Essays Tagged: "Burma"
George Orwell and descriptions on some of his well known books
r. Orwell was educated in England at Eton College. After service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1927, he returned to Europe to become a writer. He lived for several years in pov ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
An analysis of how the author gains the sympathy of the reader in "Shooting an Elephant," by George Orwell
blood. Orwell wins the sympathy of readers by expressingthe pressure he feels as an Anglo-Indian in Burma, struggling with his morals,and showing a sense of compassion for the dying animal.Readers sym ... s on the side of the Burmese (97). The elephant isequivalent to the British Empire ravaging through Burma and disrupting the littlebit of peace that they have. So in that instant he felt that he had t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Analysis of "Animal Farm" by Eric Blair
r was born in Bengal in 1903, educated at Eton, and after working for the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, returned to Europe and started writing novels and essays for a living under his pen name 'Geo ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
This essay was written about George Orwell's novel 1984. It has a small biography, a synopsis, theme, structural feature, literary merit, and 3 references
He was born in India buteducated in England at Eton College. He served the IndianImperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1927. In sick health, hereturned to Europe to live in poverty as a struggling wri ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Thailand, city if wonders
aya, Chi, Mekong, Mun, and the Ping.Thailand is 985 miles north to south and 510 miles east to west.Burma borders Thailand on the north and west (across the Salween River),on the north and east by Lao ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Communism Through The Eyes of George Orwell. Emphasizes on "Animal farm" and "1984"
and died in 1950. He attended Eton from 1917 to 1921, and served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1927 before moving to Europe.Two of his most famous books, Animal Farm, written i ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
cupied the south in July of 1941, threatening a route to China and theBritish control of Malaya and Burma. President Franklin D. Roosevelt then froze all Japanese assets andput an embargo on all of th ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars
1984 by George Orwell. This report includes a very well writen summery, context, and also a analisis of all the themes included in this book
ing from Eton, Orwell decided to forego college in order to work as a British Imperial Policeman in Burma. He hated his duties in Burma, where he was required to enforce the strict laws of a political ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
What are the reasons fo US involvement in south vietnam?
hical closeness the communist influence in china would increase and conquest neighbouring countries Burma, Thailand, India, Japan, Philippines, Laos and Cambodia,.The source is intended for public use ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Evaluation of ASEAN.
nations. Few more countries joined later on. Brunei joined in January 1982, Vietnam joined in 1985, Burma and Laos joined in 1997, and Cambodia joined in 1999 (See). ASEAN includes all the nations in ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
This essay is a brief history and background on Budhism.
heravada, or "Way of the Elders," is the more conservative of the two; it is dominant in Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand (Berry 23). The Mahayana, or "Great Vehicle," is more diverse and liberal; it is ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Buddhism
Wal-Mart - Are "Sweat Shops" Hurting or Harming Third World Countries?
doing businesses with factories in international places such as El Salvador, Myanmar (also known as Burma), and Bangladesh who are known to have factories that are sweatshops. In their defense Wal-Mar ... n to change that government?It has been reported by the National Labor Committee that government in Burma is known as a military dictatorship and the people of Burma have no rights. The government for ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
A Bridge Over The River Kwai by Pierre Boulle.
River KwaiA bridge needed to be built over the River Kwai, connecting Bangkok to Rangoon along the Burma-Siam Railway. The task needed to be accomplished in 1943 by a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in ... country.I agree with the author that war is futile. I did not have much knowledge about wartime in Burma or even about Japanese prisoner-of-war camps before I read this book. Now my interest in books ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
Shooting an elephant
t" by George Orwell, the author recalls an incident from his days as an English imperial officer in Burma, where he finds himself at the mercy of a hooting crowd of Burmese villagers eager to see him ... solely to avoid looking a fool"(Orwell, 123).George Orwell, British police officer in Britain-held Burma, admits to enjoying the death of an innocent man. That is monsterous. Orwell knows he's wrong ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Examine the various strategies used by the nationalist organizations to achieve their aims and the corresponding colonial responses in the period 1900-1940. (essay outline)
to function. With only the branches able to carry on, thus hindered the party's unifying efforts.b) Burma - Buddhist Sangha Association (1918)Buddhist monks used their influence to rouse the people ag ... e Indonesians.4) One of the most popular means in gaining political freedom - political agitationa) Burma - General Council of Burmese Association (1920)While the moderates advocated cooperation with ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
Rhetorical Analysis of Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"
out imperialism that enables him to write something so captivating.Blair found himself in Moulmein, Burma, as a police officer of the town. He found out what imperialism really is in its naked form, a ... ne it solely to avoid looking a fool." By others he is referring to the other Europeans who were in Burma serving the British Empire along with him. He leaves the reader with this final statement to p ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Summary and opinion on George Orwells "Shooting of an Elphant" good paper many qoutes and examples.
lood. Orwell wins the sympathy of readers by expressing the pressure he feels as an Anglo-Indian in Burma, struggling with his morals, and showing a sense of compassion for the dying animal.Readers sy ... nd is on the side of the Burmese. The elephant is equivalent to the British Empire ravaging through Burma and disrupting the little bit of peace that they have. So in that instant he felt that he had ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Watching Others Suffer
ant suffer slowly in pain, and let the Burmese take over the elephant. As being a police officer in Burma he had little or no control but being hated. (Twenty-Five Great Essays, "Shooting an Elephant" ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Jackfruit- Background, History, and Origin of a Unique Fruit
gh no one is definite on this. It grows in rain forests and along low-elevations through out India, Burma, Ceylon, Southern China, Malaya, some small parts of Australia and the East Indies. It was int ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Agriculture
Economy India
le. India is located in the Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. (Refer to Appendix 1 for a more detailed outlook on India).The name 'India' was ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History