This sculpture is an Irish High Cross built in the 10th century‚ and serves as a prime example for early medieval Irish art production. Furthermore‚ this cross is of great value due to its monumentality and state of preservation (Powell 162). This fact lets us know a lot about the conditions behind its patronage‚ since the church would have required great prosperity to be able to afford such a feat. Additionally‚ the state of preservation is primarily the result of the durability of its material
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Journal Entry of a Subordinate Group Member: Irish Americans The Terrible Famine in Ireland It was 1845 and there began the Potato famine in Ireland. Millions of children‚ women‚ and men were dying. This famine destroyed a great deal of Ireland ’s potato crops. Most of families in Ireland‚ this also included mine‚ put our dependency on the potato crops as the main supply of income and most important‚ food. Because of Ireland ’s sudden outbreak of famine individuals began to suffer due to the
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While German and Irish immigration of the 1840?s and 1850?s was similar in many ways‚ some differences were also evident. German and Irish immigrants‚ native of Europe‚ fled across the Atlantic Ocean to the heartland of the United States for different reasons‚ causing numerous different effects on the people and the land they came to inhabit. The German and Irish immigration of this time period can be compared through their motives‚ distributions‚ and political effects. German and Irish immigrants were
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Central State University of Agriculture College of Development Education Computer science High School of Bicolandia San Jose‚ Pili‚ Camarines Sur OPTIONAL PARTS OF BUSINESS LETTER Ms. Elvie P. Racasag (Technical Writing teacher) Joedy Mae B. Mangampo II- Algorithm Attention Lines In formal correspondence‚ it is a line of text denoting the intended recipient within an organization. In a business letter‚ it is usually positioned above the salutation
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By Sandy English 19 January 2000 Who’s Irish? ‚ by Gish Jen‚ Alfred A. Knopf‚ New York‚ 1999‚ 208 pp.‚ $22.00 Gish Jen has published two well-received novels‚ Typical American (1992) and Mona in the Promised Land (1997)‚ both of which deal with the entry of Chinese immigrants or their families into American life. Who’s Irish? is her first book of short stories. It deals with much the same material‚ and the quality of the eight stories is uneven; two are quite satisfying‚ the rest less so. “Birthmates”
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Reflections on a Dublin Funeral By Jack Connor. They both listen intently in the half-light at the foot of the stairs‚ holding their breadth and straining their ears. On the upstairs landing‚ a roar of a cry is let out from behind a bedroom door. “Oh God take me! Sweet Jesus take me now” I sit in the kitchen half afraid to move. I see their shadows through the mottled pane of glass that makes up the upper half of the kitchen door and hear their whispers. I dare not go out to them‚ though
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When the Irish Potato Famine Struck Ireland On a sunny morning in 1845‚ Irish farmers were going to check their crops. A farmer named Abraham Fitz found black potatoes in his fields. He thought it may be only the one‚ so he moved over 4 rows and dug another potato out of the ground. This one was black and rotten. This causes Abraham to travel to his neighbors house and ask about their potatoes. His neighbor’s potatoes were black‚ rotten‚ and giving off a foul stench. This would later be discovered
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MAXEEN HOBSON IRISH TERRIER General The Irish terrier is a dog breed from Ireland‚ one of many breeds of terrier. The Irish terrier is considered one of the oldest terrier breeds. The Dublin dog show in 1873 was the first to provide a separate class for Irish Terriers. By the 1880s‚ Irish Terriers were the fourth most popular breed in Ireland and Britain. The Irish Terrier is an active and compactly sized dog that is suited for life in both rural and city environments. Its harsh red coat protects
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I. The Irish Potato Famine was a catastrophic event in Irelands history. Almost a million people died during this harsh time. They had lost their main food source and barely had food for one person let alone their families witch consisted of 5-7 people on average. At the time they were considered a part of Britain but Britain did not help much during their crisis. The Irish Potato Famine of Ireland in 1845 resulted in a great population loss‚ a changed economy‚ and a substantial emigration of citizens
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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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