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    How does Priestly show in his presentation of Mrs Birling that she often pretends to be something that she is not? Priestley’s portrays Mrs Birling as a snobbish‚ cold-hearted and unsympathetic woman but she pretends to be sympathetic towards Eva Smiths’ death. Yet she was the one who worked in the women’s charity organisation and refused to help her in the first place - highlighting her harsh and uncaring nature. Also‚ Mrs Birling feigns to be oblivious towards her son’s drinking and pretends that

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    Before the examination system took place‚ officials were mostly selected from dignitaries‚ and people’s social status could hardly change in their future generations. Therefore‚ the establishment of the examination system is a historically meaningful improvement by offering lower-class intellectuals opportunities to change their fates through education. Besides‚ as there are more benefits the system brought on stage‚ drawbacks alongside underlay the history in the following respects. Government:

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    devices such as Foreshadowing to portray these views. Amir believes in a lot of Afghans culture and the religious traditions he gets taught‚ however Hosseini also shows he doesn’t believe in some traditions‚ such as the Buzkashi tournament. The theme of social statuses is very clear throughout the chapters‚ and includes massive contrasts in Afghan culture between Amir and Hassan. Moreover‚ different themes he uses to represent Afghan culture include kite flying‚ loyalty‚ courage‚ honour‚ low statuses of

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    fear and anger amongst the students and parents. There are three basic forms of prejudice in this movie‚ the main prejudice was shown when the blacks were perceived as a threat this is a form of contemptuous prejudice. The social status of the blacks was also another social factor. There were disrespectful‚ resentment and hostility which is the characteristic of a contemptuous prejudice was seen in this movie Contact hypothesis is said to be the best and efficient ways to diminish the prejudice

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    of a race in a society and is vital in American history. Different groups of immigrants moved to this place to seek their fortune. They wanted to be recognized to be the mainstream or “whites”‚ a symbol of fitting in American society well with high status and great influence. Irish and Jewish immigrants moved to the US in the 19th century‚ both started from low class but had different experiences afterward. Irish moved to the US hoping to escape from English tyranny and famine. They could only take

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    CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Economics is a social science that studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means‚ which have alternative uses (Robinson [1978]). Human wants are unlimited or insatiable and the resources to satisfy these wants are scarce. It can also be defined as the practical science of the production and distribution of wealth. Economics can also be defined as the study of mankind in the ordinary business of life. It deals

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    comes to education. However‚ average or less fortunate families in some countries do not have the capacity to send all their children to school due to monetary reasons. This paper aims to establish the difference in gender inequality between two social statuses in the Philippines. Also‚ it aims to contribute to existing literature regarding the relationship of gender inequality and economic growth which may be considered in establishing gender related policies . A survey was conducted to both affluent

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    on to the idea that Amir is Hassan’s owner‚ as Hassan is a Hazara and Amir is a Pashtun‚ however Hassan has resigned himself to the fact that social statuses in Afghanistan will never change‚ and part of the reason for him being so loyal to Amir could be because even though he is of a higher status than him‚ he actually acknowledges his existence. This social aspect is part of Assesment Objective 4. However‚ Hosseini has cleverly embodied Amir’s thoughts in Assef’s dialogue‚ as Amir has always slightly

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    1. Ascribed vs achieved status- position in social system assigned at birth; position in social system that a person attains voluntarily a a result of his or her efforts 2. Roles- the set of particular behavior associated within particular statuses 3. Manifest vs latent functions- expected outcome/effects; unexpected outcome/effects ex- cell phones 4. Power tactics: the specific strategies people use to influence others in everyday life a. Hard vs soft – harsh forceful direct; focusing on

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    inner turmoil and the moral change which is happening to Bosola by the language that he uses in the scene. In previous scenes‚ Bosola’s language has been littered with clever wordplay which is often scathing when speaking of those of a higher social status than himself ‘He and his brother are

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