Shooting An Elephant Essays
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Orwell is a police officer in Burma. So a police officer’s job is to preserve peace in such a place. And the elephant is wreaking havoc, so the locals in Burma expect him to do his job, so he shoots the elephant even though it is against his will. I think it’s circumstantial and social motives. Circumstantial for the reason that Orwell had to shoot even though he didn’t like it but circumstances said so. And social because Orwell doesn’t...
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When reading the two sources it is clear that the writers have contrasting perspectives and views on elephants and how they behave due to their diverse circumstances. George Orwell (in his âShooting An Elephantâ) is given the responsibility to go and find a peaceful tame elephant but has been followed by a sea of people who pressure him into shooting the innocent elephant. Abraham Bartlett (in âJumbo: This Being the True Story of the Greatest Elephant in the Worldâ) on...
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Political Cartoon Map Part 1: Select one image and write at least three observations to support each decoding category. Write your observations in complete sentences, using proper spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. Indicate your selection: Choice A or Choice B: B [image: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3b00000/3b00000/3b00500/3b00548r.jpg] [image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/China_imperialism_cartoon.jpg] Images in public domain. Images included in FLVS World History course, v9, #3083, Lesson 7.06 Action: In this political cartoon, there is a Chinese man that is giving off the impression that he is angry....
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