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    Introduction-Sometimes the things you do can affect you on your future and make you get marked again from them. On the act of “A Christmas Carol”‚ we read how one of the main characters (Scrooge) was the man that no one didn’t like and when he changed. He was a completely different man and‚ could take care of anyone. Scrooge had a lot of problems in his life that he had regret but‚ the most effective problem was that he’d lost the person he’d truly care about and the people that made him go forward

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    Trystan Tomco Mr. Stone English 110 12/03/13 Shooting an Elephant Essay George Orwell wrote “Shooting an Elephant” to teach readers about imperialism and its effects on not only those ruled but also those charged with maintaining order above them. Orwell’s narrator is a British colonial official stationed in Burma who is charged with keeping the local populace from rioting. The officer speaks of how he is frightened by the Burmans and even by his own people rulers. Fear is one of the ways

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    Essay on ‘Shooting an Elephant’ by George Orwell “And it was at this moment‚ as I stood there with the rifle in my hands‚ that I first grasped the hollowness‚ the futility of the white man’s dominion in the East.“ . This quotation from the short story “Shooting an Elephant” shows the impact of the British Empire on India during the colonial period. The main character‚ who is a British police officer‚ serving in Burma shows a big hatred to both sides. We follow him develop into shooting an Elephant

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    In the passage‚ Shooting an Elephant a hated police officer killed an elephant. Orwell was asked to come and do something about an elephant ravaging a bazaar. On his way‚ he ran into Various Burman’s that told him what the elephant was doing. He figured that is was not anything to serious‚ the elephant would eventually calm down. The elephant was heated. The night before it had broken out of its chain and escaped. The elephant’s mahout was the only one who can manage it but he was about twelve hours

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    Shooting an Elephant analysis Giving in can either be good or bad. Whether large or miniscule‚ situations that are faced everyday require serious decisions. As humans‚ we sometimes have the inability to decide. In‚ “ Shooting An Elephant”‚ choices are made for the pleasure of others. The theme in this short autobiographical essay deeply affects the entire story. Being unwanted had an enormous impact on Orwell. George Orwell lived in lower Burma where he was a sub- divisional police officer.

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    How Can we Prevent Mass Shootings Columbine‚ Sandy Hook‚ and Virginia Tech‚ all have something in common. When you hear these‚ you probably think “mass shooting.” You may even remember where you were when you heard the news‚ or‚ when you were told the story. Many people claim that guns are not the issue and mental issues are the only reason these tragedies occur. However‚ when you take an unstable person with psychological issues and combine that with a weapon‚ the outcome cannot be anything short

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    on. Nkunzi’s hated by at least half of KwaMashu... and you want me... to guess out of this half... Sbu‚ fair enough. I’m wondering... if Nkunzi... if Nkunzi’s shooting was related to what happened in the church. No... I’m confused now. You want me to mess up. I know how cops operate. You want to link me to Nkunzi’s shooting. Well‚ I don’t know anything. I’m innocent. Sbu‚

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    In George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant” (1936)‚ he reveals that he despises the very idea of imperialism. Orwell shows this by using an extended metaphor throughout the entire essay. The metaphor is shown through the story of him shooting an elephant. He is representing the entire British nation‚ and their imperialistic values. He shows that he does not really want to shoot this elephant if it is not necessary but the Burmese people keep pressuring him to do something and to do it right

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    of ocassions before sulking off into the unspecified realm of dark situations yet again. It has no preference for a certain variety of victims; to seek and destroy is the only goal with matter. Such is the case of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting on December 14‚ 2012. With fear then cast into the community of Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ and all of America‚ it may only be said that tragedy is received in the massive doses of heartache‚ despair‚ and a continuing aura of hopelessness‚ and with these

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    30/10/11 ‘Shooting an Elephant’ Rebecca Bonner 2. Choose an essay which puts across a strong personal belief in a clear and convincing manor. George Orwell’s ‘Shooting an Elephant‚’ is an essay which takes place in imperial Burma where he is a police officer working on behalf of the British Empire. He is resented by the people who pressures him into shooting an elephant‚ where he describes himself as being a meaningless puppet in front of the Burmese crowd. Throughout this essay he also

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