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    stated: “No additional Officers needed”. I attempted to call her on the radio with no response. After finishing the outside perimeter tour I contacted her to explain what happened‚ what was the call about‚ she dismissed my question and simply stated that I sent you the report. As I read the report‚ I found out about the situation

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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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    “the Fire Exit” and the “generous vacation and sick leave policy‚” (1062) that it is utterly absurd. Also‚ the repetition of the phrase “you may be let go” exemplifies this absurdity. First‚ the new employee is warned‚ “If you make an emergency phone call without asking‚ you may be let go‚” even though an “emergency” situation typically does not allow

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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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    All of the characters in ‘An Inspector Calls’ are in some way responsible for the death of Eva Smith/Daisy Renton. Eric Birling is described as ‘not quite at ease‚ half shy‚ half assertive’. He seems embarrassed and awkward from the start. The very first mention of Eric in the script is that he guffaws and he is unable to explain why he is laughing. This may mean he is nervous about something. It is soon clear that he is a heavy drinker when Gerald admits‚ “I have gathered that he does drink pretty

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    An inspector calls was written by J.B.Priestly‚ Priestley presents the character of the inspector as a defense of socialism as Priestley was a defensor of the socialist party. The play was set in 1912 which is also linked with 1945 as it is about the same century. the play transmits a lot of political and social messages as Priestley believed in socialism and used his plays to convince people of his way of thinking. The play is about a family who are in a lunch room celebrating their daughter’s engagement

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    What is the importance of Sheila in the play‚ ’An Inspector Calls’? ’An Inspector Calls’ written by J.B. Priestly in 1945‚ revolves around the investigation of a working-class girl who committed suicide due to the society. In this play Priestly uses each character to represent an important message to deliver to the audience‚ mostly about the theme of responsibility. Priestly uses the young Sheila Birling‚ a carefree lady‚ to drive the play forward. Her importance shows the audience the need for

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    In the book An Inspector Calls the character Sheila has more of an impact and changes her views on things. The writer‚ Priestley‚ uses Sheila as someone who helps the audience follow the play by what she says. Act One In Act One‚ Sheila and her family are celebrating her engagement to Gerald Croft. Although Sheila is excited and full of joy‚ she can’t help but wonder why Gerald spent all of last summer avoiding her and blaming it on work‚ as it says on page 3‚ “(half serious‚ half playfully)

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    he was not responsible for Eva Smith’s death. Mrs. Birling had almost a 100 percent mirror of Mr. Birling except that she flexes her muscles as head of the charity organization to refuse help to Eva Smith. She felt that it was impertinent of Eva to call herself Mrs Birling. Furthermore‚ she was a liar (as her children soon found out) as she had refused to acknowledge the photo of Eva and was adamant about not having met her. However after repeated questioning‚ she admitted that Eva had came to her

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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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