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    The 1798 Rebellion

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    The political context within Ireland itself remains an important element in the origins of the 1798 rebellion. An address from the United Irishmen to the English society, in 1792, describes the state with regard to the Catholics, declaring three million ‘are taxed without being represented, and bound by laws to which they have not given consent’. Political power in the hands of the Anglican landowners and aristocrats, excluded the majority of the population. The population of Ulster consisted…

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    response to the formation of the Ulster Volunteer Force which was established a year previous. According to the Manifesto of the Irish Volunteers, the aim of the Irish Volunteers was to "secure and maintain the rights and liberties common to the whole people of Ireland". It is agreed by many historians including, Gerry White and Brendan O Shea that the Volunteers were made up of members of the Gaelic League, the Hibernian Knights and also the Sinn Fein movement. As many of the members of all…

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    most important lesson taught in To Kill a Mockingbird is how it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. This is shown in the book when the police officers killed Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was considered a mockingbird, because his purpose in life was to help people and work. However, his life was cut short when the police officers shot him. It is a sin to kill a mockingbird, because they are innocent and never hurt a soul. Not only…

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    is help others and they themselves get harmed in some way. However, there are some characters that epitomize the qualities of the bird more than others. These three particular people are Tom Robinson, Boo (Arthur) Radley and Jeremy Atticus Finch. Tom Robinson is generally one of the first characters in the story that people think of…

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    that’s something I’ll gladly take… I’d rather it be me than that houseful of children out there” (Lee 292). Most people after getting yelled at will have some sort of reaction. Atticus’ initial reaction was wishing Bob did not chew tobacco, but his kids were worrying a lot about Atticus’ life, he says that it was not a big deal. His reaction shows that he is still thinking about other people even in the times when others spit on him and receive death threats. He would rather “save” Mayella…

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    Dubose’s Camellia bushes. Scout and Jem think very highly of Atticus and they both think that he is one of the bravest men who ever lived because Atticus hates gun and he hate war which shows he has the courage to do the things that may not please other people, but is the right thing to do in the end. In conclusion, Atticus teaches Jem and Scout all about what real courage is and what isn’t courage, throughout the book Atticus explains what his definition of real courage is and how it implies to…

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    Atmospheric Global Circulation is the movement of air caused by solar energy and the interaction of warm and cold air - this convergence forms cells or belts over the Earth’s surface. George Hadley (1685–1768) a British physicist and meteorologist, who first described this theory in 1753, did so using what is known as the Single-Cell Atmospheric Global Circulation Model or Hadley Cell (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007). Hadley’s Single-Cell theory failed to consider the Coriolis…

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    For at-risk children in the commonwealth of Virginia, early education interventions could result in positive short and long-term outcomes. According to Barnett (2008), “well-designed preschool education programs produce long-term improvements in school success, including higher achievement test scores, lower rates of grade repetition and special education, and higher educational attainment; some preschool programs are also associated with reduced delinquency and crime in childhood and adulthood”…

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    It is a parliamentary democracy, which means the people vote for who they want in charge. The leading difference in the Republic of Ireland and that of American politics is that Ireland as a whole leans more to the right on most issues, considering their strong ties to their Catholic faith. Most of the…

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 General Background (Framework): The Irish Republican Army, or IRA, fought the English rule over Northern Ireland in the twentieth century and aimed to unite Northern Ireland with Southern Ireland to form the Republic Ireland. It stemmed from the times of William of Orange in 1690, where William’s Protestant Army defeated Catholic King James II in the Battle of the Boyne[1]. In the years leading up to 1703, thousands of Catholics were deported and relocated to live in…

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