Saving Face Saving Face In Shooting an Elephant by George Orwells‚ the author narrates an incident when he was an unhappy British police officer in Burma faced with the predicament to shoot an elephant and safe face‚ or not shoot it and loose face. Making decisions to meet others expectations‚ to avoid humiliation and embarrassment‚ or to maintain ones dignity can have repercussions in ones life. Orwells final act of killing the elephant to please a crowd and look like a powerful sahib‚ in
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Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta (2003) • St Stella friends use to guide her identity. • Mia is suffering depression and is no longer telling Francesca who she should be and what she should be doing. • Francesca has always been influenced by her mother and her St. Stella friends who she is and now that the connection is lost so is Francesca and her identity. • Starting at St. Sebastian’s is giving her the opportunity to explore who she really is. • The person Francesca is trying to be
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Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten is a crime mystery novel about a mother and her son. Danielle Parkman is a single mother who has amalgamated a prosperous career as an attorney with parenting her teenage son Max‚ who has Asperger’s syndrome. As the story begins‚ Danielle’s parenting skills are being tested by Max’s violent outbursts and she is concerned for his emotional health because of his expression of suicidal thoughts‚ violent behavior‚ and drug use. Danielle takes Max to a psychiatric
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more than 1‚200 rhinos were poached in South Africa alone. Rhino extinction will create detrimental domino effects. Important ecological relationships become tattered and many that survive because of the rhino will also die. The Ancient Rhino supplies life giving nitrogen rich grass all prairie grazers need to survive. Rhinos keep alive other species like the red-billed ox pecker while they hitch a ride on their backs‚ eating the ticks and other insects of them and in return these birds warn rhinos of
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influenced by her mother and her St. Stella friends who she is and now that the connection is lost so is Francesca and her identity. Now that she has started at St Sebastian’s Francesca is free to explore who she really is and be able to be her true self. Saving Francesca is one of the most prestigious books by creative author Melina Marchetta. Francesca is always being influenced by her St. Stella friends in what she wears and who she should be. For instance in the beginning of the book it says that Francesca
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US Savings Bond A US savings bond is a security issued by the US treasury and began being issued during president Roosevelt’s presidency in 1935. A month after the president sign the legislation‚ the first savings bond was issued with a purchase price of 18.75‚ but a face value of $25. These first bonds were eventually nicknamed “the baby bonds”. When bonds first became big was during the US’s involvement with WWII in 1941. These bond were called the Series E Defense bonds and they went towards
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experts developed various ways on how to save electricity. Daylight saving time‚ which was initiated by Benjamin Franklin in 1784‚ is one method in which individuals can properly maintain the environment. Due to its massive significance to mankind’s society and surroundings‚ the daylight savings time should be continuously regulated for its outstanding benefits such as crime reduction‚ energy conservation and traffic safety. Daylight saving time offers a more harmless environment; it decreases crime rates
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affect nature more. Maybe if we switched back to our ancient lifestyle‚ the earth would be saved. But that will never be the solution- it is not possible anymore. We have to find ways to make our modern lifestyle coexist with the environment. Our life and morals are ruled by money. We are more and more dependent on oil‚ and huge companies that are based on greed rule the capitalist world. America‚ once covered in forests‚ is now an endless chain of shopping strips. McDonalds are in every corner
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end it remains the same‚ motivation is needed. Nea is driven in much of her life by the goal to save her older sister‚ Sourdi. She tried time after time to save her. Sourdi did not normally need saving though. Sourdi did not saving from the drunk man who was hitting on her. Nor did Sourdi need saving when her boyfriend‚ Duke‚ took her to the field and Nea thought she was panicking. Again‚ Sourdi did not need saving when she married a much older man‚ moved away‚ and started a family of her own
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FOUR EASY STEPS TO SAVING MONEY Saving money is essential to anybody with a futuristic mindset. It’s always good to have a bundle of cash when needed for emergencies. The reason people save is not limited to emergency tough‚ saving money has many incentives which might be motivated by the need to invest in a home‚ a vehicle‚ land or maybe a small business. Saving money is the only way to have your cake and eat it too. The following steps are a few secrets to help individuals efficiently save money
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