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    into the kitchen with a bundle that had been given to her by a young priest. In the bundle are clothes taken from the body of a man who drowned in the far north. They were sent to Maurya’s home‚ hoping that she would be able to identify the body. Rising Action: Maurya begins to look as if she is going to wake up soon‚ so the daughters hide the bundle until a time when they are alone. Maurya awakes‚ and her fear for losing her only remaining son Bartley intensifies her grieving for Michael. Bartley

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    Zombie is a belligerent protest song released in September 1994 by Irish rock band‚ The Cranberries. The song itself was written by the lead singer‚ Dolores O’Riordan and became a worldwide success. Originally seen as a catchy and popular song‚ listeners came to realise the much darker meaning behind the song after the release of the controversial videoclip. Zombie was initially written in memory of two children killed as a result of a bombing conducted by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Cheshire

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    Pre-writing Graphic Organizer Topic: Banquo’s Ghost     Generating Ideas: One of that characters in this narrative is Macbeth who is the one that sees Banquo’s ghost. He is scared to death when he sees it. The other character is Lady Macbeth which has no idea what has happened to Macbeth. The final character is the ghost of Banquo’s.     Who? List and describe the characters involved in the narrative you are creating. Character Name: Macbeth   How would you describe this character? Why?                        

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    A Terrible Beauty Is Born

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    A Terrible Beauty Is Born “A terrible beauty is born“‚ this line is taken from the excellent poem “Easter 1916” by William Butler Yeats. W.B Yeats uses these words to describe the Easter Rising which resulted in the death of fifteen republican leaders along with their comrades. These events in Irish history have brought celebration but also a great deal of sorrow which Yeats describes perfectly with this clever oxymoron – A terrible beauty. A lot has changed since “Easter 1916” was written‚ yet

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    Britain and Total War

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    Britain and Total War Reasons for delaying total war Nature of British society Britain was a parliamentary democracy with a free press and strong union movement. There was no tradition of conscription and although government controls were quickly put in place‚ Britain did not assume organisation for total war in 1914. ‘Business as usual’ Britain’s official response to the war was ‘business as usual’. This is because many in Britain believed the war would be over very quickly. It was assumed

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    Frongoch Internment Camp

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    Interment Camp was situated in Frongoch in Merionethshire‚ Wales. It was a makeshift place of imprisonment during World War 1. It housed German prisoners of war in an abandoned distillery and crude huts up until 1916‚ but in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin‚ Ireland‚ the German prisoners were moved and it was used as a place of internment for approximately 1‚800 Irish. Notable prisoners included Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith. They were accorded the status of prisoners of war. The camp

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    The Rising Cost of Universities As students are finishing up with high school‚ they come across a very important decision in their lives. Should they move on to a University and further advance their learning capabilities to one day work in a specialized job? Or go straight to the workforce with only a high school diploma? The problem these students face is that this decision is not entirely up to them anymore. In today’s economy students suffer from the rising costs of attending Universities

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    The Rising Cost of Healthcare Without a doubt healthcare costs are rising out of control. Not one of us are happy with the increases‚ but we have to understand what the reasons are for the increases in healthcare. American people look at their insurance bills‚ co-pays and drug costs‚ and do not understand why they continue to increase. The insured should consider all reasons behind the increase before getting upset. In 2004‚ employer health care premiums increased over 11 percent‚ four times more

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    Liberation of Ireland

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    Liberation of Ireland The 1916 Easter Rising The Easter Rebellion‚ was an armed uprising of Irish nationalists against the rule of Great Britain in Ireland. The uprising occurred on Easter Monday‚ April 24‚ 1916‚ and centred mainly in Dublin. The chief objectives were the attainment of political freedom and the establishment of an Irish republic. Centuries of discontent‚ marked by numerous rebellions‚ preceded the uprising. The new crisis began to develop in September 1914‚ following the outbreak

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    Fire Rising Symbolism

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    author is trying to convey. The symbolism in “A Wall of Fire Rising” by Edwidge Danticat is important to understand the reasoning behind the story. how the hot air balloon symbolizes the poverty‚ and how it helped Guy view himself as a better man because he flew it. The symbolic meaning of the hot air balloon allows you to understand the struggle of the impoverished people of Haiti‚ and the personal struggle of Guy. “A Wall of Fire Rising” is a story full of symbols‚ from the hot air balloon to the

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