Ireland

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Thesis statement
            Ireland location greatly influenced its history and growth. Ireland received most of its early settlers and culture from the mainland of Europe.  

            The population of Ireland is 4.5 million . That is  a lot to be living on a island 27,097 sq mi. That 166 people per sq. mi.

            Their main languages is Irish, English. There had been people living in Ireland since the time of Jesus.

The killer potato famine was caused by a disease called late blight that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers of the potato plant. The sports that they play are Gaelic football (cross between soccer, rugby, and hurling), which resembles a rough-and-tumble version of field hockey. Both are promoted by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), founded in 1884 to revive native Irish sports, Handball is also a traditional Irish sport. Today there are several hundred thousand members of the GAA who play these games as amateurs, and the professional teams compete in the All-Ireland matches that draw huge crowds in Ireland. This how you would play Gaelic football.1st you need 15 players on each side and goals resembling rugby posts with a net on the bottom part. Players are allowed to kick, punch, and bounce the ball and attempt to get it over the bar or in the net.

            These are some of Ireland's theme parks Dublin's Viking Adventure, Dr. Quirkey's Good Time Emporium, West Cork Model Railway Village, Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, Pirate's Adventure World, Kilkee Waterworld, The Enchanted Forest, Peter Pan, The Millennium Maze.     

            A war Ireland had is this is a civil war they had Anti-British agitation, along with demands for Irish home rule, led to the Easter Rebellion in Dublin in which Irish nationalists unsuccessfully attempted to throw off British rule. Guerrilla warfare against British forces followed proclamation of a republic by the rebels in 1919. The Irish Free State was established as a dominion on Dec. 6, 1922, with six northern counties remaining as part of the United Kingdom. A civil war ensued between those supporting the Anglo-Irish Treaty that established the Irish Free State and those repudiating it because it led to the partitioning of the island. The Irish Republican Army (IRA), led by Eamon de Valera, fought against the partition, but lost. De Valera joined the government in 1927 and became prime minister in 1932. In 1937, a new constitution changed the nation's name to Éire. Ireland remained neutral in World War II. In 1948.

            Ireland's Highest altitude is the summit of Mt Carrantuohill it rises to 1,041 meters (3414 feet) above sea level.

10 Question

   How big is the population?

    Population of Ireland is 4.5 million 

2)      What language do they speak?

·         Main languages is Irish, English

3)      Who founded this country?

·         People living in Ireland since the time of Jesus

4)      What cause the potato famine?

·         Late blight

5)      What sports do they play?

·         Gaelic football 

6)      How do you play them?

·         1st you need 15 players on each side and goals resembling rugby posts with a net on the bottom part. Players are allowed to kick, punch, and bounce the ball and attempt to get it over the bar or in the net.

7)      What type of theme parks do they have?

·         Dublin's Viking Adventure

·         Dr. Quirkey's Good Time Emporium

·         West Cork Model Railway Village

·         Bunratty Castle and Folk Park

·         Pirate's Adventure World

·         Kilkee Waterworld

·         The Enchanted Forest

·         Peter Pan

·         The Millennium Maze

8)      What kind of war did they have?

·          Civil war they had Anti-British agitation

9)      What is their highest altitude, and how high is it?

·         Summit of Mt Carrantuohill

Sources in MLA format

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Ireland Plot

 I.            Introduction

a)      Thesis

b)      About Ireland

c)      Transiting Sentence

    II.            Population

a)      Racism

b)      Amount of tourist per year

c)      Amount of people and birth/death rate per year

d)     Compare to USA

 III.            Languages

a)      Main languages

b)      Different languages

c)      Compare to USA

 IV.            Currency

a)      Euro (EUR)

b)      Compare to USA

    V.            Sports

a)      What type of sports

b)       How do you play

c)      Compare to USA

 VI.            Gaelic football

a)      Famous players

b)      What you need to play

VII.            Theme parks

a)      What are they

b)      Compare to USA

VIII.            Government

a)      Politics officials

b)      Voting

c)      Compare to USA

 IX.            Military

a)      Vehicles

b)      Armed Forces

c)      Compare to USA

    X.            Highest Stuff

a)      Mountains

b)      Skyscrapers

c)      Hills

d)     Buildings

e)      Compare to USA

 XI.            Land Mass

a)      Ireland

b)      USA

XII.            Summary of the USA to Ireland

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Quake of 1906
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Copyright date:2006

Publisher:Peach tree

Biogaraphy

Gail Langer Karwoski was a former teacher of elementry,middle,and highschool. She returns as a visting author. She wrote these following stories

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and she wrote other stories as a co-author

• The Tree That Owns Itslef

and other stroies from

• Geogria's Past

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example of this is: Then another thought hit him hard like a punch."What if Papa is hurt? Or Sophie..." Jacob began to run."Please God, make them safe."

The setting takes place in San Francisco, California in 1906 Jacob was in the middle when the earth quake strike.

MAIN CHARACTERS/CHARACTERS

Jacob Kaufman: main character

Itzak Kaufman: main character's father

Sophie Kaufman: main character's sister

Arvram Kaufman: main character's uncle

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San Wei Chang: character: protagonist

solider: character: antagonist

Molly: character: protagonist

Annie Flanagan: character: protagonist

Kevin Flanagan: character: protagonist

Cop: character: antagonist

Summary (at least 500 words)
I read a story about a young boy by the name of Jacob Kaufman , who is the age of thirteen , living in the year , 1906 in San Francisco .Jacob lives with his sister and dad where he witnesses an earthquake in the city , where he sees buildings falling down and watches as the earth shakes before , him causing great devastation to everything surrounding him . Jacob thought the world was coming to a quick end and he was
horribly frightened as he felt helpless in stopping the earthquake from taking place near his boarding house .
The words of harshness that were spoken by Jacob 's dad were on his mind and he was terribly worried for the safety of him and his little sister, Sophie. Jacob had no other choice but to run to find a place of
safety until the earthquake was over and his life was luckily , spared .There were terrible fires raging everywhere and when Jacob returns to the place where he formally lived , he finds his family but the boarding
house where they had lived was destroyed .Jacob and his dog are able to help out during this difficult time and they save the life of a very young Chinese boy by the name of San , who then joins with Jacob and they go on a search to find their lost family members . They have to find food to eat and also a place to sleep .
Jacob quickly learns how San is a target of abuse because of his nationality and is able to befriend San as they learn about true friendship.

Chronological time line