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Guess i can the diary by asking an open question, would you rather be more free or happy under a government?

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Imagine you had a 4 by 4 grid, and when you choose an X coordinate and a Y coordinate, you had to get the number of grid swuares as though you were counting from the bottom first one, square by square forward only, then weapping onto the next line on the grid until you reach both coords how do u do tht

Every little thing is going to be all right 💯💯💯💯 it a new year a new mindset 💯👍👍👍

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With great power comes great responsibility, uncle ben said that, and i think he knows a little more about responsibility than you do pal, because he invented it, and then perfected it (tf2 yes), so i realize that i guess just saying its impulsiveness doesn't explain why they come to that point, one thing they say about power is that pride comes before fall, that impulsiveness is the result of pride and impulsiveness; irresponsibility, where these come from, i think is because taking on powet like that forces you to take a greater scope of your problems and values pertaining to them, but as some of these problems are more nuisanced you need to narrow down, which is hard given that position, its why chains of leadership exist (i think idk), and without a chain of leadership to help mitigate that, you place too much responsibility on the leader leader, and you get inaccuracies and slowly degrading valurs as they arent kept in check by anyone else. So its not always straight malice alone sometimes it can be really really bad dissonance, then irresponsibility, then malice (even if unintended), (although just a hunch if it were straight malice id assume that came from elsewhere before power, but maybe not) i hope i elaborated well, i suck at english soooo, sorryyy

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This is another open question, but there is this guy i know who goes around, and acts kinda wierd but idk if I'm over reacting, like he calls people darlings, always says sus stuff, almost got banned for rp from a server im in, guys is it wierd if someone just inexplicablely calls u darling and a bunch of other ppl for no reason????

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Some ppl say freedom is the course to mutually assured destruction, others say happiness, i think happiness, ehat do u guys think, i dont really understand the other arguement

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Would you rather have the burden of proof on the accused instead of the accuser? Imagine you were in court and the accuser say the state accused u of murder, but refused to present evidence to you, only to the judge, but you must disprove their case with ur own evidence. Would u say thats limiting in terms of your defense? Also case fairness? As if u were expected to recount everything you did since birth or something like that. Would it be faster? And would its speed be worth its accuracy anyway? Just curious, something like that already does work but why do you think it may work? Anything goes

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New year New me!

Happy new year everyone!! 🥳

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Are some people in life destined to be losers? I know this sounds kind of mean, but would you say it for someone like with a disabilty? Can we change our destiny or is it set? I feel stuck with mine (take either way), i feel like if it's not destiny it's laziness looking for an excuse, and i dont know how to get up cause i try but i just can't get some things done like others can easily in class, i try, thinking its just laziness in my way, but I dont know if its just a sealed destiny of stupidity of mine yet I get that feeling now

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Credits to: OliveTree1728


QUESTION - ARTHUR BIRLING SAYS ‘IF WE WERE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TO EVERYBODY WE’D HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH, IT WOULD BE VERY AWKWARD, WOULDN’T IT?’ HOW DOES PRIESTLEY PRESENT IDEAS ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY IN AN INSPECTOR CALLS?


In the morality play ‘An Inspector Calls’, responsibility is presented as being a key quality needed in society. Through the characters of Mr. Birling, Mrs. Birling, Gerald and the inspector, JB Priestley shows how the middle and upper class capitalists lack and evade responsibility, emphasising his purpose of highlighting the prejudices of the patriarchal capitalist society of the time. The play was set in 1912 and was then performed in the UK in 1946 to a post-war audience. The play focuses on moral and social responsibility, moral responsibility meaning holding others and ourselves responsible for actions, and social responsibility meaning being aware of whether your actions benefit the community. Priestley spreads his socialist views of being responsible for the welfare of people economically by ensuring higher wages and better living conditions, whilst also caring for others and those more vulnerable in society.


Through the character of Mr. Birling, Priestley shows how responsibility is presented as being a quality the upper classes and capitalists are devoid of. When first introduced to Mr. Birling in Act 1, we see him describe the Titanic as ‘unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’. This use of dramatic irony would have suggested to the audience that what Mr. Birling says isn’t necessarily to be trusted, giving them a negative impression of him from the start of the play. The repetition of the word ‘unsinkable’ reinforces how certain Mr Birling is about this fact, highlighting his ignorance. Furthermore, the adverb ‘absolutely’ really emphasises how certain he is, which ridicules Mr. Birling (as the Titanic sank), and emphasises the close-minded attitude of the capitalists. As Priestley presents Birling as the symbol of capitalism, the idea that what he says is untrue is also implied to be in the characteristics of other capitalists, highlighting his purpose of spreading a socialist message. After the inspector informed Mr. Birling about Eva Smiths death, he describes it as the ‘wretched girls suicide’. This shows how he views her death as a hindrance, and how he finds it beyond himself to sympathise. The adjective ‘wretched’ implies a negative and irritated tone from Mr. Birling towards the suicide, and the use of harsh vowels (d and t) gives the word a harsh tone when spoken. ‘Suicide’ is something taken extremely seriously, and the mere fact that Mr. Birling just brushed it off could almost evoke feelings of disgust in the audience due to his disregard of the working class. This all emphasises Birling’s distaste and annoyance towards the whole situation, and makes the audience realise his ignorance and arrogance, highlighting his lack of responsibility. We also learn how Birling believes it is ‘[his] my duty to keep labour costs down’. The use of the possessive pronoun ‘my’ emphasises his strong sense of self, and shows how he’s willing to make the working class live in poverty if it meant that his business would do better, highlighting his selfishness and lack of responsibility. It also suggests how he’s looking at the bigger picture of ‘keeping labour costs down’, and therefore, he views Eva-Smith's death as a hindrance and annoyance, as her being fired stopped the labour costs from increasing. Furthermore, the very last line of the play, ‘that was the police… - questions -’ is quite broken up and disjunct, suggesting Birlings nervousness and how he knows he might be in trouble. The use of a dramatic pause also creates tension, and suggests that there would be unfavourable news for the Birlings. The use of dashes dramatises the words, and adds a sense of tension and apprehension. It’s also realised how the play adopts a cyclical structure - this highlights the idea that irresponsibility is something that can’t be changed, and that injustice is a cycle. Overall, we see how Priestley presents the capitalists as being untrustworthy and lacking responsibility. By portraying the capitalists in a negative light with them not possessing qualities of morality and social responsibility, the audience sympathises more with the working class.



Through Mrs. Birling unwilling to take responsibility for her actions and deflecting blame, Priestley presents responsibility as being a quality necessary to be a moral and empathetic person. After Mrs. Birling was confronted by Eric and Sheila about ‘use[ing]d [her] my influence’ to have Eva Smiths request for help removed’, by saying she ‘did nothing I’m ashamed of’ emphasises her lack of sympathy and understanding towards the lower classes, which shows her close-minded attitude caused by the extremely strict class divisions of that time. By then immediately deflecting the blame on the father of the child, it’s realised how she was unwilling to accept the consequences of her actions, highlighting her lack of responsibility. She also says ‘unlike the other three, I did nothing I’m ashamed of or that won’t bear investigation’. The phrase ‘unlike the other three’ has an almost childish tone and shows how immaturely she’s deflecting the blame, making the audience realise her lack of responsibility. By saying ‘[she] I did nothing [she’s] I’m ashamed of’ it's realised how her ethics are questionable, but also shows how she believes did what any person in her position should have done, and therefore, she should feel no guilt or remorse towards denying Eva Smith help. This, however, contrasts with the actions of the younger generation (Eric and Sheila), where Eric said ‘A girls still dead’, ‘it’s what we did to her that matters’. This shows how he was able to accept blame for his actions, and shows how only those who accepted the blame were able to see the moral crimes they committed. The use of the pronoun ‘we’ collectivises the family, and shows how everyone did something that lead to Eva Smiths suicide, and shows how the whole family had to accept responsibility for their actions. This links to Priestley's purpose of putting faith in the younger generation as Mr and Mrs. Birling were still not understanding what they did, and were only concerned about it being a ‘public scandal’ and not getting a ‘knighthood in the next honours list’. By doing this, Priestley shows how only those who understood the concept of responsibility and accepting blame were the ones who had good principles, with the younger generation being the ones who understood, and the upper class capitalists denying all connection with the girls suicide.


Lastly, the arrival of Inspector Goole highlights Priestley's different purposes and teaches a key lesson of social and moral responsibility - he serves as a moral conscience for the other characters in the play. The inspector emphasises the issues of society, and could be thought of as the ‘voice of Priestley’; Priestley has made the Inspector a symbol of socialism and the change that must be brought around in society. His arrival brought about a ‘brighter and harder’ light - a white light is the symbol of truth, which could imply how the inspector was going to make the Birlings admit the truth (of what they did to Eva Smith), and could signal the arrival of responsibility. The dramatic device of the ringing of the bell is seen first when the inspector arrives, interrupting Mr. Birling, and is seen again with the ring of the telephone. This could also symbolise the arrival of responsibility, as both instances required the Birlings to accept responsibility for what they had done and understand the consequences of their actions. The metaphor ‘if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish’ creates strong images of suffering, and could allude to ***. The words ‘fire’, ‘blood’ and ‘anguish’ also create a semantic field of pain, and the conditional ‘if’ means it could be viewed as a threat to the Birlings and capitalists. The plosives in ‘blood’ give the word a harsher tone, and could almost be mimicking the sound of gunfire. This would stand out to the audience of 1946 who had just come out of WW2, and could hint to them the dangers of not having social and moral responsibility. Also, ‘fire and blood and anguish’ utilises the power of three which creates the impression of importance, and the use of syndetic listing draws attention to the words while also slowing down the pace, allowing the audience to take in and reflect on what the Inspector is saying. By saying ‘millions of Eva-Smiths and John-Smiths’ it’s shown how the issue is on a worldwide scale, and how it affects everyone. It collectivises the entire working class, and alludes to the issues in society which affect people even today. The declarative short sentences of ‘Remember that.’ and ‘Never forget it.’ emphasise how all the Birling's actions lead to Eva’s death, and how their actions had consequences which had to be taken into regard. It creates a curt tone, which highlights the gravitas of Eva Smith's death, and could foreshadow future conflict (WW1 and WW2). Overall, Priestley uses the Inspector as a vessel to voice his main concerns - his Act 3 monologue summarises the main issues which Priestley wanted to address - people not caring enough about others (moral responsibility), and the upper classes needing to try to sympathise with the lower classes more, and understand the struggles they go through (social responsibility). It is realised how there was a lesson to be learnt by everyone, and by presenting the Inspector as a man who wanted to seek out justice for Eva-Smith (and the whole working class), there is an increased level of sympathy for the working class and socialism.


Overall, Priestley shows the importance of having both moral and social responsibility, while hinting at the consequences of not possessing those qualities. Using the capitalist characters of Mr. Birling, Mrs. Birling and Gerald as vessels, Priestley shows how those with more right-wing views were unable to accept responsibility and were unable to see the working class as equals, emphasising their close mindedness and hesitance to divert from the societal norms of the time. Through the unfavourable presentation of the capitalists achieved through the play, Priestley’s socialist views are stressed as painting the capitalists in a negative light redirects the audience's attention to the socialists. The poor treatment of Eva Smith by the capitalists allows the audience to also sympathise with the working class and therefore socialism, and Eva Smith can be seen as a symbol of both, emphasising Priestley’s main purpose of highlighting the problems of the patriarchal capitalist society of the time.