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    In my opinion‚ I think that the importance of 3 waves of the immigration of Quebec has affected how the people understand to this day. The movement of the resettlement is central to canadian history‚ from aboriginal people‚ whose ancestors. The history of immigration to Canada extends back thousands of years. The three topics of the waves are‚ The Irish potato famine in 1820-1850. It was the Great Hunger was a period of mass starvation‚ The causes upon what happen there was a disease going around

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    In the 19th century‚ the Irish population experienced a major boom in population rate‚ as people began to give birth to more children‚ due to the catholic believes. During the years of the Potato Famine in 1845 to 1851‚ almost 1.5 million Irish died‚ due to hunger‚ as they mainly lived of the potatoes. This created a great boom of Irish fleeing to America‚ almost 1.7 million from the mid 1840’s to the 1860’s‚ in the hope of getting a brighter future. The majority of these migrated to the Northeast

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    Socioeconomic explanation of the Boston Irish Mob Among a number of Boston films‚ the figure of Boston Irish mobs appears so frequently that it almost become a symbol of the city. The impression gets even stronger due to the sorties of the infamous “Whitey” Bulger and the related corruption of the Boston law-enforcement. What makes Boston Irish so connected to organized crimes? As described in many movies and literatures‚ how does loyalty become a key element of Boston Irish culture? The low socioeconomic

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    analysis of Anglo-Irish relations Introduction Entering the 21st century‚ with the pattern of the world is more stable and peaceful than previously. It has irreplaceable significance for the adjacent country having cooperation and common development. However‚ there is a complex relationship between the British and the Irish. That is due to the historical reason‚ belief and the other influential factors. Even though some people believed that did not inaugurate a new era in Anglo-Irish relations‚ with

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    Irish Culture

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    Irish Culture Ireland is located in Western Europe. The country is rich in culture. In this paper‚ I’ll describe and explain Irish culture. Some of the factors discussed will be fashion‚ music‚ dances‚ holidays‚ festivities‚ cuisine‚ and myths and legends. Fashion in Ireland is pretty much the same as the rest of Western Europe. Sweaters are popular in men and women. Knit caps are also popular choices among the Irish

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    The Irish Potato Famine Have you ever thought that one day all of the potatoes could go bad? Unfortunately it’s true.The potato famine or known as the Great hunger was in Ireland until 1845-49. People of all ages were affected.Since the soil was poor‚ potatoes didn’t grow like they’re supposted to. The cause‚ a failure of the Irish potato crop due to an infestation of Phytophora infestans‚ a microscopic fungus‚ also called the potato blight.They think that the disease was brought him by an American

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    Irish Immigration

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    When the Irish immigrated to the United States in 1850 after the great potatoes famine in Ireland‚ the Irish natives were poor and without money‚ although prejudice did not seem to affect the Irish they were subjected to prejudice and segregation. Because the Irish fit in with the white race upon entry to the United States they were not discriminated against like the African Americans and Asian immigrants who were often denied entry into the United States because of their color and ethnic characteristics

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    Irish Language

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    reflects on the history of the Irish language and its dialects. This paper also visits the Latin language’s impact on Western languages.   Gaelic Language Irish is a vernacular language that has derived from Celtic roots‚ much like the Scottish Gaelic‚ Manx Gaelic‚ and Welsh languages. It is believed that all of these languages branched off from a Common Celtic language ("Foras na Gaeilge -The Irish Language - History"‚ n.d.). It is hard to determine when the Irish language actually began‚ but

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    Although they are not always discussed‚ Irish immigrants were some of the first immigrants to set foot in America. They fled their country for many reasons including famine‚ poverty‚ and hope for a better future. They faced many dangers on their journey to America and many hardships once they arrived. It is because of this immigration that so many of us American born citizens can trace our ancestry back to an Irish immigrant. The first set of Irish immigrants arrived in America in the 17th century

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    November 2016 The Development of Irish Cultural Nationalism and the Irish Nation Irish cultural nationalism is deeply influenced by both the music and dance traditions of the nineteen and twentieth centuries. It would not be right to say that music or dance had any more influence than the other because both can be deeply connected to the Irish nation. Irish music and Irish dance had their own separate roles in the flourishing of Irish cultural nationalism and the Irish nation. Music took a more dominate

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