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| Name: |
George Orwell | | Birth Date: |
June 25, 1903 | | Death Date: |
January 21, 1950 | | Place of Birth: |
Motihari, India | | Place of Death: |
London, England | | Nationality: |
British | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer, novelist, essayist |
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Biography of George Orwell
1245 words, approx. 4.2 pages
 The British novelist and essayist George Orwell (1903-1950) is best known for his satirical novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four. George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair at Motihari, Bengal, India. His father, Richard Walmesley Blair, was a minor...
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Biography of George Orwell
10913 words, approx. 36.4 pages
 George Orwell's remarkable international reputation is primarily due to his last two novels, Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which have spoken to the Cold War consciousness with such force and intimacy that conceptions such as Big Bro...
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Biography of George Orwell
10378 words, approx. 34.6 pages
 George Orwell's remarkable international reputation is primarily due to his last two novels, Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which have spoken to the Cold War consciousness with such force and intimacy that conceptions like Big Brothe...



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Shooting an Elephant Summary
3,991 words, approx. 13 pages Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell George Orwell (1903-50) was born Eric Arthur Blair in Motihari, Bengal, where his father worked for the Opium Department of the Government of India. He had a relatively comfortable middle-class...
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Shooting an Elephant Information
1,024 words, approx. 3 pages
 "Shooting an Elephant" is an essay by George Orwell , written during the autumn of 1936 . Orwell tells of shooting an elephant in British -controlled Burma as an Imperial Policeman in 1926 . Contents 1 Context 2 Synopsis 3 Symbolism 4 See also 5...



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11/30/2006: 753 words, approx. 3 pages a great piece for the Times last week about a study by Peace Now showing the staggering percentage of stolen Arab land being built upon by Israelis (facts on the ground!). The story ran off the front page. The Times should be congratulated for running...



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An Analysis of Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"
3,917 words, approx. 13 pages
 Provides a detailed analysis of the novel, Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell. Details the plot of the semi-autobiographical text. Examines Orwell's lucid and precise prose style.
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 Essay Grade: 89%
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George Orwell's Essay
792 words, approx. 3 pages
 Compares George Orwell's motives for writing his two essays, "Shooting an Elephant" and "A Hanging." Describes how the political views Orwell illustrates in these
essays are shaped from his personal experiences as a British imperial officer in Burma, as well as the larger international conflicts between socialism, totalitarianism, and imperialism existing at the time in which he was writing.


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