Task 2.1: An analysis of ”Shooting an Elephant”‚ by George Orwell. This non-fiction essay is a report of George himself shooting an elephant. He is a sub-divisional police officer of the town Moulmein in lower Burma. It is here he experiences a kill of an elephant. And it is not just a kill‚ he kills it with a rifle in front of about two thousands Indians. The elephant had gone savage and rampaged homes and killed men. Orwell reports an Indian man who was grounded into the mud by the elephant with
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In the story from “Shooting an Elephant”‚ the author George Orwell employs irony and simile(s) to develop a nostalgic yet relieved attitude regarding shooting the elephant in order to comment about imperialism. The author’s choice in the usage of irony reveals his sense of imperialism. In paragraph 11 the author George Orwell reports “—but I heard the devilish roar of glee that went up from the crowd”. The use of irony emphasizes the peer pressure that the author felt by the Native people. The fact
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these values change and reconfigure with every defining experience and crucial revelation that allow individuals to re-evaluate their consciences. Authors George Orwell and Scott Russell Sanders are no stranger to this concept in their essays “Shooting An Elephant” and “The Inheritance of Tools” respectively‚ but rather both authors embrace the idea of certain revelations being impactful enough to alter essential values. Orwell manifests such a realization as he recounts an epiphany
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Resulting with 12 dead and 20 injured‚ April 20th‚ 1999‚ ultimately became the day of the worst high school shooting in U.S. history at Columbine High School‚ prompting a national debate on gun control and school safety. According to the article Columbine High School Shootings “In the aftermath of the shootings‚ many schools across America enacted “zero tolerance” rules regarding disruptive behavior and threats of violence from students (History.com).” In addition‚ there have been many more strategies
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vigilance‚ knowledge of potential mental disorders and more security at our schools. There are a few simple ways we can know our children are being protected and one of those ways is guns in schools. There has been a rapid rate in school shootings in the past ten years. It has been said that we should arm our teachers with weapons so that they can protect if our children are put in harm’s way. If the teachers are armed then maybe they could save just one child’s life. When polled over eighty
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Analysis Essay: “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell How we choose to govern ourselves has taken many forms throughout world history. From dictatorships to democracies‚ the rulers and the ruled struggle for power. This struggle was a topic Orwell wrote about often‚ including his essay “Shooting an Elephant.” Leaders are always seeking ways to maintain control over the people and in some societies this has resulted in very authoritarian rulers. The notion that individual thought is dangerous
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Analysis 1 Running Head: ESSAY ANALYSIS PAPER Essay Analysis on “Shoot an Elephant” Michael J. Charley University of Phoenix Instructor: Dr. Vanessa Holmes Course: Business Literature Essay Analysis 2 George Orwell’s essay ’Shooting an Elephant’ gives a great insight into the human mind. The essay gives a good theme of inner conflict. Orwell feels strong inner conflict between what he believes as a human being‚ and what he believes and should do as an imperial police officer
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individual must act a certain way. Many writers have seen and experienced this particular relationship. Some works that describe the relationship between the state and the individual can be in found in texts named On the Rainy River by Tim O’ Brien‚ Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell‚ and On Seeing England for the First Time by Jamaica Kincaid. In the text‚ named On the Rainy River‚ the author encounters internal conflict deciding whether he should fight in the Vietnam War or to flee. The author
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Pre-AP Language Arts 20 May 2013 Providing Safety Measures within Schools School violence is not just a recent tragedy. In fact‚ the earliest known United States (U.S.) school shooting called “Pontiac’s Rebellion School Massacre” took place on July 26‚ 1764 in Pennsylvania (Wikipedia). These ill-fated events are products of many different factors such as bullying‚ revenge‚ and even mental issues. Unfortunately‚ school violence has become a more prevalent occurrence in society today. However‚
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Compare and contrast the conflicts faced by Orwell in “Shooting an Elephant” to those faced by Gideon in “No Witchcraft for Sale.” To what unique revelation does Orwell’s position as a police officer lead him? How can Gideon’s ultimate decision not to share his knowledge be interpreted as an act of rebellion and an assertion of the dignity and worth of his culture? Orwell and Gideon faced two different conflicts on one end its shooting a elephant while the other was sharing a medical secret
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