Shooting an Elephant In the short story by George Orwell "Shooting an Elephant" the author unveiled to his audience the bureaucracy and his struggled with himself. As in so many other countries‚ bureaucracy and prejudice maybe found. However‚ in East Burma those days it was regiment. it appeared to be do as one says or pay the consequences of not doing the preferred choice. In this story‚ George Orwell‚ served in a top position in Britain as a police official. Throughout his years in his position
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Reader’s Response: “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell’s essay‚ “Shooting an Elephant” tells the story of a British policeman in British occupied India‚ who faces a situation where he must either follow his morals or pretend to be something else in order to please the public. Obviously living in Burma in the early nineteen hundreds‚ as an Englishman‚ was not easy. Furthermore‚ serving as a steward of the law in a place oppressed by the country you are from‚ certainly will make a job difficult
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Ojeda Mrs. Cheslar UC Expo Period 4 5 March 2013 Student Dialogue: Shooting an Elephant One of the biggest issues in governments is corruption. Corruption however‚ is an issue created by the individuals through how they choose to use their power‚ whether it is for the good of everyone or not. The struggle with doing what is right‚ and what people in power tell you to do‚ is one of the biggest elements in George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant.” The true story tells about George’s experiences policing
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who worked in a pizza parlor together. They were involved in sports in middle school but not in high school. Dylan and Eric were part of a group of kids that dressed Goth. Other kids considered them “uncool”. They had been planning the Columbine shooting for almost a year. We sometimes try to look for someone to blame. In this case more than one person could have contributed to these actions. Dylan and Eric’s parents could have payed more attention to how they were acting‚ looked in their room
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Globalization is a set of processes leading to economic integration. All countries open their doors to each other. The wind of globalization has carried a lot of changes .The life nowadays depends on trade and economic relationships. Before globalization‚ countries were separated from each other. As a result ‚ every one was looking for its interset in a selfesh way which is contrary to what is happening now. However‚ people nowadays are thinking of ways that help them to communicat with one other
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Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell The short story‚ Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell was written about Orwell’s experience in the early Twentieth Century. At that time India was ruled the British. While he was there‚ he had to do something that had caused some ethical conflicts in him. Orwell’s job was to kill an elephant that had ran rampant in lust throughout a village in Burma. “It had already destroyed somebody’s bamboo hut‚ killed a cow and raided some fruit-stalls and devoured the
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Solutions to Decrease Drinking and Driving When an intoxicated individual makes a decision to sit behind the wheel of an automobile and drive home‚ he endangers everyone on the road. This one decision‚ which may not seem important at the time‚ can have a crucial impact. When the choice whether or not to drive under the influence of alcohol faces a person‚ he often does not realize the consequences of his actions‚ and therefore makes an extremely uneducated decision. Many people believe that
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“Shooting an Elephant” Response Orwell did not get along with the Burmese‚ nor did he like them because they would make fun of him and enjoyed insulting him while on duty. As for the British Raj‚ he felt as if the Raj was a cruel and aggressive government ruler and that his hatred towards him was so great that he would “drive a bayonet into a Buddhist priest’s guts.” (pg.3). Therefore Orwell being a white man has a great conflict with the Burmese. In paragraph 2‚ he began to talk about how
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In the last 10 months there have been 45 school shootings in America. Since December 14‚ 2012‚ there have been 142 shootings at schools. Many say the chance that a person will be targeted in school shooting is bellow 1%. However‚ despite these odds‚ many students and parents have become extremely worried in the wake of the most recent tragedy. On Thursday‚ October 1‚ a gunman opened fire at a college in Oregon injuring many and killing 10. Many people all over the country are now demanding a change
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The Shootings at Columbine High School: The Law Enforcement Response Problem Statement: The response to the shootings in Columbine could have been handled more effectively if there was a solid coordinate effort from law enforcement and emergency units in the area. The plan of action to prevent the incident from playing out further was hastily put together and only cost more lives at danger. All possible lines of communication whether it be from law enforcement officials‚ emergency
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