George Orwell’s "Shooting an Elephant" is an essay about a British police officer living in Lower Burma who goes through the trial and error process of making the right decisions while still trying to maintain an image and position of authority. The officer is hated by the Burmese people‚ which is clearly shown when he would play football. The Burmese were extremely unfair to the officer due to the fact he was part of the Imperialist group which was oppressing Burma. (para. 1) Although the officer
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Looking at the history of shootings in the primary and elementary schools in the United States‚ one is confronted with some brutal realities. Some of the examples include West Paducah (Kentucky) in December 1997‚ Jonesboro (Arkansas) in March 1998‚ Springfield (Oregon) in May 1998‚ and Littleton (Colorado) in April 1999. All these incidents have one thing in common. School aged children who were also avid video game players‚ were at the center of those incidents. More recent violent crime at school
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Rhetorical Analysis of “Shooting an Elephant” In George Orwell ’s short story‚ “Shooting an Elephant‚” the narrator‚ a young European sub-divisional police officer states‚ “that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys.” This realization of British imperialism comes to him one day when he is pressured into shooting and killing a “peacefully eating‚” elephant. Orwell ’s tone in this story is rather blunt and candid. The narrator is often speaking on how he doesn
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sport. However‚ because of the rise in crime rate and the fight to conserve our right to bear arms this has become a very hot topic‚ prompting national debate. When I began researching gun control the first information I found was about school shootings. ‘The Academy for Critical Incident Analysis at John Jay College of Criminal Justice reports 294 attempted or actual school killings with at least two victims over 250 years in the U.S. and 37 other countries.’ I agree‚ and understand these numbers
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Mass shootings have risen to a high percentage in recent years in America; there have been more than two hundred mass shootings in the United States since the year 2006. Some of these shooters have certain similarities with each other such as being introduced to certain types of violent video games. Many of these games are believed to have certain negative effects on children who play these games; this issue has been around for over a decade on whether or not these games are too violent for younger
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1 “The Allegory of the Cave” and “Shooting an Elephant” seems like two completely different stories. Both of them have their own ways of showing enlightenment and ways of perceiving realities. After reading both of these tales multiple times‚ I’ve drawn some conclusions on the different ways of enlightenment that are described throughout each story. In “Shooting an Elephant‚” Policeman Eric Blair is asked to kill the elephant that was ravaging the village. Many times he would describe how he
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Heir of Fire by Sarah J Mass should be considered a classic because it expresses the artistic quality of truth‚ has the universal message of no one is born into what they are‚ and the book is an accurate representation of the era in which it was written‚ the time period of 9/11. The book begins with Alein being taken from a labor camp to the king to become his Champion‚ someone to kill for him‚ little does the king know that his Champion is the queen of a long lost country and one of his greatest
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Messages in Short Stories (Three Messages from‚ “Shooting an Elephant” and “No Witchcraft for Sale”) George Orwell was born in India and was extremely familiar with elephants. He joined the police force in 1923 and resigned only after five years. His story‚ “Shooting an Elephant”‚ is his most famous writings and is based on one of his experiences during his career as a policeman. On the other hand‚ Doris Lessing‚ wrote the short story‚ “No Witchcraft for Sale.” Lessing wanted to influence
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Have you ever wondered how school shootings‚ violence‚ happens in everyday school life without teachers and parents knowing how their child became involved? I support random backpack checks. I believe it would help keep our schools and kids safe. Backpacks are a perfect hiding spot for hiding drugs‚ weapons‚ knives and guns. Due to the different pockets and enclosed sections within the backpack. Students feel that school staff are not going to search their backpacks because of the 4th amendment
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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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