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    The non-literary text I have chosen is George Orwell’s autobiographical essay‚ ’Shooting an Elephant’‚ published in 1936 by the literary magazine ‘New Writing’ and broadcast by the BBC Home Service on 12 October 1948‚ in which his subjective‚ first-person narrative tells a story through its prose with a very strong political purpose. Orwell is called upon to shoot a hostile elephant whilst working as a police officer in Burma. Orwell demonstrates social pressure through the hierarchical structure

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    This essay is about the 2002 film ‘Bend it Like Beckham.’ The film is about a teenage girl of Indian decent‚ living in modern-day London. She is passionate about soccer‚ but her immigrant parents who follow the Sikh religion and culture‚ ban her from playing it. The major themes that will be discussed in my essay are the issues of gender. My major theme includes such topics as sexism‚ sexuality and the expectations put upon a certain gender according to religion or culture. Examples of sexism

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    Imperialism in ‘Shooting an Elephant’ by George Orwell Shooting an elephant is a short story about the speaker’s experience in working as a colonial officer in Burma‚ a previous conquered province by Britain‚ and facing a pressure to shoot an innocent elephant to please a large Burmese crowd. Throughout the story Orwell makes clear to readers how Imperialism causes misery and pain. To a clear definition for Imperialism‚ I sum up the important points according to my understanding as

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    Blueprint Of Life 1. Evidence of evolution suggests that the mechanisms of inheritance‚ accompanied by selection‚ allow change over many generations * Outline the impact on the evolution of plants and animals of: - Changes in physical conditions in the environment - Changes in chemical conditions in the environment - Competition for resources Physical Conditions | Chemical Conditions | Competition for resources | Change in physical conditions such as:- Temperature- Wind conditions-

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    Writing 122 25 January 2014 Experience Outweighs Theoretical Knowledge in the Works of George Orwell George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant” is the first of his works I was introduced to. I could not have asked for a better introduction to his writing style. It is one I can relate to. Even though I don’t consider myself a gifted linguist‚ the same type of life experiences are where I would find my writing voice. I feel very confident when I speak from experience. Theoretical knowledge‚ on

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    Great White Sharks Great Whites‚ the king of the ocean. They grow to an amazing size. They have incredible hunting methods. Also‚ they are curious creatures that bite things that are attracting. Lastly‚ they eat different types of creatures. Great White Sharks are amazing creatures that do amazing things. Where they live and their envirment Great White Sharks are amazing creatures because they live in interesting places. One way‚ they live in interesting places is they have been showing up in Cape

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    Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the critical turning points in the Revolutionary War. Interestingly enough‚ the battle was not actually fought on Bunker Hill‚ but on Breed’s Hill. The original orders to the American Colonel William Prescott‚ was to fortify Bunker Hill‚ but he decided to fortify Breed’s Hill because it was closer to Boston. Because of the original orders‚ after the battle was over everyone continued to refer to it as the Battle of Bunker Hill. The British

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    My Interpretation of "Shooting An Elephant" By Christina Harry 06/19/2013 English Composition 111 "Shooting An Elephant" by George Orwell (1903-1950) is to me‚ a memoir of the time he spent in Moulmein‚ Burma‚ as a European sub-divisional police officer of the town. He was sent there to attempt control of the unruly Burmese people by the British Empire. Orwell was a white European and was hated by the people because

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    "Shooting an Elephant" In George Orwell’s essay "Shooting an Elephant‚" the author’s character develops from the pressure to make a decision and the horrifying results which follow. A potential existed for Orwell to display confidence and high morals‚ but this potential was destroyed when he pulled the trigger. The death of the elephant signifies the weakness of Orwell’s character. Orwell is ashamed to had submitted to the pressure of the Burmans‚ but he does so at his own will. In the essay‚ his largest

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    Margaret Bourke-White: Photography as Social Commentary Born in the Bronx‚ New York in 1904‚ Margaret Bourke-White was one of the best-known photographers of the twentieth century who was known for her fearless and dramatic photographs. She graduated from Cornell University and started her career as an industrial photographer at a steel company in Cleveland‚ Ohio.  In 1929 she got hired by Fortune Magazine and traveled to the Soviet Union to photograph its industrial development.  Bourke-White then got

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