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    Newsflash: Mandalay doesn't suck – 7 things to do Planning my trip to Myanmar, I told a couple of people about my itinerary: Starting from Yangon, I wanted to work my way up north over Inle Lake and Bagan to Mandalay. The common response to that was: “Cool but don't spend any time in Mandalay. I heard it's a horrible place”. So I was obviously on a mission to find the beauty of Mandalay, and guess what: I did. The only real plans I made before were visiting the U Bein Bridge and Mandalay Hill. Since

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    Mandalay Beach post development 5. Tables DPSIR Protocol Drivers: -Tourism will provide more income -Increased economy growth -Will be popular due to its remote location and enjoyable activities -Increases happiness of Australian citizens -Increases the population and size of the local community Pressures: -Ensure the preservation of the local flora and fauna -Follow the Australian governments rules and regulations including the ICUN legislation -Preserve the heritage and history created

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    George Orwell who is a European soldier doesn't like the act of imperialism and colonialism of the people of Burma. While working in Burma as a soldier Orwell quickly sees how much the people hate him in that uniform, but, because he has the uniform and the power the people of Burmese obey him. But when he's faced with a problem involving an elephant he will let the people of Burmese choose for him rather than choosing the right thing to do. Orwell who is a imperial police officer in Burma talks

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    George Orwell was born in Bengal, India in 1903. He was a novelist, essayist, and a critic. He was a child who was sick very often and his first words were “beastly”."I had the lonely child's habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons, and I think from the very start my literary ambitions were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated and undervalued.”(jalic 2000) Orwell wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction, and polemical journalism.George Orwell was a prominent

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    George Orwell works in Moulmein, a small town in the British Colony of Burma, as their sub-divisional police officer. The mood of the essay is set when Orwell illustrates the setting to be a “cloudy, stuffy morning are the beginnings of the rains”. This in turn sets the tone of Orwell’s story to be weak and uncomfortable. The Burmese express their hate for Europeans every opportunity they get, without causing a riot. Unfortunately, Orwell’s military supremacy and symbolic authority don’t earn him

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    What does George Orwell mean by “He wear a mask, and his face grows to fit it”? There are times in our lives where people are forced to do something ourselves do not really want to do. They wear the masks to cover up their true self and feelings. The masks people wear come in many different forms from good to bad. One of these mask tells people what is going on in their lives, but people fear rejection and they fear that someone will make fun of them for what they believe and how they feel. Being

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    George Orwell was a staunch anti-fascist who was filled with excitement and exhilaration that the Spanish people stood up to Franco; whereas he thought the rest of the world had let fascism spread without a fight. He feels now more than ever is the time to side with the people of Spain, to take up arms, and fight Franco along with his attempted coup of the legally elected government. “If you had asked me why I had joined the militia I should have answered ‘To fight against Fascism’ and if you had

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    Such, Such Were the Joys Critique From The Art of the Personal Essay, George Orwell’s piece, Such, Such Were the Joys, discusses Orwell’s childhood life at a boarding school called Crossgates. In this article, Orwell describes the experiences and difficulties he faced over the coarse of the years. At Crossgates, Orwell learns and discovers many new things, while questioning tradition set by officials. This essay contains accounts of various events at Crossgates, including Orwell’s opinions and realizations

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    Ben Stein, an American writer, a political and economic commentator once wrote; “it is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated…it is finished when it surrenders.” The novel 1984 by George Orwell reflects this statement by proving it to be true with the main theme in the novel of resistance versus submission and the importance of protecting humanity. From this, Orwell wants readers to be educated about the importance

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    Kervick 10 Orwell?s Plea for Understanding George Orwell has gone done in history as one of the greatest novelists of the Twentieth Century. His works Animal Farm and 1984 have been acclaimed masterpieces of social commentary. While his less known work ?Shooting an Elephant? is perceived as imperial criticism, it is actually much more. It constitutes his public declaration of why he chose to leave his job, live for years with the poorest of the poor and flip his political views upside down. Born

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