Lower Burma‚ also known as Myanmar‚ was a country in Asia‚ that at the moment was being taken over by the mean‚ powerful‚ cruel‚ British Empire. George Orwell‚ the writer of Shooting and Elephant‚ was a “sub-divisional police officer of the town”(1). Being an authority of the town‚ Moulmein‚ ment “[he] was an obvious target” (1). The narrator was often jeered at‚ due to the fact he was a European. He often faced many difficult tasks that he was obligated to perform‚ despite his beliefs. He was “hated
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In the reading‚ Shooting an Elephant‚ George Orwell is narrating about his feeling and pressure shooting an elephant. A little about the writer‚ Orwell‚ is a British police officer who was born in India. He was hated by large numbers of people in Moulmein‚ in Lower Burma as the British had colonized Burma. One day he was notified that there was an elephant roaming around the street. The elephant was however not wild but everyone were frightened since it was enormous and disrupting. It made people
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Elephant are one of the longest living animals on earth along with crocodile‚ turtles‚ and whales. Elephants have always been a part of human life‚ using them for war‚ transportation‚ and resources. There is no doubt human beings cannot live without animals‚ but can animals live without humans? Such controversial questions highlight the importance animals are to humans because they are not like plants that will grow every season. Killing elephants for their ivory is wrong because they are going extinct
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Sylvia Cervantes American lit 220 Professor Cormier 12 November‚ 2013 Frederick Douglass Guide Questions Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave NOTE: Before beginning this reading‚ it would be a good idea to refresh your memory on the causes of the Civil War. What were the arguments for and against slavery? 1. Why do you think Douglass chose to include the graphic details in the first chapter? I think it was all to show that he really
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In the essay Shooting an Elephant George Orwell writes about two major subjects imperialism and despotism. According to the New Oxford American Dictionary the meaning of imperialism is “a policy of extending a country’s power and influence diplomacy or military force”‚ and the meaning of despotism is “the exercise of absolute power‚ especially in a cruel and oppressive way.” Even though Orwell does not dwell on the subjects in writing‚ in depth his essay revolves around imperialistic views and despotism
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Frederick II was born into the House of Hohenzollern on January 24‚ 1712 in Berlin‚ Germany. His parents were Frederick William I and Princess Sophia Dorothea (sister of George II of Great Britain). While Frederick II’s father was short tempered‚ his mother was calm and enjoyed living in luxury. By having opposite parents‚ Frederick II was taught differently by his two parents. His mother hired a tutor that taught him about French culture and Greek and Roman classics‚ whereas his father taught him
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Elephant Run The story of “Elephant Run” begins with the 14-year-old Nick Freestone in the midst of World War II‚ a teenager that had been sent from London to Burma to be with his father on account of the dangers of the Blitz during 1941. It is in Burma Nick’s father‚ Jackson Freestone‚ owns an old estate and plantation that had been passed down from generation to generation in the Freestone family. After Nick is flown into Burma he encounters his native guide to the plantation‚ Nang‚ an elephant
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Dan Kennedy 3/21/13 AP European History Frederick the Great Frederick the Great (Frederick II)‚ the King of Prussia‚ was the leader necessary to take Prussia to a modern level. Under him‚ his country grew to a level equivalent to that of other top European countries of that time. Through his militaristic skills and his ability to lead‚ Frederick created a great power in Europe. Frederick accomplished establishing Prussia as a power through the acquisition of Silesia‚ creating a valuable silk
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The Impact of Frederick Douglas The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave was written by Frederick Douglass himself‚ a runaway slave who had learned to read and wrote against his masters’ wishes. Within this narrative‚ Douglass speaks of many aspects of slavery that he has either seen or experienced for himself throughout his life before freedom; for example‚ he describes how many hours the slaves worked‚ general violence towards slaves‚ and the relationship between master
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Essay Assignment Summary and Response Final Draft Frederick Douglass‚ born into slavery on the eastern shoe of Maryland‚ in February of 1818. He was raised by his grandmother and an aunt Douglass never didn’t see his mother al that much only about seven or eight times before her death when he was 7. He was assigned to watch over the child of the plantation. Knowing almost nothing about his father‚ just the slight thought of him maybe being white. Douglass learned how to read when he was transferred
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