...oppression before, but their solidarity along with their strength and religious beliefs made it possible for them to find a better life by striving for success economically, politically and socially. Irish immigrants arrived here with very little education or skill set and jobs were hard to find. They came from poverty so they had little money or resources to start a business. Many of them did not want to return to farming because of their experience in Ireland. Women found jobs as maids, cooks, nannies or factory workers. Because of the country’s large industrial expansion many of the male immigrants worked long hard hours building bridges, railroad and canals for very low wages. Americans were not happy the Irish were taking many of their jobs which added to the already hostile environment. Business owners made it very clear that they did not want the Irish working for them by hanging signs in their windows that read, “Irish Need Not Apply.” Their living conditions here were not much better than what they left in Ireland. They stuck together and formed small communities to live in...
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...The Irish Immigrant Experience Multiculturalism for Clinical Psychologists PSY 6010 R. Paul Johnson Saybrook University Abstract Popular media typically portrays the myth of the Irish-American experience as the story of starving paupers fleeing Ireland in old broken wooden ships and arriving in some unwanted land, such as Boston or New York. Always remaining in their dockside slums, working dockside as longshoremen until they were able to become police officers. This same myth continues to hold that their descendants continue to live in three storied houses within ethnic ghettos where they have big parades of St. Patrick’s Day. The reality of Irish immigration to America holds a much more complex story. This paper will provide some historical context of the experiences of Irish emigration as well as the immigrants themselves. The trauma associated with early emigration has had a lasting effect on this ethnic group which will also be evaluated herein. The Irish Immigrant Experience It was during the great famine of the 1840’s in Ireland that tens of thousands began to immigrate to America in hope of creating a better life for themselves and their families. Many fled to the Boston area and within one year Boston’s Irish population grew from 30,000 to nearly 100,000 ( Gordon, 1964). Upon arriving to the United States many of the new immigrants set out to find a job immediately, a majority of them finding positions as servants and in fact during this time...
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...Swift's mind-blowing satire, "A Modest Proposal," [mockingly!] proposes to illuminate the staggering neediness in Ireland by offering poor children as food for rich families. Swift goes ahead to clarify how this would take care of most Ireland's issues from residential abuse to neediness. Swift 's Projector clarifies his proposition inside-out, from various perspectives regarding these children as just another kind of domesticated animals. Towards the end, however, Swift records various changes that could help the nation. This rundown rolls out an improvement in tone. However, these changes vary from Swift's "modest proposal" considering the fact that rather than the poor relinquishing their children, it would include the rich yielding some of their luxuries. Enable me to bring out two of his "so" called favorable circumstances. 1) Children will never again be an expensive weight to their folks, they will be a remarkable inverse. My considerations on this sound silly...
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...Common Stereotypes Lori Woodard PHI 103 Aaron Novinger May 7, 2012 Running Head: Common Stereotypes Stereotyping in generally is characterized as a way of discrimination through prejudicial preconceived perceptions. It mainly consists of hasty generalizations about an individual based on these prejudices. Some examples of common misconceptional prejudices are women are the weaker sex, Jewish people are obsessed with money, and Blacks are more likely to be anti-social, violent, and more likely to commit a crime. (Rivers, 2011)In my lifetime, I have faced many stereotypes. Of the many that are out there, the three main stereotypes I still face today are gender stereotyping, social and economic status stereotyping, and ethnical stereotyping. Gender stereotyping has been one of the most common stereotypes I have had to face. This is because I had been born a female. The most common stereotypes about woman are they are the weaker sex, they are better barefoot and pregnant, and their place is to raise the children and to stay in the kitchen. This perception...
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...Frito Bellevue English 101 Mr.Maslonka Theory of stereotyping Stereotyping is a form of pre judgment that is as prevalent in today's society as it was 2000 years ago. It is a social attitude that has stood the test of time and received much attention by social psychologists and philosophers alike. Many approaches to, or theories of stereotyping have thus been raised. This essay evaluates the cognitive approach that categorization is an essential cognitive process that inevitably leads to stereotyping. Hamilton (1979) calls this a 'depressing dilemma'. Brown's (1995) definition of stereotyping through prejudice is the 'holding of derogatory social attitudes or cognitive beliefs, the expression of negative affect, or the display of hostile or discriminatory behavior towards members of a group on account of their membership to that group'. This definition implies that stereotyping is primarily a group process, through the individuals psyche's within that group. A further idea of stereotyping, defined by Allport (1954) as 'thinking ill of others without warrant', is that people 'make their mind up' without any personal experience. This pre judgment about a whole group is then transferred to the stigmatization of any individuals in that group. It is these ideas that the essay aims to evaluate, through the cognitive process of categorization and the above definitions that bring about three distinct features of stereotyping...
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...It is through this mysterious power that we too have our being and we therefore yield to our animal neighbours the same right as ourselves, to inhabit this land.” Sitting Bull Discrimination The Native Americans and the Irish faced very similar discrimination at the hands of the British Stereotypes – considered less than human, savages, unable to control oneself It is difficult for a culture to accept another culture if they are afraid of that culture “Othering,” or the process of two groups being seen as an “us vs. them” situation; as seen as the process of viewing another as “not one of us” Strips a person of their individuality; classifies a person according to a superficial category (i.e. race, gender,...
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...slower copared to europe in 60's and 70's women got equal financial social rights queen has ltd powers stated by convention etc Population in scotland is 8 % The cabinet is a very Small committee You DONT hv to be on electoral to visit parliament Archbishop is the SPIRITUAL leader of the church PM can appoint ministers of state Queen appoints Life Peers Speaker of House of common is an ordinary MP .. nt apptd by the queen Ireland assembly located in STORMONT Distance North Coast of Scot and SC of England is 870 miles Over 70% pop is Christian Queen came to thorne in 1952 18 mnths adult scheme, 6 mnths is young person 1/3 Pop has used illegal drugs at sm stage .. One in 3 go to higher edu.. Santa story came frm holland, sweden and Germany.. 2million chldrn at work any given time ... 4 hrs without 1 hr break 14 - 16 yrs Cig consumption is falling 12 adopted Euro in 2002 18 and above to st and as public officer 1948 immig invitation fwd to Westindies and Ireland 646 mps in UK parliament MPS ask questions durin question time Secd pop is larger than primary school population Under 19 represents 25% of the pop Citizenship IS part of the national curiculum 75% of women with children are in jobs Women earn 20% LESS compared to men 1/3 of students go to uni after school or college Girls smoke MORE than boys Smoking and drinking NOT ALLD in public No national tests for 7 and 11 in wales ...
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...Team Assignment Concept Group 4 November 12, 2011 Members: Sharon Conner, Timothy Glaze, Bac Legaffney, Kristi Rosiak Concept: New Home Starter Kit Top Line Details: Buying a home is an exciting time for any new or experienced homebuyer in the market. So much of the work goes into actually buying a home- from searching to find the perfect house, putting in offer, closing costs, a date to move in etc. that a lot of the thought as to what is going to be needed once a person is actually in their home is often times forgotten. Currently, within the market there is no offering to first time homebuyers to help better prepare them for moving into their home on some of the things that come up unforeseen. Everything from a loose screw to air filters that might be dirty are things that will be discovered at some point but the homebuyers might not have the necessary tools to help perfect the home right then and there. We would be looking to market a “new home” kit that real estate agents can either sell or give as a “thank you” for your purchase to their clients. Some of the things the kit would include are: • The gift box would be in the shape of a house • A small toolbox of the necessities like a wrench, pliers, screw drivers, screws, picture mounting hooks, wires, batteries, drywall repair kit, flash light, emergency candles • A home maintenance guide for quick tips on how to winterize the house, when to change the filter, clean out the dryer lint, check...
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...Druidism in Europe The group of people known as the Druids, their practices, beliefs, and lives are shrouded in a great deal of mystery and misconception. Many people are fascinated by Druidism, and the tales of clandestine powerful wizards-quietly working their magick under the velvet cloak of night. Thus the truth is often overlooked, and not well understood. But who were they? Where did they come from? To truly understand them, it is imperative to examine what linguistic studies have taught us about their origins. Virtually all languages spoken today and throughout time- save for Finnish- stem from early forms of dialect called Proto Indo-European (PIE) Languages. Though it is impossible to discern the exact date that these first forms of communication were created, Latin, Sanskrit, and Greek all owe their origins to this early form of dialect. These PIE's as they are called and the people who spoke them influenced culture and society the world over as they spread from their origins in the area that is now Southern Russia. It was these early tribes of people that we know as The Celts. They first appeared as migrants from the Eastern Mediterranean to Britain in two waves- the first around 2300B.C., and the next around 2000B.C. From their ranks, arose the Druids. People such as Max Mueller- the creator of "The Science of Religion" during the 1880's, (Which later became what we now know as the field of Comparative Religion), were pioneers in discovering so much about...
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...U.S. & World History Themes One significant environmental factor that has contributed to the development of Egypt’s civilization is the bond between the Nile River and the Egyptian people. The Nile River provides a large amount of water. Soil is a great productivity caused by the Nile. The water levels began to rise each July and the floods reached their full height by the end of August. The flood began to recede, at the end of October, leaving deposits of silt behind (Metz, 1990). This helped flourish the land to produce an abundance of crops for food and trade. This also attracted settlers. With the cultivating success, the Egyptian society evolved rapidly. The Nile River was also the main way to transport goods, trade with outlying communities and to communicate (Hoyt, 2013). It has shaped the life of the Egyptian society. Dr. Robert Whiting describes the geographical process as a way things spread from one place to another (Whiting, PHD, 2013). Among the early human societies, tea is an important part of diffusion. Tea was discovered in China. The ideal climate in the country was perfect for harvesting the tea leaves. Tea can be traced back to 600 BC. It is believed that tea was used for herbal medicinal qualities. Tea became a popular drink during the Tang Dynasty of China (618AD) Tea then spread to Japan in the 6th century, by a priest studying in China. The tea was used for rituals for medicinal use, it is very popular beverage in today Japanese culture....
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...Foreign Direct Investment and Ireland’s Tiger Economy 1) In the economic history of Ireland there have been many changes due to different governments and different policies. The reasons behind the Ireland economic success are the good location of the country, because it’s like a bridge to the European union market for the American companies, low tax, in fact there is a tax rate of 12,5 % that is the lowest in the European Union, a multilingual labor force, that is very important for the multinational enterprise and the labor cost is cheaper than other nations with the same skilled workers like Switzerland and Netherlands and to conclude a very good system of transportation and logistics to move products toward major markets in Europe easily and quickly. In the Ireland economy FDI have played a central role. I would say an essential role for the economy. The lack of the corporate sector has been an active proponent for the Ireland government to attracts FDI, in fact a large part of the Ireland GDP is product by foreign firms, for instance Google, Apple, IBM and so on; this depend on the fact that a huge part of the Ireland work force works in the foreign company. 2) How we can see from the Irish case, a lot of countries during the years started to subsidize foreign direct investments and different firms started an aggressive export oriented strategy. This was led by the large potential profits that this strategy could create: by the host country point of view in fact (as it’s...
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...Jonathan Swift offers an ironic and gruesome solution to the poverty and famine of the Irish Catholic people whom are being burdened at the hands of the greedy and uncompassionate landlords with the intention of exposing the corruption within the kingdom. II. Topic Sentence: Jonathan Swift’s essay “A Modest Proposal” turns focus on the poor Irish community under the rule of the rich and uncaring landlords. A. Irish beggars have taken to soliciting the people in the streets for scraps of food or clothing in order to provide for their families. B. Swift wrote, “These mothers instead of being able to work for their honest livelihood, are forced to employ all their time in strolling to beg sustenance for their helpless infants: who as they grow up either turn to thieves for want of work,…” (Swift 1:4) C. Due to lack of proper employment the mothers have been forced to assume the role of a pauper in an effort to seek the kindness of strangers in order to provide nourishment for their children. With the substandard conditions and meager offerings available the children, when of age, often turn to a life of crime in order to help supplement their families’ earnings to survive. D. This statement shows the desperation of the Irish in order to provide for their families’ basic needs. E. He was trying to convey the state of the poor within the common wealth in order to assert his solution for the problem. He focuses on the Irish population, mainly children, who have the inability of...
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... The Whiskey Rebellion, also known to others as the Whiskey Insurrection, was a tax protest in the United States that started in 1791 when George Washington was president. The tax was the first to tax domestic products like distilled spirits (whiskey). Whiskey was the most popular distilled spirit in the 18th century, due to this it became known as the “whiskey tax.” The tax was part of Alexander Hamilton’s program to fund the debt that was generated during the American Revolutionary War. The whiskey tax created issues with Western grievances, resistance, and insurrection. Whiskey tax became quickly controversial, people of the frontier region believed that this tax unfairly targeted westerners. Whiskey was a very popular drink, farmers of this area made lots of their income by operating small stills to create whiskey. Farmers who lived west of the Appalachian Mountains distilled a very fine grain to create their whiskey; this was the most effective and profitable way for them to transport it over the mountains instead of taking a much heavier grain. The tax would help make western farmers less of a problem for farmers who produced grain in the east region. Since money was always in short supply on the frontier, whiskey almost always served as a medium exchange which helped avoid inconveniences in the trade system. Whiskey was mostly paid to poor people. The tax was originally an income tax that rich easterners did not have to pay. The biggest objection to the whiskey tax...
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...A Modest Proposal is a satirical pamphlet that explores the attitude that the rich have towards the poor and starving children that dwell in their society. The author Johnathan Swift effectively uses rhetorical devices such as ethos, pathos, and logos, as well as humor and sarcasm to shed light and highlight these attitudes. Johnathan starts off by blaming the mothers of these starving and poor children that they should find themselves work so that they can earn an honest living instead of begging and groveling on the streets in hopes to be able to feed their young ones and themselves. He also says that the children will then become thieves just to make ends meet when they are older and this is simply because their parents did not teach their children how to live a modest and honest life. Swift uses logical fallacies to make his argument in "A Modest Proposal". This is evident when he explains how a well nursed child at a year old is a delicious food to be roasted, stewed and boiled to be served and eaten. This is very much an inhumane solution to a problem that is effecting many. The logic really comes in when he says, "I believe no gentleman would repine to give ten shillings for the carcass of a good fat child, which as I have said, will make four dishes of excellent nutritive meat" (paragraph 14). The argument is logical because they are nutritious and cheap, so why not eat them. The emotional appeal in his argument begins when he explains various ways and things that will...
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...What Does Home Really Mean? According to Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, “there is no place like home,” but what does home mean? According to Oxford mini Dictionary and Thesaurus, home is “the place where you live.” However, to me, home is anywhere one feels the most comfortable, and is surrounded by the people he or she loves. Susan Clayton, Tony Chapman, and Mindy Koeing have different views of what home means to them; however, Mindy Koenig’s view is the closest to mine. Your home can say a lot about you as a person. Clayton says, “for many people their home is part of their self-definition, which is why we do things like decorate our houses and take care of our lawns” (“The Psychology of Home: Why Where You Live Means so Much”). It is not always noticeable, but we do compare what people’s houses look like to the kind of person he or she is. Clayton also mentioned, “We may use our own homes to distinguish ourselves” (“The Psychology of Home: Why Where You Live Means so Much”). This shows how much pride people put into their home and what it really means to them. Commonly most people associate their home with their happy place, therefore they want their house to be as presentable as possible. Home is a familiar place to everyone. Everyone has a home whether they visit it regularly or just every once in a while. In a sense, home is where the people you love are, which I believe that is where the saying “home is where the heart is” comes from. Tony Chapman says, “At...
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