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    boarding house is a house (often a family home) in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights‚ and sometimes for extended periods of weeks‚ months‚ and years. The common parts of the house are maintained‚ and some services‚ such as laundry and cleaning‚ may be supplied. They normally provide "bed and board"‚ that is‚ at least some meals as well as accommodation. A "lodging house"‚ also known in the United States as a "rooming house"‚ may or may not offer meals. Lodgers legally only

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    In the article ‘Shooting an Elephant’ by George Orwell‚ the word ‘hollowness’ is an abstract noun because it is intangible and encompasses human states of mind. In my opinion‚ the word ‘hollowness’ has two meanings. Firstly‚ it refers to absence of certain components of an object‚ making the object vacant or empty. Secondly‚ it can mean one’s emotion: the feeling one has after he or she worked vainly. The writer worked as a police officer under the British Empire in Burma‚ where he was hated by

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    “Hills like White Elephants” and “Girl” Themes and Symbolism The themes and symbolism for the stories “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway and “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid work with the structure of said stories to create an understanding of a girl’s sexuality and how others attempt controlling it by providing symbols that uncover the truth that lies behind the words. In‚ “Hills like White Elephants”‚ the American man consistently and angrily persuades his girlfriend to have the operation

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    Before shooting the elephant‚ Orwell meditates on some kind of cost benefit analysis and weighting the pros and cons each solution to his dilemma. According to Aronson’s research in The Social animal‚ any individual is subject to tend to conform regardless of their will because of external pressure. Thus‚ we can tend to comply under any type of pressure such as the pressure that comes from a univocal crowd. A group in total conformity has an authority that our mind would often refuse to contest.

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    Shooting an Elephant is a self-identity essay written by George Orwell recounting his time as an Imperial guard in Burma. He describes the ways that he was treated and how he was hated and seen as a symbol of the oppressive Imperials that he worked for. Orwell discussed how he had grown disenfranchised with imperialism and decided that it “was an evil thing and the sooner I chucked up my job and got out the better.” Orwell described his job in terms where he was on the front line‚ and wrong side

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    ’Shooting an Elephant’‚ published in 1936 by the literary magazine ‘New Writing’ and broadcast by the BBC Home Service on 12 October 1948‚ in which his subjective‚ first-person narrative tells a story through its prose with a very strong political purpose. Orwell is called upon to shoot a hostile elephant whilst working as a police officer in Burma. Orwell demonstrates social pressure through the hierarchical structure of status‚ in this essentially extended metaphor whereby the elephant serves as a

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    Critical Response Essay I class‚ we read a short story by George Orwell called Shooting an Elephant. It was a story about courage‚ judgment‚ and the pressure of peers. I personally did not like this story. I found it boring‚ pointless‚ and just another "hasn’t -this -happened -to -you" story about nothing. However‚ it was very well written‚ and if I had to critically respond to this story‚ I would praise the author on a number of things. The story opens by describing the relationship between

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    Writing 122 25 January 2014 Experience Outweighs Theoretical Knowledge in the Works of George Orwell George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant” is the first of his works I was introduced to. I could not have asked for a better introduction to his writing style. It is one I can relate to. Even though I don’t consider myself a gifted linguist‚ the same type of life experiences are where I would find my writing voice. I feel very confident when I speak from experience. Theoretical knowledge‚ on

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    Dream House Everyone has their own thoughts about their dream house. These days homes are more affordable because of the economy and all the foreclosures makes it much easier to afford a really nice house. My dream house is not a fancy house that I could never afford; its a home I could see my wife and I having in the future. I have seen many homes

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    THE BOARDING HOUSE The Boarding House is included in Dubliners‚ a collection of fifteen short stories by the Irish poet and novelist James Joyce‚ which was first published in 1914. This story of a boarding house‚ like the other stories in Dubliners‚ describes the lives of ordinary citizens of Dublin and illustrates their various qualities. There are three main characters - Mrs. Mooney‚ her daughter Polly and Mr. Doran. At the very beginning the author describes Mrs. Mooney‚ who relinquished

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