Burma Road

he can’t wait to get out of his job, opens up a clear understanding of Orwell’s position towards British Empire politics. Even though he is a British officer, Orwell feels guilty for his country before “the evil-spirited little beasts” (145), the Burma people. Author keeps struggling with this conflict throughout the story until the elephant appears. And the incident with the elephant gives him “a better glimpse … of the real nature of imperialism”…

He wanted address us his negative experiences in Burma to reinforce his perspective that imperialism is harmful on both ends. The author was being pitiful attitude, the tensions between the British and the Burmese was strained. In terms of the effectiveness of his argument, it seems that his aim for writing…

George Orwell wrote most of his work in the modernism time period (1910-1960). Modernism work is filled with satire, irony and compressions such as analogies. This type of writing comes from consciousness and inner self. It also came about from the increase of industrialism. As shown in his writing, specifically Shooting an Elephant, he has a clear message about imperialism and empires. Orwell writes in fiction and is able to pinpoint important topics through that. Orwell’s writing in this…

The subject of an experiment cries out, “I can’t stand it. I’m not going to kill that man in there” (Milgram 120), as the experimenter compels his subject to administer deadly electrical shocks to another man. The subject clearly expresses his moral objections to these instructions, yet to influence his subject, the insistent experimenter does not lock the door, nor does he hold the subject at knifepoint- he only requests that the subject “Continue, please” (121). And so the subject continues.…

The Politics of Buddhist Revival Laurence Cox wrote an article that explores several aspects of U’ Dhammaloka’s Buddhism, and who he was as a Buddhist (Cox, 2010). Laurence Cox explores U’ Dhammaloka’s involvement in the Buddhist Tract Society (BTS), as a social movement organizer, and his participation in politics. (Cox, 2010). Also, the sacred Buddhist text that Dhammaloka could not interpret during his preaching tours. Summary Cox, (2010), in his article “The Politics of Buddhist Revival:…

P.G. Wodehouse once said, “The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.” This quote embodies the internal struggle the narrator of George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” faces while deciding the fate of the elephant. I chose this piece because the title is very intriguing to me and I felt like it would be an interesting piece of literature, especially since Orwell’s Animal Farm and 1984 are considered cult classics among…

In “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell, the author explores his feelings and blameworthiness towards a tamed yet potentially dangerous frenzied elephant whom he shot in Moulmein, Burma. In this situation, Orwell deplores his actions and elicits his depth of regret towards murdering the elephant, of which he later justifies as, in short, preserving the legacy of British power and authority in front of the Burmese natives (through irony and narration). Although confession does not justify…

George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” (Orwell, 2012), tells us a story about going against our inner beliefs due to peer pressure. Orwell goes after a wild elephant that is rampaging the town he polices. During the chase he finds a dead villager and decides to get his gun. Upon finding the elephant, who is calm at this point, he decides not to shoot it. However, the huge crowd of villagers are demanding he take action against the beast. Orwell finally decides he can’t go against what is…

Concept challenger “Speck Of A Wishing Powder” My job is the concept challenger, I believe the concept of Rhino breaking the swing, should be challenged, I believe this because, Rhino the “Imaginary friend” had apparently broke the swing, the quote that I had used for this challenge was : “It’s not my fault because Rhino was the one who broke the swing. And I told them so, but Mother and Father don’t believe me. How could I, little Michael, smaller even than all of my friends, break a tire…

What Would You do for a Klondike Bar Have you ever wanted something so bad that you feel as if you would almost do anything to get it? One of the things that comes to mind is the commercial for Klondike bars. Throughout the whole commercial you see someone doing something crazy like walking on a tightrope over Niagara Falls, or fighting a lion. These are crazy stunts that someone would have to be out of their mind to actually do, but in the end you see someone eating a Klondike bar with a…