Belfast

sits on the balcony, watching over the streets of Belfast. How many times must it be that I have witnessed this futile recklessness of today’s juveniles? These acts of blatant attention seeking behaviour have become too many, the increased security imposed by the IRA does not do anything to benefit this current situation. The complete demolition that Liam had dragged me along to was not in the least bit beneficial to our fellow comrades of Belfast. For us to regain the power to the working…

War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy is about a photographer who is struggling with the consequences and reality of war. The voice of criticism from the experience of war combined with the use of poetic devices exposes the theme of war. The poet uses compelling and distressing illustrations in this poem to enthrall pathos into the reader’s feelings. The use of pathos stirs up emotions of sympathy, sorrow, and despair. Thus, his photographic films are filled with pictures of the genuine agony…

A legal career at Shoosmiths appeals to me due to several reasons. Firstly, I am interested in commercial law in general and commercial real estate law in particular. My passion for real estate law stems from my immense enjoyment of land law at university and my interest in the UK property market. Shoosmiths has one of the largest and most highly regarded real estate groups in the UK. The firm’s commercial property and property litigation departments have a particularly strong reputation. Hence,…

the Irish novelist and screenwriter Brian Moore. The novel was published in 1990, the genre of the book is a thriller, the book has an estimated 192 pages and is written in English. The story takes places in Northern Ireland, mainly in the city Belfast, where there is the war going on between the protesters which also is called (UDA) and the Catholics which in the text also is called the (IRA) which is the Provisional Irish Republican Army, there is also a part of the text ongoing in London.…

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) has been around for over a century. There have been multiple ceasefires and treaties. This paper will focus on the Good Friday Agreement signed in 1998 and why after decades of fighting the Provisional IRA came to agree finally to a peace treaty. Though it may seem as if these peace talks hold no relevance to the majority of people, it could, in fact, be a great insight into how to deal with armed aggressors within a country. This is a problem that countries all…

in London and as he grew older he became very interested in the military. After being discharged from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in 1848 as a result of failing a periodic exam he joined the 39th Foot regiment. Shortly after he moved to Belfast with his regiment before marching to Dublin where they stayed for a year. Eventually Charles bought himself out of the army and returned to civilian life. Upon retiring he became land agent to Lord Erne which seen…

“The British parliament passed a law in 1967, The Abortion Act, which made the procedure legal up to 28 weeks' gestation. But the law did not extend to Northern Ireland, even though it is part of the United Kingdom. Until the decision this week by a Belfast judge, abortion in Northern Ireland was legal only to save the life and health (including the mental health) of the pregnant woman or girl. Those who perform illegal abortions face up to life in prison, while the patients can be sentenced to…

Eveline demonstrates the outcome of a child having lost many loved ones through death or through them leaving her. This causes her to fear change. In the short story "Eveline" James Joyce reveals that the old field symbolizes Eveline 's premature jump into adulthood, the dusty, monotonous house represents her life in the moment and Frank symbolizes a coming change in Eveline 's life, showing Eveline 's deep-rooted fear of change and unwillingness to accept it. The field represents Eveline and…

He educated me on how prejudices and discrimination can lead to terrorist acts and the unfair treatment of people due to their religious and political differences. In addition, we traveled to Belfast, so I might learn the customs and experience the culture. Also, my Sicilian culture prepared me for social work. Like many immigrants, my paternal great-grandmother could not speak English. So, to communicate with her I had to learn to understand…

Flora Lewis. She died when Clive was only 10 years old. At a very young age Clive was nicknamed “Jack” by his family since he refused to answer to his real name for weeks. Jack had a loving father also. He built his family a house on the outskirts of Belfast. He was always unable to relate to his family. When Jack was born it caused resentment in his older brother Warren only born three years before…