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In 1927, George Orwell joined the imperial police in Burma. During those times, the majority of the Burmese population had a strong bitterness and resentment for Europeans and their Imperialistic form of governing. In addition, many Burmese people had trouble accepting the Europeans who had a skin tone different from theirs. Orwell was yelled at and target by the Burmese people when they could get away with it. Ironically, Orwell did not believe in the Imperialistic form of government and secretly supported the Burmese people. Orwell despised the Burmese oppressor and hated the miserable and unjustified imperialistic justice and prison system. One day, an elephant broke from its chains and got free. Apparently, the free monster had caused …show more content…

Even those we know that what we are doing is no correct we ending doing for the pressure of others. For instant, I used to work for a dentist a few years ago as a dental assistant. helping patient, educating them for a good dental hygiene in resume I love what I am doing. But this dentist definitely was in this feel because of the money. His quality work need to put on question. he didn’t care about the patient best interest at all. For example, if a tooth had a decay no so deep or big the dentist easily can just do a restauration wishes is less expensive than the alternative treatment of doing a crown. In his own interest will scare the patient a convince him/her to do just do the crown. A regular restoration will cost 200.00 dollars in the other hand the crown will cost between $1200.00 and $1500.00. My job was to inform the patient about the price at the same time to convince them to do it. I was always felling the pressure over my shoulder. I knew that closing the case will help with the offices production but at the same time I will be sealing something that I didn’t believe it. I Thanks god every day for getting out that situation where I couldn’t do anything other than fallow

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