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Essays 271 - 300

'Guests of the Nation' by Frank O'Connor

In six pages this paper examines this text on the Irish independence conflict in terms of its strengths and weaknesses or limitati...

Fools of Fortune by William Trevor

wish that somehow you might have shared my childhood, for I would love to remember you in the scarlet drawing room, so fragrant in...

Cultural Ambivalence in Translations by Irish Playwright Brian Friel

In twelve pages this report discusses the Irish cultural ambivalence as a result of British dominance that is featured in the play...

The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor

In five pages this novel is analyzed in terms of its themes and portrayal of pertinent Irish American political and social issues ...

James Joyce Portrait as a Young Man

In ten pages this paper examines the author's life as it reveals itself in his novel 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' and e...

William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Colonialism, and Irish Identity

In eight pages this paper discusses how colonialism has shaped Irish identity in a comparative analysis of some poems by W.B. Yeat...

Fact or Fiction in the Life and Film Adaptations of Michael Collins

the boundaries of Eire. While Jordans film begins amidst the political turmoil of Ireland in 1916, with Jordan at the center of t...

Intercultural Communications and Irish Americans

massive prejudices against immigrants and of extraordinary displacements of people from their communities of origin, the question ...

Overview of Irish Screenplays

In eight pages Frank McGuiness' Someone Who'll Watch Over Me and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World are examined in the...

Capitalism and Exploitation of Chinese, Irish, and Italian Immigrants and Native Americans

In seven pages the ways in which capitalism has exploited the Native Americans and discriminated against immigrants most notably t...

Romantic Era Poetic Influence of Thomas Moore

biographer. (5) It can also be argued that Moore had an influence on his contemporaries in the Romantic Era. Even though he spen...

British Judges and Judiciary Powers

Therefore, England never developed a comprehensive compact between the government and the people.2 Because of this, Britain has no...

British Army and Sinn Fein Influences on Northern Ireland

revolt against the United Kingdom occurred in 1916, over a decade after the formation of the group. While the first revolt was su...

Single Currency Advantages and Disadvantages

In five pages this paper discusses monetary union's pros and cons with Irish and European examples used. Four sources are listed ...

'Translations' and Irish Charms

cross-cultural issues; in one sense, someone born in a culture refutes it totally, in another sense, someone born in another cultu...

Irish Folk Drama and English Ritual Drama

the Christian faith, though it can be stated that this idea came from much earlier roots in human civilization. English Ritual D...

Architecture of a Hawaiian Home for an Irish Japanese Family

human being and the human beings relationship to both community and structure. Sissons (1998) explains that in many circumstances ...

World History and Ethnic Group Persecution

The main reason why the Huguenots were unpopular with the majority in France during the time period was because they were not of t...

Influences Upon the Poetry of William Butler Yeats

sense of landscape and, in particular, his sense of certain locales as cherished landmarks ("even sacred places") is inevitably li...

Irish Folklore in the Poetry of William Butler Yeats

strife. The folklore of the country became an important vehicle for recording that turmoil and strife and Yeats was a critical pl...

Creating a Brand

company was originally developed by a company called BMR Ltd. in England -- and in 1968, the company moved to Shannon in Ireland, ...

Contemporary Melting Pot and America

the great melting pot that is the United States. They will no longer be seen as outsiders, but an integral part of the society of ...

Preserving Irish and Douglas Hyde

centuries, Irish became the language of a disenfranchised people. It reentered the lives of the privileged classes with the advent...

Irish Politics and the Affair Between Kitty O'Shea and Charles Stewart Parnell

learned quickly and by 1877, he had developed a reputation that earned him the respect of the Irish in Great Britain, so much so t...

Irish Nationalism and Michael Collins, William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, and Umberto Saba

Joyces brother, Stanislaus, records that in April of 1907, in a conversation with Joyce questioned, "Do you not think Ireland has...

Society and Sociolinguistics

of distinguishing cultures within the larger diaspora through linguistic boundaries. What is Language? Language in...

Historical Development of the Irish Language

its history, was a country that was invaded many times, and settled by a variety of different groups (Irelandseye.com, 2004). By t...

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams

In twelve pages this paper examines Irish Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams and his role as peacemaker through the Good Friday agree...

Irish Literary Themes in 1916 by Morgan Llywelyn

conflict rages within, there are conflicts aplenty without. The passage of time also brings with it change, often initiated throu...

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift and Shock, Satire, and Irony

In five pages this paper examines the author's masterful uses of irony, satire, and shock in his criticism of British greed and Ir...