the past year‚ there have been major controversies and civil unrest surrounding the number of minorities murdered by law enforcement without cause or reason. Keith Childress was killed in Las Vegas on December 31‚ 2015. Police explanation for the shooting was the victim had something in his hand and they thought it was a gun. The assumed gun that was in his hand was his cell phone. Again‚ on December 23‚ 2015 Kevin Matthews was brutally murdered by police in Michigan. Once again‚ police claimed
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George Orwell: Shooting an Elephant In his essay‚ George Orwell tells a story of what happened in Burma when he served as a police officer. At the time‚ the Burmese citizens did not look kindly upon the English police that protected their city. He describes several instances where he was ridiculed‚ taunted‚ and baited into precarious situations. He goes on to proclaim the cowardice of these citizens‚ and how they waited until the police were out of range before yelling insults towards them.
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George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” 1. On page 517 of The Norton Reader‚ Shorter Edition‚ the first question asks‚ “Why did Orwell shoot the elephant? Account for the motives that led him to shoot. Then categorize them as personal motives‚ circumstantial motives‚ social motives‚ or political motives. Is it easy to assign his motives to categories? Why or why not * Orwell did shoot the elephant because he felt the pressure that came from thousands of native people behind him when he
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“On the whole human beings want to be good‚ but not too good‚ and not quite all the time.” -George Orwell Shooting an Elephant‚ by George Orwell is a story how a young Orwell‚ while stationed in Colonial Burma‚ became disillusioned with Imperialism. On one occasion he was faced with the dilemma of having to destroy a wild elephant that had gotten loose in the town he was stationed in. Throughout the story the reader will be able to see two alternating voices of Orwell. The first voice is a justification
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Introduction From the early days of slavery‚ through segregation during the fight for civil rights to the seemingly recent gain in officer involved shootings‚ which may be attributed to advancements in technology‚ African Americans have a long history of experiencing police brutality in America. The rise of social media coupled with new technologies allow us to view many of these incidents for ourselves‚ often causing social unrest amongst other issues in many minority communities. However‚ many
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"Shooting an Elephant‚" by George Orwell is a first person view on living and working as a European police officer in Moulmein‚ Lower Burma. There was a bit of tension between the locals and the foreign law enforcement since the British had taken over the country‚ so Orwell was not thought fondly of. The climax of this essay was when a otherwise tame elephant starts rampaging because is had gone into "must" a term used on page 118 that means in heat. The owner loses track of the animal in the
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Homeless: What Has Been Done To Decrease The Problem? One of the largest growing concerns in Toronto is the constantly increasing number of citizens who are finding themselves living on the streets. With the decrease in the number of available jobs‚ the population of homeless people has literally boomed. My questions are not as simple to answer as they may appear. Why is a large portion of our community forced to live on the streets? What has be done to decrease the problem? These are the questions
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really? This presentation aims to investigate the persuasive devices used in Bowling For Columbine. This is a documentary by well known director Michael Moore‚ which uses a range of filming techniques to persuade the audience that the Columbine shootings were a result of so much fear‚ greed and consumerism in America. This is his extremely biased idea of the truth. In Michael Moore’s exposé style documentary he intentionally selects and omits footage to privilege his views and ideologies regarding
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Problem #2 Decrease grip‚ grasp‚ coordination. Decrease right 5th finger PIP‚ DIP. Decrease handwriting/keyboarding skills. Long term goal Patient will demonstrate ability to increase pinch‚ grasp and fine motor coordination of the right hand independently within normal limit to perform ADL within 4 weeks. Short term goal #1 Patient will demonstrate ability to increase pinch‚ grasp‚ and fine motor coordination of the right hand with supervision to perform handwriting and keyboarding skills within
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Enhancing school sex education programs to decrease adolescent pregnancy. This paper is addressing the media’s rise teen pregnancy and it’s accidental glamorization of the situation. The average American teenager is easily influenced by what they see in the media‚ and as a result a trend in teen pregnancy has risen. Schools need to enhance their sex education programs to help prevent teen pregnancy. Teen Mom‚ 16 and Pregnant‚ and Secret Life of the American Teenager are all shows that are
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