Acting under pressure
Application: Use Evidence to Support a Response: Acting Under Pressure Have you ever watched two politicians debate on television? Which candidate made the more favorable impression? At the end of the debate, did you find the candidates' arguments credible? Strong arguments require supportive evidence. Politicians on the campaign trail are judged on their ability to make convincing arguments. In this situation, their credibility rests on their ability to support their positions effectively. In this Application Assignment, you use supportive evidence to reinforce your position on a decision made under pressure. To prepare for this Assignment: Review the following in The Longman Writer: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook: Chapter 4, "Supporting the Thesis with Evidence" (pp. 41–46) Chapter 5, "Organizing the Evidence" (pp. 51–54) Chapter 11 selection, "Shooting a Elephant" by George Orwell (pp.183–188) Part VI, "A Concise Handbook" "Fragments" (pp. 602-607) "Faulty Parallelism" (pp. 610–611) Consider how Orwell writes of his experience shooting an elephant. What factors influenced his decision to shoot the elephant? Find supportive evidence within the readings from The Longman Writer and outside sources regarding consequences of making decisions under pressure. The Assignment: Write a 1- to 2-page essay explaining whether Orwell’s decision was justified. Use supportive evidence to reinforce your position. Be sure to include the following: Explain Orwell's decision to shoot the elephant and include at least one citation from Orwell to support your position. Cite at least two examples from the reading or outside sources (e.g., books, journal articles, web articles) in support of your position. Note: Wikipedia will not be accepted as an outside resource. Check for and correct fragments and faulty parallelisms in your writing. Formatting Expectations: Indent the first sentence of each paragraph. Block paragraphs are not acceptable for this Assignment. Your final document should: Be in a 10- or 12-point font, such as Arial or Verdana Be double-spaced throughout Have 1-inch margins for top, bottom, left, and right Include your full name and the Assignment title on the document Contact the Student Support Team for assistance with word processing. The contact information is in the Student Support section. Word Processing help is also available in the Writing Center website. Submit your Assignment by Day 7. In order to receive full credit, all Assignments must be submitted on time. Should you encounter an unanticipated and uncontrollable life event that may prevent you from meeting an Assignment deadline, contact the Instructor immediately to request an extension. Your Instructor's contact information is in the Contact the Instructor area. For a full description of the late policy, please refer to the "Policies on Late Assignments" section of your Syllabus. ****THE BOOK ISeview the following in The Longman Writer: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook:
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Acting under pressure
This paper is based on the story Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell. The factors which influenced Orwell’s decision to shoot the elephant are analyzed comprehensively, and whether his decision was justified. Supportive evidence is provided regarding the consequences of making decisions under pressure. Initially, Orwell did not intend to kill the elephant since it was not wild. It is usually tame although it had broken loose because of sexual desire. Eventually, he had to kill it and his justification is valid.
Orwell’s decision to shoot the elephant: In the narrative, he had to slay an elephant that had run wild in lust in a Burmese village. This elephant had destroyed a hut, a truck and had killed a man. Everyone in the village was apparently distressed and Orwell was asked to restore order before more damage could be done by the animal (Orwell, 2006). All through the course of the adventure, Orwell eventually decided that it was best to slay the elephant. His reasoning was that he did not want to appear bad before the village dwellers; that gave Orwell a degree of disgrace. This is clearly evident from the following text extracted from the book depicting Orwell’s reasoning: I had to kill the elephant; to come all that way, with 2,000 persons following me and with rifle in my hand, and then trail weakly away, not having done anything, was not possible – the people would laugh at me, and my entire life and the life of every white man in the East was an exte...