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    Why Does Diversity Exist

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    Diversity exists. How could you be oblivious to it? Unfortunately‚ even though there is a visual aspect of diversity‚ not everyone can grasp the concept of diversity. The concept of diversity embraces respect and acceptance within our culture. There are so many dimensions of diversity‚ which include race‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ physical appearance‚ sexual orientation‚ and‚ but not limited to beliefs. Physically you can see the difference‚ but morally is it accepted by everyone? There are so many different

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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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    HOW DID PRIESTLEY PRESENT CONFLICT IN ‘AN INSPECTOR CALLS’? ESSAY: Conflict is a serious disagreement/argument or simply differences in opinions. Different types of conflict like rivalry within the family and within the society prevalent at that time are explored by Priestley in ‘An Inspector Calls’. Priestley uses the characters in the play to present these various types of conflicts. For example: He uses Mr Birling and the Inspector to show conflict within society and the continuous arguments between

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    Johnathan English The Fellowship of the Ring 5 February 2013 Temptation and Its Pull Temptation is a strong force in this novel that‚ at one point or another‚ shows itself to each of the main characters when they are weak and most willing to give in. The things they are tempted with are usually what they most desire in their hearts‚ making it much more difficult not to give in. Temptation; however‚ is not used solely

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    An Inspector Calls A play where such themes may feature conflict is ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B. Priestly. The dramatist conveys this theme effectively through several techniques. An Inspector Calls is about a family called The Birlings. It focuses on the recent suicide of a young girl called Eva Smith‚ who also calls herself Daisy Renton. During the play‚ the Inspector helps the Birlings to realise that they were all partially responsible for her tragic death. The first scene in the

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    In ‘An Inspector Calls’ Gerald Crofts ‘easy manner’ is disrupted by the Inspectors interrogation‚ as he begins to feel ‘distressed’ by his realisation of his part in Eva Smith’s/Daisy Renton’s life and death. Mrs Birling however remains entirely untouched by the Inspector’s questioning and she refuses to see how Eva’s death can have followed as a consequence of her actions. There are many similarities and differences between Mrs Birling and Geralds reaction to interrogation. This is the first similarity

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    family who had continuously given her money and spoiled her with expensive presents and possessions. During her time growing up in such an environment and being introduced so abruptly to the inspector‚ Sheila is sheltered by her parents from the outside world of society. Priestly uses a mouthpiece‚ Inspector Goole‚ to expose Sheila resulting in a change in her character as well as to let her realise the treatment and discrimination between classes of different social standing. Priestly feels that

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    the inspector is the most important character in An inspector calls and Priestley manipulates the personality and actions of this particular character as the perfect citizen who doubles up as a driving force to change the ways of stereotypical upper/middle class people. The language and stagecraft Priestley uses reinforce the importance of the inspector and make us understand that this inspector‚ Police or not‚ is one to be taken seriously. Right from the moment he is introduced‚ Inspector Goole

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    Arthur birling’s Character J.B. Priestley wrote ‘An Inspector Calls’‚ a three act drama which was first performed in 1945‚ which is after the Second World War ended. In this play‚ Arthur Birling is a wealthy mill owner and a politician. He represents the capitalist upper class. Since Priestley was a socialist and server in the war‚ he wanted to show this ruling class family as the ‘antagonists’ in this play‚ as he himself‚ in his life‚ accused the ruling class for their mistakes‚ who helped trigger

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    How does J.B. Priestley create dramatic tension at the end of act two? Events throughout the Act lead to the dramatic tension at the end of act two such as the gradual build up towards the shock of Eric as the father of Eva’s unborn child; Mrs Birling’s swift change form outright confidence to devastation at the end of act two and Eric’s entrance just as Mrs Birling has claimed that the father of Eva’s unborn child should take sole responsibility for the suicide. Priestley creates this dramatic

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