Attitudes of British Imperialists in Burma and the Burmese Response The British began colonizing India and its surrounding countries during the early 1800’s and soon had several profitable colonies in the Eastern Hemisphere. The arrival of the British imperialists in the country had a profound effect on the native population. This interaction between dominators and dominated is perfectly illustrated In George Orwell’s Burmese Days. This novel highlights the imperial interactions in the country
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Jerico Lua Gabrielle Mitchell-Marell English 101 Analogy Essay We humans have co-habituated with animals for at least a millennia. Not only that but we have also claimed dominion over all things on this earth. Co-habituating and dominating. These two things seem at odds with each other. We have a strained‚ yet symbiotic relationship with these creatures. We need to nourish them‚ to nourish us. So what does that make these creatures? Commodities to be grown‚ traded and used or to be beloved companions
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In his essay‚ Peter Singer defines a term‚ speciesism‚ which means the “attitude of bias toward the interests of members of one’s own species and against those of members of other species”(204). Singer compares the speciesists with racists in order to emphasize that like racists who “give greater weight to the interests of members of their own race when there is a clash between their interests and the interests of those of another race”(206)‚ the speciesists “give greater weight to the interests
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SOAPStone Shooting An Elephant Speaker : George Orwell‚ known for his writing “Animal Farm”. He is also known journalist for his thoughts on politics. Occasion : Shooting of the elephant‚ Orwell was forced to shoot the animal because that was of him to do. Audience : Are the people who are fans of George Orwell’s work‚ But also people who stand up for animal rights because the story is about “Shooting An Elephant ’’. Purpose : The purpose of “Shooting An Elephant ’’ is Orwell didn’t
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clear on the surface. “The Damned Human Race” by Mark Twain‚ and “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell‚ allow the readers to recognize the many characteristics of human nature. An analysis of the similarities and differences between the two essays shows the reader that while they both address the concept of humans seeking revenge and the
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listen sermon‚ pray‚ and sing. His Internal contradictions between the decision to be saved and the reality were important facts to learn a new lesson of life. He grow up inside a family with deep faith and religious beliefs‚ which had been inherited to a new generation. The usual practice of religion were a very common task for this boy‚ but he had lack of deep acknowledgments of the Christian religion do to his family not explaining things how really were. To differentiate between Jesus Christ legacy
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Why Does the Pardoner Admit that He is a Fraud? In Canterbury Tales‚ Geoffrey Chaucer presents a collection of tales which satirize religion‚ addictions‚ and other human vices. The Pardoner from “The Pardoner’s Tale” preaches against various sins such as lechery‚ gluttony‚ falsehood‚ and gambling. In the midst of his preaching‚ the pardoner explains his deceptive nature and admits that he is a fraudulent preacher. After admitting this‚ he proceeds to ask these people to buy his counterfeit relics
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Aristotle on education – why does he think it is important? Why does he think the curriculum should be roughly as he says? “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) The hardest mountains to climb in life are the mountains we create. A humans ability to reason can be both the making and breaking of any man‚ woman‚ child and community. We learn to train our ability to reason through education‚ habits‚ and life experience
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In the article ‘Shooting an Elephant’ by George Orwell‚ the word ‘hollowness’ is an abstract noun because it is intangible and encompasses human states of mind. In my opinion‚ the word ‘hollowness’ has two meanings. Firstly‚ it refers to absence of certain components of an object‚ making the object vacant or empty. Secondly‚ it can mean one’s emotion: the feeling one has after he or she worked vainly. The writer worked as a police officer under the British Empire in Burma‚ where he was hated by many
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2012 Shooting an Elephant In society‚ we are sometimes obligated to make a decision on the spot‚ without looking back or looking at any options around us. It may mean you have to make a decision for a big group or have to make a decision for yourself; in this case‚ both of those options weren’t good ones for the man who killed the elephant. In “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell narrates a story about his experience as a police officer in Burma that had killed an extreme elephant. Being
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