Provisional Irish Republican Army Essays

  • Violence In V For Vendetta

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    “I was there. I saw it all. Immigrants, Muslims... Homosexuals, terrorists. Disease-ridden degenerates. They had to go.” As quoted from the dystopian political movie V for Vendetta directed by James McTeique, V believes he is not a terrorist and is a freedom fighter by referring the terrorists as degenerates. With a pursuit of dominant ideology along with government treating him as a huge threat, V is a heroic terrorist in view of his motivation and political affiliation, acts of violence, strategies

  • Patriot Games Book Summary

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    from an Irish terrorist group named Ulster Liberation Army (ULA) during a kidnapping attempt on the in broad daylight. Sean Miller, a ULA terrorist captured by Ryan but not killed, is convicted of a federal crime and sentenced to life imprisonment for killing the royal driver. Later on, he is freed by ULA members while being taken to be incarcerated by ferry to prison. The ULA decides to go after Ryan and his family because they want to reduce American support for the rival Provisional Irish Republican

  • The Republican Sniper Analysis

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    A “Republican sniper” is lying on a rooftop surveying the area ( O’Flaherty par 1). He is fighting in an unknown places civil war versus the “ Republicans and the Free Staters” (O'Flaherty 1). He lit a cigarette which alerted the enemy to where he was. This initiated a gun fight between him and an unknown identity sniper. The Republican sniper was hit in his arm by a bullet. After some impromptu first aid he faked his death. When the other sniper thought he was dead he shot the other sniper. Moving

  • Yeats The Easter Rebellion

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    was a six-day armed insurrection during Easter week in 1916 mounted by Irish republicans to end the British rule in Ireland. Easter 1916 was the first personal approached poem written by Yeats in response to the failed uprising of Irish nationalists. While he expressed concern about the violent rebellion against the British, he was angered at the execution of the Irish leaders, who he believe had sacrificed themselves for Irish independence. Easter 1916 was written with Yeats’ eloquent expression

  • The Sniper Compare And Contrast

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    different on the inside. The conflicts shape these stories molding them into two different themes of literature. The basis of these stories is similar two friends meeting in an unfortunate circumstance. A young IRA (Irish Republican Army) Sniper sits upon a rooftop in Dublin during the Irish Civil War. Minutes later he

  • Boston Marathon Bombing Vs Weatherman Underground Essay

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    To understand the differences between the Boston Marathon Bombers and Weatherman Underground we must first look at the outcomes of each event. On April 15, 2013, the Boston Marathon Bombers setoff two pressure cooker bombs that were setup near the finish line at the Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon Bombers were brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev which were adherent radical Islam, killing 3 and injured 200 people (DHS, 2014). On the other hand, the Weatherman Underground Terrorist group

  • Character Analysis Of The Sniper

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    is Republican, group of Irish people who want the Northern Ireland to be a part of the Republic of Ireland and separate from the UK, and the other sniper being Free Staters, who want the Northern Ireland to be independent from UK and Republic of Ireland. This Irish civil war took place in Dublin, Ireland around 1922. The Republican sniper is the protagonist. The protagonist is the main character of the story who deals with the problem/conflict and make important decisions. The Republican sniper

  • Irish Republican Army Essay

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    rule and to allow unity among the entirety of Ireland. This group came to be known as the Irish Republican Army. During their reign, the IRA had gone through growth spurts primarily consisting of younger Catholics committing to pushing the British out of Ireland and forcing a unified Ireland. In the late 1960’s, the IRA was split into two groups(the Irish Republican Army and the Provisional Irish Republican Army), because the PIRA believed itself to be the legitimate government of Ireland and believed

  • Bloody Friday Research Paper

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    Throughout the 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s, paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland had become very powerful due to the strive for equality between the Catholics and Protestants. The Republican paramilitaries, such as the Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army, had the aim of using force to achieve a united Ireland, with equal rights and no connection to Britain. Whilst the Loyalist paramilitaries, such as the Ulster Volunteer Force and the Ulster Defence Organisation, had the

  • Causes Of The Anglo-Irish Treaty

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    Introduction The signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on December 6, 1921 brought the Irish War of Independence to conclusion, halting the guerrilla warfare between forces from the Irish Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, the explicit terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 generated a mass amount of tension within Ireland, specifically between Irish Republicans. Ultimately, I believe the Irish Civil War came about as a conflict over whether or not

  • How Did Bloody Sunday Affect The Civil Rights Movement

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    amongst the Catholic and Protestant communities. These growing tensions and an increase in violence between the Nationalist Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Protestant Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) led to the beginning of The Troubles: a period of civil unrest and killings that lasted for over twenty years. This conflict was increased by the introduction of the British army in Northern Ireland. The introduction of internment without trial in August 1971 further increased tensions amongst Catholic

  • Conflict In The Troubles

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    30 years of trouble “The Troubles” was a 30 year long lasting conflict, between the unionistic protestants and the Irish nationalistic population groups. Radical representatives of the Unionism were called loyalists and radical nationalists were called republics. The conflict originated from previous conflicts and the segregation of two major population groups, based on ethnicity and confession throughout history. The terms “catholic” and “protestant” serve as distinguishing features between two

  • 9/11 Terrorism Research Paper

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    Which was fighting the same problem of a completely free Irish lands and the fight against taxes. This was a precursor to the Irish civil war that only last from (1922-23); it was also nearly a decade before severe famine and mass migration of Irish immigrants flooding to America. The IRA lost the civil war bought fought consistently against what they called the British imperialistic state of Northern

  • Terrorism Tactics

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    Whilst many believe terrorism is a new phenomenon, the term ‘terrorism’ goes back several hundred years to the French Revolution. Concentrating on the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) and Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), this essay will compare and contrast the different strategies and tactics of terrorist groups from the 1970’s to the present day. In doing so, the essay will demonstrate consistency in strategy amongst terrorist groups – the search for political recognition despite

  • Poetry Comparison Essay

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    another act of silence on a subject that is at the heart of the Troubles, it’s something unnamed thus no one speaks about it. Heaney is addressing the militarized state of fear within Ulster County. Although the British army was originally brought in to protect Catholic neighborhoods, the army ended up protecting the Protestants while they committed crimes against the Catholics. Even the narrator cannot drive without coming to a roadblock, read his letters. “Singing School” also talks about schools teaching