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Methods Of Thinking Children Of The Irish British
1,448 words
Swift's "A Modest Proposal", in which he suggests
that the problem of Irish poverty can be solved by
the sale of the children of the poor for
consumption, is above all things a criticism of
human faults: extremism of thinking, greed, pride,
hypocrisy, intolerance, and insensitivity. His use
of iron is evident even in the title: the idea
that not only should poor Irish children be eaten,
but that they should be bred for eating is
certainly anything but modest. Swift's plan is
that through irony, ...
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Arthurian Legend Supernatural Powers
2,620 words
The tales of the Arthurian legend are some of the
most popular from medieval times, and the reason
for this is primarily due to their fabulous
nature. In them are the exploits of heroes and the
machinations of villains, the workings of
sorcerers and the existence of magical objects.
They embody the noble themes of chivalry and
sacrifice, as well as those of revenge and evil.
Action, violence, and sex are all included, and as
shall be seen, there are many religious
connotations as well. There are...
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German Irish African And Native Are All American
1,286 words
Paula Christine Poling Poling 1 Myths, Memories
and Realities of the War Between the States Dr.
Mary Ellen Rowe and Dr. Larry Open German, Irish,
African and Native are all American For
minorities, as for other Americans, the Civil War
was an opportunity to prove their valor and
loyalty. Among the first mustered into the Union
army were a De Kalb regiment of German American
Clerks, the Garibaldi Guards made up of Italian
Americans, a Polish Legion, and hundreds of Irish
American youths from Bost...
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Hells Kitchens Irish Mob
1,891 words
Hells Kitchen is a working class neighborhood on
the west side of Midtown, Manhattan. At the turn
of the century the area was largely an Irish and
Germen enclave. Throughout the early years of the
twentieth century, the most common activity for a
young male was to be in some sort of gang. The
most powerful of the early Hells Kitchen gangs was
the Gophers, named so because they usually met in
tenement basements. It was mostly made up of Irish
toughs from the West Side. At their peak in 1907,
ther...
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Ned Kelly Irish Settlers Told
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... gotiated with the Aboriginal elders for the
purchase of 500, 000 acres at the head of Port
Phillip Bay. I can only imagine the incredulous
look on my face as he informed me of the price
that was paid for the land - 40 blankets, 30 axes,
100 knives, 50 scissors, 30 mirrors, 200
handkerchiefs, 100 pounds of flour, and six
shirts. All that for a city! He told me of how the
city was given it's present name, in honour of the
then British Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, after
being dubbed Bearbras...
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Propaganda In Northern Ireland
1,706 words
Throughout the history of civilized societies and
governments in the world propaganda has played a
large part in their affairs. "Propaganda is the
deliberative and systematic attempt to shape
perceptions, manipulate cognition's, and direct
behavior to achieve a response that furthers the
desired intent of the propagandist" (ODonnell and
Jowett, 53). Propagandas purpose is "weighted in
favor of the propagandist and not necessarily in
the best interest of the receiver" (ODonnell and
Jowett, 53). A...
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Returned To Dublin Maud Gonne Yeats
840 words
One of Ireland's finest writers, William Butler
Yeats served a long apprenticeship in the arts
before his genius was fully developed. He did some
of his greatest work after he was fifty. Yeats was
born in Dublin, Ireland, on June 13, 1865. His
father was a lawyer-turned-Irish painter. In 1867
the family followed him to London and settled in
Bedford Park. In 1881 they returned to Dublin,
where Yeats studied the Metropolitan School of
Art. Yeats spent much time with his grandparents
in County Slig...
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Final Battle Communist Party
1,083 words
On the 18 July 1936, leading Generals of the
Spanish Army led a revolt against the
democratically elected Popular Front government of
Spain. Within days the country was plunged into
civil war with the Republicans fighting the
insurgent Nationalists for control of the country.
The various democracies of the world turned their
backs on Spain's plight and even hindered the
Republicans by supporting non-intervention in the
conflict. However, many people came to help the
Republic. Las Brigades Intern...
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Irish History And The Republican Army
648 words
The Irish Republican Army are a clandestine group
of militants who serve for the Sign Fein, a legal
political group in Ireland who are dedicated to
removing any British rule or forces located in
Northern Ireland. Many have deemed the IRA as a
terrorist group, while others have branded those
who have served, are serving and those who have
died for the IRA's cause as heroes. In a time when
our world has been rocked with terrorism, it
becomes important to figure out what motivates
these militant gr...
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Sinn Fein British Rule
825 words
Leaders and Men of the Easter Rising is a
compilation of essays that were originally part of
the Thomas Davis lecture series broadcasted on
Radio Telefis Eirann (Irish Public Radio) in 1965.
The lectures have been edited for print by F. X.
Martin, who also produced the original radio
series. In the editors words, The contributions
are intended to cover as many aspects as possible
of the events of Easter Week, 1916. Martin
considers his compilation the first attempt at a
cool appraisal of the Eas...
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Biography Of Nobel Prize Winner William Butler Yeats
566 words
William Butler Yeats was not just an extremely
well-known Nobel Prize winning author, he was a
very influential Irishman in the political and
social fields of the time. Although given much
more credit for his poetry rather than the social
groups which arose from his influence, he was very
involved in society. Yeats was born near Dublin,
Ireland in Sign on June 13, 1865, into an
Anglo-Irish Protestant family. He was educated at
Dublin and London. During his education he studied
art and writing. A...
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Sense Of Place Seamus Heaney
3,501 words
Seamus Heaney and John Montague are highly praised
Irish poets that have produced great amount of
remarkable poems on various themes. Certainly, the
poets are rather different both in their style and
concepts they elaborate upon, however they have
one thing in common in their poems, the general
audience is able to see the sense of place,
something that makes the poems of the
aforementioned writers so different from many
others. It is rather hard to explicitly define the
sense of place, however i...
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U S Attorney Dutch Schultz
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Hell? s Kitchen is a working class neighborhood on
the west side of Midtown, Manhattan. At the turn
of the century the area was largely an Irish and
Germen enclave. Throughout the early years of the
twentieth century, the most common activity for a
young male was to be in some sort of gang. The
most powerful of the early Hell? s Kitchen gangs
was the Gophers, named so because they usually met
in tenement basements. It was mostly made up of
Irish toughs from the West Side. At their peak in
1907, ...
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Anglo Irish Feudal System
1,055 words
Ireland Ireland is an island country lying to the
west of Great Britian. Itis separated from Great
Britain by St. Georges Channel, the Irish Send the
Northern Channel. At its greatest length, from
northeast to southwest, it measures three hundred
and two miles. The first human settlements on the
island on the northeastern edge of Europe were
made relatively late in European prehistory, about
six thousand B. C. It remained relatively
uninhabited and un invaded. The only knowledge
otis Ireland is ...
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Artist As A Young Man Stream Of Consciousness
1,141 words
In selecting James Joyce's Ulysses as the best
novel of the twentieth century, Time magazine
affirmed Joyce's lasting legacy in the realm of
English literature. James Joyce (1882 - 1941), the
twentieth century Irish novelist, short story
writer and poet is a major literary figure of the
twentieth-century. Regarded as the most
international of writers in English? K[with] a
global reputation (Attridge, pix), Joyce's stature
in literature stems from his experimentation with
English prose. Influence...
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Told Me Stories Straight On Till Morning Irish
2,063 words
Second star on the right? I can remember it like
it was just yesterday. It was the mid-eighties and
I was just an awe-stricken young eight-year-old as
I accompanied my aunt to Shannon Airport. She was
the second of my relations that was travelling to
spend a summer in Australia and I can still
remember the look in her eyes as we saw her off.
To me, she exuded an air of nervous anticipation,
tinged with the excitement of what was no doubt
going to be one of the most memorable summers of
her young...
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Political And Social Historical Perspective
1,149 words
Edwin Oconnor's novel The Last Hurrah presents an
effective view of the difficult and complex life
of the Irish-American community in Boston of the
1950 s. The author uses a number of
characterizations to produce themes that relate to
the political and social considerations of this
era. He also provides most of the accounts in his
novel from a single perspective, that of Frank
Skeffington. He is the main character. This
character in particular enables OConnor to present
the topic with some accur...
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Act Was Passed Established Church
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The Disestablishment Of The Church Of Ireland: The
Disestablishment Of The Church Of Ireland:
Inevitable, Progressive Or Political? Introduction
The Protestant Episcopal Church of Ireland, was a
church native to Ireland, drawing its apostolic
succession from the medieval Irish Church. It was
a church of a minority but was treated by the
British government as the one lawful and orthodox
church of Ireland, therefore was the Established
Church of Ireland. On July 26, 1869, The Irish
Church Bill was...
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Potato Famine Tenant Farmers
613 words
In 1845, Ireland suffered through a potato famine
that killed over two million Irish. History has
taught us to believe that those two million died
because of a fungus that caused all the potatoes
to be bad. The guilt doesnt rest with the fungus,
but with the myriad of problems before it. The
potatoes should not be blamed for those many
deaths. Several people or organizations could have
prevented them. The most prominent government in
the whole world, at that period, was the British
Government. T...
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Spanish Civil War Final Battle
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The Involvement Of The International Brigades
InThe Involvement Of The International Brigades In
The Spanish Civil War On the 18 July 1936, leading
Generals of the Spanish Army led a revolt against
the democratically elected Popular Front
government of Spain. Within days the country was
plunged into civil war with the Republicans
fighting the insurgent Nationalists for control of
the country. The various democracies of the world
turned their backs on Spain? s plight and even
hindered the Republi...
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