’s 1984 is an exemplary work of dystopia. Although written in 1940s‚ 1984 is a vivid depiction of China during the Cultural Revolution and Soviet Union during the Elimination of Counterrevolutionaries. Dystopia came into being after the World War Ⅱ‚ when the world was at a loss about its future. Although the world was purged of fascism‚ personality cult and communist dictatorship arose to take its place.Dystopia is characterized by an authoritarian and totalitarian regime that oppresses

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    1984

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    censorship exist even here‚ in a continent where freedom is considered to be a fundamental right? The surprising answer is yes‚ which brings one to ask; why is censorship integral to control? The reason why the dystopian society present in the novel 1984 by George Orwell was able to function was because of censorship‚ in the form of sanitizing and withholding information‚ along with supressing opposing ideas. In the real world‚ all of the aforementioned can be observed‚ and albeit similar‚ it is not

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    1984

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    In "1984"‚ Orwell portrays a totalitarian dystopian world‚ where there is no freedom and citizens are constantly brainwashed. Without thought‚ the citizens just work for the party. In order to insure the citizen will always listen to the government‚ they make sure the citizen have no recollection of the past. The party also does a very good job with creating fear with propaganda‚ taking away freedom‚ in forcing strict rules and having everyone under surveillance at all times. In "1984"‚ false

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    1984

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    Erick Suazo English Essay 1984 by George Orwell The novel 1984 by George Orwell is considered to be one of the most famous novels of the negative Utopian‚ or dystopian genre. This novel was majorly written to warn the readers the dangers of totalitarian government in the West. There are three themes that fit the novel; danger of totalitarianism‚ technology‚ and psychological manipulation. These themes make the novel of 1984 more comprehensive. Each of this themes give an effect to society.

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    British system of government in India provides the motive for Gandhi’s "Defending Nonviolent Resistance" speech. George Orwell conveys peevishness of the same system--the British government by the shooting of an elephant and the repercussions of the event. The overall attitude in Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant leans toward resentment of both government and murder‚ while the overall attitude in Gandhi’s Defending Nonviolent Resistance inclines toward the uprising of government and nonviolent protest. Both

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    Discuss ways in which two stories show characters trapped in a situation‚ without the possibility of escaping of it In both stories‚ ‘The Bath’ by Janet Frame and ‘Elephant’ by Raymond Craver the main characters are trapped because of their loneliness and helplessness. Both of them are imprisoned and cannot found the way to escape from their reality. They are trapped but because of different things and in different parts of their lives. In the case of “The Bath” she is trapped in her old age and

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    Basketball Shooting - The Art & Science of Shooting a Basketball Basketball Shooting Is Both Art and Science Fundamentals of Shooting A Basketball By Coach Jerry Tarkanian Shooting a basketball is both an art and a science. Basketball shooting is an art form because it involves finely tuned hand-eye coordination rather than gross motor skills. For example‚ unlike such skills as the defensive stance and pivoting‚ which are relatively invariable‚ shooting form is highly individualistic. There is no

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    Alexandria Ferlo History 101 November 18th 2013 Aurora Colorado Shooting July 20‚ 2013 The event I chose to talk about is the Aurora Colorado movie theatre shooting on July 20‚ 2012. The shooting killed 12 people and injured 58 others. James Holmes who is now 25 years old and was a former doctoral student in neuroscience. Holmes has pleaded not guilty by reasoning of insanity to his charged of murdering 12 people and attempting to murder dozens more. Holmes is currently awaiting

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    ELEPHANT FACTS

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    THE ELEPHANTS There are two types of elephant‚ the Asian elephant and the African elephant. Elephants are the largest land-living mammal in the world. It can weigh up to 6.000 kilograms and measure up to 3.3 meters at the shoulder. Elephants can live to be over 70 years old. Elephants are herbivores and can spend up to 16 hours a day collecting leaves‚ twigs‚ bamboo and roots. An elephant’s skin is 2‚ 54 centimetres thick. Elephants have poor eyesight but an amazing sense of smell. Both female

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