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    Immigrants were drawn to the land of opportunity to make a better life for themselves and their families. It was the Irish and Chinese that had a vast influence on the transcontinental railroad. Their hard work and perfection resulted in the early completion of the railroad. These workers faced many hardships and difficulties along the way such as discrimination‚ hazardous weather conditions and unleveled land but it did not hinder the fierce competition between the two groups. It was their methods

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    The Living and the Dead: The Road to Independence The characters in Irish Folklore contribute to the culture of Irish history‚ specifically‚ to the Ireland’s desire of independence from England. Different works of Irish literature seem to follow the theme of Independence but act the work out in varying ways. Contributing to the want of Independence is the relationship between the living and the dead. Often in written works‚ the dead inspire the living to fight for what they want to see change

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    into the right lifestyle and kept me out of trouble for as long as I can remember. Although living in the city‚ I have surpassed the stereotypes set for inner city kids‚ by working hard and committing to an important hobby‚ Irish dance. For as long as I can remember‚ Irish Dance has been my entire world. At just two years old‚ my mom tied my shoes‚ getting my triplet sisters and I ready for practice. With my aunt being the teacher‚ I grew up in my dance studio‚ making it feel like it was my home

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    analyses the infrequent use‚ or rather the absence‚ of Irish in the cosmopolitan Dublin in Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom. First‚ up until the nineteenth century‚ the Irish language was frequently spoken in the island; however‚ it was only used in informal conversations. (see McDermott 26) Then‚ Irish slowly perished among Ireland and McDermott (26) notes that “Irish […] was no longer a language of political‚ social or economic power…”. The reason that the Irish population preferred English is due to its associations

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    Ireland In The 1700s

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    The 1700s were a definitive historical period for the Irish‚ culturally‚ economically‚ and inter-relationally with the English. Just as noble English landowners ascended to prominence‚ the Irish were beset with insolvency and poverty. Yet this massive disparity in Irish and English power stemmed from a troubling set of circumstances. This dualistic era was predated by social havoc‚ excessive penal oppression‚ and military suppression of the Irish. Thus‚ the English who resided in Ireland were allocated

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    chapter with cartoons depicting Irish in a political context. The cartoons‚ letters‚ and experts introduce the reader to the theoretical and historical questions of the chapters and act as unifying themes throughout the chapters. Richard Allen and Richard Davis Webb’s Address from the People of Ireland to their Countrymen and Countrywomen in America‚ a published address calling for radical emancipation in the United States lead by Irish‚ set up the central argument of Irish identity vs. American “whiteness”

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    A Modest Proposal: Review

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    the poor will increase significantly as they sell their children. A modest proposal uses satirical elements such as exaggeration‚ irony‚ and sarcasm to make its point. Swift wrote “A Modest Proposal” to get people’s attention to abuses inflicted on Irish Catholics by English Protestants. Swift was a Protestant‚ but he was also a native of Ireland. He believed England was exploiting and oppressing Ireland. Throughout the essay we can ensure that Swift’s persona is very convincing by the six steps he

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    turbulent economy rendering many unable to climb out of the pit of poverty into which they had fallen. In his pamphlet‚ “A Modest Proposal‚” Jonathan Swift‚ an Irish author‚ addressed these issues which had arisen in Irish society. In order to persuade the Irish government to right the social and economic wrongs that were afflicting Irish society‚ Swift used numerical values‚ inflicted guilt upon his audience‚ and included dehumanizing diction. Swift’s use of numerical values in his pamphlet assists

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    Americanization process were the influence of Irish American culture‚ the working class culture‚ and the “support” for a melting pot society. The Irish were unavoidable in the urban cities of the Northeast and Midwest. By 1920‚ ninety percent of the urban population was Irish and they were dispersed throughout the inner city and the city limits (“The Irish and the ‘Americanization’” 4). If a new immigrant moved to New York or Chicago‚ their neighbors were most likely Irish. For many new immigrants‚ whose lives

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    Listening to traditional Irish music today sounds the same as it did a century ago. Irish music expresses the rich oral history of Ireland. Many of the songs that are enjoyed today have been passed down through the generations with very little change. The music of Ireland‚ the musicians and bands have influenced not only Ireland but the rest of the world as well. The way music affected Irish culture‚ had a lot to do with how‚ where‚ when and why it was played it. To illustrate this‚ it is best to

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