"heavy-looking‚ rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech." He is proud of his achievements‚ and misses no opportunity to remind others of his exploits‚ such as the chance of being knighted. Arthur’s family and Gerald respect him and his views. They listen intently as he tells them that the Titanic is unsinkable. The solid house‚ the cigars‚ the decanter of port and the champagne glasses‚ represent a comfortable‚ secure and pleasant lifestyle for the Birlings.
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" he’s giving us the rope- so that we’ll hang ourselves." To what extent do you agree with this description of the role of the Inspector? The quotation‚ " he’s giving us the rope to hang ourselves." I think means that the Inspector will allow the family to condemn themselves by criticizing each other‚ instead of staying together and supporting each other. In this way‚ the Inspector would be able to clinch information that otherwise he would not be able to get from normal methods of interrogation
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aspects of the story’s characterization‚ setting‚ and conflict; the story can also be interpretation as a tribute to the physical (or dominate)‚ altruistic‚ and compassionate strength of African American women of the period of racial disparity and paternalism. There are many characteristic traits in the text that would validate the strength of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. An example mentioned in the text is in the first line of the story that states‚ “She was a large woman with a large purse
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On 2 February 2008 Gerald‚ who owned “Coffee Grand Restaurants” – a chain of 5 restaurants that were known for serving excellent food and fine coffee -- sent an e-mail to Luis that said: “I offer to purchase from you 5000 pounds of your ‘grade super A+’ Arabica coffee imported from Antioquia province in Colombia – I will pay you $3.00 per pound. The coffee should be delivered to my place of business in Panorama City on or before 12 March 2008. I will pay the full price for the coffee by 25 March
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Plot 1. The Birling Family and Gerald Croft are having a celebratory dinner. 2. Just as Mr Birling is at his most confident; an inspector arrives to investigate a suicide. 3. Mr Birling reveals he sacked Eva Smith. 4. Sheila explains that she had Eva sacked from her next job and Milwards. 5. Gerald recognises the name Daisy Renton 6. Gerald admits that he kept Daisy as his mistress. 7. Mrs Birling tells the group that she denied help to a pregnant girl when she went to Mrs Birling’s charity
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President Gerald Ford’s Pardon of Richard Nixon Former President of the United States‚ Gerald R. Ford gave a speech pardoning his predecessor‚ former President Richard Nixon‚ of all offenses against the United States that he may have committed during his presidency. The announcement was made live on September 8‚ 1974. The speech was written to persuade the country to agree with the pardoning of Nixon and forgive him for the crimes he had committed against his country. Ford states that “Theirs (Nixon’s
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Tarr had fallen for the wife of a Moscow Centre intelligence officer‚ who had informed him that she knew of a Soviet mole‚ code-named “Gerald”‚ that held a high-ranking position in the Circus. When Tarr relayed this information to the Circus‚ his lover was abducted by her superiors‚ only convincing Tarr that the tale of a mole was true. At this point‚ George Smiley is enlisted out of retirement
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dressed not as professionally as John. Even though Brian was dressed in a shirt and tie‚ his shirt was baggy and un-ironed. Not to mention his posture was very sloppy. Therefore his presentation was perceived as very unprofessional. Lastly‚ we have Gerald‚ the assistant manager. My first impression was positive. He stood with good posture and was dressed neatly and
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Inspector Calls Sheila Birling: - She is described at the start as a ’pretty girl in her early twenties‚ very pleased with life and rather excited’. 1 - Even though she seems very playful at the opening‚ we know that she has had suspicions about Gerald when she mentions "last summer‚ when you never came near me." However even though she mentions this‚ she seems to have no desire and want to actually find out about what happened in the summer. 2 - Immediately shows compassion to Eva Smith and other
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R. (1996) Bodies under siege: self-mutilation and body modification in culture and psychiatry. Baltimore‚ MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. Greenwald‚ Andy (2003) Nothing feels good: punk rock‚ teenagers and emo Grunebaum‚ Henry U. and Klerman‚ Gerald L. (1967) ‘Wrist slashing’‚ The American Journal of Psychiatry 36: 527 – 34. Lack‚ Tony (1995)Consumer society and authenticity: the (il)logic of punk practices. Undercurrent 3‚ October. Originally published at http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ucurrent/uc3/
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