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    Analyse Spenser’s colonial ideas about Ireland. Edmund Spenser‚ born in the early 1550’s in London‚ educated as a ‘sizar’ (poor scholar) at Cambridge University‚ aide to several prominent men including the Earl of Leicester moved to Ireland when he was appointed as Secretary to Lord Grey‚ Lord Deputy of Ireland‚ whose job it was to supress any more unrest. He settled in Cork on a 3000 acre estate a year after the Desmond Rebellion in Munster. He grew up in a Puritan environment and translated

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    John’s ship finally arrived in New York and he was exhausted. He and his family traveled to America because of the potato famine that was happening back home in Ireland. The first task he needed to do was find a place to live at with his family; he realized that the decent houses and apartments were out of his budget. He only had money for the crowded and unhygienic apartments‚ if they could be called that. After John picked a “room” out‚ he went to search for jobs. While he was out looking for work

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    Bullying is not illegal in the United States. Although it has grown national awareness‚ it is still very much a serious problem today. All types of bullying have created a learning disadvantage among our youth. "Most bullying takes place in school‚ outside on school grounds‚ and on the school bus. Bullying also happens wherever kids gather in the community." Students victimized often experience low self-esteem and isolation‚ a crippling fear of rejection and an increase in social anxiety‚ therefore

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    Racial tensions were extremely high in the South in the 1920s due to the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan and the lack of civil rights awarded to African Americans during the time. The Ku Klux Klan originally arose during Reconstruction after the Civil War‚ however it experienced a resurgence directly after World War I. The Klansmen committed horrific crimes against African Americans such as lynchings and burning them alive. At it’s peak in the 20s‚ it had 4 million members worldwide. According to

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    On February 14‚ 1929 at 2122 North Clark Street seven members of George “Bugs” Moran’s gang were shot down by four members of Al Capones gang. Bugs managed to escape Capone’s special “Valentines Day surprise”. This marked the beginning of an era where Capone was not messed with anymore (“Blood‚ Roses‚ and Valentines”‚ 2008). This is why St.Valentines Day Massacre is such a big event. The events that led up to this moment was nothing short of eventful. Dean O’Banion and Bugs Moran were the leaders

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    Sir John A. Macdonald had a national policy‚ he wanted to create a country all across the west. The first province that was created was Manitoba on July 15‚ 1870. This was not an easy process because the Metis occupied much of the land around the Red River and Rupert’s Land. Due to this the Red River Rebellion occurred where the Metis tried to defend their land and make negotiations with the Dominion of Canada. Negotiations were made with the Metis and the Red River Rebellion concluding with the

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    throughout Northern Ireland‚ especially in the three areas of health‚ housing and education. It did this through funding from London‚ as Northern Ireland could not pay for these reforms out of its own income. After Northern Ireland helped the UK in WW2‚ they were looked upon in a better way. In return‚ most of the taxation control was given to the British government. They were also given aid from the Marshall plan. Although at the time Lord Basil Brooke‚ the PM for Northern Ireland‚ was reluctant to

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    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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    Although Edward II’s sexuality is disputed‚ his outrageous fondness for men was not necessarily a problem. In the fourteenth century‚ God’s anointed was free to make love to whomever they wished. But not only was he incapable of recognising a brazen charlatan and incapable of learning from past mistakes‚ he was their willing accomplice. His first favourite had been Piers Gaveston. The nobility chopped the head off Edward’s first favourite‚ but a couple of others followed before Hugh de Spenser‚ son

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    What cause emotions to arise in the work place and what are the effects? Emotions are the overt reactions that express feelings about events. In an organization‚ emotions were traditionally seen as irrational which should be avoided to maximise overall performances. However‚ recent studies have shown that with the right trigger‚ interpretation and use‚ emotions can be a mechanism to improve job performances. In this essay‚ I am going to discuss the causes of emotions in the work place by using

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