Irish Civil War

1. The speaker seems to be a man who resides in the upper class section of Ireland who believes in the Protestants over anyone else in the country, hence his attitude towards the poorer people. 2. The tone of this work tends to remain rather blunt and at the same time has a professional and serious quality, which in turn makes it seem more real. For example, when he first proposes the idea of using children as food, “a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious…

source of the problem, and it begins with the British. The British hate the Irish, because they thought that they were beneath them. The Irish worked in the fields, and were hungry and starving often. The greedy British would sometimes threaten them by taking away their houses if they did not pay them the rent. The British would not give them the food so they decided the only last resort was to steal to live. Once the Irish had stolen food, they were caught and obviously sent to prison along…

Irish Immigrants: A Key Player In San Francisco’s Anti-Chinese Movement American society has constantly redefined and changed its concept of “whiteness.” It was not until the mid-20th Century that “white” became the all-encompassing term for those of European and Caucasian descent that we know of today. Prior to the 1940s, it was widely believed that there were several different racial categories among those of European descent (Painter, 2015). One such racial category was the Irish, who faced…

Scotland V.S. Canada Every year, my family and I go to Scotland for 2 weeks, and every year I have an amazing Scottish soda named Irn Bru. The soda tastes amazing, and I always feel happy after having some. Irn Bru was made in Scotland in 1901 by a company named Barr. Barr makes many great tasting sodas, they make many types. Ex: crème soda, lemonade, limeade. Etc. whenever I go to Scotland that is the first thing I would want to have. When I’m in Scotland, I would also want to get chocolate…

After reading the work of Jonathan Swift "A Modest Proposal" I could not help feeling sorry for the people who live in these conditions. The farmers who have to meditate for food and children who cannot defend themselves and only suffer from hunger and poverty. It is inevitable to think of solutions that help to hunger, anguish, and poverty. Therefore, Swift poses a solution full of satire, black humor and a bit of mockery about the depressing situation of these families and the society in…

Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde of Sir William and Lady Jane Wilde, born in Dublin, Ireland-born on the 16th of October of 1854. Wilde was born two years after his eldest brother William and born two years after Wilde was their sister Isola. At age 30 Wilde married Constance Lloyd and later had two boys in which he was a very active and fun father to both. Growing up Wilde excelled exceptionally in academics at Trinity College in Dublin, Magdalen College, and Oxford. Leading him to become a…

Often in persuasive writing, it is notable that authors – in accordance to their personal experiences, historical contexts, and insights – write in order to increase their readers’ awareness about the socioeconomic, political and cultural outcomes that have shaped the present world. Similarly, Johnathan Swift in his essay titled “A Modest Proposal Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burden to Their Parents, or Country, and for Making them Beneficial to the Public”– stood as being…

an unorthodox and outrageous solution to Ireland’s poverty and overpopulation problem. Jonathan Swift was most famous for his satires and he was also a famous churchman, a spokesperson for Irish rights, and a political journalist. Swift gives a list of absurd solutions which include cannibalism and poor Irish families fattening up their children for the purpose of selling them to rich English landowners. Given that the full title of this work is “A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of…

Irish Americans are a key piece to the puzzle that is the United States of America. For hundreds of years they have been leaving the emerald isle to venture to the shores of America. The Irish are a proud people who love their country of origin. However, certain factors, especially in the 17 and 1800s forced many to call the United States home. In the 1700s Ireland mainly consisted of humble Catholics working the land. This was a problem for England who believed that the British isles should…

the Irish Catholics in Ireland. Some of the laws included preventing the Irish Catholics from holding public office, limiting their rights to education, buying and selling land, bearing arms, serving in the army, obtaining certain jobs, or voting. These weren’t the only things the British took away from the Irish, they also decided to reform Ireland by eliminating the original Gaelic traditions and replacing them with British ways of life. These restrictions and limitations caused the Irish to…