Essays Tagged: "Northern Ireland"

A review of the book, Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication by James Curtis

d past.Beginning in the backwoods of the Carolina's, young Andrew Jackson was born to a couple from Northern Ireland that migrated here during a time of social and economic turmoil. Arriving in the la ...

(4 pages) 103 0 3.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

"Will the UK Constitutional reform programme 'save' the state or hasten its demise."

been devolved away from Westminster to the Scottish Parliament, and to the assemblies of Wales and Northern Ireland. The Upper Chamber of the Westminster Parliament itself, the House of Lords, has se ... discussing the "future of the state itself." As such, the issue of devolving power within Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England will be looked at in depth. The recent history, the current situ ...

(16 pages) 174 1 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Ireland

e ours.The republic of Ireland covers 83% of its stand with the other 17% containing the country of Northern Ireland. There are twenty-six counties in the Republic with the over-all capitol of Dublin. ... the Republic with the over-all capitol of Dublin. The six northeastern counties form the county of Northern Ireland which is actually connected to the republic. Northern Ireland is part of the United ...

(4 pages) 96 0 3.2 Feb/1994

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Terrorism Vs. Asmmetrical Conflict : 1972 Olympic Masacre (Munich)

uld hear of terrorism it always seemed to be taking place in the Middle East, African Embassy's, or Northern Ireland. It never really appeared to directly affect us in the United States; boy has that ...

(3 pages) 158 4 4.2 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers

Ireland- this report is on ireland's government, holidays, location, population, religion, activities and more.there is a bibliography of 5 resoures

in the in the British Isles. It occupies five- sixths of the island and the remaining one- sixth is Northern Ireland. The Capital is Dublin. The North Atlantic Ocean, North Channel, Irish Sea, Saint G ... ution, its influence is reflected through law and government. The Archbishop of Armagh, which is in Northern Ireland, is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. The events over the last 500 yeas have c ...

(7 pages) 142 0 3.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Rural Tourism in Northern Ireland

communities that they, the people, and the land are the two most outstanding natural resources that Northern Ireland possesses.These two resources give Northern Ireland its two natural industries, tou ... rospect of rural tourism began.The main purpose of the study is to explore rural development within Northern Ireland in the past decade and also within a study area of South Down / South Armagh, and t ...

(6 pages) 93 0 2.1 Apr/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

United Kingdom: An Economic Overview

United Kingdom consists of four different regions or countries being England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. England is the largest and most populous division of the island of Great Britain, ... of Great Britain, making up the south and east. Wales is on the west and Scotland is to the north. Northern Ireland is located in the northeast corner of Ireland, the second largest island in the Bri ...

(15 pages) 283 0 4.2 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Economy, Finance, Industry and Trade in Northern Ireland

Northern Economy, Finance, Industry and Trade*Ireland is currently enjoying a period of economic gro ... is taken to be a good indication of a region's relative prosperity and since 1989, GDP per head in Northern Ireland increased almost by 58%. This compares with a 49.9% increase in the UK as a whole. ... This compares with a 49.9% increase in the UK as a whole. Having said this however, GDP per head in Northern Ireland still remains lower than the rest of the UK.*Personal disposable income in Northern ...

(4 pages) 79 1 4.5 Aug/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Research paper on major peace achievements and agreements in northern ireland since the beginning of the "troubles." includes citations and works cited

Since 1966 the words Northern Ireland have conjured images of violence and bitter sectarian division. During that period ... images of violence and bitter sectarian division. During that period the six counties that make up Northern have witnessed a depressing display of death and injury as Catholics and Protestants fought ... total of 3,636 people were killed and ten times as many were injured as the conflict spread beyond Northern Ireland's borders onto the British mainland (Anderson 23). Most of the victims were innocen ...

(5 pages) 124 0 4.6 Dec/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Translations(Brian Friel)is best read as an elegy for a doomed culture. The only response it elicits is to mourn that culture depicted in the play as forever lost. Do you agree?

reactions because of the text's relevance to the issues of a much closer past and the situation in Northern Ireland even today. The play takes on a large responsibility by addressing a past which is ... are so influenced by parents, literature and education it would be possible to especially in 1980's Northern Ireland to grow up with a very one sided view of your personal history. Even though the pla ...

(6 pages) 76 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Market Entry Strategy

in the Republic of Ireland is carried out by one distributor. Quest has also recently expanded into Northern Ireland and uses the same distributor. The distributor receives all orders and the product ... 1501541573.2 DemographicsThe UK has a population of 59,647,790 (July 2001), which is split between Northern Ireland (3%), Scotland (9%), Wales (5%) and Britain (83%). 19% of the population are aged b ...

(14 pages) 504 0 3.9 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is known for the fights between Catholics and Protestants. The war has been going o ... and is still going on. The Catholics do not like the Protestants and visa versa. In the streets of Northern Ireland military is patrolling with guns and at the school the students are searching for w ...

(2 pages) 47 0 1.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Northern Ireland conflict

Northern Ireland is known for the fights between Catholics and Protestants. The war has been goingon ...

(1 pages) 65 2 3.8 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Sainbury's management information system

stores throughout the UK each week. Of these stores, 17 are in Scotland, nine in Wales and seven in Northern Ireland. Nearly 60 percent of their stores are in town-centre or edge-of-centre location. S ...

(22 pages) 626 0 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The British withdrew from Ireland with great speed and remarkably little bloodshed.

Britain has yet to complete its withdrawal from Ireland thus attributing the decades of violence in Northern Ireland to this withdrawal process. For the purpose of this essay I have taken the view tha ...

(8 pages) 64 0 3.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Why is IRA decommissioning so important?

eve the major reason for the restricted progress towards peace that has been made over the years in Northern Ireland is the lack of trust. With the IRA refusing to decommission, a step back was made i ... ill never be peace.It is not often that there is any input from ordinary people about the future of Northern Ireland. This is mainly out of fear of being hurt due to their views. If there is no violen ...

(3 pages) 47 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Ireland, the history, economics, current events, etc...

angloirish treaty freed Ireland from Great Britain and divided it into The Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland, which is still under British control. Ireland wasn't fully independent until 1949 ... nly occupied the freed Irish Republic, while the Protestants, also knows as the loyalists, occupied Northern Ireland, still owned by Great Britain. The Catholics living in Northern Ireland were treate ...

(4 pages) 101 0 4.4 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Library & Information Science

"Voices of Northern Ireland: Growing Up in a Troubled Land." Carolyn Meyer. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987, 206 pp., $12.00. ISBN 0-15-200635-4 BOOK REVIEW

Through interviews and observations, Carolyn Meyer attempts to describe the atmosphere of Northern Ireland, in Voices of Northern Ireland: Growing Up in a Troubled Land. The book is written ... life in this sad, troubled country that would contribute to a better understanding of the people of Northern Ireland, and, ultimately, to a better understanding of ourselves," (16). She claims that a ...

(2 pages) 13 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Should Britain reform the existing electoral system for general elections?

m of the plurality system. The current system of voting for general elections in Britain and Northern Ireland is called the plurality system. In order to win a constituency a candidate needs to ...

(4 pages) 21 0 4.0 May/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Lieutenant of Inishmore, by Martin McDonagh

has tried to depict, although a bit too surrealistically, the violent extremism that the people of Northern Ireland have to face, live with, and cope with daily. This play looks like a satire on the ...

(2 pages) 29 0 2.0 May/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art