University of Dublin Essays

  • Comparing Trinity College Library and The Hive

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    aluminium alloy (exterior) and water proof concrete (interior). Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios designed the building, which costs around ‘£38m’(Ijeh, The modern reader, p2). The library was designed for the use of public as well as the use Worcester University student. On the other hand, Christopher Wren designed The Trinity College in 1676-1695 in Cambridge. It’s a single large room, at the first floor level. Several feet below the external division, between the two stories, lies the floor of the library

  • Dublin 4 by Maeve Binchy

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    Dublin 4 by Maeve Binchy The novel Dublin 4 was written by Maeve Binchy in 1983. This consists of four short stories which all took place in a town called Dublin. The four short stories that Binchy wrote about are Dinner in Donnybrook, Flat in Ringsend, Decision in Belfield, and Murmurs in Montrose. Each story has different characters, plots, and imagery. Also they all have different themes and conflicts. At the end of each short story Maeve Binchy does not tell what the resolution to the conflict

  • Analysis of The Novel Dubliners by James Joyce

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    wrote]: 'I seriously believe that you will retard the course of civilization in Ireland by preventing the Irish people from having one good look in my nicely polished looking-glass'"1. A pivotal part of this "looking-glass" is Joyce's representation of Dublin, which functions akin to an external unconsciousness in that a series of unrelated characters experience similar problems by virtue of their common connection to the city. Furthermore, the characters absorb the city into their identities, creating

  • Dublin as City of Paralysis VS Paris as City of Darkness in Modernist Literature

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    discussed and analyzed to illustrate how Dublin and Paris are described as city of paralysis and city of darkness respectively. James Joyce chose Dublin not only as the setting of his short stories, more importantly, he wanted to “show the paralysis of the psyche, society and politics of Ireland”. (Daniels, 2) In the “Selected Letters of James Joyce”, Joyce clearly suggested that “[his] intention was to write a moral history of [his] country and [he] chose Dublin for the scene because that city seemed

  • Dublin, Ireland: A Comparison Of Living In Dublin And Ireland

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    Have you ever sat and thought that you if you could live anywhere where it would be? I have always wondered what it would be like to live in Dublin, Ireland, therefore it is one of the cities I picked to research and compare and contrast in my essay. I loved living in Colorado and would like to possibly move back there. My brother currently is living there in Denver, therefore Denver is the other city I will compare and contrast in this essay. First, I will explain the criteria that I would like

  • Paralysis In James Joyce's Dubliners

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    Joyce’s portrayal of Dublin in Dubliners is certainly not one of praise or fanfare. Rather, Joyce’s Dublin is a slumbering and pathetic portrayal of a metropolis in which her citizens cannot exercise the ability to break free from the city’s frigid grasp. Therefore, the Dubliners struggle to carve out a distinct identity that contains meaningful aspects of human life. Somerville states that “Dublin has suffered a sickness of the heart,” an assentation that certainly captures the undertones of paralysis

  • Stoney's Atomic Theory Essay

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    fourteen years before he coined the term electron. He also made contributions to the theory of gasses, cosmic physics, and estimated the number of molecules in a cubic millimeter of gas. After being educated at Trinity College Dublin he moved to Queens University in Dublin where he worked as the Secretary of the Administrative Headquarters of the Queens Colleges. It was then when he produced his most important conceptions and calculations. His particular theory was that electrical charges in atoms

  • Nursing

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    2014. Introduction to Ethics for Nursing [Lecture to BSc Nursing Stage 1], NMHS10080. University College Dublin. February 2014. Crawley, L. 2014. Respect for Dignity of the Person [Lecture to BSc Nursing Stage 1], NMHS10080. University College Dublin. February 2014. Government of Ireland (2000) A Strategy for the Pre-registration Nursing Education Degree Programme. The Report of the Nurse Education Forum. Dublin: The Stationery Office. McGowan, L.S. (2006). What to do when a patient refuses evidence-based

  • James Joyce:A Portrait of the Artist

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    the smartest person in all of history. His most famous novel, Ulysses, is considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written. Beyond all of these superlatives lies a perfect case study in the creative mind and process. Joyce was born in a Dublin suburb on February 2, 1882 to John Stanislaus Joyce and Mary Jane Joyce. He was the first born of ten children and, as the family grew, their financial situation worsened. With each new child John was forced to mortgage another of his inherited properties

  • The Easter Rising of 1916

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    attempt an uprising in Dublin. Originally the uprising was planned as a distraction to allow German support to land in Ireland. The Germans sent arms to the Irish in early 1916, but the British intercepted the boat, ending German involvement. (1916rising.com) The failed German support delayed the Rising from Easter Sunday to the following monday. The Easter Rising began on the morning of April 24, 1916. The rebellion opened with rebels seizing several buildings including the Dublin General Post Office

  • Jonathan Swift's Life And Biography Of Jonathan Swift

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    Youth Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was the second child and only son of Jonathan Swift (1640–1667) and his wife Abigail Erick (or Herrick), of Frisby on the Wreake.[3] His father, a native of Goodrich, Herefordshire, accompanied his brothers to Ireland to seek their fortunes in law after their Royalist father's estate was brought to ruin during the English Civil War. Swift's father died in Dublin about 7 months before he was born,[4][5][6] and his mother returned to England. He

  • James Joyce

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    Joyce was born on February 2, 1882 in Dublin, Ireland, and he was raised in a Roman Catholic dominant family with his mother being a successful pianist and his father being a failure at holding a stable household. However, his father was an impressive singer. Joyce was an intelligent and motivated child, so he was able to teach himself Norwegian and other languages. Therefore, he was able to read and analyze many plays that no other monolingual person could. Some books he read as a child greatly

  • 19th Century Ireland Research Paper

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    In the august of 1800 British administration in Dublin castle adopted a more interventionist policy in Ireland, intervention became more decisive and extensive in Ireland than Britain. Idea of centralised and impartial administrative ethos was applied early on which then established a centralist approach to tackling social problems and to the delivery of social policies in this country, an approach that has persisted to this day. By 1830s, Irish poverty was spreading into English cities where thousands

  • The Irish Easter Rebellion 1916

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    Scotland and Wales. Laws discriminating against Catholics and the handling of the Irish Potato Famine of 1845-50 led to increased tension and the proposal of introducing Home Rule gained support. In 1913 there was a general strike of workers in Dublin led by James Connolly of the Irish Transport and General Workers Union (I.T.G.W.U.). This action was followed by the 1913 Lock-Out during which employers literally locked workers out of their factories. Also in 1913 John Redmond, leader of the Irish

  • Comparing Alcoholism in Grace and Dubliners

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    drink. Among despair, isolation and dependence, alcoholism is a theme that runs through all the stories. Alcoholism is the focus in "Grace" where Joyce takes the symbolic alcoholic and shows us what Joyce believes is a part of the problem plaguing Dublin. When we first meet Tom Kernan, we are not even told his name. Kernan is an anonymous being-a drunk that is not differentiated from any other drunk. In his alcohol-induced state he is barely human. "He lay curled up at the foot of the stairs down

  • Seamus Heaney Research Paper

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    Seamus Heaney is an irish poet with a country style influence on his poetry and the industrial messages scattered throughout his work, shows how powerful poetry can be when drawn from one’s lifestyle. Heaney grew up in Country Derry, but later moved to Dublin, where he gained an interest in poetry, after reading Robert Frost, Ted Hughes, and Patrick Kavanagh, role models who impacted Heaney's poetry to influence the style of heaney's work to incorporate imagery with various sights sounds, and textures

  • George W. Russell (AE Æ),- His Life, Paintings and Impact on Irish Culture

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    he had done for Irish culture I embarked on a cultural trip around Dublin. I started off by going to the Oriel Gallery a Clare Street to see some of his paintings. My next step was a visit to 3 Upper Ely Place (behind Saint Stephen’s Green), a place where Æ Russell lived between 1891 and 1898 (1897) and one of two places in Dublin where you still can see an original mural signed Æ Russell. Sadly, a lot of his other murals on Dublin walls has been torn down, taking an important part of cultural heritage

  • Biography: James Joyce

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    James Joyce, whose full name was James Augustine Aloysuis Joyce, known as one of the greatest Irish literature writers in the 20th century(FamousAuthors). Born in Dublin, Ireland, February 2, 1882 into a middle class family. Joyce was one of ten surviving children. John Stanislaus Joyce was James father. A talented singer, just about one of the best in Ireland during his time. Although he had an extraordinary talent, he could not provide a steady household for the family. After being laid off from

  • Not So Modest

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    The introduction of “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift will turn out to be not so modest. Swift divides his thesis into two parts. The first part of his proposal is an outlandish idea of using human babies for food. The theory behind this is the Irish have enough children around to supplement their lack of food. In the second part he will unveil his true intentions, which is, for the English to help out the poor Irish people. Swift uses different technics throughout his proposal to get the attention

  • Concepts Of Social Policy Essay

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    Theories and Concepts of Social Policy Essay- Aisling McNeill- 14437988 “What is Social Policy?” The question “what is social policy?” is an extremely difficult one to answer in a mere one thousand words. I decided to try and give a broad answer to this by covering three aspects of social policy. I looked at defining “social policy” and some academics thoughts on this subject. I then looked into a small part of the history of social policy by referring to the start of social policy in Ireland