Dad‚ Grow Up Nobody can teach someone else how to grow up. No matter how hard you wish some people will grow up at their own pace‚ you can not force someone to give up their childish way of thinking or feeling. Such as in the book Peter Pan a boy who never grows up comes along and teaches Wendy that even though her parents are trying to force her to grow up she doesn’t have to. As long as her heart stays young‚ her parents can not force her to grow up. Another example is in the comedy movie
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Readers Response to George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant The first time I found myself reading the short story “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell was during my senior year of high school. As an animal lover‚ the title was as intriguing as it was unappealing. Why would you want to shoot an elephant? That question is one that the character‚ the author himself‚ asks throughout the story as it’s told. It starts by introducing himself as a white sub-divisional police officer serving in Moulmein
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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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The act of shooting the elephant is a culmination of the officer’s ignorance of what he knows should be done. Firstly‚ the officer rationally decides that he should not shoot the elephant because “it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery” (Orwell par. 6). He also decides that the elephant “is no more dangerous than a cow” (par. 6). Secondly‚ the officer knew that shooting the elephant was morally wrong. He personified the elephant
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home where his shooting spree had ended in a showdown with over fifty law enforcement officers. Only after firing hundreds possibly thousands of rounds at Howard‚ officers used tear gas to bring Howard out of his stronghold‚ and with this‚ the siege of Camden was finally brought to an end. Howard had previous problems with the neighbors. He felt they were making fun of him for living at home with his mother and also suspected him of being a homosexual. On the morning of the shootings‚ he got up‚ dressed
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The commercial “My Dad is a Liar!” by MetLife‚ a global insurance company‚ displays the emotional and awe-inspiring sacrifices “Daddy” has to do for his young daughter. The young girl and her father are walking towards school meanwhile Daddy is reading what his daughter wrote about him‚ potentially‚ a school assignment. The commercial implies the common people’s reality in order to have and provide a decent lifestyle and education for their children through the usage of ethos‚ pathos‚ and manipulation
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Inevitable Morals George Orwell’s 1930 short story “Shooting an Elephant‚” demonstrates the total dangers of the unlimited authority a state has and the astounding presentment of “future dystopia”. In the story‚ Orwell finds himself to be in an intricate situation that involves an elephant. Not only does the fate of the elephant’s life lie in Orwell’s hands‚ he has an audience of people behind him cheering him on‚ making his decision much more difficult to make. Due to the vast crowd surrounding
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different when it comes to police action shootings. Mistake-of-Fact shootings happen all too often. Although officers are trying some less lethal options‚ 18% of police action shootings in LA in-between 1998-2002 were thought to be mistake-of-fact shootings. Steps need to be taken to lower numbers of mistake-of-fact shootings. In my opinion officers need more low-light training‚ less lethal training‚ and usage of sight alignment. A lot of mistake-of-fact shooting are due to three major things: misidentification
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Gun Control and Mass Shootings Over the years‚ mass shootings have been occurring more and more frequently. About fifteen years ago‚ hearing about a mass shooting was very rare and uncommon‚ but years later mass shootings are happening every six months to a year. A mass shooting is an act of violence in which numerous people are targeted at one time. Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ Aurora‚ Colorado‚ and Blacksburg‚ Virginia are all places where a mass shooting has occurred. These shootings are occurring one after
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“Shooting An Elephant” “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell deals with the evils of imperialism; Orwell uses metaphors to represent his feelings on imperialism‚ his inner conflict between his personal morals and his duty to his country. Orwell demonstrates his outlook and feelings about imperialism; and how it effects his duty as to being a white man. The elephant and the British officer help prove that imperialism is a double-edge sword. Together‚ the soldier and the elephant turn this
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