Ian Paisley

so that is still an overwhelming figure. The 45% of Protestants who didn’t want the agreement because it would mean them sharing power. The Stormont assembly The Stormont assembly was set up with David Trimble (from the UUP) and Seamus Mallon (SDLP) as first and deputy minister. It began to run Northern Ireland in 1999, but in 2002 Trimble resigned, due to a lack of IRA decommissioning, which meant the assembly collapsed after just 3 years and direct rule returned. However at the end of March 2007 the new St. Andrews agreement meant that the assembly was reformed; the new elections meant that the DUP won the most seats with 36 overall, followed with Sinn Fein with 28 seats. The new first and deputy ministers were: Ian Paisley (DUP) and Martin McGuiness. Paisley said: “today we are starting upon the road which I believe will take us to lasting peace in our province.” The two got on so well that they were given the name ‘the chuckle brothers’. Policing Policing in Northern Ireland was highly biased in the sense that 5/6 people in the police force were protestant, therefore it was very unfair towards the catholic population of the country. The Pattern report came in the year 2000. It aimed to introduce not just a new badge and a new name and most importantly the recruitment of more Catholics into the force. The proposal was initially rejected by the unionists and the republicans because it was too British, but a year later the police service of Northern Ireland was formed. On…

of the memories, all the places I went, and the time that I spent here. Every little thing I do here had an impact on my life and I know every second is going to be a treasured memory. I may make new memories, but none of them will be like anything I made here. I know I’m going to miss this but I’m ready for something bigger. “When I Get Where I’m Going,” by Brad Paisley is my next song. The quote that I connect with from this song is, “When I get where I’m going don’t cry for me down here.”…

on a specific piece everyone knows of a certain song that will make them feel sad (Furukawa, 5). One text that is often considered by most listeners to be sad is the song “Whiskey Lullaby” by the artists Brad Paisley and Allison Krauss and was written by Bill Anderson and John Randall. This text can be found as an audio recording on iTunes and was first released on March 29, 2004 (Krauss and Paisley). This song is about a man and a women who were so miserable apart they both ended up taking…

In the very first scene of the play the idea of one having control over one's own fate is evident through the contrasting actions of Cordelia's to those of Goneril and Regans. In Act one scene one of the play King Lear decides to give control of his kingdom to his daughters with each daughter receiving a third of the kingdom. The kings’ only catch being that each of his daughters has to profess their love for him in order to receive their share of the kingdom. Lears two eldest daughters Goneril…

Global Issues in Context. Web. 9 Dec. 2015. This column is a take on the more pop-culture side of cloning, where human nature and more negative ethics come into play. It shows how cloning is already taking over the polo world, making it much more competitive. The direction of the sport might mean bad news for actual horses, who can’t compete with perfect specimens. The column offers my paper a look towards the other side of bioethics that condones cloning as “playing god,” highlighting the…

journalistic background of de Bourmont is essential in delving into the ways in which he represents the issue of multiculturalism in France. Indeed, when reading any source, it is necessary to understand the background of the author. For example, the periodical “Strangers at the Gate”, by Judith Miller, can be read in an entirely different light when Miller’s background as a journalist is taken into consideration. Miller, a writer for the New York Times, retired after it was found that her…

Welcome to the beautiful and distinguished Sinclair family; welcome to American perfection. We Were Liars illustrates a perfect family living the Dream life; private island, grand houses, big family, picnics on the beach and boat rides to the vineyard. The novel indicates abstract concepts of love, loss and youth, and demonstrates topics of tragic heroes, sibling rivalry and political power. Harris Sinclair, the patriarch of the family, is the American ideal. He is the Sinclair family, and…

The presence of the supernatural is in The Tragedy of Macbeth, is common like the one to The of Tragedy Hamlet. Hamlet and Macbeth were both pressured into going against the natural social order that they lived in; Hamlet had the heavy task to cast justice with his own young hands, at the request of his deceased father. Macbeth was told his fate by three witches; as well was haunted by the ghost of Banqo. The presence of the supernatural influenced both of the actions of Macbeth and Hamlet. The…

Many people sacrifice the most important things or persons they have in life just to do a right. For example, in King Lear Cordelia sacrifice the love she had for her father, what can happen to her family while sending the army to attack, or even her freedom after her father realized that she was the only daughter that truly loved him. In other words she sacrifice her life without thinking about it, for love. Cordelia was so blind to realize that her father didn't have much love as he had for…

To what extent are the protagonists of ‘Atonement’ and ‘The Girl Who Would Speak for The Dead’ similar and different? Often, in times of struggle, people can be put in different situations and come to similar conclusions. Authors, Ian McEwan and Paul Elwork, push their protagonists to extremes within their stories and come to the same conclusion, that to move on in their lives they need to find reparation. Briony Tallis from Ian McEwan’s novel ‘Atonement’ leads her family through a long period…