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    Shooting an Elephant -Ra

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    Leonard Morrow Christina Olson Writing Assignment 3 9 April 2013 Rhetorical Analysis: “Shooting an Elephant” In the essay entitled “Shooting an Elephant‚” George Orwell writes‚ “In Moulmein‚ in lower Burma‚ I was hated by large numbers of people – the only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me” (Orwell‚ pg#). In this exert‚ not only does Orwell succeed in setting the mood and foreshadowing events to come‚ but he also introduces us to a protagonist

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    icon (the smaller A) and click until the spreadsheet is nicely on the page and printing is still easily readable. Copying your graph from Excel to a full page in your Word Report Document Appendix Copying the graph To Copy the graph Click in the white space round the graph Copy Go to the next page of your report document (or insert a new page) Paste Special > Windows Metafile To make the graph a full page First rotate the graph Click on the Graph (Word Document) Go to Format > Rotate right

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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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    7/26/15 ENG 101 Response Analysis The reading‚ "Shooting an Elephant" takes place in Moulmein. He starts of the story in spectacle as to why the locals have so much hatred toward the Europeans when in all reality his main goal was only to help and protect the townspeople from any hurt‚ harm or danger that may come their way. In this story‚ the police officer’s duty was to respond to a report of the death of a man who was killed by a stray elephant. Upon approaching the dead man‚ he finds the man "lying

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    The Donkey versus the Elephant Phi Nguyen Most people are familiar with the smart and brave donkey‚ and the strong and dignified elephant‚ but many people really do not know what these mascots really stand for. The donkey is a symbol for the Democratic Party‚ and the elephant represents the Republican Party. Although both mascots are mammals that one can find in the circus‚ the similarities of these parties end there and creates a different type of circus in Washington DC. Both parties

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    NZDB601 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AMFA601 INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Assignment One - Part B Group: Student Name/ID ABHISHEK SHRESTHA/12288403 Student Name/ID AKHIL DAVIS MAMPILLY/99103098 Student Name/ID DANIEL SIDABUTAR/12296635 INTRODUCTION A Kathmandu Holdings Limited is a chain of retail stores and selling outdoor clothing equipment for travel and adventure

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    George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant George Orwell writes of his experience in British-ruled India in the early twentieth century as a sub-divisional police officer in the sovereign Southeast Asia state of Burma. His essay presents a powerful theme of inner conflict. Orwell’s strong inner conflict lies between what he believes as a human being and what he should do as an imperial police officer. Orwell immediately claims his perspective on British imperialism saying that it is evil and that he

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    “Shooting an Elephant” In “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell is not liked by the Burmese people because he is the representation of their oppressors‚ the British. He gets his chance to be the hero when an elephant gets loose and causes destruction and the people need him to kill the beast. What would have happened if he didn’t shoot the elephant? Why Orwell feel so awful about killing the elephant? Orwell decides to kill the elephant‚ but does he do it for the right reason? In Orwell’s essay

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    the essay “Shooting an Elephant”‚ it gives away many symbols and a very important life lesson. The essay has many symbols‚ but three stick out like a sore thumb. These include the gun‚ the Burmese people‚ and the elephant. A main symbol that is easily noticed is the gun he uses. A small powerful rifle against a huge elephant. Orwell even noted “an old .44 Winchester and much too small to kill an elephant” (324). The gun isn’t mad to kill a giant beast like this elephant. It was all he had for

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    shoot an elephant or not. From the very beginning the officer is saying that he is hated by a large number of people. He starts off as an honest man in my opinion. Will he continue being an honest man throughout the story? The officer was a subdivisional police officer of a town and the officer describes himself as an easy target. This officer even admits that he does not like his job. Like the officer‚ I too had a choice to make‚ whether to shoot an elephant or not. I shot the elephant just as the

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