Kevin Gerard Barry (Irish: Caoimhín de Barra ) (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was the first Irish republican to be executed by the British since the leaders of the Easter Rising.[1] Barry was sentenced to death for his part in an IRA operation which resulted in the deaths of three British soldiers.[2] Barry’s death is considered a watershed moment in the Irish conflict. His execution outraged public opinion in Ireland and throughout the world‚ because of his youth. The timing of his death was
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Introduction Kevin Poulsen is a news editor at wired.com‚ and is co-author of Kingpin — How One Hacker Took Over the Billion Dollar Cyber Crime Underground (Crown‚ 2010). However‚ Poulsen did not start out as a journalist. Kevin Poulsen began his “career” as a hacker‚ and thanks to media attention‚ became rather notorious for his exploits. In this report I will attempt to highlight what Kevin Poulsen is famous for‚ what techniques he used‚ the criminal charges faced and the possible punishments
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Anna Bińczyk Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph made by Kevin Carter in 1993 I decided to describe the story behind this photograph‚ because of two reasons. The first one is a book I am reading now: ‘The Bang - Bang Club’. Kevin Carter - the author of this photograph belonged to this four-member club of South African photographers. The second reason is that this is an important moment in documentary photograhy. This photograph was taken during the Sudan Famine in 1993. The picture depicts a hunger
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Belonging Speech- Jonathan Livingston Seagull The concept of belonging at first glance seems simple. On one level‚ society is sets and subsets and more subsets of people belonging to all manner of associations. The human race itself is one such group to which we all belong. A sense of belonging seems to be fundamental to our existence‚ as we strive to belong to all sorts of groups. The more you look at the concept of belonging ‚ the more complex it becomes. The concept of belonging is examined
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Analysis: Aspect One Kevin Rudd’s apology was to the Aboriginals; but in particular‚ to the Stolen Generations. From 1909-1969‚ the Australian Government forced a policy know as assimilation upon the Aboriginals. Assimilation is the forced integration of minority groups onto the dominant society. Inhumane acts were inflicted upon these proud people because of the ‘Aborigines Protection Board’ which entailed that the Australian Government had full rights to forcibly remove half-caste children from
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Belonging Speech Welcome fellow HSC students‚ I’m here to discuss the idea that more than anything an individual’s sense of belonging or not belonging is intimately informed by their sense of place. However this ‘sense of place’ does not strictly refer to a physical place but also to abstract notions such as one’s place amongst family‚ friends‚ other members of society as well as shared experiences‚ a person’s memories and past events. The idea that a sense of place is central to the concept of
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Kevin Allocca: Why videos go viral Hi. I’m Kevin Allocca‚ I’m the trends manager at YouTube‚ and I professionally watch YouTube videos. It’s true. So we’re going to talk a little bit today about how videos go viraland then why that even matters. We all want to be stars -- celebrities‚ singers‚ comedians --and when I was younger‚ that seemed so very‚ very hard to do. But now Web video has made it so that any of us or any of the creative things that we do can become completely famous in a part of
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Are You Really? : I’m Sorry vs. I Apologize There are many situations where I’m sorry or I apologize are necessary. Sorry and Apologize are two words that seem very similar‚ but actually are completely different from each other. The meanings of these two words are commonly mistaken for one another due to how close the definitions are. They are actually two very different words with their own separate qualities. Sorry and apologize are very different because of the meaning of each word‚ the feeling
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Analysis and interpretation of Sorry for Disturbing You The short story Sorry for Disturbing You (2008) by Richard Knight starts in media res – our main character‚ Ian‚ opens the door and our second main character‚ Michael‚ is standing on his doorstep. They don’t know each other‚ but Ian‚ whose view the story is told from‚ invites Michael inside his home. He just doesn’t know what an impact this fortuitous meeting is going to have on him yet. On one hand we have Ian. He’s a father‚ who seems
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ESSAY: Sorry for Disturbing You By Klara‚ 3.d Life is about many things. Some would say friendship is gold‚ others that money talks. But one main thing that many people isn’t listing that high‚ is communication. We have the ability to talk and express what we feel. That can be the key to loving relationships and a happy life‚ if handled correctly. But if one is not able to express those feelings‚ and not able to obtain intimacy with someone else it will lead to loneliness. The short story “Sorry
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