I lived on a potato farm in Ireland during the Great Potato Famine. It was the worst famine in Europe in the 19th century. This famine started in September of 1845 and ended in 1852. During this time‚ life in Ireland was extremely difficult. We suffered from much starvation and disease. Approximately one million of us died and another million emigrated to other countries‚ especially America. The population of the country dropped 20 to 25%. The Great Famine began mysteriously. My family
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1798 rebellion in Ireland fail? Student name: STEVEN HEMPKIN Date: 25 February‚ 2013 Word count: 1420 Signature: To understand the failure of the 1798 rebellion we need to consider the nature of Irish society prior to the rebellion. The upheavals of the 1600s resulted in the confiscation of almost all land owned by Catholics.[1‚ 2] The Penal Laws aimed at the Catholic majority and the dissenters meant that Ireland in the 18th century was dominated by a Church of Ireland elite (Protestant
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clear that corruption and bribery go hand in hand and cover a big sphere of social activity‚ which can be disrupted to an extent that makes people’s lives miserable and retards the growth of a country. Types of Corruption: a) Petty‚ b) Grand c) Political d) Financial • Incidence of corruption: a) Rare b) widespread‚ c) systemic * Corruption in Pakistan: After the great leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah corruption was just a problem and it remained problem up to the government
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Politics of Maharashtra After India’s independence‚ most of Maharashtra’s political history was dominated by the Indian National Congress party. Maharashtra became a bastion of the Congress party producing stalwarts such as Yashwantrao Chavan‚ Vasantdada Patil‚ Shankarrao Chavan‚ Vasantrao Naik‚ Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sharad Pawar. The party enjoyed near unchallenged dominance of the political landscape until 1995 when the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured an overwhelming
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Madame Chairperson‚ members of the opposition and members of the audience. My name is Ciaran Murray‚ we are here today to debate the motion that “More taxes and/or cuts should be imposed on pensioners and social welfare recepients in te Republic of Ireland.” We the apposing team strongly reject this statement. Rebuttal First I’d like to talk about... Today I will be talking to you about other areas in which we can save rather than taxing pensions or cutting social welfare‚ and some of the laughable
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What document shaped our government‚ morals and lives in the United States? The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson‚ a member of the Continental Congress. Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write the first drafts of the Declaration‚ which had 25% of it taken out. The document included an introduction‚ government ideals‚ complaints/grievances. The Declaration of Independence is the document which shaped our government‚ morals and lives in the United States. At the end of the Declaration
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Voltaire stated‚ “Injustice in the end produces independence.” In the beginning‚ colonists were sent to look for gold. But‚ they found a more prosperous good‚ tobacco. Great Britain decided to colonize America. The colonists were British Subjects and treated as such‚ until the French and Indian War. After that war‚ the colonists had less control of their government and Great Britain taxed them without their consent. Since the British Government was inconsistent with its involvement with the American
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Declaration of Independence Ava Morrow 1. Does the Declaration of Independence speak for itself? At the time and for its purpose – yes it does. Is its meaning self-evident? Yes. It declares to King George III and the world that all ties with Great Britain are severed. Why or why not? It informs of the causes which impel them to the separation. 2. What person or persons composed it? The Second Continental Congress appointed a Committee of Five to write the Declaration of Independence. The five were
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Machiavelli once said‚ ”Politics has no relation with morals”. With righteous reference to this statement let us now turn ourselves towards India‚ and have a look at India’s glorifying political past as well as the subduing present. 66 years of Indian independence are on‚ the nation has seen very few landmark changes in the political field. And TODAY Indian politics has been reduced to nothing more than a mere cat and mouse chase. Amidst this chaos one question arises that :Since the youth is the new face
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Whilst Ireland was had different ways of gaining independence‚ the country’s course was similar to other countries fights for freedom. The Irish State had their own reasons for wanting their independence‚ however these reasons mimicked many other countries during the period‚ both in and out of the British Empire. The events that happened in Ireland were similar to those happening over the world‚ but they were unique in the Irish perspective. In order to show how what was occurring in Ireland‚ similar
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