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    Abstract The present study looks at an important political essay “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell. The literary critics gave the text wide recognition and appreciation. It depicts Orwell’s anti-imperialistic view which is presented through the shooting of an elephant. The theme is presented in a fantastic way and this is evident from Orwell’s use of lexis‚ syntax‚ cohesive ties‚ point of view‚ and figures of speech. A closer look at the experiences he had gone indicate that his sentiment

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    Annotated Bibliography OrwellGeorge. "The Spike." Fifty Essays by George Orwell. Project Gutenberg of Australia‚ Aug. 2003. Web. The Spike was about George Orwell’s life while living in London. At this time Orwell was living in London in spikes‚ which are shelters. Times were hard‚ Orwell had no money‚ and he lived in a variety of shelters. You could only stay at spikes one night at a time. If you went to two or more spikes in London‚ more than once in a single month there was a possibility of

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    dfdfadfdsf Dystopia as a literary genre " " Utopia afraid that they come true "- wrote Berdyaev . Dystopia is closely linked with the utopia - " peace plan of salvation will arbitrarily man" ( Frank C. ) in accordance with the ideal . Historical process in dystopia divided into two segments - the ideal of equality before and after . Between them - a catastrophe ‚ revolution or other break continuity. Hence‚ a special type of chronotope in dystopia : localization of events in time and space

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    century‚ George Orwell’s 1984 became a definitive novel with unique terms that continue to be used in today’s societies. The dystopian novel is set in Airstrip One under the dictatorship of “Big Brother” who no one really knows exists. The English Socialist government persecutes individualism and independent thinking with constant surveillance of its citizens. Winston Smith‚ the protagonist‚ is a member of the Outer Party and works for the Ministry of Truth rewriting the past. Elements in George Orwell’s

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    George Orwell Politics and Classism. Index Introduction. The History of George Orwell. Road to Wigan pier Animal Farm Nineteen eighty-four Conclusion. Introduction In this dissertation my main aim to describe George Orwell and find out what made him tick. Orwell was and is one of the most quoted men who ever lived and in his lifetime wrote such masterpieces as Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)‚ Animal farm (1945) and Road to Wigan Pier (1937). As well as being a novelist‚ Orwell also wrote essays

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    2016 Shooting an Elephant v Group Minds Every decision made‚ will affect us‚ wether it’s in a negative or positive way. Everyone at some point in their lives will experience some form of peer pressure. Peer pressure is a very influential when we are making decisions. Peer pressure encourages other people to change the way they are or values to please those who are influencing us‚ which can be a group or an individual. In comparing and contrasting the essays “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell

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    Recently‚ to our horror‚ random mass shooting incidents successively occurred one after another in the United States. Above all‚ one of those happened in California is still fresh in our memory. On November 14th‚ 2017‚ the armed criminal‚ Kevin Neal‚ got killed by police after he committed mass shooting at multiple locations that killed 4 people and injured 14 people including 2 elementary school students. On the evening before the day‚ it already began secretly. He murdered his wife at home‚ hiding

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    George Orwell Research Annie Ward His real name and reason behind this change. * He was born as Eric Arthur Blair * The reason he changed his name was due to a sudden change in his own lifestyle; we went from being a pillar of the British imperial establishment to a literary and political rebel. * He never fully abandoned his original name‚ but all of his official work came under the name of George Orwell * The surname he adopted came from a river in East Anglia called Orwell

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    “A Hanging” by George Orwell (Literary Analysis) “A Hanging” is a short story about the death of a prisoner who gets hanged. The writer‚ George Orwell was motivated by as a head police in Burma to write this story. Orwell utilizes a mixture of literary components‚ devices‚ and gadgets to pass on his disproval of the death penalty. He makes a dreary climate‚ in the first person perspective‚ and develops irony about the corrections officer’s state of mind toward the prisoner’s death‚ to show that everybody

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    equipment that George Orwell predicted but studies have precisely shown how the enhancement of technology is used to diminish the privacy of everyone. In 1948 George Orwell created the masterpiece “1984”‚ confidently predicting how the world would be in the next thirty-six years. Orwell’s first prediction was an image created as a father figure to continuously shadow and anticipate our every move. In addition to the pressure associated with the constant surveillance of big brother‚ Orwell prophesied

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