wrote short works such as “Shooting an elephant”. George Orwell was placed in a difficult situation on deciding whether to shoot the elephant in order to protect others. Regardless of which side he acted on‚ he would still have others wishing he would have acted the opposite way. I believe George Orwell was not justified in killing the elephant‚ because the elephant was no longer aggressive‚ he killed it to avoid looking like a fool in front of the town‚ and he shot the elephant without confronting the
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woman. No other lawyer wanted the case‚ so it was up to Atticus to defend the man‚ Atticus chose to defend the man. In the book Harper Lee does an astonishing job in describing how racism was back then‚ how it affected someone who was barely involved with a black person‚ and how black people were treated. The book “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a great example of how racism was back then and how the black people were treated. For example‚ Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white woman‚ Atticus took
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The civil rights era was a step towards all equality for African Americans. Before this era‚ blacks were treated completely different than their white neighbors. Many things were done to prevent African Americans from being viewed on the same level as white people. One of the major things enacted were the black codes. The black codes were essentially created as a way to keep control of African Americans without it being deemed as slavery. One thing that blacks had to endure was the fact that if they
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the book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ people are treated differently based on who they are. This is a continuous problem in Maycomb‚ and not many are being treated the same. Some of the groups being treated differently are women‚ children‚ and black people. There is a difference between acting like a child and being a child. Children should not be told to grow faster. They just need to be kids. In Maycomb‚ children are treated as less equals and told that they need to grow up faster
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From 1619 to 1865 blacks were treated as if they were no human but objects. They worked long hard days with no pay and not even enough food to fill their stomachs. The true definition of slave is a civil relationship in which one person has absolute power over the life‚ fortune‚ and liberty of another. Slavery first began when the first group of slaves were brought to Virginia in 1619. As they arrived they were to work in cotton fields during any type of weather. From early morning to late at night
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“Was Ireland a colony of the British Empire?” The literal definition of a colony is: “A subject territory occupied by a settlement from the ruling state.” Whether or not Ireland fell under this classification‚ in its unionist days‚ is hotly debated. One could argue that because Ireland was incorporated into Great Britain as a single kingdom‚ was included in parliament and involved in colonial affairs‚ that it was not a colony itself. However one could
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How the Elephant got its trunk. Long‚ long ago‚ the mighty Elephant had no trunk. His nose was short‚ and only as big as a boot! But the Elephant’s child‚ just a baby Elephant‚ was very curious and always asked silly questions: “Aunt Ostrich‚ why do your tail feathers grow so tall? …Uncle Giraffe‚ what makes your skin so spotty? … Miss Hippo‚ how does your mouth open so wide?” One fine morning the curious baby Elephant asked‚ "What does the Crocodile have for dinner?" All together everybody
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How People with Disabilities Are Viewed and Treated We live in a society where people are judged for who they are and if they seem to have any type of flaws those flaws tend to make up who the person is. People with disabilities shouldn’t be judged by their disabilities. Our society has come a long way in accepting people with disabilities but we still have more to accomplish seeing as the harsh judgment still exists. We need to be able to live in a society where people do not judge‚ can accept
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Unit 1: Exploring Equality and Diversity Session 5: Having an equal opportunity Being treated unfairly Britain is a very diverse country with many characteristics and qualities. Sometimes‚ people are stereotyped because of just one or two characteristics and become the victims of prejudice and discrimination. There are many aspects of life where discrimination may occur and people will be treated unfairly. The danger is that people who have prejudices based upon characteristics like those
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How should Convicted Criminals be treated? The prison population has increased rapidly overtime as the level of crime has elevated. This observation may lead us to think that the officials are doing a good job keeping criminals off the streets‚ but many of the offenders that eventually leave prison will return within a year. This may be caused in part by the fact that society labels offenders by what they did and it is hard for them to re enter the community as productive citizens. Prison may
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