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jadielmatmat
14.07.2019 • 
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Read this excerpt from "shooting an elephant" by george orwell: i perceived in this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys. he becomes a sort of hollow, posing dummy, the conventionalized figure of a sahib. for it is the condition of his rule that he shall spend his life in trying to impress the "natives," and so in every crisis he has got to do what the "natives" expect of him. which two ideas about colonialism are most clearly expressed in this excerpt? a.colonialism is normal; colonial rulers take and maintain power through superior military force. b.colonialism is ethical; colonial rulers must teach their subjects to act correctly and honorably. c.colonialism is ultimately unstoppable; colonial rulers must use force to maintain control and order. d.colonialism is self-defeating; colonial rulers don't have as much power as they think they do.

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