Inevitable Morals George Orwell’s 1930 short story “Shooting an Elephant‚” demonstrates the total dangers of the unlimited authority a state has and the astounding presentment of “future dystopia”. In the story‚ Orwell finds himself to be in an intricate situation that involves an elephant. Not only does the fate of the elephant’s life lie in Orwell’s hands‚ he has an audience of people behind him cheering him on‚ making his decision much more difficult to make. Due to the vast crowd surrounding
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“Shooting an Elephant” study questions 1. Describe the nature of the voice in the opening paragraph. Is there any humor and irony? 2. You already came up with some ideas about Orwell’s attitude toward imperialism‚ and now it is time to come up with some examples from the text. 3. What is Orwell’s attitude toward the native people? You also already brainstormed on that‚ but where in the text do you see examples of Orwell’s attitude towards the native people? - Orwell feels hated by the Indian
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needless killings. Two of the most memorable examples are the Massacre at Columbine and Sandy Hook. On April 20‚ 1999‚ two teenagers went on a shooting spree at Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado. They ended up killing thirteen people and wounding more than twenty others before turning their guns on themselves and committing suicide. This shooting caused many debates over gun control
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AbstractThe paper summarizes a single-system design aimed at improving the participant’s score on the Clinical Assessment of Anxiety through the intervention of meditative breathing. A baseline of three weeks was measured followed by four weeks of treatment phase. During the treatment phase‚ the participant completed meditative breathing exercise three times daily for five days each week. The participant completed the Clinical Assessment of Anxiety each Friday of the treatment phase. The results
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Hot Shooting by Tigers in Second Half Sinks Gents‚ 72-67 COLORADO SPRINGS‚ Colo. – Despite taking an 8-point lead early‚ the Gents only shot 28.6 percent in the first half and 31.3 percent for the game – compared to 54.2 percent in the second half and 46.3 percent for the game for the Tigers – as Centenary (9-12‚ 3-7 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) lost its second tight game of the season to Colorado College (8-13‚ 7-3 SCAC) 72.67 Friday night‚ February 23. Despite only hitting 10-for-35
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Although Sarah Vowell‚ the author of Shooting Dad faces the struggle of a relationship with her father due to his extreme admiration for firearms and Philip Larkin’s poem This be the verse discusses the parent’s experiences to help guide their children to success; both pieces of literature have many similarities. Vowell‚ although allowed to voice her own opinion on politics and beliefs she had a hard time relating to her father’s view points. Larkin’s poem shows that the parents want to use their
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home where his shooting spree had ended in a showdown with over fifty law enforcement officers. Only after firing hundreds possibly thousands of rounds at Howard‚ officers used tear gas to bring Howard out of his stronghold‚ and with this‚ the siege of Camden was finally brought to an end. Howard had previous problems with the neighbors. He felt they were making fun of him for living at home with his mother and also suspected him of being a homosexual. On the morning of the shootings‚ he got up‚ dressed
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The Declaration of Independence gave rights to the people of America that have defined our country since they were adopted on July‚ 4‚ 1776. Within this document there were three main rights defined for the American people. These main three rights were right of life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. Since the Declaration of Independence was written to declare the Independence from Great Britain who had constant control over their people. The declaration of indepence allowed the government to
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And my hollow point bullets have the victims’ initials on them." He says that he bought the guy (legally) on 6/19/15 two days after the shooting. So‚ we are to believe that this man who was a "human powder keg for a while…just waiting to go BOOM!!!!”‚ who was so infuriated about the other racially charged hoax that he bought a gun and carved the initials of his victims in it in the hollow
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All over the world people are killed because of mass shootings. From young children to the elderly‚ many lose their lives or are injured. It is a constant issue for the United States and other countries. Some shooters have mental illnesses that cause them to lose control‚ psychologists offer help to those individuals. Some high school shooters are bullied and they feel like they need revenge on their tormentors. It kills innocent people‚ scares other citizens and with the advanced laws placed in
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