both the English and the Irish (among others). So‚ what is the difference between these two people? Long story short (very short)‚ The Irish are mostly made up of Roman Catholic while British people are largely protestant. This is because king Henry the XII reformed the church which made him the head of the church instead of the pope. (He did this because he wanted to marry a woman‚ whom he later executed… ) But more importantly‚ these people see themselves as different
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control out of the hands of the Irish. Britain passed laws and instituted practices that were highly lucrative to it self yet immensely damaging to the people of its colonies (Colley 213). A number of political and intellectual figures began to speak out on the atrocities enacted upon the people of their homelands. Countless satirists took it upon themselves to initiate awareness of the conditions and havoc‚ if not a total social revolution. Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist and political pamphleteer
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Swift did not insinuate these people caused their own turmoil from the abuse of alcohol but instead‚
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involved. One of the most obvious reasons for not becoming involved in this insurrection was that‚ in 1913 at the time of the Volunteers split‚ many had joined the National Volunteers and the British war effort in Europe rather than remain with the Irish Volunteers and be part of the armed insurrection. William Nolan also notes that while Dublin city and county had attracted a considerable number of migrants from counties which were well known for being strong counties at both hurling and football
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In the satirical writing “A Modest Proposal”‚ Jonathan Swift taunts the British policies and taxes set towards the poor Irish citizens. Swift suggests using children as a source of food as well as earning wealth. Swift inserts his use of situational irony‚ metonymy‚ logos‚ and allusion to mock the lack of interest the British government has in reconstructing Ireland. Swift begins his writing with situational irony‚ as he describes his town as great. He discusses the many negatives within‚ as well
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Swift’s‚ A Modest Proposal has become a classic example and much studied work of satire throughout the years. It is interesting not only in the absurdity of it’s sly innuendo‚ but it also acts as a history lesson for the world to see the struggles of people of Ireland. What interests me most about this work is how Swift is able to show compassion through context in a work whose words would normally shock and anger any sane person. It is interesting to see how his careful use of language and imagery
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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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Culture Background The Irish culture and the American Culture have many similarities but both cultures also have some differences. Some of the similarities that Irish and American culture has are the holidays that both cultures celebrate. The cultures share some popular sporting events but they originated in Ireland and eventually introduced in the United States. The traditional food recipes that came from the Irish culture in Ireland and now American culture enjoy during Saint Patrick’s Day
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In 1729‚ Ireland was made up of seventy percent Catholics. The country was run by a Protestant ruler and was against the Irish. The ruler of Ireland at the time made any penalizations he could at the Catholic people of Ireland which‚ in turn‚ made them extremely poor. Jonathan Swift’s article‚ A Modest Proposal‚ gives perspective on just how strapped these people are by describing the women begging and the several amounts of children they have at their heels. Instead of taking the predicament and
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at the Abbey because nationalists in the audience resented O’Casey’s hostile portrayal of the revolutionaries of the 1916 Easter Rising. Dominic Dromgoole’s revival of The Shadow of a Gunman is at the Tricycle Theatre in London’s Kilburn‚ long an Irish ghetto‚ where during the 70s and 80s the local public houses were full of IRA fund-raisers. Clearly Dromgoole wants the play to resonate with Kilburn’s own history. The key event in the play is a Black and Tan raid in the middle of the night on a tenement
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