are displayed there. Construction of Russborough House Russborough House‚ located near Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow‚ was designed in 1741 by Richard Cassels and it took over 10 years to build it. The House was built for Joseph Leeson‚ 1st Earl of Miltown. Cassels designed the House in Palladian style and it is the longest house in Ireland‚ with a frontage measuring 210 m. The interior of the mansion contains some ornate plasterwork on the ceilings by the Francini brothers. Each ceiling has
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To what extent was the impact of WW2 the most important factor in helping black lives improve between 1945-55? The impact of WW2 played a pivotal role in helping blacks improve their lives. Some of them experienced true segregation for the first time‚ and others heard of the difference between the North and the South of America. For the first time in their lives‚ some blacks came home as heroes in their local towns‚ but some came home as the same ‘negro’ they were before the war. However‚ other
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Absalom and Achitophel as a Political Satire Satire is a form of literature‚ the proclaimed purpose of which is the reform of human weaknesses or vices through laughter or disgust. Satire is different from scolding and sheer abuse‚ though it is prompted by indignation. Its aim is generally constructive‚ and need not arise from cynicism or misanthropy. The satirist applies the test of certain ethical‚ intellectual and social standards to men and women‚ and determines their degree
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“Queen Elizabeth’s Televised Speech” –September 5‚ 1997 The purpose of this speech is to evoke sympathy from the audience. Queen Elizabeth recognizes that her audience are millions of British families. The queen uses a persona of a grieving family member‚ so her audience can easily sympathize with her. The queen’s purpose is effective because she knew how to establish a persona that the audience would react positively to. “Wikipedia entry for Princess Diana” September 15‚ 2006 The purpose of this
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Love‚ lust‚ murder‚ thievery‚ incest‚ death‚ and betrayal are just some of the intriguing‚ beautiful‚ and sometimes disturbing topics of a traditional ballad. A traditional what? A ballad is " a song that tells a story‚ or- to take the other point of view a story told in song. More formally a short poem‚ adapted for singing‚ simple in plot and metrical s structure‚ divided into stanzas‚ and characterized by complete impersonality so far as the
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Dead Man Walking The motion picture Dead Man Walking provided a non-fiction insight into the world of crime‚ justice‚ and capital punishment. The film cast several characters from different backgrounds and opinion sets in direct conflict with one another. Several small topics and one major topic‚ capital punishment‚ were explored over the duration of the movie. While the opinions and reactions of people to Dead Man Walking may vary‚ the one constant is that people will have a reaction. Sister
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To say that 27-year-old Willis Earl Beal has lived a colourful life would be a serious understatement. The Chicago native will tell you that his life has been one of "monotony" - which it has at times - but stints in the army‚ an ongoing desire to be a superhero‚ bouts of serious illness and a stretch of sleeping rough in an unfamiliar desert town would suggest otherwise. As an outsider artist‚ Beal’s career always existed just beyond his imagination‚ with a history of leaving homemade novels
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The British Royal Family The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people who are the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms‚ thus sometimes at variance with official national terms for the family. Members of the Royal Family belong to‚ either by birth or marriage‚ the House of Windsor‚ since 1917‚ when George V changed the name of
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Dickinson is alluding both to the biblical tale and to the fifth line of the poem. If the two were to consummate their relationship would the paradise desired become a reality? The eighth line of the poem‚ “Or the Earl an - Earl?” continues the thought from the previous line (Dickinson). An earl is the term for a British nobleman. Will this nobleman actually be noble or will his righteousness disappear with him after the deed is
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13. Use this information to calculate the following: Sales returns $ 700 Rent expense 1‚288 Sales discounts 950 Depreciation expense 600 Cost of merchandise sold 7‚600 Gross sales 20‚900 Advertising expense 1‚650 Salary expense 2‚900 Heat expense 900 A. Net sales B. Gross profit C. Total operating expenses D. Net Income 14.A truck costing $25‚000 with a residual value of $5‚000 was purchased by Rim Corporation. The truck’s estimated life is 10 years. At the end of Year 2‚ what is the book
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