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  Identify all commonly shared values in the essay," Shooting an Elephant" with examples.

  Posted by djrims on Nov 5, 2009 at 11:43 AM

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  What are the main political concerns of the narrator in Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"?

  Posted by kaileerae on Nov 4, 2009 at 02:40 PM

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  Compare & Contrast "Shooting an elphant" & "In search of our Mothers gardens" and their use of ethos,& complexities of social issues?

  Posted by smartkidd09 on Oct 26, 2009 at 01:18 PM

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  In "Shooting an Elephant" by Orwell, who is the audience/for whom did Orwell write the essay?

  Posted by kathleenrae on Oct 25, 2009 at 01:49 PM

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  In "Shooting an Elephant," what is it that Orwell and England end up sacrificing when they do not live up to their own principles?

  Posted by sweetg714 on Oct 20, 2009 at 12:19 PM

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  What is Orwell's message to the audience in "Shooting an Elephant"?

  Posted by bealer93 on Oct 17, 2009 at 05:36 PM

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  What effects does the author of "Shooting an Elephant" achieve through concrete lanaguage?

  Posted by sherell369 on Oct 2, 2009 at 11:49 PM

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  In regards to "Shooting an Elephant," how could young Orwell's reaction to the elephant being shot be considered racist?

  Posted by pricy on Oct 2, 2009 at 02:58 PM

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  What are the different styles that orwell uses in "Shooting an Elephant"?

  Posted by dd100 on Sep 21, 2009 at 04:44 PM

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  What is the author's viewpoint in "Shooting an Elephant"?

  Posted by suchana on Sep 15, 2009 at 09:18 PM

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  In "Shooting an Elephant", why is the narrator a target for the anti-European feeling in Burma?

  Posted by bamaland7 on Sep 15, 2009 at 06:17 PM

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  Compare "The price we pay" and "shooting an elephant". What do you think made one reading better than the other? Why? Was there bias?

  Posted by olawale on Aug 12, 2009 at 09:56 AM

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  What is George Orwells views on imperialism as revealed in the essay "Shooting an Elephant?"

  Posted by awaran on Aug 1, 2009 at 12:44 PM

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  What do you see as the narrative style in "Shooting an Elephant," and what is the purpose and tone?

  Posted by tinuke on Jul 21, 2009 at 08:53 PM

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  compare & contrast Shooting an elephant &The price we pay by(Adam Mayblum's e-mail message).What do you see as diff.in narration style.

  Posted by olawale on Jul 21, 2009 at 07:13 AM

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  Compare and contrast Shooting an Elephant and The Price We Pay

  Posted by victosin on Jul 18, 2009 at 04:32 PM

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  In "Shooting an Elephant", what made the writer shoot the elephant against his will? How can you explain it?

  Posted by waraka on Jun 15, 2009 at 07:22 AM

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  Why does Orwell use the elephant as a metaphor?

  Posted by danielkim13 on Jun 10, 2009 at 01:06 PM

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  Why were interactions between Burmese people and Europeans so hostile? What abuses of power would Orwell be likely to attack if he were alive today?

  Posted by joelle530599 on May 30, 2009 at 02:19 AM

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  In "Shooting a Elephant", what does George Orwell conclued regarding the position of foreign authorities in a hostile country?  

  Posted by schoolabc on May 9, 2009 at 12:14 PM

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  Quote 4 examples of imagery in Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant", and explain their significance.

  Posted by ksidhu19 on Apr 4, 2009 at 08:45 PM

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  How would you describe the main characters in "Shooting an Elephant"?

  Posted by jotiikaur on Mar 31, 2009 at 02:30 PM

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  What did Orwell mean by the following quote from "Shooting an Elephant"?    

  Posted by manisingh on Mar 30, 2009 at 05:43 PM

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  What did Orwell mean by

  Posted by manisingh on Mar 28, 2009 at 10:49 PM

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  In 1927, what countries did Britain possess?

  Posted by rsandhu19 on Mar 28, 2009 at 10:43 PM

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  What types of imagery are present in the story?

  Posted by manisingh on Mar 20, 2009 at 09:40 PM

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  In "Shooting an Elephant," how is this line significant? "He wears a mask and his face grows to fit it."

  Posted by jotiikaur on Mar 20, 2009 at 09:37 PM

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  Orwell was unhappy and angry in his position as a colonial police officer - why? At whom was his anger directed?

  Posted by rsandhu19 on Mar 20, 2009 at 09:33 PM

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  What is the main tension in this story?

  Posted by ksidhu19 on Mar 20, 2009 at 09:26 PM

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  What was the effect of British Imperialism in the colonized countries?

  Posted by afreeda on Mar 20, 2009 at 03:44 AM

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  I don't understand why the story is called "Shooting an Elelphant"?

  Posted by juanier18 on Mar 10, 2009 at 09:08 AM

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  Is "Shooting an Elephant" in a way about democracy?

  Posted by lavil on Mar 8, 2009 at 06:27 PM

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  What are the reasons why orwell does not want to kill the elephant?

  Posted by bxshayshay4u on Feb 19, 2009 at 12:23 PM

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  In "Shooting an Elephant", what is Orwell's opinion of the Burmese?

  Posted by blancac on Feb 11, 2009 at 01:45 AM

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  Orwell's better judgement tells him not to kill the elephant. Why, then, do you think he decides to kill it after all?

  Posted by cathrynnicolai on Feb 7, 2009 at 05:44 AM

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  What do you think accounts for the mixed feelings Orwell describes in "Shooting an Elephant"?

  Posted by ja-ja on Feb 6, 2009 at 03:55 AM

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  Why do you think the interactions between the Burmese people and the Europeans are so hostile?

  Posted by gaiyle on Feb 6, 2009 at 03:48 AM

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  What is a short summary of "Shooting an Elephant"?

  Posted by dowawoqila on Feb 5, 2009 at 09:49 PM

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  What does "Shooting an Elephant" gain from having been written years after the events it recounts?

  Posted by divajem on Feb 4, 2009 at 11:38 AM

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  What are the assumptions and warrants in "Shooting an Elephant"? I'm confused.

  Posted by alisadarrick on Jan 28, 2009 at 10:06 AM

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  In "Shooting an Elephant", what is Orwell’s message about political power and the nature of abusive governments?

  Posted by jenjen309 on Jan 21, 2009 at 01:50 PM

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  Where does Orwell start telling the story of the elephant? What information did he need you to have before you began reading?

  Posted by mariocooper on Jan 20, 2009 at 03:53 PM

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  How does Orwell compare the description of the death of the coolie and to how the elephant's death was described using rhetorical devices?

  Posted by vane9892 on Jan 20, 2009 at 02:03 PM

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  In "Shooting an Elephant", what epiphany (instant revelation) did Orwell come to when he turned to see the large crowd behind him?

  Posted by mariocooper on Jan 19, 2009 at 02:42 PM

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  What social psychological ideas are addressed in "Shooting and Elephant" by George Orwell?

  Posted by kelcerri on Dec 14, 2008 at 10:33 AM

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  In "Shooting an Elephant", does a government official seek to distance himself from an official killing by using euphemisms?

  Posted by seme27 on Dec 1, 2008 at 03:51 PM

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  Please explain colonialism in "Shooting an Elephant." 

  Posted by chimney on Nov 9, 2008 at 11:13 AM

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  In "Shooting an Elephant," what is meant by the phrase "he wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it?"

  Posted by coffeybean on Nov 4, 2008 at 07:50 PM

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  What is the paradox in the story "Shooting an Elephant"?

  Posted by patycake on Jul 15, 2008 at 08:04 PM

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  what are the main conflicts in the story "Shooting an Elephant"?

  Posted by linca on Jul 7, 2008 at 03:43 PM