William Gladstone William Gladstone was a four time Prime Minister whose impact on society had to do with the fact that he did not always do the most popular things. His controversial stances on several issues including Home Rule for Ireland‚ Irish Land Acts‚ prostitution‚ opportunity for the underprivileged classes and atrocities against the Turkish people were key components to his contributions to our world then and now. William Gladstone was one of the most dominant political figures of the
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Translations helps to explain and make clear the idea of cultural identity‚ and in particular‚ the Irish cultural identity. The Irish culture itself has been shaped over many hundreds of years‚ and history has seen itself repeated in many senses‚ in particular in the form of the many troubles in Ireland during both the 16th and 20th century. The play Translations‚ written by Brian Friel‚ not only establishes the Irish culture as that of one equal to the Ancient Roman and Greek civilisations‚ but is also a
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In the poem ‘The Fisherman’ W.B Yeats presents his frustrations on how the Irish people have become‚ materialistic‚ greedy and one-dimensional‚ and how Ireland was full of creativity and culture‚ but is now being polluted by the lack of attention towards the art and creativity‚ leading towards this damaged Irish society. Yeats begins by using a symbolic image of a fisherman‚ and writes the poem for his own personal ideal audience. He opens the poem using a first person narrative‚ mixed with a simple
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ENGL 224 Language in Translations Translations is a three-act play written by Brian Friel set in the small town of Baile Beag‚ a fictional Donegal village in Ireland. The play deals with issues ranging from language and communication barriers to Irish history and cultural imperialism by the English. The clash of cultures coupled with misunderstanding and misinterpretations leads to chaos within the small town. The difficulty of trying to communicate without an effective method extends to show how
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of interest in Irish legend and folklore. Books with such titles as Ancient Legends‚ Mystic Charms‚ and Superstitions of Ireland‚ The Fireside Stories of Ireland‚ History of Ireland: Cuculain and his Contemporaries‚ Irish Folklore‚ and dozens of others were useful to the young Yeats (Kinahan XII). By 1889‚ Yeats would assert that‚ "[I had] worked my way through most‚ if not all‚ recorded Irish folk tales" (Kinahan XV). By this time‚ he had written an introduction for and edited‚ Irish Fairy and Folk
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impoverishment of the Irish people at the hands of England’s greed for profits. He employed satire and irony as an effective tool to make the reader understand the state of oppression of the Irish using the most extreme statements. In his writing‚ although grotesque‚ Swift’s use of satire effectively confronts the abuses and shortcomings of the political and economic structure of the time‚ and he successfully uses sarcasm as a constructive method to criticize the social issues faced by the poor Irish natives.
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The Irish education system has experienced dramatic changes in the last few decades. Education plays a major role in Ireland today‚ with the growing importance of good education credentials to obtain high skills and competitive jobs. We have seen change in the areas of technology‚ increased marketisation of education‚ different types of education‚ Ethnicities‚ religions role‚ women ’s equality‚ class and so forth. These changes have brought many benefits and enhanced education standards in this country
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It was at the same time he miserably failed to get his lady love Cherrie Matheron. The rejection of love had a prolonged impact in him. His first play is based on his failed love affair – “When The Moon Has Set.” When the manuscripts were sent to Irish literary figures like Lady Gregory and Maud Gonne‚ they rejected them pointing out the absence of morality. The famous play portrayed a Nun leaving a nunnery to marry a rich man. Synge depicted the situations realistically without hypocrisy. In the
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government officials attempted to enforce the draft‚ tensions erupted into a four day streak of mayhem‚ murder‚ and racism‚ with Irish working men spearheading the movement. The Enrollment Act called for the conscription of all males between the ages of 20-45 to fight for the Union‚ with the exception of the wealthiest‚ who could afford the $300 avoidance fee. This infuriated Irish laborers; they saw the Civil War as only benefiting the rich‚ and the battle became known as the “rich man’s war‚ poor man’s
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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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