Ulster

On 8 November 2007 two RIRA members shot an off-duty PSNI officer as he sat in his car on Bishop Street in Derry, causing injuries to his face and arm.[95] On 12 November another PSNI member was shot by RIRA members in Dungannon, County Tyrone.[95][96] On 7 February 2008, the RIRA stated that, after experiencing a three-year period of reorganisation, it intends to "go back to war" by launching a new offensive against "legitimate targets".[97] It also, despite having apologised for the Omagh…

Nicole Lewis B00660746 BSc (Hons) Language and Linguistics Introduction The rationale behind this particular research project is due to an interest within pragmatics. Pragmatics is a growing area within the linguistic field and although many areas are explored widely for example; scalar implicatures it is interesting that other areas such as distributive inferences are not studied within the same amount of detail, despite both having very similar properties. Due to this fact,…

Personal Statement Since a very young age I have had a strong passion for sporting activities. I have always enjoyed trying to stay fit, whether it’s through playing sports, jogging or going to the gym. I work very hard at all of these things, pushing myself to improve each time. This does take a lot of dedication and it is never easy but I feel great afterwards and that’s why I do it. I also enjoy the social aspect of sport. I enjoy communicating the others and meeting new people. My…

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…

Good4U Group Project Names: Emma Cawley (s00149016), Melissa Ndakengerwa (s00143642), Nicole Carr (s00129846). Class: Bachelor of Business (BBS Hons). Year: Three. Module: Marketing Management. Company Background and Introduction (Nicole) The company ‘Good4U Foods’ came about in 2004 were Bernie Butler and her daughter Michelle who is a certified dietitian and nutritionist, came together with an idea that Bernie had stumbled on and transformed it into the popular food…

Ever think about what pilgrims were really meant for? The General Prologue From The Canterbury Tales had a completely different meaning for pilgrims then what comes to mind. The Canterbury Tales is Tales told by Geoffrey Chaucer. They run at least twenty-four stories written in Middle English. The tales were originally published in 1478. Multiple characters play apart in the tales, such as the Pardoner, The Wife of Bath, The Knight, The Miller, and the Narrator. The Canterbury Tales were…

“Appearances make impressions but it is the personality that makes an impact” (unknown). Frank Pemberton (a.k.a. Bob Stanley), from Alan Bradley’s The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, is a horrible murderer with an appearance of a “film star” (125). The protagonist, however, is a lively eleven-year-old girl who loves her family. While there exist differences between Flavia and Mr. Pemberton, their similarities are striking. The contrast between the characters brings out Flavia’s special…

The 1641 Ulster rebellion and the 1641 Depositions: an approach to make the new use of the resource Yuto Osada The early seventeenth century was a period in which the Irish experienced deepening dissatisfaction in various spheres. As a result of oppression by the English government, the Irish lost their liberty of religion, political power, and land ownership. The Irish subsequently raised a rebellion in October 1641, turning the plight of England’s politics into an opportunity. Their atrocious…

notable advocates to the temperance movement, and she worked greatly to effect outside the organized movement. The earliest European organizations were created in Ireland, with the movement beginning to make progress in 1829 from the formation of the Ulster Temperance Society. With this new development, the movement spread like wildfire throughout Ireland, Scotland, and Britain. Temperance and abstinence was the main objective of education and…

Last year was an incredible one for Literacy Connections in service delivery and in organizational growth. We served 28% more adult learners and trained 27% more volunteers as tutors than in the year before. We expanded our adult basic literacy and ESL tutoring to include correctional facilities and transitional programs/institutions. Basic literacy and ESL classes are currently being offered at Fishkill Correctional facility, Dutchess County Jail and several transitional programs. This basic…