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Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant is an autobiographical account of his experiences as a sub-divisional police officer during British rule in Burma. Orwell builds his argument through the two main characters, the elephant and its assassin. The British officer, the assassin, acts as a symbol of the British Empire, while the elephant symbolizes the victims, Burmese. Together, the narrator and the elephant turns this incident into an attack on Imperialism. As a British officer, he is hated by much of…

in the cafeteria eating lunch. While on Monday, April 20, 1999, two seniors by the name of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold called this massacre Judgement Day. This massacre “Judgement Day” was the largest massacre before the twentieth century. This shooting shocked the whole world, and it still is to this day. People till this day what motivate them to murder thirteen innocent people. Their motivation for this massacre is because, they wanted revenge on the students that bullied, and picked on…

“I have bad news,” said Mr. Bannon. He continued and said, “Our president was shot and killed.” This is what Nancy’s high school teacher said in the middle of class on the day John F. Kennedy was killed. John F. Kennedy's assassination was traumatic around the whole country, if not the whole world. Nancy Zuber was willing to be interviewed on what she thought of the situation. At the time Nancy was a student in eleventh grade at reading high school in 1963. Nancy Zuber was sitting in her book…

have been with us. Let us not be the ones who let them disappear forever on our watch.” By inserting this specific piece, Baker wants the readers to feel some sort of emotion and he wants the audience to willingly help the elephants and the wildlife guards rid of all the poachers and illegal ivory sellers. He is basically telling his audience that if they do not act soon then elephants will become extinct and if they would help then maybe they can prevent it from becoming…

First, let's consider its purpose, this ad is trying to save the elephants, an endangered species threatened by poaching and by human encroachment on their environment. This ad uses pathos to play on its audiences emotions, convincing them to help save the elephants. The ad does this several ways. First, the background of the ad, a sunset, uses pathos to evoke emotion. The sunset works to create the image of a natural, beautiful environment. The sunset isn't man-made; it is a natural,…

SEA: Weapons within the school With the recent and well-known school shootings that have shocked our nation, we have witnessed a perceived increase in school violence. This increase can partially be attributed to the rise in violence in the community in general. While a school has no influence on the disciplinary action taken on adult citizens, schools can help maintain the safety and well being of their students by disciplining those who are violent or who threaten violence. Zero tolerance…

In relation to the English cop in George Orwell’s writing, “Shooting An Elephant”, I've also experienced a great deal of pressure from my peers. Every time I make a presentation, I always feel like the people watching genuinely don't care about my opinions and actions. They sit there with their mouths drooling and their eyes everywhere, but on me. Needless to say, it gets my heart racing and my mind endlessly imagining the outcomes. I question myself with “Are they going to like it?” In general,…

GEORGE ORWELL In the essay, George Orwell narrated the operation of killing a destructive elephant and explained about the conflicted period time of Orwell's life while he was a police officer in Burma. He explicitly defines himself as being a young police officer who despises the British imperial project in Burma, sides with the Burmese, and yet still feels that he must prove his authority to the Burmese. Orwell was a sub-divisional police officer in the Burma town, which belongs to the…

Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell is a tragic short essay about the Burman’s and the control that the British Empire brought upon them called imperialism. The Burmese reside in Southeast Asia which seems to be a world away from Europe, and the British Empire. But the thing about imperialism is that it is a power that is extended far beyond the country’s borders, the country’s power and influence can be enforced through diplomacy or military style. The Burman are unhappy, in fact, they are…

The roast beef sandwich with lettuce and tomato did not work. Neither did the apples or the snickers bar. For 4 years, the Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay did not take the bait – or he snatched it and ran so swiftly that the cage clanked shut on his shadow. He was long gone, like smoke through fingers. A least a dozen times through the years, the Mystery Monkey was pierced with tranquilizer darts. But he always slipped away – over a fence, up a tree, across roof tops, into the forest. Unitl now…