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1. Orwell finds Imperialism to be terrible. However, he also feels contempt for the native peoples because they hate him so much despite his feelings towards imperialism. He feels similarly about his position, wanting to get out as fast as possible. Orwell specifically states that he wants to drive a bayonet into a Buddhist priest because they seem to only ever jeer at him.

2. He sees the real nature of Imperialism as being unnecessary, something done for personal gain yet not really advancing or improving the lives of individuals, instead harming those who are under the control of imperialists. The incident of the elephant makes him feel this way because this is very similar to how he acts upon the elephant. It's death wasn't necessary and was done because Orwell saw those around him and thought that doing it would make him more likable or something similar.

3.Orwell shoots the elephant anyways because of the social pressures set upon him by the townspeople who were waiting for him to do it. It's possible that he thought that there would be some sort of change for the townspeople would treat him better.

4. The older Europeans agree that he should have killed the elephant because in their older age they likely care less about the monetary value of the elephant and more about the well being of the people affected by it's rampage. The younger people however, disagree likely because they see that the elephant was worth "at least 100 pounds" and also care about the well being of the creature over the residents of Burma. At this point I don't feel bad for Orwell , yet I do not hate him either, because he made a decision not many would be able to make differently in his given situation.

5. Orwell believes that despite the fact that humans may be able to tell what's right morally, what they might do is different because of social pressures as well as the idea of personal gain, ect. I support this, as it's very evident in his own story, as well as in my own experiences when I want to gain the admiration of others, which can make me act much different than I would when thinking about the best ideas morally.

Oi: Juan, oh Juan

The general argument made by Susan Engel in her work, Joy: A Subject Schools Lack, is that Schools disallow for the creativity of students. More specifically, Engel argues that School is joyless. She writes, “Becoming educated should not require giving up joy but rather lead to finding joy in new kinds of things.” In this passage, Engel is suggesting that Schools do not focus enough on letting students enjoy the things they are laerning. In conclusion, Engel’s belief is that learning should be fun.

In my view, Engel is right, because school has always been about teaching subjects we need instead of ones we want. More specifically, I believe that schools leave joy out. For example, Hedden never made an effort to make students enjoy multiplication, but rather just made us move as fast as possible. Therefore, I conclude that we are being taught things without an enjoyment of it being taken into consideration.

F is for Fallacies

1. The Amazing Spiderman 2 focuses on action, and Terminator 2: Judgement Day did too, so therefore both must be equally as good.

2. Either we kill all of our enemies in this war or we die.

3. We shouldn't pursue changes to stop global warming, because we could make it worse!

4. A study in the south-west united states found that the US receives very little snow.

5. I wore my bracelet today and my day was good, therefor my bracelet made my day good.

6. person 1: Look, I just want my sweatshirt back that you took on friday.
    Person 2: You think I'm some sort of criminal??
    person 1: No, I've trusted you for as long as I can remember
    person 2: But you've always been suspicious around me...

7. I recently ran into a streak of luck that included winning the lottery, finding my long-lost brother, and meeting the love of my life. I think I've used up just about all of my luck for a while.