Jill Ireland

Have you ever thought your yourself, is my house part of me? Or do you hear loud noises banging in your house? In the story House Taken Over by Julio Cortazar was a story about two siblings that live in a big wealthy house. Throughout the story the narrator talks a lot about fantasy in the house. Going into the story the first, the narrator talks about marrying his sister to keep the house in their family. Another thing the narrator talked about was the noises coming out of there house. “...…

Home is where the family gathers for a good time. Home is where students return from school for a good cooked meal. “Home is where my heart lies and where I want to be”, my mother would often say to me when she thinks about Jamaica. How she longs to return home. Home is defined as a place where someone permanently lives. So where is your home? Is home where you currently live or is it the place where your memories always bring you back to and where your heart yearns to return? Even though a…

‘He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor Macleod. He is immortal.’ Despite tanking at the majority of global box offices and bringing in only approximately $13 million, Russell Mulcahy’s Sci-Fi/Fantasy film Highlander (1986) soon developed a cult following. This lead to the production of five reboots, two TV series, an animated series, movie and flash movie series, along with ten…

Though not a dominant language in Ireland, it would be false to state that “the Irish language is now dying” (Hindley 248). In fact, the Irish language is a unique example of an endangered language that has been able to survive near extinction. While it is a “miracle that Irish has survived at all as a language,” the credit for its survival can be given “to those who had the courage and the tenacity to hold on to their native tongue in such terrible circumstances” (Great Famine, par. 10). These…

The Legacy of Owain Glyndŵr: Redeemer of the Welsh English conquest of foreign territory began long before the age of colonization within the British Isles themselves. History focuses primarily on the English point of view towards their acquisitions because little text survives to this day from the subjected lands. Due to its colonization, the ancient country of Wales witnessed the rise of abuses, taxes, and occupation in the late fourteenth century. Consequently, opposition developed towards…

Jill Bolte Taylor’s bestseller, My Stroke of Insight, is a polished literary work that can be easily read by a large audience. You don’t need to have the knowledge of a brain scientist to follow along; in fact, the second and third chapter has a summarized introduction to simple science of our bodies and our brain including hemispheric asymmetries. Readers are able to flow through Taylor’s exploration of new sensations from heavy reliance on her right hemisphere. This amalgamation of all little…

Jill Ker Conway grew up in an oscillating household, experiencing economic failure, personal tragedy, social isolation, and eventual financial success. A gifted student, Conway eventually fled Australia, citing psychological distress and professional stagnation. Conway’s upbringing was largely similar to a rural American girl in the middle twentieth century. Facing social limitations, economic hardship, and controlling parents, Conway received similar autonomy to female Americans. However, her…

has their own journey and spirituality, and the positive message that was brought back from her stroke goes beyond theory and I believe is her message to all, “I become a single individual, a solid, separate from the flow, separate from you. I am Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor,…

Then she introduces Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and her background. This is how a nurse must introduce him- or herself, describe the purpose behind interaction, and give recognition to patient. It indicates nurse’s effort and awareness. Throughout this meeting, Oprah is placing the…

his essay is shocking and grotesque at first, but it is also important to the direct critique of those who are in power. When Swift wrote this essay, the population of Ireland was suffering from the effects of British Colonization. Those who were in power neglected to help the disempowered, which included the vast majority of Ireland population (Professor Makdisi). Throughout his essay, Swift represents the negativity that is associated with the imposition of England men in power. Swift’s use…