There can be no doubt that the response of the British government to the Rising contributed measurably to the further alienation of Irish public opinion. On 26th April 1916‚ it had introduced martial law and next day appointed Major-General Sir John Maxwell as Commander-in-Chief of troops‚ Ireland. He had full authority to restore order‚ put down the rebellion‚ and punished its participants. Maxwell never doubted that its leaders should be court-martialled and those most prominent executed. General
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The 1916 Irish Easter Uprising Ever since the occupation of Ireland by the English began in 1169‚ Irish patriots have fought back against British rule‚ and the many Irish rebellions and civil wars had always been defeated. To quash further rebellion‚ the Act of Union was imposed in 1800‚ tying Ireland to the United Kingdom of England‚ Ireland‚ Scotland and Wales. Laws discriminating against Catholics and the handling of the Irish Potato Famine of 1845-50 led to increased tension and the proposal
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This poem‚ written on the 17th September 1913‚ is a very political poem (compared to some of his other poems such as ‘The Stolen Child’)‚ and main expresses Yeats’ views on how more materialistic Ireland had become over time.it was written at the same time that there was a general strike which began to threaten work forces‚ so this period inspired him to write this. He felt that people had started caring a lot more about them-selves and about money and less willing to do what is right for the citizens
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Discuss ways in which Yeats presents the Romantic in ‘September 1913’. Yeats presents the Romantic in ‘September 1913’ in such a way that it is no longer there‚ but also that there is a chance for the Romantic to be saved and brought back to Ireland. “Yeats saw literature and politics as intertwined‚” Yeats used ‘September 1913’ as a political‚ as well as cultural‚ message to get across his views on the state of Ireland and its culture. ‘September 1931’ cane be said to be a response to mercenary
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If Yeats’ “Easter 1916” was valued and defined by only its political context it would speak powerfully to Irish Republicans and‚ perhaps‚ advocates of liberal democracy‚ but its context would stifle an awareness of transience and permanence Yeats commits in the heart of his poetry. Yeats reveals his consciousness to the idea of permanence through the eulogy of remembrance at the end of Easter 1916‚ where the vernacular is elevated to immortality in time and history. In striking difference is the
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Easter 1916‚ Wild Swans at Coole and Second Coming The timeless essence and the ambivalence in Yeats’ poems urge the reader’s response to relevant themes in society today. This enduring power of Yeats’ poetry‚ influenced by the Mystic and pagan influences is embedded within the textual integrity drawn from poetic techniques and structure when discussing relevant contextual concerns. “Wild Swans at Coole”‚ “Easter 1916” and “The Second Coming” encapsulate the romanticism in his early poetry
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At a time when little was known about the exact causes of natural disasters‚ and when continental drift had only been suggested a year earlier‚ a series of deadly and destructive natural disasters struck the United States in 1913‚ when over 1000 people lost their lives in just three of these calamities. A storm of cyclonic fury was unleashed. On November 7 though10‚ one of the deadliest and most destructive natural disasters to ever hit the Great Lakes: killing more than 250 people‚ destroying 19
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People strive for independence and will do anything for it. In 1916 many of the Irish strongly wanted to take hold of Dublin‚ with the purpose to wipe out the British rule in Ireland‚ and hoping to become entirely independent. The Irish wanted to have a republic‚ and become free from the British rule. The leaders before the Easter Uprising started to realize that the public would show their support against the British. The leaders of this rebellion came together to fight for what they believed in
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Easter is one of the most important Christian festivals which is observed in March or April. On this day the Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus after his death by crucifixion which is believed to have happened during this time around 30-33 A.D. In Western Christianity‚ Easter always falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. The following day this is an Easter Monday‚ a holiday in countries having predominant Christian tradition. In Western countries‚ Easter marks the end
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I had lived my whole life in Hamilton I heard many things about the 1913 flood in Hamilton‚ Ohio. Throughout all of Hamilton there are many hints that show the flood was here at one time. For example‚ there are many plaques and high water marks. Out of the surrounding places in Ohio Hamilton had got hit the worst with water up to 18 feet high. The flood of 1913 changed Ohio in many ways where you can still see it today. The flood was very important because it impacted Hamilton‚ Ohio and other
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