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Eng. 12 Essay 3 Revision Save Face Or Do Whats Right?In the essay "Shooting an elephant" George Orwell describes an incident he had while working as an Imperial Police officer in Burma. An elephant had deceased out of control and was loose in a town. He was forced to make a decision on whether to follow the will of the local people, or to save the elephants life.Orwell knew it was wrong to kill the elephant. He had not wanted to from the beginning. He had brought a gun just in case he might take on it. When he finally came to the elephant, who was peacefully eating outside of the town it no longer posed a threat. But, a large group of people had create behind him, and they were now expecting him to kill the elephant, giving them a show and some food. The people who had abused him the entire time he had been in Burma now put together him worth some interest. If he didnt kill the elephant, he would be disappointing all of the people. He considered it his job at that point to impress the people. So he killed the elephant for the people, hoping to gain respect from them.In my personal experience, I was once faced with a circumstance like Orwells. I was put in a situation where I had the choice of saving face or doing what was right, unlike Orwell I chose to do what was right. This passed week it happened, A couple of friends were going to Philadelphia to go to a all-night club. They were going to stay there for three days, which meant I would have missed three days of school and work. My friends were pressuring me to go, fortunately for me I dont plow what people say or think about me. They called me names. They said I was chicken, nothing serious, but it hurts when your own friends call you names.      When they were leaving they called me one last time. They kept pressuring me to go. Like In "