Priestly uses Mrs. Birling’s character to represent snobby rich people of the era and makes use of language‚ form and structure to develop her character throughout the course of Act II. Mrs. Birling‚ right off the back‚ gives the audience an impression of ‘a classic snob’. She thinks she is morally and socially superior and tries to show this on several occasions. ‘I don’t suppose for a moment that we can understand why the girl committed suicide. Girls of that class-’‚ ‘As if a girl of that sort
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How does J.B Priestly use the inspector as a dramatic device in his play? J.B Priestly book “An Inspector Calls” is set in 1912. During the time the book was set in a lot of riots and people weren’t getting paid as much as they needed. It is a play that grips the reader from the start. It’s a play that was turned into a book and it is about an inspector who visit’s the Birlings to investigate a murder or possible suicide from drinking disinfectant. At the beginning of Act 1 play in
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that the Constitution “belongs to the living and not to the dead.” This means that the Constitution is subject for change in order to be applicable to our fluctuating society. The Constitution can be changed both formally and informally. A formal amendment will change the letter of the Constitution. The two ways to amend the Constitution is by proposal and ratification. If a change is proposed then their needs to be a two-thirds majority in each house by Congress‚ or Congress can request a national
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Explain at least two ways in which ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ entertains the audience and keeps them interested. The epic movie‚ ‘The Shawshank Redemption’‚ directed by Frank Darabont is a compelling film that has entertained and kept audiences interested for years. The ways in which the film does this is through the use of emotive language‚ contrasting of colours (lighting)‚ settings‚ effective camera angles‚ sound effects and engaging music. These techniques are effectively used to convey the
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Hidden From History: 300 years of women’s oppression and the fight against it Sheila Rowbotham (Pluto Press‚ 345 Archway Road‚ London N6 5AA‚ 1973‚ ISBN-0904383563‚ 182pp‚ £14.99) While there had been a great deal of history written about men’s activities in wars‚ courts‚ politics‚ diplomacy and business‚ little research had focused on the history of women before the First World War. Sheila Rowbotham‚ in her study of women in Britain set out to examine the “hidden history” of the struggle of women
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In the play “An Inspector Calls” by J.B. Priestly‚ Mr. Birling and Sheila Birling have contrasting attitudes to social issues. J.B Priestly uses this difference to highlight the diversity between generations and their reactions to the situations faced. He also shows the difference in the way they act upon hearing the news and how they change throughout the play. Arthur Birling is the father to Sheila Birling and so is presented as the older‚ “old-fashioned” generation whereas Shelia is the younger
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CYP 3.1 4.3. Explain how play and activities are used to support the development of speech‚ language and communication. Speech and language is not something that is natural to everyone‚ it needs encouraging gently by others around them such as parents/carers and other adults at school. This is usually encouraged by means of interesting things that the child shows interest in‚ it can then be fun for the child and they learn how to communicate at the same time. For example: The use of puppets‚
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Inspector Goole in Priestley’s play An Inspector Calls’ is arguably the most important character. An agent of change and a voice and a voice of personal and social conscience he delivers the main message of the play in his parting speech challenging the Birlings‚ and the audience‚ to “Remember” that there are “millions and millions” of people like Eva Smith‚ all “linked” in some way. Clearly at this stage his examination of the Birlings behaviour and the investigation of the suicide of Eva Smith
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of his two older siblings’ personalities. The military choose Ender to be mankind’s last hope to lead their armies. Throughout the story‚ Ender changes from a ruthless to a more caring character as a results of the harsh experiences he encountered while attempting to become commander of the army. In the beginning of the story‚ Ender’s ruthlessness changes through harsh conditions from the pressure in leading the army. The military decides Ender is the one to lead the armies when they asked him why
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The Generation Gap The Younger Generation • In the play‚ the younger generation (Eric and Sheila) show that they are capable of change. They express sympathy for the strikers in act 1 an idea which horrifies Birling‚ who can only think of production costs and ignores the human side of the issue. They also show greater sympathy for Eva Smith. Through the play they are honest about their actions and refuse to go ac on what they have learnt. The young are honest and admit their faults. Eric refuses
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