The Anglo-Irish relationship is one that has been filled with tension for over three hundred years. Beginning in the 1600s, English Protestants, supported by their government, settled in large numbers in Ireland and began to systematically dis-enfranchise the native population. Through land ownership and legal discrimination, the Irish lived as sub-citizens in their own country; this mistreatment by the British culminated in the Great Famine of 1845, which created the atmosphere of ant-imperial nationalism
The Northern Territory, which covers over one-sixth of the Australian continent, contains a variety of habitats in which numerous species of wildlife live. These habitats range from the tropical north or Top End to the arid desert regions in the south. Several feral animals, including large mammals, inhabit these regions. Feral species in the Northern Territory include introduced wild animals such as rabbits, foxes, cane toads and deer. They also include livestock include buffalo, cattle, horses
The fight for independence was not simply to challenge Edward I’s overlordship of Scotland. After Balliol’s abdication of the crown in 1296 and his subsequent imprisonment, the country was left to the English administration. The Scot’s continued to fight against the English, however, they were not a united front. The circumstances of Balliol’s ascension to the crown in 1291 had created civil disputes in Scotland. The Great Cause of 1291 had seen seven families attempt to claim the throne. Edward
It was 1845. A farmer checked in on it's potato crops. Nothing seemed wrong with them at first. When the farmer looked around, he saw other farmers staring at their crops. Confused, he dug up one of them and noticed brown spots covering the potato. The farmer later was unable to get potatoes and decided to sail to America. He eventually died This is what happened to everyone in Ireland. When faced with this problem, many people had a life-changing choice. They could either try to move or stay in
When you hear the word mockingbird, the first image that might pop up in your head is just an innocent regular bird. A mockingbird is a beautiful bird that is different from any other bird. They love to sing and they sing beautiful songs for anyone who wants to hear them. In Maycomb, this small town is filled with prejudice, which creates a town full of misunderstood and innocent people, also known as mockingbirds. Throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, she demonstrates the use
The Legacy that Britain left for Ireland is that Ireland is and is not better with England. In this you will find out about Ireland and its history. Before England took over there was the founding of Ireland and the Vikings. During British rule you will hear about the Potato Famine and how few survived. Then After the British left Ireland alone and the Protestants and the Catholics try to show their dominance over the other. Finally you will read a paraphrasing of a short story by Mary Beckett in
“’Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,’” (119). The book To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, takes place in the 1930’s. It is set in Maycomb County, Alabama, and is an engaging “coming-of-age” novel. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, having good manners, different types of prejudice, and the importance
As tensions rose in Northern Ireland, British troops were deployed in an effort to control the situation; because of this the Provisional Irish Republican Army looked to new ground to be the centre point of their campaign. Britain became the Provisional IRA’s ground of choice
The spark that ignited Maguire’s discontent into open rebellion was the appointment and ensuing depredations of Captain Humphrey Willis. This was the same Willis, who had previously been driven out of Donegal by Hugh Roe O’Donnell in February 1592. He was appointed sheriff in the spring of 1593 and quickly re-established his pattern of raiding and spoiling that was familiar to the inhabitants of Tirconnell the previous year. Willis had no legal reason for spoiling Maguire’s lordship, and the authorities
Symbols, symbols, and more symbols everywhere we look. For example the recycling symbol, the caution symbol, and even the symbols on your television remote. The book To Kill a Mockingbird features various symbols, but one in particular is what the book focuses on, and that is the Mockingbird symbol. The Mockingbird is a symbol that represents many things, it represents innocence, a mocking behavior, and defense. This symbol is crucial to the book because throughout the story many characters display