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Therese Taillon started the topic Commitment in "Casualty" in the forum Irish Studies 9 years, 11 months ago
In class we talked about the irony of the Catholic fisherman in the poem being killed by an IRA bomb. I also think it is important to note that it is ironic that both parties are also just trying to retaliate/ cope in their own manner. They are both committed to their causes, just as the Catholics and Protestants are committed to theirs. The IRA…[Read more]
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Therese Taillon started the topic Lack of Empathy in the forum Irish Studies 9 years, 11 months ago
The commitment of the men from Voices from the Grave is astounding to me. It has been a struggle for me to understand the mindset of such people. Although similar to the ideas we talked about in class about Yeats’ “Easter 1916”, there is a peace of mind and ease in possessing one goal, so much in fact that it must be hard to grasp the reali…[Read more]
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Therese Taillon wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 11 months ago
In class we talked about the performative nature of the men inside the house welcoming the adolescent into the adult and masculine process of grieving, signaled by shaking his hand and saying that they were […]
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Therese Taillon replied to the topic Self Actualization in "Michael Robartes and the Dancer" in the forum Irish Studies 9 years, 11 months ago
I think the utilization to understand “Michael Robartes and the Dancer” is an interesting one. Devon, I agree with your point that Yeats does not seem to be anti-woman or anti-feminist in this poem. Yeats, as we have discussed is class, is a very self conscious writer and deliberately creates the voice of both the man and the woman in the poem,…[Read more]
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Therese Taillon wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 10 years, 1 month ago
As mentioned in class Yeats’ poem “He wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” is abnormally formal and ironically the last poem he wrote before becoming aware of Maud Gonne’s relationship in France. The poems harkens a […]
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Therese Taillon and Rob Doggett are now friends 10 years, 2 months ago
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Rob Doggett and Therese Taillon are now friends 10 years, 2 months ago
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Therese Taillon joined the group Irish Studies 10 years, 2 months ago
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Therese Taillon became a registered member 10 years, 2 months ago