The Dark Is Rising The Book of Gramarye Summary Will and Merriman were in a bright room again‚ the ceilings were high‚ painted with pictures of trees and mountains‚ full of music and people‚ dressed like a brilliant scene from a history book‚ with clothes from a whole different century. A lady in white swept forward to meet them‚ with a voice and facial structure identical to that of Miss Greythorne‚ which turned out to be Miss Greythorne but much younger. As they headed toward the back
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Easter Rising[edit] The struggle for Home Rule‚ along with labour unrest‚ had led to the formation in 1913 of two major nationalist paramilitaries responsible for the Easter Rising: The Irish Citizen Army was established by James Connolly and labour unions‚ to protect strikers from violence during the 1913 Lockout. The Irish Volunteers were created in the same year‚ by the IRB and other nationalists‚ in response to the formation of the Ulster Volunteers‚ a loyalist body pledged to oppose Home
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QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE 94-50 159TH STREET JAMAICA‚ NEW YORK 11451 Telephone: 718-657-3181 Fax: 718-657-2579 Jie Zhang‚ Principal Lenneen Gibson‚ Assistant Principal Greg Reo‚ Assistant Principal SUMMER ASSIGNMENT FOR RISING SENIORS Tennessee Williams begins The Glass Menagerie with a comment by Tom Wingfield‚ who serves as both narrator of and character within the play: “Yes‚ I have tricks in my pocket‚ I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician
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Easter Rising‚ Anglo-Irish War‚ Treaty Negotiations and the Civil War. Although he was only active over a relatively short period of time‚ his significance in such events was profound. His public image changed throughout the years‚ from one of the UKs most wanted men to a reasonable politician. In 1916 during the Easter Rising his role was relatively low key‚ but by 1922 he ultimately gave his life in the Civil War for what he believed in. Michael Collins took part in the Easter Rising in Dublin
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Easter Uprising of 1916 By Brianna Dicks Due 5-11-11 4th Hour Mrs. Myers and Mr. Flyte What exactly was the Easter Uprising and how did it change Ireland? The Easter Uprising was in April 1916 in Dublin. It was a turning point in modern Irish history
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approach to the struggle for Irish independence Throughout Pearse’s life he made many attempts to promote Irish Nationalism. The aim of this assignment is to look at this along with his role in the Gaelic League‚ education‚ Irish volunteers and the Rising while also discussing his oration at the graveside of O ‘Donovan Rossa. Pearse born in 1879 was a central figure in Irish History. During his childhood he accepted Ireland as part of Britain but at the same time being sympathetic to the Home Rule
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was impressed by the clever structure of the poem. It has four stanzas‚ two containing sixteen lines and two containing twenty-four lines‚ thus commemorating the date of the Easter rising (24th April 1916). I also admired Yeats for having the humility to admit that he had been wrong about the people involved in the rising. Just as Yeats publicly condemned the patriots in “September 1913”‚ Yeats issues a public apology to the patriots. Through the use of repetition “polite meaningless words” and “transformed
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Michael Collins 1. On the16th October 1890 Michael Collins was born in West Cork near Sam’s Cross‚ named after Sam Wallace‚ a local highwayman. Michael was born to father Michael Senior and mother Marianne O’Brien. Even though there was a 52-year age difference it did not stop them from making Michael the youngest of 8 children. Collins’ father‚ Michael Senior‚ said on his deathbed "Mind that child"‚ pointing to his six-year-old son. "He’ll be a great man yet‚ he’ll do great things for Ireland."
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1)Title: Esperanza Rising Author: Pam Munoz Ryan Genre: Novel‚ Fiction 2) Plot- On the day of Esperanza’s birthday‚ was also the day when the grapes began to harvest. Every year her parents would celebrate the harvest & her birthday. A few weeks after the harvest finished and the party preparation stated‚ Esperanza accidently cut her thumb while picking a rose. She knew it meant bad luck‚ but she picked more flowers while waiting for her papa. She waited for a long time and decides to leave
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Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? The word terrorism carries a very negative connotation in the western world. The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City‚ the Unabomber‚ and countless atrocities the modern news is plagued with frequently skews what terrorism is and what terrorists are. During the American Revolution‚ the colonist rebels used terrorist tactics to win the war and secure their freedom. They were considered freedom fighters‚ not terrorists. However‚ when opinions are taken
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