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    bombings Marylebone siege Hyde & Regent’s Park bombings Harrods bombing Brighton bombing Deal barracks Downing St attack Warrington bombings Bishopsgate bombing Docklands bombing Manchester bombingElsewhereGibraltar 1988 Osnabrück barracks 1996The Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) is the common name for the ethno-nationalist[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and sectarian[14] conflict in Northern Ireland that spilled over at various times into the Republic of Ireland‚ Scotland‚

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    Discuss how characters may act as vehicles to explore different ways of seeing the world: Between 1969 and 2001‚ 3526 people were killed as a result of the Troubles in Ireland. Set in the town of Drumleash‚ Northern Ireland‚ Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd (2008) describes the life of Fergus McCann as his brother joins a hunger strike in an attempt to regain political prisoner status. Fergus’ journey takes many unexpected twists and turns as he becomes more involved with the Provisional IRA in the attempt

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    facing evil family member (usually Beryl) and friends. An example of setting himself free is at the end of the novel where throughout the book where he has been looking after Harley‚ feeding him‚ caring for him and most importantly keeping him out of trouble. Such as when Harley is caught stealing from the local store‚ by the time he gets back to Aunt Beryl’s house she lashes out and threatens to kick Harley out but Carl intervenes and give Beryl some of the money that Sarah gave him earlier on in the

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    opinion anyway‚ stems from his subject matter; the Troubles in Northern Ireland‚ its farms and cities beset with civil strife‚ its natural culture and language overrun by English rule‚ something which I personally find very interesting. The Troubles are a very personal thing in Ireland‚ something which‚ in my view‚ Heaney captures magically. Almost everyone in Northern Ireland‚ and most people in the Republic as well‚ has a direct link to the Troubles‚ either they have a relative‚ a neighbour‚ a friend

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    father‚ awaits the surprising return of her long lost brother‚ Jack. A man with a troubled past and in an uncertain state‚ Jack comes home looking distressed but grateful. He was different among his siblings ever since‚ enjoying the thrill of creating troubles but deep inside‚ he is a good and caring person. Unfortunately‚ guilt has eaten him. Remorse caused by the wrong decisions he had made towards his dear ones and the unwillingness to forgive himself. While the two are battling their own wars‚ their

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    several factors of the causes such as Easter Rising in 1916 and Economic failures in Ireland. All the factors that would be discussed are related to the outbreak of the republican organisation. The ’Troubles’ broke out in Northern Ireland in 1969. There are different factors to this event. The "Troubles" was mainly because of a division between nationalists and unionists in Northern Ireland many of the nationalists were catholic and many of the unionists were protestant. These divisions were because

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    Cited: Bell‚ J. Bowyer. "The Next Decade‚ the Pattern Set." The Irish Troubles: A Generation of Violence‚ 1967-1992. New York: St. Martin ’s‚ 1993. 768-69. Print. Bew‚ Paul‚ and Gordon Gillespie. Northern Ireland: A Chronology of the Troubles‚ 1968-1999. Lanham‚ MD: Scarecrow‚ 1999. Print. Dorney‚ John. "The Irish Civil War – A Brief Overview." The Irish Story. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2013. Harding‚ Thomas

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    and Alice makes the turn to go into the kitchen but Dennis calls out again.                 “Don’t come in here.” Dennis needs help but doesn’t want to ask. The moral dilemma here is that if he calls his mom to help‚ then he faces getting into trouble.  If she stays out‚ he might be able to rectify the situation.  Although he tried to do something for himself he ended up screwing it up as usual.  The mistake is obvious but the problem is subtle.  We don’t really know what is happening in the

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    grows up‚ she finds that living with her grandfather is not easy‚ because even though he formed sort of an affectionate bond with her ; carrying her to school every day on his bicycle‚ he also blames her for the death of her twin mother‚ brother and troubles in the tribe. Later in the story‚Pai shows an interest in becoming a chief‚ she even learned the traditional songs and dances‚ but her grandfather is not pleased. Pai became sad and unhappy because she feels that even though she is a girl she can

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    Pop songs have a way of conveying a lot of themes and messages throughout the song‚ such as having strength through loss and pain. “Superheroes”‚ a well known pop song‚ by The Script‚ shows the themes of perseverance and empowerment‚ and how to get through the hard times in life. In a way‚ this relates to the protagonist of “Raymond’s Run” written by Toni Cade Bambara‚ Squeaky‚ who deals with a lot of hardships in life‚ for though “all the kicks and all the blows/ he won’t ever let it show” At an

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