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    therefore‚ there is no prove of whether this is valid or not. 2.) In 1916‚ Alice Paul did break away from the National American Women’s Suffrage Association. She and other women’s were arrested for obstructing traffic. While Alice Paul was on hunger strike‚ she was force fed and the processes made her throw up. 3.) In the movie while Alice Paul was with Inez‚ she was drinking alcohol which was not true in real life because she was not an alcoholic and she was also a Quaker. Alice and Lucy were

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    Protest‚ law and order in the 20th century 1- From the source we can learn that the Home Secretary had a negative view on the Suffragettes‚ as he thought that they were irresponsible in their actions. For example when he says “...chose to organise disturbances and commit assaults” and “chose to go to prison”. The repetition of the word “chose” highlights that the Suffragettes knew exactly what they were doing‚ but their actions were impulsive. However there is evidence in his speech that shows

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    How far was the 1981 hunger strike successful in achieving democratic status for the Irish Republican Movement? Robert Kee argues that the 1981 hunger strike failed to achieve democratic status for the Irish Republican Movement‚ because of the British government refusing the strikers’ demands‚ which Eric Black states caused ten deaths. David Beresford supports this view by arguing that the refusal was due to the then Prime Minister‚ Margaret Thatcher’s‚ political ideology. In contrast‚ Paul Wilkinson

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    A strike is a form of protest whereby a group of employees withhold labour in order to pressure employers into granting a particular demand. (Cambridge Dictionairies) Causes and effects of strikes in South Africa: Causes - Lack of transformation‚ mutual respect‚ trust‚ and socio-economic equity (SABC‚ 2014). - Dissatisfaction with pay or working and living conditions. Effects - Companies: financial losses‚ reduced productivity‚ profitability and market share‚ and delayed service delivery. Employees:

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    Strike [Sec. 2 (q)]: Strike means "a cessation of work by a body of persons employed in any industry acting in combination or a concerted refusal under a common understanding of any number of persons who are or have been so employed‚ to continue to work or to accept employment". Mere stoppage of work does not come within the meaning of strike unless it can be shown that such stoppage of work was a concerted action for the enforcement of an industrial demand.  Procedure of Strikes  According to Sec

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    Irish Influencing America Ways The Irish traditions influence many things in American that we Americans really barely even realize The annual celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day is a generally known as a sign of the Irish existence in America. One of the largest celebrations of the Irish holiday takes place in New York‚ where the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade draws anywhere to two million people. The second-largest celebration is held in Boston at the South Boston Parade. It’s one the nation’s

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    The Irish Software Industry 1989-2008: An overview of its development. Conor Moynihan 841119-p276 cjm1020s@gmail.com School of Management M.Sc. of Business Administration Master Thesis Contact Information Author: Conor Moynihan Address: Corran‚ Waterfall‚ Near Cork‚ Ireland. E-mail – cjm1020s@gmail.com University Supervisor: Philippe Rouchy School of Management‚ BTH Department of Business Administration School of Management

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    THE ASSEMBLY BOMB OUTRAGE In the face of the actions by the revolutionaries‚ the British government enacted the Defence of India Act‚ also known as the Defence of India Regulation Act. It was an Emergency Criminal Law instituted by the Governor General of India in the year 1915. The British Government enacted it with the objective of restricting the revolutionaries and nationalist activities and endeavours and the German supported threats‚ during the aftermath of World War I. With the arrival of

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    Irish literature Early and medieval literature The earliest Irish literature consisted of original lyric poetry and versions of ancient prose tales. The earliest poetry‚ composed in the 6th century‚ illustrates a vivid religious faith or describe the world of nature‚ and was sometimes written in the margins of illuminated manuscripts. Unusually among European epic cycles‚ the Irish sagas (such as Táin Bó Cúailnge) were written in prose‚ with verse interpolations expressing heightened emotion

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    Irish Proverbs Masuma Kabir 082458015 Eng 215 IRISH PROVERBS Studying proverbs from different cultures can help us understand the similarities and differences of other cultures compared to our own. The proverbs of some different cultures can be used to illustrate the differences between cultures. Whether called maxims‚ clichés‚ idioms‚ expressions or sayings‚ proverbs are small statements of general truths about people’s values and beliefs‚ which may be applied to common situations

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