Burma Road

it's almost impossible to leave the country. United nations high commissioner for refugees, (UNHCR) estimates that 130,000 Rohingyas have fled Bangladesh and western Arakan state since the outbreak of violence in 2012, according to U.S. campaign for Burma.(the guardian) Sadly less than half of those people actually made it out of the country safely. Even with the genocide starting five years ago we were not able to control it then (at its weakest part) and we won't be able to control it now,…

The quiet streets in Old Town on November 9th of 2016 didn’t last very long. The streets were filled with people scattering as an elephant ran loose. The “Wrongling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus” had lost their entertainment elephant, Fluffy, to the the city. This incident occurred as the circus was on their way to George Mason University for a performance. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a 55 year old man whom is the manager of the circus, stated to us that this is very unusual for the elephant to act…

The scenario I chose is Shooting an Elephant. The guy that they called for when the elephant started to go crazy, was supposed to go and kill the elephant. He only brought his pistol just in case if the elephant went crazy he would just shoot and hopefully that would scare it away. The whole way there when he was walking there to see if it was real. He kept hearing stories about the elephant and they were all different, so he never believed any of them. All the people were excited for him to…

Norwell Roberts was the first black police officer recruited into the public services in 1967. Originally born in Anguilla, Norwell Roberts lost his farther when he was three years olds. Norwell had a strict upbringing still; often being made to wear a dress. This was good preparation for him being the first Black police officer (The Independent 1997). Norwell’s mother seized employment as a house main in the United Kingdom, which enabled them to move to the United Kingdom when he was 9 years…

“And suddenly I realized that I should have to shoot the elephant after all. The people expected it of me and I had got to do it; I could feel their two thousand wills pressing me forward, irresistibly” (4). The presumption that a ruler has absolute power over the people is proven as invalid once the ruler is dictated by the wills of the commonalty. Because of this shift in power, the speaker recognizes how a tyrant does not always have control over the masses. In “Shooting an Elephant,” by…

George Orwell, was a man ahead of his time. His life experiences caused to realize several facts of the world, and he wanted to help protect society from itself. He spent time around the globe, from Burma India to Barcelona Spain, he left the upper class to join the lower class and he spent time in war. To put it simply a total compilation of Orwell’s experiences, is not possible. George Orwell led what is seemingly a fantastic life and it is prevalent in his interactions, writing, and ideas.…

In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”, Orwell was completely justified in shooting the elephant. Often time people who have been put in a position of authority are required to make tough decisions. These decisions have to be made based on what is best or the group as a whole; not what one personally feels about a situation. In “Shooting an Elephant”, though Orwell did not personally desire to shoot the elephant based on the circumstances shooting it was the best option. Orwell had no desire…

The descriptive detail of “Shooting an Elephant,” is so powerful that it persuades the reader, through its descriptions. A successful visual will transfer the perspectives and emotions of the narrator to its audience. The quote “But even then I was not thinking particularly of my own skin, only of the watchful yellow faces behind,” makes the reader feel a sense sympathy for the police officer (Orwell 624). The writer’s choice of wording, “yellow faces,” makes the reader self-consciously judge…

Would any one second question shooting a mad dog that had already killed a man and caused large amounts of damage? In “Shooting an Elephant,” Orwell was justified in shooting the destructive elephant because he did not want to appear foolish to the locals, it had killed a man, and because the owner was responsible for not making sure the elephant was watched over. The elephant had gone completely rampant by the time Orwell made his decision to kill it, so legally it was his duty to end his…

I believe that this sentence conveys about the foolishness and vulnerability of people because of the acts of succumbing to pressure and going against one’s conscience. This sentence says, “… to avoid looking a fool”- Shooting an Elephant (pg.89). This shows us his feelings and his vulnerability. He’s easily giving in to the pressure from the Burmans to shoot when he could’ve left the elephant alone. Although, there has been evidence where he feared of the elephant, “... I should have about as…