Irish Civil War

Jonathan Swift's, "A Modest Proposal Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public,” was a glaring look at the social injustice plaguing Ireland during the 1700’s. He brought the attention to the issue of starvation by making a ludicrous proposal that the wealthy consume children of the poor and that this will contribute to the feeding and partial clothing needs of the wealthy. This suggests that…

Jonathan Swift writes A Modest Proposal, a haunting satire taking place in 1720-1730 Ireland. Rather than making jokes of the treatment of the poor Irish, he chooses to be scathing, condemning and dead serious. Using effective character use and diction he creates a character that proposes the slaughter at the age of 1 year’s old to solve the poverty of Ireland. Firstly, the seriousness of the character that Swift keeps up throughout the essay severely frightens the reader. The proposition he…

predator and prey. The narrator views the Irish people as vulnerable prey who are regarded as animals. This view that the impoverished Irish people are a group of animals is seen as a sign that they are hunted. This predator versus prey is seen throughout the story, not just the opening lines. On page 316, the narrator asserts, "…a young healthy child…delicious…stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled." This animal-like imagery shows that the narrator views the Irish children as food, not as children.…

hunting using an essay by Amy Kaplan. The non-literary piece, written by C. Armstrong, will be used to expose the hypocrisies of a wealthy businessman who stole from his company. For the illustration, I will comment on a cartoon that mocks female Irish servants, and use Lester F. Ward’s article “Plutocracy and Paternalism” (1895) for additional support. Finally, in section four, an advertisement for Sozodont, a popular product of oral hygiene, will be examined and its claims for healthier…

There was a lot going on in the U.S. right before the Civil War which makes sense because, as we know now, a war was in the process of breaking out. At the heart of the matter was the issue of slavery. Slavery usually brings to mind the image of a black person in a field, laboring away for no pay. And while this image of slavery is correct, one could say that there was also a more subtle form of slavery going on in the U.S. at the time. The Irish factory workers of the North were treated no…

soldier in the Civil War had an enormous amount of bravery. Men on both sides exceeded expectations on the battlefield whether that be in a large battle or a small encounter. The actions each soldier displayed, proved it took true gallantry and courage to fight in the Civil War. Drums, bugles, and fifes followed the soldiers through every step of the battle, giving orders and commands to the soldiers. However, calls from bugles, drums, and fifes were not the only musical sound during the war;…

Deep South. Though there are not huge differences, there are noticeable cultural differences throughout the states. Even though Kentucky was south of the Mason-Dixon line, it was still on the northern end if you view any Civil War-era map. Only after the conclusion of the US Civil War did Kentucky begin to take a southern Identity and sympathies. The wealthy slave owners were pro-union because they knew that Kentucky would be invaded if they decided to secede from the Union, making them lose…

proved by looking through the historical lens in Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell in which the Civil War has destroyed the southern way of life, forcing the characters of the novel to go through extreme measures to ensure their family's land. The novel focuses on the main protagonist Scarlett O’Hara the daughter of a rich plantation owner, she is known for her beauty and charm, but when the Civil War begins her upper class life of barbecues and dances is suddenly gone with the wind, and…

textile factories in comparison to the south where cotton was the major crop harvested. Cotton happened to be the entire south’s money maker. Black people were advancing as a human race, slavery had been abolished, the Confederacy took a loss in the Civil War, and free, black Union troops being sent to the South all played a big role in causing the 1866 Memphis Race…

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) has existed as an organization for nearly 100 years. Particularly as terrorist groups go, that is impressive; in fact, “long-standing terrorism expert David Rapoport argues that 90 percent [of terrorist groups] last less than a year.” The case of the IRA, therefore, is significant to the discussion of how terrorism ends by, providing an essential context for a variety of reasons. This paper will specifically treat two of those reasons: 1) its centenary duration…