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Gorge, Orwell writes about an elephant in his essay “Shooting an Elephant” where the main craters is a police man for the British emperor in one of the eastern countries. This police man has an internal power struggle with his duty and internal feelings of what he knows as right. In this country he imply about how the people there are cage and are oppressed by the British Emperor he is also concern with his duty and how the people view him. Even though the policeman is authority figure he takes…

In all honesty before reading “Shooting and Elephant” I was rather apathetic and slightly pessimistic. That’s why it came to my surprise as to how much I enjoyed this short story written by George Orwell. The setting takes place in Burma where Orwell, the main character encounters a difficult dilemma with the infamous elephant. Although I knew the elephant’s death was inevitable, the way in which and how he died still seemed to greatly startle me. Right off the bat Orwell makes it evidently…

competitive trap shooter and a shooting ambassador. I have begun to work with my shooting club to understand the working of a sporting clay and trap club, how competitions are organized and the preparation and work needed before, during and after the shoot and how the club runs these events. My competitions have enabled me to travel to several different states to compete. Competing in different states has allowed to me…

United States alone has had over 136 mass shootings (by definition, an incident in which four or more people are wounded or killed), and is growing rapidly. (Gun Violence Archive) This topic in particular has been one of heavy discussion in the past few years, due to a wide range of interests. Is it because of the current implementation on firearm laws in the United States, or something much more sinister? In today’s world, the moment that a mass shooting erupts everything comes to a screeching…

time of conflict. In the two texts, “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell and “The Guest” by Albert Camus, it can be seen that the two protagonists struggle in making a decision due to their values. A personal reflective of myself can also display that I have also dealt with, where my values interfere with a conflict that I was facing. The values in conflict we face as an individual influences us to make a choice that will shape our future. The essay “Shooting an Elephant” discusses Orwell's…

“Shooting an Elephant” “Shooting an Elephant” is about the guilt of British colonialism that George Orwell faces as a sub-divisional police officer. Based on his experiences, he has seen the real wickedness of imperialism. In “Shooting an Elephant”, Orwell displays the evil of imperialism as harsh, belligerent, and provoking. First, Orwell encounters the harshness of imperialism. Orwell says, “ the sneering yellow faces of young men… the insults hooted me when I was at a safe distance.”(323)…

George Orwell is a very smart man and displays his intelligence in his short story “Shooting an Elephant,”. When George Orwell wrote “Shooting an Elephant,” he made one of the characters go through this exact situation in a brilliant manner. There are many very advanced strategies that Orwell displays in his short story. In George Orwell's short story “Shooting an Elephant,” he provides examples that uncover more in the story than what meets the eye and gives a bit more meaning than the average…

The psychological effects of school shootings are vast and irreversible. Often times, when a child witnesses and survives a school shooting they are forced to endure emotional, psychological, and even physical effects. Researchers have evidently demonstrated that the psychological issues a child faces after school shootings have irremediable damages on the human mind. A teacher named Karen Elaine Smith was shot and killed by her husband, Cedric Anderson in San Bernardino. Anderson walked onto…

Going Against Morality Each person will have to distinguish what they believe is right and wrong some point in their life. Even when they know something is wrong, they will act to avoid looking like a fool or for personal gain. In both essays, “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell and “Dog Lab” by Claire McCarthy, they are caught in situations where they must make a choice. Outside factors will influence the choice they make, which goes against their moral beliefs, ending in unjust behavior.…

Have you ever noticed a difference in America? Well there is a ton, just take a moment and look at all the different changes. In the story American History has proven my point. There is this little girl and she lives in a small town and there becomes some conflict. The girl's name is Elena she is a very kind sweet girl. Than a boy moves by her apartment in a upright house. His name is Eugene and he is a kind sweet guy but his mother is not. The sequence of there life background all leads up.…