Personal Response To Orwell's "Shooting An Elephant"
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Reading Orwell's "Shooting An Elephant" helped me to remember about
many decisions I have made, including a decision I made on a warm senior
day of high school during lunch. "Shooting An Elephant" is ingeniously
linked to everyday life. Orwell writes about his experiences as a
political intrude ....
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the campus, wherever that may be. The table we sat at happened to be smack
in the middle of the lunch area, oftentimes becoming entertainment or
speculation for fellow students. My friends might do anything from
standing on top of the table and striping their clothes off to jumping in a
near-by garbage can. None-the-less I tried to stay away from such oddities
and keep an observatory posture, which in turn happens to be what Orwell
would have preferred. All of these maniacal actions ....
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