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    In George Orwell’s first places hort story‚”Shooting An Elephant”‚ written in 1936‚ George explains his experience of working with the Indian Imperial Police. The story takes place in Moulmein‚ in Lower burma. George is working there as a sub-divisional officer where he is seen as a target due to the fact that he is English and works for the British. He was constantly picked on and had felt guilty about the job since he hated imperialism‚ but he just wanted to get his job over with as soon as possible

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    Shooting an Elephant: George Orwell Prepared by: A.B.M.Mukhlesur Rahman BA (Hons.)‚ MA‚ BCS (Education) Treatment of Imperialism

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    Shooting An Elephant In “Shooting an Elephant’‚ George Orwell described the onus of serving with the imperial police in Lower Burma‚ during a time where the British police were hated by the natives. Orwell expressed his views towards the Burmese‚ saying “Theoretically—and secretly‚ of course—I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors‚ the British.” Though he felt that way‚ they did not feel the same towards him. “As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever

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    1 “The Allegory of the Cave” and “Shooting an Elephant” seems like two completely different stories. Both of them have their own ways of showing enlightenment and ways of perceiving realities. After reading both of these tales multiple times‚ I’ve drawn some conclusions on the different ways of enlightenment that are described throughout each story. In “Shooting an Elephant‚” Policeman Eric Blair is asked to kill the elephant that was ravaging the village. Many times he would describe how he

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    Messages in Short Stories (Three Messages from‚ “Shooting an Elephant” and “No Witchcraft for Sale”) George Orwell was born in India and was extremely familiar with elephants. He joined the police force in 1923 and resigned only after five years. His story‚ “Shooting an Elephant”‚ is his most famous writings and is based on one of his experiences during his career as a policeman. On the other hand‚ Doris Lessing‚ wrote the short story‚ “No Witchcraft for Sale.” Lessing wanted to influence

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    death that have a far more wide-ranging impact‚ such as imperialism. In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant‚” an unnamed narrator‚ despite his initial reluctance‚ succumbs to collective pressures to shoot a marauding elephant in Lower Burma. Orwell comments on the dangers of collective pressure and the horrors of imperialism in order to explore the moral dilemmas of imperialism in the short story “Shooting an Elephant.” Orwell employs simile and connotation relating to a spectacle to describe

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    George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant: a Summary George Orwell‚ from a first person narrative perspective of a British officer in Moulmein‚ Burma‚ writes an autobiographical essay titled Shooting an Elephant‚ confessing the inner conflict of a British police officer. From his experience in British-ruled India in the early Twentieth Century‚ his essay shows feelings in the area and the East against Europe‚ and faults of the imperialism. While he was there he is having to do something that caused ethical

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    the nuclear fusion reaction that occurs in stars. Page 294 Stars are made primarily of the almond hydrogen the most common material universe. As a star forms‚ gravity pulls the hydrogen into a dense ball that heats up. Electrons are torn from the hydrogen and other atoms‚ creating a plasma made up primarily of protons (the nucleus of the hydrogen atom) and electrons. Normally‚ protons would repel each other. As matter accumulates ending the new star however‚ the protons move faster as the temperature

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    Shooting An Elephant – George Orwell Orwell begins his essay by describing the intense hatred of the Burmese for their European masters. In Moulmein‚ in Lower Burma‚ I was hated by large numbers of people‚ the only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me. Europeans were spit at‚ jeered at‚ and insulted. As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. I feel his sympathies were on the side of the Burmese‚ and

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    continuously learning new things. One area that amazes scientists is magnetars and pulsars. This report will discuss the formation of these stars‚ their characteristics‚ and the effects they have. Magnetars and pulsars are formed from the remnants of a Type II supernova 1. The exploding star is typically bigger than the sun 2. Having a mass greater than 1.989 X 10^30 kg 3.The star often dies because they no longer have the light force pushing outwards which counter acts the massive gravitational force (1 of

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