The Rising Essays

  • The Easter Rising of 1916

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    Irish citizens took upon themselves the responsibility of overthrowing the British Government in Ireland during the “Easter Rising of 1916”, which was the result of centuries of rights violations against the Irish by the British. Oppression of the Irish began in A.D. 1367 with the Statute of Kilkenny, which restricted the traditions of the Irish and placed them under the authority of the English in Ireland. (Hardiman) Oppression of the Irish was expanded in the late 1600s and early 1700s with a

  • Esperanza Rising Essay

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    I have chosen to do my final project on the fiction novel, Esperanza Rising written by Pam Muñoz Ryan. The novel, Esperanza Rising was published in the year 2000 by Scholastic Inc., in New York, New York. Esperanza Rising is a fiction novel about a young girl named Esperanza Ortega. The story first takes place in the mid 1920’s, years after the Mexican Revolution, on a ranch in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Esperanza Ortega is from a wealthy family, as her father is an affluent landowner. However, Esperanza’s

  • Why The Dark Is Rising Be Banned

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    The book “The Dark Is Rising” has been challenged to be banned from the American Canyon Middle School. The Dark Is Rising has won Five series contemporary fantasy novels for older children and young adults. The Dark is Rising is a good fantasy book for people to read because it has a lot of good action from the characters. The character “Will” needs to go on six magical signs. The Dark Is Rising is a great book to read. People should read the book if they like action and fantasy. In my opinion “The

  • Michael Joseph O’Rahilly and the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland

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    The role of Michael Joseph O’Rahilly (also known as “The O’Rahilly”) in the Easter Rising of 1916, is not much talked about, and this, in my opinion, makes it all the more fascinating. Many would feel, that he has, in a sense, been ‘written out of history’. O’Rahilly was a man who believed that the Irish people could not achieve independence of the British without confrontation in an armed struggle. It was for this reason that he joined played a large part in the foundation of the Irish Volunteers

  • Crossed By Ally Condie: Character Analysis

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    selfless. R- Ky follows Cassia to the Rising even though he does not want to join it. R- He brings a boat to get Cassia to the Rising and lets her choose Indie to take with instead of Ky. Y- Ky has been cut deep. R- Ky had to watch his parents die. R- Ky has walked around carrying many secrets and emotions without sharing them for quite awhile now. G- Ally Condie characterizes Ky. Ally Condie characterizes Ky. Ky is selfless. Ky follows Cassia to the Rising even though he does not want to

  • A Rhetorical Analysis Of Cartoons By Marshall Ramsey

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    cartoons comment on politics while some others comment on science, and entertainment. A large chunk of cartoons are created with the sole intent to entertain the readers. In this cartoon, Marshall Ramsey hilariously draws a comparison between the rising obesity levels and gas prices using symbolism, analogy, and exaggeration. The rise in obesity levels and gas prices poses a grave concern to the economy and the society at large. Marshall tries to bring out this message in his cartoon. In this cartoon

  • China Rising

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    China Rising invites people to gauge the Rise of China and its effects particularly on the East Asian countries with a new lens. David Kang argues that China’s rise cannot be compared with western nations from the past and it certainly cannot be concluded that its rise would provoke instability in the region. Kang introduces that “identities are central to explaining source of stability and potential instability in East Asia.” The author insists to look at China’s rise from the East Asian context

  • Rising Above

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    If you have an abusive relationship with your drug and alcohol addicted parents, could you ever rise above it? Could you ever live up to your full potential? Our country has continued to struggle with these problems over the years. Some give up and settle for the sad life they’ve been born into while others are motivated by the desire to be anything like that. Factors that may affect whether or not a person can rise above a difficult family upbringing include your education, drive, choices, and drugs/alcohol

  • The Sun Rising

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    “The Sun Rising” The 17th century gave birth to a new school of poetry, that was led a by a brilliant poet, John Donne. John Donne’s unconventional style of writing and unorthodox ways of expression have inspired great controversies since then, but at the same time elevated him to a title not given to many ordinary poets. John Donne is amongst few poets who have been named metaphysical poets. “The Sun Rising” is a complex poem, which successfully demonstrates many of the qualities of metaphysical

  • How Did The Irish Rebellion Fail

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    Another contributing factor that suggests that poor leadership was the main reason for the failure of the rising was due to the fact that the rebels had no internal support- the IRB failed to gain the support from the rest of Ireland that they required for support. There were few supporters as it was, most of which were from Dublin, this meaning that there was no support from the remainder of Ireland, either due to them listening to Macneill or the fact they didn’t actually know about it. The rebels

  • Rising Tensions

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    During the Second World War, the United States allied itself with the Soviet Union, Britain and France to defeat the Axis forces made up by the fascist countries of Germany, Italy, and Japan. The United States and the Soviet Union, however, only allied because it benefited them both to defeat the fascist nations, not because they trusted each other; they had conflicting ideas that did not allow them to agree on an action. At first, the result of World War II seemed to favor the Axis powers, but

  • Patrick Pearse In The Irish Revolutionary War

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    dedication to his country and his culture as the Amish do to their religion today. Pearse’s early life and ambitions shaped him into the hard working, intelligent man he was. Through his life experiences, endeavors, poetry and his role in the Easter Rising, Pearse greatly affected the outcome of the Irish Revolutionary War. Patrick Pearse was a dedicated traditionalist and a cause of the Irish Independence War. Born to an English stone carver and an Irish women in the Dublin, Patrick Pearse had one

  • The Women's Movement in Ireland

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    Bean na hÉireann (Women of Ireland) was the Journal of Inghinidhe na hÉireann (Daughters of Ireland) which was a women’s organisation set up in 1900 by Maud Gonne MacBride. Helena Moloney, a member of Inghinidhe na hÉireann, became the editer of Bean na hÉireann, the paper advocated for feminism, nationalism, separatism from Britain and militancy. It gave women nationalists a voice. The paper was distributed freely to everyone, members of Inghinidhe na hÉireann, as well as men and women of Ireland

  • Michael Collins

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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

  • Symbolism in To Kill a Mockingbird

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    age of ten and her older brother Jem is about thirteen. Their summer days consist of playing make believe, fictional games from dawn until dusk with their friend, Dill, from Montgomery, Alabama. In the child's world, the twilight sky represents the rising sun, the dawn of a new day, and the commencement of a full day of children's games and activities. The child's world that exists during the daytime is a world flourishing with innocence and simplicity. However, the daytime is the only time when the

  • Stephen Dedalus in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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    The revolutionaries of the 1916 Easter Rising and Sinn Fein. In the same year A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was published, between 1000 and 1500 Irish patriots tried to capture the town of Dublin on Easter Day. The Easter Rising, as it was called, led to the death of approximately 1000 Irishmen and 500 Britons. Of the 1000 Irishmen, many were women and children, while of the 500 Britons; all were either soldiers or policemen. The Easter Rising was not a spontaneous ev... ... middle

  • The Irish Easter Rebellion 1916

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    Northern Aid Inc., New York, USA. Available from: [15/2/05] Berry, Ben. (2002). Easter 1916, [Internet]. Document reproduced by University of Maryland Honours Program, Maryland, USA. Available from: [18/4/05] Fitzgibbon, Constantine. 1916: The Rising, Britain. Article reproduced by Irish Jokes: An Alternative Website (2004) [Internet]. Available from: [12/2/04] Grant, Ted. (1966). Connolly and the 1916 Easter Uprising [Internet]. Document created by In Defence of Marxism Website, Australia. Available

  • W.B. Yeats' September 1913 and Easter 1916 Poem

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    Easter 1916, the reader is able to notice a change in the people’s views and see that they are now the ones who are fighting for Ireland’s independence in honor of their previous leaders. The change Yeats talks about is that the result of the 1916 rising and the execution of some of its leaders. In turn the country revolted into the War of Independence. The Free State resulted in dividing the country both geographically and passionately along with those who had accepted the Free State and those who

  • The Impact Of Information Technology On The UK Financial Sector

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    The Impact of Information Technology on the UK Financial Sector I have studied that in business, information technology can be used if effective in a strategic way in order to gain a competitive advantage and this can be seen in the UK financial services. In such an industry it can be said to be one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing sectors of the economy. Such a rate of change and growth has created a prolific environment for the innovation of information technology. The application of information

  • The Spinx

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    associated with the god Amun. The Great Sphinx is to the northeast of Chephren's Valley Temple. Where it sits was once a quarry. Chephren's workers shaped the stone into the lion and gave it their king's face over 4,500 years ago. The sphinx faces the rising sun with a temple to the front, which resembles the sun temples which were built later by the kings of the 5th Dynasty. The figure was buried for most of its life in the sand. King Thutmose IV (1425 - 1417 BC) placed a stela between the front paws