Elephants are intelligent‚ gifted‚ and exquisite mammals that can figure out tasks by themselves or cooperatively. In the article “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”‚ the passage “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”‚ and the video “Elephants Show Cooperation”‚ the sources all argue that elephants are very shrewd animals that are capable of completing tasks. All of the sources say that elephants are considered to be cooperative‚ clever‚ prudent‚ and more. In the
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Elephants over the years have been one of the smartest mammals. Starting from being able to paint‚ now to be able to work together. In the article‚ "Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk" the author informs readers of a new task that Elephants are capable of. In a video called "Elephants Show Cooperation" the video shows viewers the task being completed. In the last passage‚ "Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task" this tells readers the procedure and setup of the task.
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Trystan Tomco Mr. Stone English 110 12/03/13 Shooting an Elephant Essay George Orwell wrote “Shooting an Elephant” to teach readers about imperialism and its effects on not only those ruled but also those charged with maintaining order above them. Orwell’s narrator is a British colonial official stationed in Burma who is charged with keeping the local populace from rioting. The officer speaks of how he is frightened by the Burmans and even by his own people rulers. Fear is one of the ways
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There are a few main reasons on why elephants are endangered. These reasons being the illegal killing of them‚ the destruction of their habitat‚ and unsustainable practices by humans. Many elephants are illegally killed for their ivory tusks. Because these tusks are sold for a great fortune‚ the killing of African elephants have become tantalizing and tempting. Once they’re killed and their tusks have been detached‚ their bodies are left there without a purpose to slowly decay. Unfortunately‚ you
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Delgrosso 1 Biology and Society 12/02/13 In the present day there exists two species of elephants. These two species have many relatives that have come before them and died out. Several of these species are Paleomastodon‚ Deinotherium‚ Gompotherium‚ Primelephas which is a direct ancestor to the modern day elephant‚ Stegadon‚ American mastodon‚ and wooly mammoth. All of these species are considered Proboscidea which are mammals that have trunks “proboscidea encompasses the trunked mammals”
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2008 Mumbai attacks From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "26/11" redirects here. For the date‚ see 26 November. |2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks | | | |Map of the 2008 Mumbai attacks | |Date |26 November 2008 – 29 November 2008 (IST‚ UTC +5:30) | |Attack type |Bombings‚ shootings
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‘Shooting an Elephant’ by George Orwell “And it was at this moment‚ as I stood there with the rifle in my hands‚ that I first grasped the hollowness‚ the futility of the white man’s dominion in the East.“ . This quotation from the short story “Shooting an Elephant” shows the impact of the British Empire on India during the colonial period. The main character‚ who is a British police officer‚ serving in Burma shows a big hatred to both sides. We follow him develop into shooting an Elephant. The
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The story‚ “Hills like White Elephants”‚ focuses around the two main characters Jig and the American. The story takes place in Spain while the two wait on the train. They are both in with conflict whether or not Jig should get an abortion or keep the baby. To the American‚ in his mind he wants no part in having the baby with Jig‚ he just came to have fun. While they wait for the train they either have two choices‚ to either go west where the sun sets or to go east where the sun rises. West symbolizes
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Reaction to shooting an elephant This time tables are turned for Orwell. In A hanging Orwell was the oppressor but in shooting an elephant I felt that Orwell was oppressed by the Burmese people as he mentions that "In Moulmein‚ in lower Burma‚ I was hated by large numbers of people" and he emphasizes on that fact by adding "As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so" and was also oppressed by the empire as he was forced to do a job that he doesn’t
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George Orwell is well known‚ even though he died in 1950. He was British and an ex-cop. George Orwell is a very prominent author. He is known for a few of his books‚ written for a variety of purposes. However‚ this specific essay‚ “Shooting an Elephant”‚ is written to inform of us. He phrases this essay more as a narrative‚ which makes it not rhetorically effective. George Orwell uses great imagery and his syntax makes it simple for even high schoolers to read through his works. Orwell sent this
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