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xfabgalx · 13-02-2012 4:43pm

iliketwixbars wrote: »

Yeah, if you dont mind, that'd be great.

Have you read my spoiler by the way? I'll put up Dulce right now

Dulce et Decorum est - Wilfred Owen

"Bent double"

-hyperbole
-tired
-opposite to posters shown of strong men back then

"Knock-kneed"

-not scared as they should be
-exhausted

"Like Old beggars under sacks"

-simile
-how poorly they are
-old and tired
-weak and impoverished

"Coughing like hags"

-sickly, ill, old
-like old women who smoke heavily
-witches
-not image we think of when we imagine soldiers

"Cursed through sludge"

-not gentleman-like behaviour
-sludge makes hard to work
-extremely difficult

"Haunting flares"

-suggests ghostly nightmarish

"Distant rest"

-although literally going back to place they can rest, sense of them wanting to die
-thought of eternal rest seeming a long way off

"Men marched asleep"

-obviously tired
-rhythm of line mimics movement of men

"Lost boots"

-essential part of uniform

"Blood shod"

-no boots
-men in absolute agony

All:

-Lame (can't walk)
-'blind' (can't see)
-'deaf'
-Loss of all main senses

Why

- ironic;

gentle way gas shells drop
cause utter devastation
kill within seconds
'hoots' make sound gentle, like owls etc

-stanza shows men to be exhausted, the walking dead, barely alive and fit for nothing.
-contradicts governments view

"Gas! Gas! Quick boys"

-very dramatic departure from last stanza
-hesitation equals death

"Ecstasy of fumbling"

-interesting word
-ecstatic normally means joyful, emotionally powerful in good way
-how it applies:

perhaps soldiers thought this was something they had to move for even though they were tired
they're now alive, minds concentrating on task of fitting they're gas mask

"Flound'ring like a man in fire or lime"

-Owen had religious upbringing, taught about burning in hell
-soldier is in hell, being burned

"As under a green sea, I saw him drowning"

-drowning:

gas mask on, he appears underwater, like swimming goggles
green gas makes outside look like sea
man is drowning in his own blood

-moved in time: present
-can't stop thinking about him,

"in all my dreams"

-'plunges' - extended metaphor of drowning

'guttering, choking, drowning'

- 3 violent verbs describe how disgusting this death is

Third stanza lays down direct challenge to those who think they are brave.

"If ..... you too"

-this part is about what you would see
-dreams he has are described as 'smothering'

because of how he died: gas, smoke

"Flung him in"

-like a piece of meat

"watch the white eyes writhing in his face"

-lots of repetition of vowel sounds - assonance here

great emphasis
helps flow

"Like a Devil's sick of sin"

-why would devil be sick of sin?
-image so grotesque
-intensely disgusting that even the devil feels ill
-does it show soldier is in a living hell where God can't help him?
"If you could hear"
-aural section

challenge is for you to have no feelings when you hear the blood in the 'froth-corrupted lungs'

"Obscene as cancer"

-vile image

"Bitter as cud"

-cud is when stomach regurgitates what you have eaten and then you eat it again
-comparison (simile), bitter

"Vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues"

-closely links with next line and previous
-as well as man drowning in vile way, in own blood

"Dulce et"

saying comes from innocent mouths who haven't seen reality of war

"Noble jest"

-seemingly an oxymoron
-not funny nor noble

"Children"

-soldiers are young
-more ambitious for instant glory

End with powerful statement;

-its a LIE.
-impact

Poem:

Does it rhyme?

-yes
-see what words rhyme for effect

Does it have rhythm?

-yes
-in iambic pentameter

iliketwixbars · 13-02-2012 5:38pm

xfabgalx wrote: »

Have you read my spoiler by the way? I'll put up Dulce right now

Yup I did :P

Thanks for the poem notes, they are brilliant. Did you make them??

xfabgalx · 13-02-2012 5:43pm

iliketwixbars wrote: »

Yup I did :P

Thanks for the poem notes, they are brilliant. Did you make them??

I took into consideration some teacher's notes and other notes and made them easier to understand and with more detail. I went through each line and marked in loads of techniques but I outlined most important ones, in my opinion.
Okay so I'll go ahead with the essays then with that in mind?

iliketwixbars · 13-02-2012 6:01pm

xfabgalx wrote: »

Okay so I'll go ahead with the essays then with that in mind?

That'd be great, thanks.

xfabgalx · 13-02-2012 7:28pm

iliketwixbars wrote: »

That'd be great, thanks.

People in History

A named Renaissance artist from Italy.

Michelangelo Buonarroti

At the age of 13:

Michelangelo became an apprentice of Ghaliendo - a master-painter
Moved
Studied at the school for sculptors
Learned fresco and sculpting

At 24:

Went to Rome
Sculpted one of the most famous statues, Pietà:
Statue of Mary holding Jesus' body after crucifixion
People amazed by:

detail
realism

of his work.

Back in Florence:

Carved statue of David
Nearly 5m tall
Carved for his city
Spread his fame across Italy

In 1805:

Pope Julius II ordered Michelangelo to Rome
To build his huge tomb
Construction wasn't finished
Completed 1 of 40 statues planned

Sistine Chapel:

Decorated it
Lay on his back to paint huge ceiling
fresco consists of over 300 individual figures
Took 4 years to finish

St. Peter's Basilica:

Appointed to build
Based construction of dome on Brunellichi's dome in Florence
Never did finish it as he died

Finishing paragraph:

Michelangelo is one of the most influential artists of his time
Called him 'the divine'
Marvelled at his:
realism
creativity
terriblia - frightening creativity.

Exam guidelines:
Page to page and a half
10 well developed, relevant points

spurious · 13-02-2012 7:37pm

As someone who has corrected JC History, I can tell there is no need for all that information to get full marks on a 'people in history' question.
Some of the top-scoring students write WAY too much in their answers.

xfabgalx · 13-02-2012 7:44pm

spurious wrote: »

As someone who has corrected JC History, I can tell there is no need for all that information to get full marks on a 'people in history' question.
Some of the top-scoring students write WAY too much in their answers.

I learn this information for the essay and for the course in general i.e. short questions and that.
I also forget some of the information. The guideline is to write between a page and a page and a half. This is a page exactly.

xfabgalx · 13-02-2012 8:03pm

People in History

A named religious reformer.

Martin Luther.

Born in Saxony, Germany
Studied law at local university
Became interested in religion
after a near-death experience in terrible storm:
left law
studied theology
at monastery
became an Augustinian friar
Also became parish priest in Wittenberg and professor
Visited Rome
Appalled at luxurious lifestyle of clergy
believed impossible to avoid sin
Read in St. Paul something that was turned to:
'Justification by faith alone'.
enormous amount of money need to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica
Pope Leo X asked followers to pay contributions:
indulgences
shocked people would buy way into heaven
Dominican friar, John Tetzel
appointed to sell indulgences in Wittenberg
outraged
wrote list of 95 theses against Catholic Church
translated and thousands of copies issued
Pope issued bull, Exurge Domine
Did not recant after 60 days given
outlawed
burned papal bull in front of crowds
Frederick of Saxony or "the wise, local prince
supported Luther's ideas:
Justification by faith alone
Study Bible closely
2 sacraments; Baptism and Eucharist
Followers: Lutherans
became known as Protestants
Diet of Worms, 1521
Luther argued his ideas
excommunicated
Frederick took Luther to his castle
Developed his ideas and translated Bible there
Went to Wittenberg, finally
continued his work
During 1520s lots of meetings held
discussions of matter and ideas
Princes of towns joined together
formed alliance called the "Schmalkaldic League"
wanted to choose religions of their area
started a war
lasted from 1540-1555
Last Paragraph:
Set up own religion.
And At Peace of Augsbourg:
decided prince's could choose religion of people in their area.

Exam guidelines:
Page to page and a half
10 well developed, relevant points

iliketwixbars · 13-02-2012 8:06pm

spurious wrote: »

As someone who has corrected JC History, I can tell there is no need for all that information to get full marks on a 'people in history' question.
Some of the top-scoring students write WAY too much in their answers.

But going by the marking schemes, it looks like you only get marks for very specific things, i.e. no marks are awarded for things that don't have real historical significance.

Could you give an example of say what does get marks and what doesn't?

For example, say if I was writing an answer to "A Factory Worker in Industrial Britain" and I wrote about this workers living conditions at home, would I get marks for that?

IceCreamGirl · 13-02-2012 11:17pm

heyas

can i please have history study notes about

-WW2 + cold war
-Mussolini
-monasteries
-Plantations

please?

IceCreamGirl · 13-02-2012 11:21pm

okay nevermind i just remembered i bought Revise Wise and Less Stress More Success for history. my bad.

IceCreamGirl · 13-02-2012 11:28pm

Church and monastery architecture
1.Church architecture - Romanesque
- The features of Romanesque churches included rounded arches, square towers, thick walls and thick pillars.
-Example: Cormac's Chapel, Cashel, Co Tipperary

2.Church architecture - Gothic
-The features of Gothic churches included spires, buttresses, flying buttresses, rose windows and lancet windows.
-Examples: Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin; St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin; St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny

3. Monastery architecture
A medieval monastery typically included a church, a refectory, a dormitory, a chapter house, a scriptorium and a cloister.

IceCreamGirl · 13-02-2012 11:45pm

People in History

Leonardo da Vinci. handsome fella

1. born near Florence. He was apprenticed to Master Verrocchio.

2. worked for the ruler of Milan, designing fortifications.

3. painted The Virgin of the Rocks on canvas. He used sfumato style in his painting.

4. Da Vinci painted The Last Supper on a dining room wall of a monastery in Milan. It was not a true fresco because da Vinci used oil painting.

5. He kept notebooks containing his ideas and studies.

6. He studied engineering, astronomy and geology. He also studied human anatomy by dissecting dead bodies.

7. He designed machines such as a helicopter and a tank.

8. He painted the Mona Lisa in Florence.

9. He died in France.

What is sfumato?
Sfumato is a painting technique which Leonardo used to blur the outlines of figures and blend them into their surroundings.
Example: Leonardo's painting the Mona Lisa.

IceCreamGirl · 14-02-2012 12:13am

May I please know which march did Mussolini not go on?

spurious · 14-02-2012 10:42am

iliketwixbars wrote: »

But going by the marking schemes, it looks like you only get marks for very specific things, i.e. no marks are awarded for things that don't have real historical significance.

Could you give an example of say what does get marks and what doesn't?

For example, say if I was writing an answer to "A Factory Worker in Industrial Britain" and I wrote about this workers living conditions at home, would I get marks for that?

Yes you would, unless it specified in the question that you were to write about the worker's working conditions.

If, on the other hand, you veered off into a tale of how the factory owner made his fortune, then you wouldn't.

e.g.
My name is Tom, last year I moved from the country to the town as we were not needed to work the harvest becasue of the new machines.

(1 SRS - underlined) - This would get marks.

My name is Tom, my wife is Mary, I work in a factory. We have four kids and life is very hard.

This would not get any marks as it is.
It is too waffly.

spurious · 14-02-2012 10:46am

xfabgalx wrote: »

The guideline is to write between a page and a page and a half. This is a page exactly.

Guideline or not, it is marked according to the SRSs in it.
Only 8 SRSs are needed for a full mark answer.

I have seen answers 12 lines long that got full marks.

xfabgalx · 14-02-2012 1:02pm

IceCreamGirl wrote: »

People in History

Leonardo da Vinci. handsome fella

Hey IceCreamGirl

It was called the March on Rome.

Indeed!

Plus, does anyone need notes for English? - such as poems i.e. William Wordsworth or drama - I also have a good collection of sample answers in Irish.

xfabgalx · 14-02-2012 4:30pm

Jamez735 wrote: »

Thanks for the religion, any more?

Religious Morality

Morality: The basis on which a person makes moral choices, i.e. between right and wrong, good and bad
Moral person: A person who knows the difference between right and wrong and chooses right
Immoral person: Someone who knows the difference between right and wrong and does wrong

Choice=Action=Consequences -> negative and positive -> affects relationships

Influence: something that affects a person's behaviour/decisions
Society: connection that exists between people when they share an outlook and way of life
(Lots about influences in other post i.e. family, friends/peers, religion, state, school).

Moral Vision

A moral vision is based on the common good
A religious moral vision (RMV) is based on religious beliefs
Religious faith underlies the laws and moral code of faith community
Having a RMV is about knowing and doing what God wants

Religious Moral Vision: this is awareness of what is right and wrong, as revealed by the sacred texts or founder of a community of faith

Moral Vision of Christianity

God made us with the freedom to choose between good and bad
At the heart of Christian morality is love: Jesus said -> 'Love one another as I have loved you'.
Christian moral vision involves forgiveness
RMV should be guided by sacred scripture (10 Commandments)

A moral code is based on a moral vision

The 10 Commandments

The basis of the moral code that Jesus grew up with
They gave guidance in how people should live in a right relationship with each other and with God

Examples:

You shall not steal
You shall not kill
You shall not take the name of the lord your God in vain
I am the Lord your God: You shall not have strange gods before me
etc.

Stages of Moral Growth

1.Moral Immaturity

We are very young and only do the right thing if we benefit from it
Self-centred and selfish
Decisions are not based on what is right or wrong

2.Moral Steps

Decisions are made to avoid punishment or out of fear of punishment

3.Moral Sheep :cool:

We need peer approval and decisions are based on wanting to be liked by others
We become aware of the positive and negative consequences of our actions
Most Teenagers

4.Moral Society

Influenced by society and promoting behaviour for the common good of all

5.Moral Maturity

When a person upholds the values of justice, peace, respect, truth, love and forgiveness
People at this stage have an informed moral vision which guides their decisions

Conscience: the ability to judge the best thing to do when free to choose

Decision-Making

Morally mature people use the D.E.C.I.D.E. process;

D-> Define the facts and info
E-> Listen to the voice of experience
C-> List all possible consequences
I-> Listen to your inner self (conscience, faith, etc)
D-> Decide the best possible outcome and go through with action
E-> Evaluate and reflect on your decision and learn from experience!

Euthanasia as a conflict between the State and Religion

Euthanasia means good death. It refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner.
Can be accomplished in an Oral, intravenous (known as IV), or intramuscular administration of drugs.
assisted-suicide is the process by which an individual who is incapable is provided with the means to die from suicide.
Euthanasia includes acts which are performed by people other than the patient

Arguments for:

autonomy: every person has the right to make personal and private decisions about their own lives
Euthanasia: allows patients to die with dignity
Utility: allows greatest good for the greatest number of people because:
the patients suffering is removed
family can grieve properly
medical staff can avoid grief and stress
very high costs of terminal care for patient are removed
quality over quantity: human life is sacred and it should not be degraded by reducing the quality of life for extending quantity of life.

Arguments against:

Euthanasia wouldn't be only for people who are terminally ill
it will become a means of health care cost containment
it will become non-voluntary
it is a rejection of the importance and value of human life

-The Church says...

the Christian teaching condemns euthanasia as a "crime against life". The teaching of the Christian Church on euthanasia rests on several core principles including the sanctity of human life, the dignity of the human person.

-The State says...
euthanasia is illegal in Ireland: this shows the Church's power over law

Social Justice

Justice: fairness and respect which leads to good relationships

-right relationships with other people no matter who they are
-to be denied one's human rights is to be denied justice

We live in an unjust world
Our world is divided by enormous wealth on the one hand and great poverty on the other

Why would a Christian work for justice?

Christians believe that it is their religious duty to work for social justice. They would work for social justice to live as Jesus wanted
This means helping to eradicate poverty and the unfair distribution of global wealth
Justice is at the heart of Jesus' message, "Love God with all your heart ... and love your neighbours as yourself."
When faced with the moral issue of social justice, Christians should ask themselves, "if I do this will I be showing that I love God/my neighbour?"

Exam question:
Describe the work for justice being done by members of a world religion.

Who works for justice?

Trocaire in Christianity

It is a church organisation part of the Catholic Church
Works for justice and peace in the world and it wants to make everyone aware of poverty
It was set up in 1973
Trocaire = Compassion

Their Inspiring Vision: It is inspired by Scripture and Gospel values
Its vision for the future is for:
a just world - equality
people's dignity to be protected
human rights to be respected

Sin and forgiveness

sin: an offence against God. Turning away from a relationship with God and others
judgement: a decision about someone or something, usually arrived after careful consideration
forgiveness: the act of pardoning, excusing or making allowances for an offence

The Sacrament of Reconciliation

offers the possibility of restoring broken relationships

4 elements

Contrition - must be very sorry for sinning
Confession - must confess their sins
Absolution - receives forgiveness
Satisfaction - priest gives person an act of penance

Parable of the Lost Sheep
What does this parable reveal about sin and forgiveness?
The meaning of this parable is that if one person loses their faith in God (sins), He will always watch over you and when you regain your faith (confess sins), He will welcome you back.

God = shepherd
99 sheep = non-sinners
Lost sheep = sinner

Glencree Centre for Reconciliation

The Ecumenical Movement - purely Christian movement to promote unity between all Christian Churches.

Stewardship and morality

State Law and Morality
Pluralism: a state of society where the views of people of all traditions are tolerated
Religious fundamentalism: literal take on scriptures and teachings. Rejects attempts to update or modernise the way in which Community belief is expressed

That's all I've got :P

IceCreamGirl · 14-02-2012 5:38pm

xfabgalx wrote: »

Hey IceCreamGirl

It was called the March on Rome.

Indeed!
Plus, does anyone need notes for English? - such as poems i.e. William Wordsworth or drama - I also have a good collection of sample answers in Irish.

thanks fabgirl

xfabgalx · 14-02-2012 7:03pm

Who was Wolfe Tone?

Theobald Wolfe Tone became one of the main organisers of the 1798 rebellion
Protestant - not a member of Protestant Ascendancy
Became a barrister
saw how unfair political system was in Ireland
Heavily influenced by French revolution:
French people removed their king from power
Replaced king with a democratically elected assembly
Wrote to a group of Belfast Presbyterians who were looking to change political system also
Asked for help in getting rid of Penal laws, refused
Wrote pamphlet saying why Presbyterians and non-ascendancy Protestants should help Catholics
He was to become a member of the Catholic Committee

Who were the United Irishmen?

Belfast Presbyterians impressed with Tone's pamphlet
Formed Society of United Irishmen to:

1) Encourage all Irish people to ask for political change
2) Reduce British power in Ireland
3) Achieve its aims peacefully.

The British outlawed the United Irishmen when heard reports if Tone speaking with French spy.
Forced to leave Ireland for America
United Irishmen became secret society, determined to gain independence by any means necessary

Why did Tone go to France?

Tone knew they would need outside help to fight against British
Went to France to ask for an army
Given 43 ships and 15000 soldiers under command of General Lazare Hoche
Arrived at Bantry Bay, Co Cork in December 1796
Unable to land bad weather
Expedition called off and returned

How did the British react?

Shocked at almost-invasion
Treated Irish cruelly:
Pitch-capping
Half-hanging
Anyone suspected of being a rebel was arrested and tortured
Spies gained intelligence of United Irishmen - reported activities
One was Thomas Reynolds, Tone's brother-in-law

What took place during the rebellion in Leinster?

Many of the leaders of the United Irishmen were arrested because of spies
Rebellion in Leinster continued despite this
However, they were defeated easily - many executed

How did the rebellion in Wexford progress?

Rebels in Wexford enjoyed initial victories at Oulart Hill and Wexford Town
Outnumbered British
Divided forces in two
One to New Ross
One to Dublin
Defeated
Over 100 Protestants, including women and children. burned to death at barn at Scullabogue by rebels
British burned rebels field hospital at Vinegar Hill in revenge
Rebel leaders such as Fr John Murphy and Bagenal Harvey were executed

What happened in the rebellion in Ulster?

Many Presbyterian United Irishmen refused to take part in the rebellion after hearing about Scullabogue
Henry Joy McCracken had rebels with victories of Randalstown and Ballymena.
Defeated at Antrim town
McCracken was executed

Henry Joy McCracken:
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Henry Munro led rebels in Down to victory at Saintfield
defeated at Ballinahinch
Munro executed but men allowed to go free

What help did the French give in 1798?

Tone secured French help in August, just over 1000 soldiers
landed at Killala co. Mayo
Gained initial victory at Ballinamuck
Irish rebels executed while French returned safely

What happened to Wolfe Tone?

Captured off coast of Lough Swilly co Donegal with army of 3000 French soldiers
French allowed to go free, Tone imprisoned in Dublin
Sentenced to hanging but wanted to be shot like a soldier
Denied this, Tone cut his throat and died a week later

Who was Robert Emmett?

Led a rebellion in Dublin in 1803, executed

Results if 1798 Rebellion

Over 50000 rebels died in fighting
In 1800 the Act of Union abolished Irish Parliament. All laws and taxes on Ireland were made at Westminster
Future Irish rebels would be influenced by the ideas of Wolfe Tone (1848, 1916, 1918-20)
Other Irishmen used Parliament to try to improve the Irish situation (Daniel O'Connell, Charles Stewart Parnell)
The 1798 rebellion ended any hope of Protestants and Catholics for Irish independence. Protestants wished to remain united with Britain (Unionists)

None of the images used are mine. :P

Bazinga_N · 14-02-2012 10:13pm

xfabgalx wrote: »

Hey IceCreamGirl
Plus, does anyone need notes for English? - such as poems i.e. William Wordsworth or drama - I also have a good collection of sample answers in Irish.

What notes do you have from English?

IceCreamGirl · 15-02-2012 12:59am

Can i please have notes on
-packaging and convenience foods
- coeliac disease
-classification of protein and pastry
-design a base ball out fit
-heart, conory, heart disease, etc
-heat transfer
-buying in goods
-ovens
-guidelines for looking after electricity in the home
-credit
-convenience food
-addictive foods
-use of colours in the home

please?

xfabgalx · 15-02-2012 4:13pm

IceCreamGirl wrote: »

Can i please have notes on
-packaging and convenience foods
- coeliac disease
-classification of protein and pastry
-design a base ball out fit
-heart, conory, heart disease, etc
-heat transfer
-buying in goods
-ovens
-guidelines for looking after electricity in the home
-credit
-convenience food
-addictive foods
-use of colours in the home

please?

I have loads of them notes

Im guessing you don't have your book?

Will put up those notes soon as well.

English: Notes on Daffodils by Wordsworth, I already put up Dulce.
Romeo and Juliet: relationship, fight scenes
media studies
functional writing
all that kind of thing

IceCreamGirl · 15-02-2012 9:52pm

xfabgalx wrote: »

I have loads of them notes
Im guessing you don't have your book?

Will put up those notes soon as well.

English: Notes on Daffodils by Wordsworth, I already put up Dulce.
Romeo and Juliet: relationship, fight scenes
media studies
functional writing
all that kind of thing

oh my god. you're a LIFE SAVER.

sorry but can you put the Home Ec. notes up as soon as possible please cause it's the first paper on this coming monday

xfabgalx · 15-02-2012 11:40pm

IceCreamGirl wrote: »

oh my god. you're a LIFE SAVER.
sorry but can you put the Home Ec. notes up as soon as possible please cause it's the first paper on this coming monday

Yep will do soon

will edit this post

IceCreamGirl · 16-02-2012 10:17pm

Business
does anyone have study notes on..
-The Accounts
-Business Documents
-how to process a receipt and credit note
-business finance and banks
-CV's and employment
-delivery systems
-finance
-banking
- (writing a report) difference between private limited company and sole trader under these topics ''liabilities'' ''profit'' and one other

xfabgalx · 16-03-2012 5:27pm

People in history - A person living in Southern Ireland during the emergency (2009)
anyone have this? Not in my (really bad) history book.

0000879k · 16-03-2012 10:02pm

Important Romeo and Juliet quotes?

xfabgalx · 17-03-2012 8:36pm

0000879k wrote: »

Important Romeo and Juliet quotes?

Learn about 10 quotes per character if you want to be prepared - and from dramatic scenes. For example;

"O happy dagger! this is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die." - Juliet says this when she sees Romeo dead. She is quick to act when she sees the dagger. Admired because of courage. Willing to endure the pain.

Mostly learn the quotes that seem to stick out to you. Another example:

"I'll look to like, if looking liking move" - Juliet is obedient to her mother. She does not promise to marry Paris but agrees to try to get to know him for love.

fannyadams · 18-03-2012 1:35am

0000879k wrote: »

Important Romeo and Juliet quotes?

My English teacher has corrected the Junior Cert English exams every year since 2004. She said there is actually no need to be able to quote from Romeo and Juliet just to be able to refer. For example "We see this when Romeo is challenged by Tybalt to a brawl on the streets of Verona" instead of a quote. She said it is much easier and no marks go for quotes anyway

Also I am terrible at English I got 57% in the mocks and at that I learned off an essay that was written in a previous Junior Cert English exam. I got 60 out of 70 marks for it. Do ye think if I learned that essay off I would get away with it in the real exam in June?

xfabgalx · 18-03-2012 12:06pm

fannyadams wrote: »

My English teacher has corrected the Junior Cert English exams every year since 2004. She said there is actually no need to be able to quote from Romeo and Juliet just to be able to refer. For example "We see this when Romeo is challenged by Tybalt to a brawl on the streets of Verona" instead of a quote. She said it is much easier and no marks go for quotes anywayQUOTE]

You actually do get more marks for quotes because you're showing the examiner what you know which is what examiners want; to award marks - impressions.

Thats what we're told.

fannyadams · 18-03-2012 4:45pm

Ohh that's true but it is possible to still get full marks without quotation.. Can you give me some quotes you were told to learn?

0000879k · 18-03-2012 5:00pm

fannyadams wrote: »

Ohh that's true but it is possible to still get full marks without quotation.. Can you give me some quotes you were told to learn?

I was never told to learn any quotes, I took it upon myself. For a character question I always pick Benvolio, I got an A in the English mock(only A in my school in english) and I got full marks for the Benvolio question.

BENVOLIO
- Means 'well-wisher' in Italian, summing up his charater.
- Peacemaker.

- Servants begin to brawl ''Part fools, put up your swords you know not what you do'' If he had not said that line, a lot of important characters could have been killed in Act1 Sc1 including; Tybal, Capulet and Montegue.

- 'Compare her face with some that I will show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow' iconic quote, without it you can say that there would be no play, without Benvolio the loyal friend urging Romeo to go to the ball he wouldn't have met Juliet.

- Very truthful man, ''this is the truth, or let Benvolio die' .. When Lady Capulet accuses him of being biased.

- Very sensible, Act3 Sc1 (mercutio + tybalt die) 'For now, these hot days, there is mad blood stirring and if we meet we shall not 'scape a brawl'

fannyadams · 18-03-2012 5:13pm

Thanks so much

Any more really important quotes? I struggle with paper 2 so bad

0000879k · 18-03-2012 5:30pm

fannyadams wrote: »

Thanks so much Any more really important quotes? I struggle with paper 2 so bad

ROMEO
- ''What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun''. ... it's the middle of the night, he says shes so beautiful its like a sun rise (sun rises in east)

JULIET
''i'll look to like if looking liking move''. ..very obidient child(at the start) she agree's to give aris a fair shot at her love.

MERCUTIO
- ''A plague o both your houses''. ... showing how bad Mercutio hats the feud.

- ''will you pluck your sword out of its pilcher by the ears'' .. challenging ybalt to defend his friends honour.

TYBALT
- ''What drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all montegues and Thee'' .. Showing how vain and evil he is.

- ''Romeo, no better term than this - Thou art a villain'' .. the worst insult in Verna at that time, serious stuff calling someone a villian, Romeo is hesitant to fight back, as they are now related, through marriage.

xfabgalx · 18-03-2012 8:33pm

can anyone put up a people in history - person living in southern ireland during the ww2 years. (the emergency) please!

fannyadams · 19-03-2012 12:49am

xfabgalx wrote: »

can anyone put up a people in history - person living in southern ireland during the ww2 years. (the emergency) please!

That rarely comes up, don't stress

xfabgalx · 19-03-2012 10:58am

fannyadams wrote: »

That rarely comes up, don't stress

ok.

The House Of Wolves · 08-04-2012 11:31pm

Achievements of the Portguese Explorations

Prince Henry the Navigator set up a school for people interested in ships and navigation. In 1419 at Sagravays Bay, here sea captains, map makers, mathamaticans and ship builders came up with new ships called caravels and new maps.

Batholemew Diaz was the first Portugeus exploerer to reach the southern tip of Africa and enter the Indian ocean. He called it 'The Cape of Storms' but King John II of Portugal renamed it 'Cape of Good Hope'.

All along the coast of Africa the Portugeuse set up trading posts like Cape Verse, Sierra Leone, and the Congo. The Portugeuse hoped to form an alliance with a Christian king named Prester John who lived in East Africa.

They also hoped to find a sea-route to India. On 8th July 1497, Vasco de Gama set sail from Lisbon with three ships; San Gabriel, San Raphael and Berrio.

On the 20th May 1498, he made history by landing at Calicut in India. He filled the ships with jewels and spices but only 55 men out of 148 returned alive.

Portugal became the worlds leading country in exploration by 1498. They built up a huge trading empire in Africa and Asia.

This is ideal for the last part of Q5 - worth 12 marks. Write six points, with two relevant points within. It doesn't look like much typed out but in my hand writing these few notes took two copy book pages.

Bazinga_N · 09-04-2012 2:59pm

I have Business Studies Notes... for anyone who wants them!

Just drop me a PM and I'll email you them!! :P I don't have anything on accounting though!

IrishLoriii · 09-04-2012 3:45pm

If anyone has any notes on the breathing system for respiration in plain english I would be so grateful please?

Also what is the function of the large intestine?

Has anyone been told any case studys for geography to know or just learn off all of them?

Troxck · 09-04-2012 5:12pm

IrishLoriii wrote: »

If anyone has any notes on the breathing system for respiration in plain english I would be so grateful please? Also what is the function of the large intestine?

Has anyone been told any case studys for geography to know or just learn off all of them?

Respiration is "the release of energy from food". Essentially it means "breathing" but depends on the type of respiration you are referring to. Essentially, "respiration" refers to gaseous exchange of unwanted carbon dioxide and much-needed oxygen for the body's use. Is that what you wanted to know? I'm not the best at explaining things.:rolleyes:

For Geography our teacher told us that for each important topic, learn a case study. E.G Volcanoes we did Mount St. Helen's, for population, we did the west of Ireland, Mali and Calcutta. I can give you some help for the Geography?

IrishLoriii · 09-04-2012 9:55pm

Troxck wrote: »

Respiration is "the release of energy from food". Essentially it means "breathing" but depends on the type of respiration you are referring to. Essentially, "respiration" refers to gaseous exchange of unwanted carbon dioxide and much-needed oxygen for the body's use. Is that what you wanted to know? I'm not the best at explaining things.:rolleyes:

For Geography our teacher told us that for each important topic, learn a case study. E.G Volcanoes we did Mount St. Helen's, for population, we did the west of Ireland, Mali and Calcutta. I can give you some help for the Geography?

Thank you very much

IceCreamGirl · 10-04-2012 3:19pm

Write an account of two of the following:
a) Contribution of Portuguese explorers to the Age of Exploration
b) Impact of the Age of Exploration on the native people of lands discovered
c) Conflicts between European powers as a result of the Age of Exploration
For each:
CM: 4 SRS x 2m (8m)
OM 2m (2m)
OM: Very good/good 2m
Fair / poor 1m
Very poor 0m
Any 2:
a) Contribution of Portuguese explorers to the Age of Exploration
Possible Points
-led the way in terms of exploration
-Prince Henry the Navigator set up school to train sailors at Sagres
-he encouraged development of new equipment and map-making
-explorers such as Vasco da Gama and Bartholomew Dias explored the coast of Africa, establishing a new sea route to India.
b)Impact of the Age of Exploration on the native people of lands discovered.
Possible Points
-they became slaves
-they lose their lands
-they lost their own cultures
-they became exposed to new diseases
-they lost their own languages
-Christian religions were introduced
-new types of government were introduced / there were new rulers
-there were new crops/cash crops
c)Conflicts between European powers as a result of the Age of Exploration
Possible points
-colonial violence
-decline of Italian ports - Venice, Genoa

IceCreamGirl · 10-04-2012 3:20pm

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND
i) Give two reasons why the 1916 Rising was a military failure.
-capture of the Aud
-capture of Roger Casement
-confusion over orders / postponement
-confusion over 'castle' document
-poor tactics/ not enough soldiers or arms
-no popular support for the Rising before and during Easter week
ii) Mention two consequences of the execution of the leaders of the 1916 Rising
-anger towards the British authorities for the executions of the leaders
-this anger led to a surge in support for Sinn Fein, who were mistakenly thought to have been behind organising the rising.
iii) Why did the Irish Labour Party not contest the 1918 General Election?
-the party wanted independence to be the sole issue of the election
-obvious popularity of Sinn Fein meant that if they did contest the election, their candidates may not have been elected and the party would have lost 'face'

iv) Write an account of two of the following:
a) The War of Independece, 1919-1921
b) The Economic War , 1932 - 1938
c) Life in Northern Ireland during World War II, 1939-1945.

Any 2:
a) The War of Independence, 1919-1921
Possible points

The First Dail
-in the 9118 General Election, Irish voters showed their disapproval of British policy by giving Sinn Fein a landslide victory and they pledged not to go to Westminister but rather set up an Irish Parliament - this parliament met at the Mansion House on 21 January 1919
-this parliament,known as the First Dail, reaffirmed the 1916 Declaration of Independence and the Irish Volunteers were reconsituted as the 'Irish Republican Army' or IRA
Initial hostilities
-on the same day that the First Dail convened on 21 January 1919, several IRA members, led by Sean Treacy and Dan Breen, attacked and shot two RIC officers who were escorting explosives at Soloheadbeg in Co. Tipperary.
-violence spread as other Volunteers began to attack isolated police barracks using guerrilla tactics - fast, violent raids without uniform - searching for arms and funds, targeting and killing prominent members of the British administration.
-others, notable Arthur Griffith, preferred a campaign of civil disobedience rather than armed struggle - the violence was at first deeply unpopular and it took the heavy-handed British response to popularise it among much of the population
-the IRA;s main target throughout the conflict was the mainly Catholic Irish police force, the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), which were the British government's eyes and ears in Ireland - a policy of boycott of RIC members pushed the rate of resignation up and recruitment in Ireland down dramatically.
-often the RIC were reduced to buying food at gunpoint as shops and other businesses refused to deal with them - some RIC men cooperated with the IRA through fear or sympathy, supplying them with valuable information.
-other protests included mass strikes organised by workers in opposition to the British presence in Ireland - a general strike was called in Limerick in April 1919, dockers in Dublin port refused to handle war materials and train drivers refused to carry British forces
-by 1920, increased attacks by the IRA forced the RIC to abandon stations in isolated rural areas and retreat the larger towns

Collapse of the British administration
-By June/July 1920, trials by jury could not be held as jurors would not attend, the collapse of the court system demoralised the RIC, and many police resigned and retired - the Irish Republican Police (IRP) was formed under the authority of Dail Eireann to enforce the ruling of Dail Courts
-in addition, the Inland Revenue ceased to operate in most of Ireland - people were instead encouraged to subscribe to Collins' 'National Loan' set up to raise funds for the new government and its army
-British forces, trying to re-assert their control, often resorted to arbitrary reprisals against Republican activists and the civilian population - in September 1919, British soldiers looted and burned the main businesses of Fermoy, Co. Cork, in retaliation for one of their members having been killed in a raid by the local IRA
-Tomas MacCurtain, the Sinn Fein Lord Mayor of Cork, was shot dead in front of his wife at his home in March 1920 by men with blackened faces who were later seen returning to the local police barracks.

IRA organisation and operations
-Michael Collins, as Minister of Finance in the Republic's government and IRA Director of Intelligence, was the main driving force behind military operations - providing funds and arms to IRA units and selecting officers
-Collins established an effective network of spies in the Dublin Metropolitan Police and other brances of the British administration and set up the 'Squad', a group whose sole task was to seek out and kill British spies and agents
-support from Cumann na mBan and Fianna Eireann was provided by carrying weapons and intelligence and securing food and lodgings for IRA men -the cause also received widespread help from the general population who generally refused to pass information to the RIC and often provided 'safe houses' and provisions to IRA units 'on the run'
-when de Valera reutrned from the US, he demanded that ambushes and killings be stopped as they allowed the British to portray the IRA as a terrorist group; his proposals to take on British forces using conventional methods were immediately dismissed

Martial law
-the British responded to the escalating violence in ireland with increasing use of force - reluctant to reploy the regular British Army in greater numbers, they set up two paramilitary police units to aid the RIC - the 'Black and Tans', mainly ex-British soldiers demobilised after World War I and the 'Auxiliaries', consisting of former British army officers
-both groups rapidly gained a reputation for ill-discipline and mistreatment of the local civilian population and they did more harm to the British government's moral authority in Ireland than any other group - in response to IRA actions, they burned and sacked numerous small towns throughout Ireland
-in August 1920, the British set up military courts of enquiry to cover the whole population and empowered the courts to use the death penalty and internment wihout trial

Intensification of the war
-on 21 November 1920, Collins' squad killed 14 and wounded 5 British agents including members of the 'Cairo Gang' at different places around Dublin- in response, Auxiliaries drove into Coke Park during a football match, shooting into the crowd - 14 civilians were killed including one player, and later that day, 3 prisoners were killed in Dublin Castle - known as 'Bloody Sunday'
-in November 1920, only a week after Bloody Sunday, the west Cork IRA, under Tom Barry, ambushed and killed 17 Auxiliaries at Kilmichael in Co. Cork - signified an escalation of the comflict, with Cork , Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary being put under martial law, and in early 1921, 'official reprisals' were sanctioned that began with the burning of several homes in Midleton, Co. Cork
-the Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, died on hunger strike in Brixton Prison in London while the centre of Cork was burnt down by British forces in reprisal for an IRA ambush in the city
-the biggest loss for the IRA came when sevaral hundred IRA men from the Dublin Brigade occupied and burned the Custom House (the centre of local government in Ireland) in DUblin in May 1921 - symbolically, this was intended to show that British rule in Ireland was unsustainable - however, from a military point of view, it was a disaster as 5 were killed and over 80 were captured
-by the time of the truce, many leaders, including Collins, were convinced that if the war went on for much longer, the IRA's campaign as it was then organised could be brought to a standstill - plans were drawn up to 'bring the war to England' - key British economic targets would be bombed- however, these plans were abandoned because of the truce

Truce, July 1921 - December 1921
-the War of INdependence ended with a truce on 11 July 1921 - the conflict had reached a stalemate - talks that had looked promising the previous year petered out as David Lloyd George insisted that the IRA first surrender its arms
-fresh talks in the spring resulted inthe truce - the British government thought that the IRA's guerrilla campaign would continue indefinitely, while Collins felt that it could not continue indefinitely due to the lack of arms and ammunition and increased deployment of more regular British soldiers to Ireland
-due to mounting criticism at home and abroad for the actions of British forces in Ireland, the policy of burning houses in reprisal was stopped in June 1921.
-King George V, opening the new Parliament of Northern Ireland, made a fresh appeal for conciliation in Ireland and the speech was well received
-Lloyd George wrote to de Valera suggesting a conference and they agreed to a truce that was intended to end the fighting and start negotiations- delays ensued as the British governemnt insisted that the IRA first decommission its weapons but this demand was eventually dropped - it was also agreeed that British troops would remain confined to their barracks

Treaty, December 1921 - March 1922
-ultimately, the peace talks led to the negotiation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921) which was then ratified by Dail Eireann on 8 January 1922 - the treaty allowed Northern Ireland to opt out of the Free State if it wished and it subsequently did

IceCreamGirl · 10-04-2012 3:21pm

b) The Economic War, 1932 - 1938.
Possible points
-a trade war between Ireland and Britain
-a dispute between Ireland and Britain caused by de Valera not paying the land annuities
-Britain placed a 20% tariff on all Irish agricultural exports - disastrous effect on the cattle industry and agricultural producers as exports were almost halved
-Ireland imposed duty on all British goods coming into country - Irish economy suffered and unemployment and emigration soared
-fall in the standard of living for many farmers and other people /decline in associated agricultural industries
-Ireland agreed to pay £10 million to cover land annuity debts under the Anglo-Irish Agreement, 1938
-Britain agreed to return the Treaty ports (Cobh, Crosshaven and Lough Swilly) under the same agreement

c) Life in Northern Ireland during World War II, 1939 - 1945
Possible points
- as part of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland participated fully in the war
- its main contributions were manpower, food, armaments and its unique geographical location
-the economy prospered, helped by industries like shipbuilding and factories outputting other war materials
-farmers got higher prices for their produce as demand soared
-American troops stationed there stimulated the local economy
-despite urgings from the Stormont government, conscription was never implemented
-suffered heavy bombings - many houses were demolished and slums were later cleared
-became closer to Britain and partition was further strenghthened due to wartime experiences such as food rationing,etc.
-as part of fears over the invasion of Norther Ireland (Plan Kathleen) or the invasion of the whole island (Plan Green), British and Irish personnel conducted joint planning to repel any German invasion
-joint training between Irish Defence Force personnel and British special operations personnel also took place in Co. Down

Troxck · 10-04-2012 4:11pm

Thanks a million for these! We had similar questions in our mocks and I left out a few of these points. Now I know them, thanks.

xfabgalx · 11-04-2012 3:09pm

Does anyone need any notes?

Troxck · 11-04-2012 4:42pm

xfabgalx wrote: »

Does anyone need any notes?

Relationship between two characters from To Kill A Mockingbird please. Or individual notes on Atticus and Scout?

ImRebecca · 11-04-2012 4:49pm

Does anyone have any notes on the book thief?

Notes etc. - Do not post copyright material

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