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What is it like to be peer pressured? The three messages from elephant Have you ever been peer pressured into something? Have you ever peer pressured someone into something? Do you ever feel like you need to do something to impress the people around you? Do you ever want to feel cool? Can you feel cool doing something that felt wrong to you? In the story Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell, George was peer pressured into shooting, an elephant for the Burmese. There could have been thousands of reasons, why he should have shot the elephant, but there could have been one to not shoot the elephant. The story provides great details, of what peer pressure can cause, and it will affect you for the rest of your life. The three messages from Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell, are cowardness, peer pressure, and regret. First of all, George had the been afraid that he would get laughed at, and be considered a coward. He had shot the elephant to show the people that he was stronger than what they thought. George did believe that he was on a higher standard than them, but he also wanted their respect. He wanted them to realize that he was there to protect them, not hurt them. There are people in this world that try to run away from the things that they know they shouldn’t, and there are people that will stand up for what they believe in. The message in this story is that don’t let your reputation affect, what you think you should do. When people are trying to be themselves…

As a child, my mother always raised me to speak up. She told me when you see something that you believe is wrong you should say something. As a young child, disciple would happen if you spoke up about something, even if you weren 't at fault. In high school, our opinions were silenced amongst adults and peers didn’t care much to respect others thoughts. You were always told to keep quiet and do as people tell you. This is when people gave up and stop speaking up. My mother always encouraged me…

STATE OF NEW JERSEY DRUG INFLUENCE EVALUATION DRUG INFLUENCE EVALUATION Page 1 of 3 Pages ARRESTEE’S NAME: Singletary, Mike Evaluator: Hinman, Charles E Deptford Twp. Police Dept. #5244 Arresting Officer: Hinman, Charles E Deptford Twp. Police Dept. #5244 1. Location: The evaluation took place at the Well of Hope Drop in Center, 207 Broadway…

The Changeling walked around or flew about the huge base, the leader Queen Chrysalis smiled at the site of her Changelings getting to work. “Good work, those Power Ponies won’t be able to stop.” Queen Chrysalis said. A giant boulder crash through the hive front door, The Changeling quickly getting out of the way before it crushed them, Queen Chrysalis looked at the three fillies that came through the hole. “Well I was hoping for a more quieter break in,” Winter said, Autumn moved a few…

Fire investigators found no smoke detectors in the Ozarks home where five children were killed by fire last week. "Our search of the home did not reveal any smoke detectors," Lebanon, Mo., Fire Chief Sam Schneider told The Star. Siblings Ethan, 5; Maeanna, 2; and Benjamin Hunt, 1, were killed in their home. Also killed were their visiting first cousins: Andre, 1, and Patience Malleck, 6 months. Andre and Patience's mother, Alee Malleck, brought the children to the home to babysit for her…

Dear Y Camp family, One of the greatest feelings in life is when you’re laying in the cool grass looking up at a crystal clear sky with a million stars. Lighting bugs make the darkness sparkle and move. The night air unsullied and fresh, frogs croak, barn owls call back and forth to each other, and cicadas sing in the blackness. The moon casts shadows from the colossal hundred year old surrounding oak trees, your belly is filled with M&M’s and campfire cooked s 'mores. You can feel a sense of…

Valley Forge and the not re-enlisting people In the nine months I have been a soldier at Valley Forge sickness has claimed many deaths among the soldiers. The quarters were cramped, with twelve soldiers sleeping in small huts that measured 16 by 14 feet. Scarlet fever is ravishing the ranks on a British soldiers, who caught terrible disease from local girls. Befor this war we had already lost Boston and New York and we have a great chance of losing what we have left. In 1777 at Valley…

The defeat of people who obey Satan to persecute God's people. One by one we have seen the fall of Babylon, the beast, the false prophet, and the armies they had gathered. What about Satan, the dragon who gave authority to the beast in his efforts to wage war against the saints. And those who were killed by the people of Satan? This chapter reveals the binding of Satan for "a 1000 years". It most likely a long period of time in which Satan is no longer able to deceive the nations as he did…

The Fortune 1000 is an annual list of the 1000 largest companies maintained by the American magazine Fortune. The eligible companies are ranked on revenue generated from core operations, discounted operations, and consolidated subsidiaries. Since revenue is the basis for inclusion, every company is authorized to operate in the United States and files a 10-K or comparable financial statement with a government agency. In general, private organizations withhold information from the public and are…

1000+ Pieces It was a white Christmas morning, and my 7 year-old self rushed downstairs to see the giant presents awaiting me. I ripped up the biggest present with flashy wrapping paper. Behold! It was the castle Lego set I had wanted for months! Stocked with knights in shining armor, walls holding against the evil creatures, and of course, the hefty 1000 piece count. “1000 pieces? That doesn’t seem too hard. I’ll probably knock it out in like an hour.” Well, I was wrong… very wrong. I worked on…