George Orwell‚ “Shooting an Elephant”; Adam Hochschild‚ King Leopold’s Ghost (excerpt); Queen Liliuokalani‚ Hawaii’s Story (excerpt) A. “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell 1. How does Orwell express his disillusionment with imperialism in this essay? 2. What do you think he means by this sentence?: “One day something happened which in a roundabout way was enlightening. It was a tiny incident in itself‚ but it gave me a better glimpse than I had had before of the real nature of imperialism
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Julien Combes Natasha Rebry Writing 009 20th November 2011 “Shooting an Elephant“: Orwell’s combat against imperialism “Shooting an Elephant” is an essay written by George Orwell‚ first published in the journal New Writing in 1936. In this essay‚ the author tells his own story about when he was working as a police officer for the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. His five years of experience in the Indian Imperial Police allowed him to have a good understanding of what exactly the “real
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Dad The poem that I’ll be analyzing in this commentary is called ’Dad’ by Elaine Feinstein. This poem is an emotional and lyrical poem in which the author is reflecting and recalling upon the memories of her deceased father. The main tones that are portrayed in this poem are sorrow‚ lovingness and mournfulness‚ and one way in which this is portrayed is through the methodology in which the poem is read‚ which is in a slow rhythmic speech and enjambment since it is a free verse poem. The author’s
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My dad is my hero A father is a person that everybody in the world should love. I love my father because he has taken care of me since I was born and not only did he took care of me but he also loved me‚ protected me when I was little. And has helped me in everything I had needed. Therefore my father is m hero. I cannot remember a person in my life that had a more significant influence on me than my father. My father has been the driving force behind my academic achievement. Everything I have
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Guideposts to grow wealthier no matter what happens in a world of increasing change and uncertainty: 1. Rich Don’t Work For Money Most of the college graduate students today are dreaming to be an employee-nurse‚ doctor‚ teacher‚ bookkeeper‚ accountant‚ etc. Only few assume to have their any kind of business. They choose to be a permanent employee than to be an employer. They study more or less than 15 years of their life to have a secure job with high paying salary and benefits on
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Shooting an Elephant In life‚ everyone has their own choices to make. Most of the time‚ the side that one has to choose is not what they want but what they need. Just one wrong decision can even cost a life. Hence many choices are immensely difficult. A significant one could be choosing to follow one own heart or to surrender under the pressure of the society they live in. This is the one that occur in Orwell situation. In his essay‚ Orwell writes about the one who has the responsibility of managing
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corporations that sell firearms were to create more advanced background checks that include both criminal and mental health history‚ the number of suicides‚ school shootings‚ and robberies would decrease. Author of‚ Mental Illness‚ Mass Shootings‚ and the Politics of American Firearms‚Jonathan M. Metzl‚ explains that “60% of perpetrators of mass shootings in the United States since 1970 displayed symptoms including acute paranoia‚ delusions‚ and depression before committing their crimes.” Including past mental
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Shooting an elephant Author: George Orwell BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE ORWELL George Orwell ’s three major books of travel writing--Down and Out in Paris and London (1933)‚ The Road to Wigan Pier (1937)‚ and Homage to Catalonia (1938)--revived the tradition of excursionary literature as social and political analysis. "Into Unknown England" books were initiated by reform-minded Victorian and Edwardian authors. In his three travel books Orwell‚ who casts himself as a representative of English "lower-upper-middle-class"
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Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Number Date In the recent years‚ the shootings as a result of confrontations that have occurred at U.S colleges and universities have led to heated debates on whether students‚ administrators and professors should be allowed to carry concealed guns or not. Whereas some analysts have continually defended the opinion that guns should be allowed on college and campuses grounds‚ majority have nullified any single idea of having concealed weapons on campuses as
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Ojeda Mrs. Cheslar UC Expo Period 4 5 March 2013 Student Dialogue: Shooting an Elephant One of the biggest issues in governments is corruption. Corruption however‚ is an issue created by the individuals through how they choose to use their power‚ whether it is for the good of everyone or not. The struggle with doing what is right‚ and what people in power tell you to do‚ is one of the biggest elements in George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant.” The true story tells about George’s experiences policing
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