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Ireland 1970-2020
Colum Kenny
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Discovery Miles 2 270
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This book demonstrates that silence is eloquent, powerful,
beautiful and even dangerous. It surrounds and permeates our daily
lives. Drawing on a wide range of cross-cultural, literary and
historical sources, the author explores the uses and abuses of
silence. He explains how silence is not associated with solitude
alone but has a much broader value within society.The main themes
of "The Power of Silence" are positive and negative uses of
silence, and the various ways in which silence has been understood
culturally, socially and spiritually. The book's objectives are to
equip people with a better appreciation of the value of silence and
to enable them to explore its benefits and uses more easily for
themselves.
This book demonstrates that silence is eloquent, powerful,
beautiful and even dangerous. It surrounds and permeates our daily
lives. Drawing on a wide range of cross-cultural, literary and
historical sources, the author explores the uses and abuses of
silence. He explains how silence is not associated with solitude
alone but has a much broader value within society. The main themes
of The Power of Silence are positive and negative uses of silence,
and the various ways in which silence has been understood
culturally, socially and spiritually. The book's objectives are to
equip people with a better appreciation of the value of silence and
to enable them to explore its benefits and uses more easily for
themselves.
The O'Shaughnessy brothers' story takes place between 1860 and 1950
in Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Ireland. They were the
children of an impoverished immigrant who fled the famine in
Ireland and of his Irish-American wife."An Irish-American
Odyssey"is the tale of this first generation immigrant family's
struggle to assimilate into American society, highlighting their
perseverance and determination to seize opportunities and surmount
obstacles, all the while establishing a legacy for their own
descendants in American art, advertising, journalism, and public
service.
"TIME" magazine called James O'Shaughnessy "the best in the
business" of advertising, and he became the first chief executive
of the American Association of Advertising Agencies. Earlier, he
was a "star" reporter at the "Chicago Tribune," and James and
Francis were centrally involved in founding and maintaining the
Irish Fellowship Club. Francis was also the first graduate of
theUniversity of Notre Dame to be invited to deliver its annual
commencement address, while Martin was the first captain of Notre
Dame's official basketball team. An attorney, John represented the
alleged victim in a notorious "white slavery" case. Thomas ("Gus")
became the leading Gaelic Revival artist in America as well as a
promoter of Italian-American heritage, campaigning successfully to
have Columbus Day enacted a public holiday.
The remarkable rise of the O'Shaughnessy brothers proves the
American dream is attainable.
Judges, counsel and solicitors explore some of the changes that
have impacted on their profession, both north and south of the
Irish border, in living memory. Their essays chart developments in
respect to aspects of practice and law that are of significance not
only to lawyers but also to the societies that they serve.
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