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    A.P English 10-1813 Shooting an Elephant essay Have you ever been influenced by others to do something you do not want to do? A lot of people have‚ including George Orwell in his essay Shooting an Elephant. Being influenced by others‚ also known as peer pressure is a thing that happens every day‚ not only in high schools like most people think but outside of schools and in the real world. In Orwell’s essay he did something because he did not want the people of the town to think poorly of him

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    Elephant Run The story of “Elephant Run” begins with the 14-year-old Nick Freestone in the midst of World War II‚ a teenager that had been sent from London to Burma to be with his father on account of the dangers of the Blitz during 1941. It is in Burma Nick’s father‚ Jackson Freestone‚ owns an old estate and plantation that had been passed down from generation to generation in the Freestone family. After Nick is flown into Burma he encounters his native guide to the plantation‚ Nang‚ an elephant

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    In the essay Shooting an Elephant George Orwell writes about two major subjects imperialism and despotism. According to the New Oxford American Dictionary the meaning of imperialism is “a policy of extending a country’s power and influence diplomacy or military force”‚ and the meaning of despotism is “the exercise of absolute power‚ especially in a cruel and oppressive way.” Even though Orwell does not dwell on the subjects in writing‚ in depth his essay revolves around imperialistic views and despotism

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    In the story “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell‚ the main character had gone threw a big change throughout the story. The changes that he had encountered may have not been intentional‚ but peer pressure has its way of influencing people to do things they don’t want to do. In this story a tamed elephant turns for the worse and the main character is called into take care of the problem. The main character in this story starts off with a very different mindset then when he ends the story. At

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    Circus Elephant Animal Abuse Problem The day had come when little Timmy would finally get to go to the circus. He was so eager that he was the first one out of bed that morning. Too excited to even function‚ Timmy ran to his parents’ room and jumped on this parents shouting for them to get up. His parents moved sluggishly to the bathroom and got ready to go to the circus as Timmy chattered on about what animals they were going to see that day. Timmy was mostly excited to see his favorite animal

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    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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    The play “The Elephant Man” by Bernard Pomerance is a bright example of the impact of the society on the personality. We see the main character Joseph Merrick who suffers a lot from the harsh attitude of the society. The main reason of such attitude was his ugly appearance and proteus syndrome that caused overgrowth of the bone and all the deformities and anomalies of his body. From the early beginning Merrick was never treated as a real human. He was considered to be a creature‚ animal and beast. Merrick

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    Shooting an Elephant A price is payed to save oneself from humiliation‚ but‚ being pressured into doing something that one doesn’t want to do‚ makes people feel lost and pushed into a big problem. In the story "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell‚ he himself goes through a struggle in being the one to shoot an Elephant. In the beginning he knew what he had to avoid of being laughed at from the Burmese people that surrounded him‚ since he is an imperial policeman. Throughout the story‚ Orwell

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    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 during the British occupation of India with a rogue elephant and him

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