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    especially the american dream which reflects 1930s America. - Violence and Death There is a lot of violence in the book - Curley is always trying to pick fights and there’s the fight with Lennie. Lennis is strong‚ but he uses violence unintentionally or when George tells him to because she is not aware of his own strength. Carlson - shoots Candy’s dog and there’s a quote where he says to Curley that he will kick his head‚ cant remember the exact quote but i think its just before Curley’s and Lennie’s fight

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    BOOKREPORT – "An Inspector Calls" by J.B. Priestley Short plot summary: The play deals with an inspector‚ named Goole‚ who arrives by the Birling family‚ who is celebrating Sheila’s engagement to Gerald Croft. He tells about Eva Smith’s suicide. After lots of questions it turns out that they are all more or less responsible for this tragically death and after the inspector left they find out that he wasn’t a real inspector and that no girl died. The play opens with the engagement celebration

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    by fighting for Tom Robinson despite the racist community he is a part of. Mrs. Dubose demonstrates courage when she decides to die without the use of morphine even if it means she’ll live the last bit of her life in pain. Atticus and Mrs. Dubose are courageous because they do what they think is right no matter the consequences. Atticus shows courage throughout the novel‚ especially when he defends Tom Robinson. Atticus defends Tom Robinson as well as he can even though he knows the consequences

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    How is the theme of responsibility Explored in ‘An Inspector Calls?’ There are many theme in the play in ’An Inspector Calls. This was written by J.B.Priestley on 1945 and set on 1912. The play begins with the engagement party of Sheila and Gerald. Sheila is the daughter of Birlings’‚ who own a successful business. During the party an Inspector comes and started to enquire about a woman who has just committed suicide. From the course of the play we know that each members of the Birling family

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    When Does Life Have Value? “I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion‚ because it is a war against the child‚ a direct killing of the innocent child‚ murder by the mother herself. If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child‚ how can we tell other people not to kill one another?”------Mother Teresa‚ 1994. Its’ a travesty what our country defines as murder. I refuse to believe that a human life in our country is only worth a few hundred dollars. People that want to

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    In the Birling family there is a lot of tension between the Characters because Priestly begins to suggest hidden truths‚ lies‚ secrets etc. He starts to reveal them to the audience as a slightly forced family and the household one in which Mr. Birling rules and characters can’t speak freely. He creates characters with secrets and unspoken words and then slowly begins to expose the family throughout the play1. Gerald and Sheila are two characters that are expected to get marries. Throughout the

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    At one point in the play the Inspector says: “We don’t live alone. We are all members of one body. We are responsible for each other.” How successfully is the idea of responsibility explored in this play? Focus on two or more characters. In the play‚ An Inspector Calls‚ theme of responsibility is mainly discussed and appeared. The purpose of this story is to talk about each character’s responsibility relating to the death of a girl‚ Eva Smith. Also‚ the play explores the effect of class‚ age and

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    philosophies on life and society. Mr Birling is a strong believer in stratas and classes in society; he believes he is in the upper class. In act 1‚ Mr Birling says "I’m still on the bench. It may be something about a warrant". This shows that he does put in some effort and do his part for the community. He always striving to get that little bit more respect in the town and is always worried about his reputation and what other people think of him. He also believes everyone should look after themselves;

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    in mercury emission due to anthropogenic (coal mines) use in the last 150 years (1). Coal has become the major resource due to having the highest potential of becoming a significant energy resource compared to other fossil fuels. One of the reasons why mercury becomes volatilizes is due to it having a relatively low melting point. The combustion of mercury in anthropogenic factories usually begins with burning coal at 150 Celsius‚ then the gas from the coal is transferred to the

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    By: Miriam J. Baer‚ Deputy Legal Counsel Have you ever been involved in a real estate transaction in which you were not certain whether the parties had a binding contract? Perhaps the buyer and seller had reached an oral agreement when another buyer made an offer on the property. Maybe one of the parties got "cold feet" and wanted to back out of the deal even after signing the contract. To determine whether parties have an enforceable contract‚ you must be familiar with two basic concepts of contract

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