Battle of the Boyne

Marches and parades fill the air with a beautiful, melodic sound. Everyone in Northern Ireland comes together to watch in awe as the parades go by. Little do they know, they are chanting for a gory war, in which they won. These people have a reason to be so happy. These celebrations are specifically for Protestants who won at the Battle of the Boyne. This is known as the Twelfth, or Orangemen’s Day, which is celebrated on July 12th. Orangemen’s Day is an annual celebration. Schools and businesses are closed so students and employees can take the day off. The Protestants of Ireland come together to celebrate William of Orange, the Protestant prince of the Netherlands and the King of England, and his victory over James II, the overthrown Catholic…

Why October Twelfth is not a national holiday is beyond my self. It should be as that is when a legend known as Michael Hart was brought into this world. Also, I may or may be a narcissist scum lord. I was born on what i consider a national holiday. My parents said this is the happiest and worst day in their life. Happiest because i'm their last child. Worst because i am very narcissist and like to stroke my own ego. My life has been very boring and im just trying to fill in words in this very…

think critically to initiate the process of full personal development. In the articles; Shaw (2016), Boyne (2009) and Sofo et al (2010), each author reveal the relativism of critical thinking in each subject matter they addressed and how it impacted the primary group of their concern. As a reader it allowed me to reflect on my way of thinking and it also brought to fruition an internal battle of detecting inconsistences in the writer’s main tenets and my solution to them; or resigning my assent…

The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas is a fictional story of two unlikely friends between a German boy and Jewish prisoner where Boyne creates a story that leaves an unknown outcome. Boyne represents how little Bruno knows about Shmuel’s situation through the use of friendship and innocents he sets the tone for the readers. Boyne represents this in one of Bruno and Shmuel’s first conversations, “It’s so unfair. I don’t see why I must be stuck here on the other side of the fence where there is no one…

the war. The lack of leadership and constant struggle for power within the Luftwaffe was its biggest downfall (Boyne 32). For the majority of the war the Luftwaffe was considered the most advanced and best fighting force available but in truth this was only derived from their multiple victories at the beginning of the war which gave many a false sense of the Luftwaffe’s power (Harvey 30). To allow himself to maintain control over all German political parties Hitler intentionally created chaos…

There is no doubt that war is evil. It is one of the most destructive things that can befall on human beings. War brings death, destruction, slaughter, starvation and chaos. In the novel, “ The Boy with the Striped Pajamas”, written by John Boyne, follows the period of the holocaust where a young German boy named Bruno discovers a Jewish boy on another side of a fence. Through his friends stories, We get a glipse of the hardships that Jewish people had to go through. In the article, “THE WWII…

they are “an establishment of a Democratic Socialist Republic” (Boyne).…

unchanging element to the relationship between Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter, is that they have and always be friends despite their differences. It is strongly impacted by the sibling order. As the Older siblings in this Harmonious relationship it is the job of Susan and Peter to be forgiving of their younger brother who made a mistake. Whereas, as the youngest, innocent, sibling it is Lucy’s job to be kind and forgive Edmund. This is evident in the following quote, “"In this bottle," he said,…

In the 12th century, the Normans, led by Richard de Clare the Earl of Pembroke, who was also known as Strongbow, teamed up with exiled Irishman Dermot MacMurrough and invaded Ireland. Not wanting Strongbow to establish his own kingdom so close to England, King Henry II headed over to Ireland to establish himself as the head of the country, but he soon gave the lands of Leinster province to Strongbow as a gift for his service along with allowing Strongbow to be the leader of the new colony, as…

practices. In this system, management reigns supreme, with an administrative hierarchy directing the flow of work and supervision (Laegaard & Bindslev, 2006). This epitomizes what many consider to be a “top down approach”. Individuals report to a supervisor and overall tasks are broken up into highly specialized departments. Coordination of Activities is accomplished through the hierarchical pyramid and specialization of tasks is executed through the various work groups. Later critics stated…