“Unequal employment opportunities is the main cause of armed conflict within a nation-state.” Do you agree? Explain your answer. I agree that unequal employment opportunities is one significant cause of armed conflict within a nation state. But another factor leading to armed conflict is divided loyalties. The case study used in this essay is Northern Ireland. Unequal employment opportunities is one significant cause of armed conflict in Northern Ireland. In Protestant-dominant Northern Ireland
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SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT BE ALLOWED TO DETAIN SUSPECTED TERRORISTS WITHOUT TRIAL? Terrorism isn’t James Bond or Tom Clancy. Even al-Quaeda is looking old school these days--now it’s just some guy with a bomb. He walks the same roads as us. He thinks the same thoughts. But he’s got a bomb. MICHAEL MARSHALL‚ Blood of Angels Thesaurus defines terrorism as the calculated use of violence against civilians to attain political or religious goals. Knowing that a terrorist could
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Child explores the human side of political conflict‚ particularly the Northern Irish conflict known as the Troubles. As the novel begins‚ Fergus McCann and his Uncle Tally cross the border into Southern Ireland to pilfer peat from a bog. While digging‚ Fergus uncovers the body of a child. At first he assumes she was murdered by the Provisional Irish Republican Army‚ known as the Provos‚ a paramilitary group fighting for Irish unity. When police come to examine the body‚ they realize the girl died long
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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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between Unionists and Nationalists. A vote was held to see whether the people of Northern Ireland wanted to become part of a united Ireland; only the sides who rejected the use of violence would be allowed a say in the running of Northern Ireland. The Irish government set up a Forum which was a series of meetings designed to promote trust between the two sides. Most of the political parties reacted positively to John Major and Albert Reynolds proposal‚ however Ian Paisley of the DUP and Gerry Adams of
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Terrorist Groups or Freedom Fighters - In Text Citation Practice It is important to understand how to acknowledge your sources and be academically honest. TASK 1) From the “Known Terrorist Groups” posters choose a group that interests you. 2) For that group‚ find at least 5 interesting quotations from articles that say something about the group being either a terrorist group of freedom fighters. 3) Create an MLA bibliography for each quote. eg) IRA “Real IRA members from Northern Ireland
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usually occurs during the last week of April‚ on Sunday and it is known for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter 1916 is a poem which documents the Irish revolution. In 1800s‚ Irish parliament signed the act of union with Great Britain; hence Irish became the part of Great Britain. As of which the Irish nationalists and revolutionist IRB (Irish Republican Brotherhood)‚ they were not happy about it and wanted to gain independence. IRB was formed in 1858 with 2000 members and “Easter 1916” – manuscripts
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subject because I am an African living in Ireland and this event involved Irish soldiers on peacekeeping duty in Africa. The aim of this study is to describe the events that took place in Jadotville and also the subsequent treatment by the Irish authorities of these brave men. I intend to do this by giving a detailed description of the events that took place during the siege and briefly describing the negative reaction of the Irish authorities in the aftermath and their later recognition of the bravery
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Cemetery in Dublin‚ where several prominent Irish national figures are buried. When Pearse gave his speech‚ British politicians such as the Prime Minister W.Gladstone tried to give to Ireland more political independence. But what is at stake in this document is that some Irish want to be ruled by themselves and not by London anymore. “Unfree” in the tittle could be interpreted by the way as if Ireland was a prisoner of the United Kigdom. That is why several Irish claimed their independence and want to
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writing to express his attitudes toward Irish politics‚ as well as to educate his readers about Irish cultural history. From an early age‚ Yeats felt a deep connection to Ireland and his national identity‚ and he thought that British rule negatively impacted Irish politics and social life. His early compilation of folklore sought to teach a literary history that had been suppressed by British rule‚ and his early poems were odes to the beauty and mystery of the Irish countryside. This work frequently integrated
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