To what extent is “An Inspector calls” a socialist play? J.B Priestley uses his play as tool to get across his message of socialism. Priestley was a well known socialist and so would obviously want to express his views in some way. Priestley uses “AIC” to convey his views on capitalism and socialism: he uses the Inspector and some of the other characters as his mouthpiece of socialism‚ and uses some of the more arrogant and ugly characters to represent capitalism. Priestley would obviously be
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down upon all who view him. The frown and cold command also do not add to the melody of the poem because they do not rhyme with any other verses. For example‚ the end word of the verse “Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone” (Shelley line 2) does not have a corresponding syllable sound to another verse; “Half sunk a shattered visage lies‚ whose frown‚” (Shelley line 4). Shelley wrote the ballad with a rhyme scheme of a traditional Shakespearean sonnet so line 2 and 4 of the poem should have
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Throughout the reign of Stalin he was able to establish himself as a successful dictator through totalitarian rule. He became the undisputed leader of the USSR and the factors that enabled him to do so were Industrialisation‚ his social policies and his ability to defeat Hitler in World War Two. However‚ through Stalin’s political career he also encountered many failures. These were Collectivism‚ the purges and the terror he caused by the people living in Russia during his reign. Stalin’s
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meaning of the word and all the subtle‚ nasty nuances associated with committing the act itself. What I cannot do‚ and to a lesser extent refuse to do‚ is accept how someone can graciously open their world to you like they’re opening a chest full of rare‚ precious treasures one day and the next‚ slam the lid down‚ smashing your fingers in the process‚ carelessly plucking you from it the next. That’s exactly what happened to me‚ and let me state for the record‚ I did nothing to deserve such harsh treatment
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Detachment is when someone convinces themselves that a problem or situation does not bother them. Detachment is often use in war and it helps a bit. The soldiers learn to self-anesthetize to not feel (Scurfield). When I say not feel‚ I mean not feel emotions. The reason for doing this is because when a friend or another soldier dies‚ they do not want their emotions to get the best of them. The negative about detachment is that the soldiers get so used to doing this that they go home and still begin
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To what extent can Alexander II be credited with the label ‘Tsar Liberator’? Alexander II succeeded his Father‚ Nicholas I after his death in 1855. As Alexander was at the mature age of 36‚ he was viewed as a very experienced statesman with a broad and thorough education which had reared him from the throne. Alexander II’s reign did not start as promising as one would have hoped‚ with his inheritance of the bloody and draining Crimean War‚ which eventually ended in 1856 with the Treaty of Paris‚
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To what extent is the cosmological argument weak? Although the cosmological argument is a strong argument for the theory that the universe it is a weak argument for the existence of the classical theological God. Thomas Aquinas was a very important man to the cosmological argument; it was him who came up with some of the strongest theories to support the argument. He came up with his five proofs which to him proved the cosmological argument to be true. One of his proof was the ‘cause’ proof
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To what extent is language the most important way of knowing? To answer this question‚ let us first define language and knowledge. Language is any system of formalized symbols‚ signs‚ sounds‚ gestures‚ or the like used or conceived as a means of communicating.1While knowledge is a justified true belief. In my opinion‚ language is an important way of knowing; however it is not the most important. Language is not restricted to merely words‚ it encompasses actions as well. Without it‚ how can we
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forward more and more aspects of her past are revealed‚ deepening our understanding of the real reasons that she has had to move in with Stella. As the play unfolds and the past is revealed Blanche appears to struggle to keep herself mentally under control as the reality of her situation threatens to overcome her and it is this which leads to her eventual tragic downfall. The past is important both structurally and psychologically throughout the play. Psychologically‚ the past has its main tragic and
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Throughout the World different areas experience underpopulation and overpopulation at different times due to the unpredictable and complex practise of migration. Underpopulation occurs when there are far more resources in an area‚ such as food energy and minerals‚ than can be used by the people living there. Overpopulation occurs when there are too many people and not enough resources and technology to support these people. Countries such as China and Bangladesh have overpopulation as there are often
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