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    I’d like to share with you one of the most interesting telephone calls that I’ve ever received. The phone rang‚ and I said hello. “Hi‚ are you sitting down?” I told that her that I was just leaving to have lunch with my husband. “Well‚ first let me say that everyone is alright” - Here’s a little 411 for those of you who haven’t had this experience‚ anytime someone calls you and begins the conversation with “Are you sitting down?” soon to be followed by “Well‚ first let me say that everyone

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    How does Priestley establish character and theme in Act I of “An Inspector Calls”? The writer sets the scene very clearly‚ making sure he gets the message across that they are a well off family. The atmosphere at the start of the play is happy and cheerful as they are all celebrating Gerald and Sheila’s engagement‚ we can tell they were happy because the stage directions tell us Gerald and Mrs. B were “smiling” at times and Sheila was being “half serious half playful. The stage directions at the

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    An Inspector Calls ‘An Inspector Calls’ remains as popular as the day it was written. This long running popularity is accounted for by the dramatic themes and the direct involvement of the readers. The play challenges us to review our own conscience and the intriguing genre and mysterious person of the Inspector makes this play a popular‚ entertaining and insightful outlook of social conscience and responsibility. The crucial fact that leads to the popularity of the play is responsibility

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    After reading an Inspector calls‚ I am certain it is obvious to any one who reads it that the inspector is not what he appears to be at all. At first you have no suspicions of the Inspector‚ but as the play moves on it slowly dawns on you that the Inspector might be an impostor. The inspector also has major impacts on some of the characters. He is "Priestley’s vehicle for his views on social responsibility. He represents social conscience. He has moral dimension." The Inspectors name‚ Goole‚ has

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    An Inspector Calls‚ by J.B. Priestley‚ is set in Brumley‚ England; ‘an industrial city in the North Midlands’ (p.XIV). The play starts at the dinner table one evening in Spring‚ 1912. The Birling’ s were celebrating the engagement of their daughter Sheila to Gerald. Their ‘large suburban house’ and ‘good solid furniture’ (p.1) shows the Birling’ s high living standards. At the dinner table‚ Mr.Birling is sitting ’at one end‚’ and Mrs.Birling ’at the other’ (p.1). This shows that Mrs.Birling has a

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    writer‚ and broadcaster. He was born at Mannheim road‚ Manningham. He describes that area as an ‘ultra respectable’ suburb of Bradford. His mum died when he was 2 years old and his dad had re-married four years later. His dad was a headmaster. Priestly knew exactly what he wanted to be from a young age‚ a writer. He didn’t go University because he thought he would get a better feel and experience of the world around him than carrying on with education. After the WW1‚ he gained a degree from Cambridge

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    Yearsley shows a typical pastoral scene‚ one that honors the solitary walker‚ the observer of village custom and tradition. She does this while also distorting that pastoral image through the observer’s removal from the action within the games. The representation of the laboring-classes in this scene‚ however‚ troubles the idyllic picture of springtime

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    Responsibility is a key virtue in life. Weather it’s bestowed by others or by an object everyone feels the lofty weight that is responsibility. Not matter what Race‚ Religion‚ gender or even what species each person or creature feels some form of responsibility in their lifetime. And we must use perseverance to execute and use responsibility to its fullest potential. I will be going over two story one a Human and one of a dog. The first character I shall be covering is Buck from The Call of the Wild

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    To what extent is “An Inspector calls” a socialist play? J.B Priestley uses his play as tool to get across his message of socialism. Priestley was a well known socialist and so would obviously want to express his views in some way. Priestley uses “AIC” to convey his views on capitalism and socialism: he uses the Inspector and some of the other characters as his mouthpiece of socialism‚ and uses some of the more arrogant and ugly characters to represent capitalism. Priestley would obviously be

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    How Do You Demonstrate Leadership? Fundamental principles underlie the thinking and conduct of all true leaders‚ and these principles are even sharply defined for leaders within the kingdom of God. From time to time those whom the Lord has chosen for leadership need to examine themselves in the mirror of thought- provoking maxims. These proverbs are designed to help Christian leaders move forward in administrative excellence. Responsible leaders do not make irresponsible statements. A godly

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