I believe george was justified in shooting lennie‚ george realized he would not want anyone killing lennie for something he did not mean to do. But also george knew if anything was to happen to him lennie would not be able to live on his own. Lennie and george have been traveling together ever since lennie’s aunt clara died‚ she asked george to watch after lennie because he’s not that intelligent and he gets himself into quite a lot of trouble on his own. When george and lennie was working in
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We are trapped in a never ending war‚ a war with ourselves and with others. In this war‚ each side is fighting for power. This is the case in the essay‚ “Shooting an Elephant‚” by George Orwell‚ where it can be interpreted that “when the white man turns tyrant‚ it is his own freedom he destroys… he wears a mask‚ and his face grows to fit it.” Through the beginning of the essay‚ a person can consider this thesis to follow yet disagree with the essay. Depending on the way that a person interprets
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Processing my findings: My hypothesis was that garlic decreases the growth of bacteria substantially‚ which my experiment and results have proven to be correct. In order to prove my hypothesis correct‚ I carried out an experiment where I grew bacteria on 14 different agar plates and placed garlic on seven of the agar plates and then had no garlic present in the other seven agar plates. All 14 agar plates were kept under the same conditions while the bacteria colony was growing in order to ensure
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4/20 “Fun” in Littleton Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the horrible tragedy of the Columbine Massacre. Introduction: It was Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999. It was an exciting day for me in the fourth grade when I turned 9 years old. However‚ the people of Littleton‚ Colorado remember that day as something more and definitely less exciting than my birthday was. On April 20‚ 1999 Littleton Colorado experienced what we now know as the Columbine Massacre. Two seniors at Columbine High
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When I was in fifth grade (12years old) I was at a friend’s house for the first time. Me and her were playing in the basement‚ her brother (17years old)and his friend were on the other side of the room playing video games while me and her were throwing back and forth a big yoga ball. Me and her are throwing back and forth and I miss it‚ before I can grab it‚ it hits her brothers Lego Death Star. I look up at her and all I see is fear‚ she grabs my arm and screams to run. We make it up the first
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In March of 1991 an African American man probably in his mid to late forties was almost beaten to death and it was caught on camera. As he was driving down the road at a high rate of speed and intoxicated he was spotted by a California Highway patrol officer. As the officer followed him the decisions was made to pull the suspect over. The highway patrolman turned his flashing lights on followed by his blaring siren. The signal was given for the man to pull over; however‚ with him being out on
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5-4 SUPREME COURT ABOLISHES JUVENILE EXECUTIONS Brianna Talley The University of Alabama CJ 306-001 The Abstract In a 5 to 4 ruling‚ the Supreme Court decided to abolish capital punishment for juveniles. After doing an experiment they concluded that it was cruel and unusual punishment to give a minor the death penalty because they are too immature. 20 states permitted the death penalty for minors. They canceled the death sentence for Christopher Simmons and 72 other people for crimes they committed
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Abstract The present study looks at an important political essay “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell. The literary critics gave the text wide recognition and appreciation. It depicts Orwell’s anti-imperialistic view which is presented through the shooting of an elephant. The theme is presented in a fantastic way and this is evident from Orwell’s use of lexis‚ syntax‚ cohesive ties‚ point of view‚ and figures of speech. A closer look at the experiences he had gone indicate that his sentiment
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American Literature 21 November 2012 Unfair Bias in Children’s Books: Father Figures In response to Brotts article over the portrayal of the father figures in children’s book‚ I would have to strongly agree with him. I found this to be a great read‚ but also at the same time very informative. After doing a little bit of research of my own‚ and looking at the facts in “Not all men are sly foxes”‚ I came to the conclusion that his statement is very accurate. Men are portrayed as irresponsible and
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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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