Easter Rising

Sunday 30th of January 1972 was the day all of Ireland ran red with blood, the day of the ‘Bogside Massacre’! ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ by U2 is written about the events of the ‘Bogside Massacre’ or ‘Bloody Sunday’ as it is more commonly known. ‘Bloody Sunday’ happened on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, a town in Northern Ireland. British Soldiers from the 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment, also known as 1PARA, shot 26 unarmed civilians, 14 were killed. Many victims were shot fleeing from

Shays’ Rebellion was an armed uprising of farmers in Massachusetts from 1786 to1787. Farmers in Massachusetts rebelled against the United States government. This occurred because several farmers incurred high debts from creditors, that they could not afford to pay off. Farmers also suffered from high taxes, that the government imposed in attempt to pay off debt from the Revolutionary War. Massachusetts did not respond to farmers asking for help, so the rebellion transpired. The main conflict of

Martin McGartland was an Irish republican growing up in the Ballymurphy Estate in the Catholic side of Belfast. Many would think that he was a member of the IRA just like any other eighteen year old living in the Ballymurphy Estate. Instead of joining the IRA, Martin actually worked with the Special Branch of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, providing intelligence on possible IRA attacks and in the process saved multiple innocent lives. Martin McGartland told accounts through his biography, “ Fifty

On June 28, 1922 Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland had a war over the peace treaty between Britain and Ireland. The IRA had recruited one man to go behind enemy lines and kill Northern Ireland’s general to stop the attacking force. They had recruited Eoghan Reid. Eoghan has red hair, an average build, he’s 5 feet 7 inches tall, and a short beard. He was recruited because of his intelligence, his training, his quick thinking, and he focuses on the task at hand. He was sent on his mission

An Anthem Against Abuse U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday was inspired by the events that occurred on January 30, 1972. On this day British Army troops attacked unarmed protesters in Londonderry, a town in Northern Ireland. Sunday Bloody Sunday mourns the deaths of these innocents. Moreover, it decries the injustice of that tragic day. Initially, conflicts between Protestants and Catholics led to British troops being sent to Northern Ireland. While their presence was initially welcomed, overtime

One of the most important religious holidays in Romania is Easter, the annual festival commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on a Sunday on changeable dates between March and April. Usually it is a week after the Catholic Easter. In Romania, the Christian Church says that Jesus was born during the winter solstice and his death followed by his resurrection happened during the spring equinox. Everyone, rich or poor, dresses in their best clothing; some are dressed in national

Following Tradition When one thinks of the word tradition, the thought that often comes to mind is a positive one, such as the thought of Christmas dinner at grandma's house or church on Easter Sunday. Most of these traditions we follow blindly, meaning that it is just something we do even if we do not remember why. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a tradition is “an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought or action” (757). Since it is inherited, we do not really have

lock to fit the key left to him by his father. Similarly, Bruce Springsteen’s album The Rising examined the many ways people find comfort after a disaster, particularly after the 9/11 attacks. The common theme of seeking comfort after a loss is demonstrated in both Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and The Rising as a literal journey and as a search for physical and emotional human connection, although The Rising emphasizes finding comfort in religion. Oskar Schell and the narrators of “Further On

the chief of the savage group, and Ralph, the chief of the civilized group. By relating these conflicts to the characters, Golding is able to show the growing tension between civilization and savagery. However, there are three key moments in the rising action that best portrays this point; when the fire is let to burn out and a boat passes by the island, when Jack abandons Ralph’s group to create his own, and when the savage group steals Piggy’s specs to make their own fire. If these events never

cast into the cold and unknown due to the rising cost of housing