Abstract
This paper illustrates the issues of large urban port cities as seen in Dublin and New York City. The paper provides an in-depth history of each city and compares the social issues of the urban environment, ethnic diversity, poverty and crime.

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"New York City is generally considered the doorway to America. It is the largest city in the nation, seven million strong, and a main hub of financial activity. This is probably the most racially and ethnically diverse of the large American cities, the epitome of the melting pot. A third of the population is of African descent, fifteen percent are Jewish, twelve percent Hispanic. Other ethnic populations have a vocal presence, including the Irish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Indian, and other Asians. If one city has represent urban America over the last 200 years, it would be the harbor city of New York, New York.

" Across the Atlantic ocean lies another city, a little farther from the ocean, though not much. It is the "fair city" of Dublin, that capitol of the Republic of Ireland. This is a fairly heterogeneous city, for it is the center of 4,000 year old struggle for cultural sanctity and independence. The vast majority of the citizens are Irish or British nationals, Christian and white. Most are Roman Catholic, and the largest "minority" are the British Protestants. One fourth of the citizens of Ireland, approximately 900,000 souls all told, now live in Dublin and its suburbs, and its name is becoming synonymous with Irish culture and tradition."

Tags:dublin, new, york, city, urban, city, cities, port, social, issue, environemnt, ethnic, diversity, poverty, crime

Abstract
This paper examines the theme of paralysis in "Dubliners", a collection of short stories by James Joyce. It begins with a description of the religious, economic, cultural, and political oppression in Dublin. It then specifically expands on several of the stories in the collection: "The Sisters," "Araby," "Eveline," "Two Gallants," and "The Dead." Finally, the paper examines Joyce's writing style.

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"James Joyce constructed a collection of short stories intended to present the city of Dublin during the early twentieth century in a straightforward manner. The theme of paralysis permeates the work to show the city as well as the whole of Ireland as oppressed by religious, economic, cultural, and political circumstances. Every story in the collection, beginning with "The Sisters" and continuing to the final revelation in "The Dead," is infused with this theme. Joyce himself admitted to the "special odor of corruption which, I hope, floats over my stories" (Grey). He was aware that his tales would be raw, his pictures of Ireland unadorned by compassion. However much he identified with the characters he created, Joyce retained a candor that allowed him to keep "a style of scrupulous meanness" (Brandabur 8) throughout."

Tags:araby, childhood, adolescence, maturity, public, life, city, ireland

Abstract
This paper discusses how the immigrant population in Ireland contributes considerably to the Irish economy and how, despite their contributions, many non-Irish live in housing conditions that are less than their Irish counterparts. It proposes a study to determine if differences in opinion exist regarding discrimination of non-Irish groups living in Ireland between Irish nationals and non-Irish nationals. The paper extends the research to compare feelings of discrimination in attaining housing between Irish nationals, who serve as the control group, and non-Irish nationals, who serve as the test group. It is hoped that the study will further research into the area by comparing the feelings of two groups regarding the issue of homes.

Outline:
Abstract
Chapter 1: Introduction
Background
Purpose of Study
Significance of Study
Rationale
Objectives
Hypothesis
Research Questions
Conclusion
Chapter 2: Literature Review
Housing Characteristics of Irish and non-Irish living in Ireland
Other Demographic Trends from the Census
Discrimination of non-Irish in Ireland
The Migrant Experience
Changes in Immigrant Policy
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Methodology
Research Philosophy
Approach
Strategy
Mono Method
Time Horizon
Data Collection and Data Analysis
Chapter 4: Findings and Conclusions
Conclusion

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"Non-Irish often decide to set down roots on the Emerald Isle and become an important part of the Irish landscape. According to the 2006 Irish Census, a majority of non-Irish residents live in cities, with the fewest settling in small towns and rural areas (CSO, 2008). A survey of housing arrangements among the Irish and non-Irish residents in Ireland reveals that key differences exist between the Irish and non-Irish population (CSO, 2008). A breakdown of the housing arrangements by national origin reveals that owner occupied housing is the preferred choice among Irish nationals and UK national living in Ireland (CSO, 2008). However, amongst the other ethnic groups, renting is still the preferred method of attaining housing arrangements (CSO, 2008). No reasons were given for these preferences. An exploration of the reasons for this statistic led to the development of the hypothesis used in this research study. "

Tags:immigrants, population, census

Abstract
This paper discusses love in James Joyce's "Dubliners," through the analysis of selected stories: "Araby", "Eveline", "A Painful Case" and "The Dead." It looks at how his love stories reflect his attitude towards Dublin (harsh, not softened or sweetened) and for that reason they rarely have "happily ever after" type endings. The paper moves chronologically through the book and shows how the book also proceeds chronologically in terms of the age of characters (Joyce's idea) who steadily grow older story by story, to represent the different facets of a Dubliner's life.

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""Araby" is one of Joyce's stories of childhood, of childhood love. Even the setting is so hopelessly idealistic: "The space of sky above us was the color of ever-changing violet and towards it the lamps of the street lifted their feeble lanterns. The cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed" (24). This boy, who has fallen in love with his friend Mangan's sister, is completely desperate for her: He follows her in the shadows as though she were a "summons to [his] foolish blood," his "heart leaped" at the very sight of her on the doorstep, his "body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires" (25). When they finally talk to one another, she tells him she would like to go to the bazaar, but can't."

Tags:araby, eveline, childhood, dead, age

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Discusses Joyce's collection of short stories, "Dubliners," as a mirror for his Irish readers. Examines Joyce's response to the complex political and aesthetic dislocations, the impact of English rule, Irish Catholicism.

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"The collection of short stories called Dubliners was James Joyce's first published work, and it describes what author James Joyce considered the "moral paralysis" of a nation, a paralysis manifested in the degree to which the people had given over their ..."

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This paper discusses how the the predominant strain of James Joyce's stories are told within Dublin's geographic sphere and how it is Dublin that remains the central universe of Joyce's writing, holding him hostage even in his subsequent freedom after he left Dublin. The paper looks at how the themes of escapism and the fallible monomyths as well as the ideas of stagnation and frustrated helplessness are described frequently in "Dubliners". The paper explains that there are fifteen short stories in all and then examines how each one offers emerging and blatant evidence of the paralysis of Dublin, with the background of each story remaining a pervading theme of being unable to escape.

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"Tone is an important aspect of Joyce's Dubliners, it drives the connection between each story, along with several other themes, such as an individual on some sort of journey which ultimately proves to be a failure, resulting in a return to the place they originated from - call it a negative boomerang effect; that's what it seems like to me. Is it perverse to enjoy reading the downfall of all these young hopefuls? I hope not, because I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The form of the stories are short (duh) and concise; I love the clarity of the language used. Joyce is so blatant in his cutting down of these people that I can't help but ponder the correlations between these characters and his own history. Perhaps he writes to exercise his own Dublin demons..."

Tags:escape, Encounter, Araby, Dead

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The paper explores "Dubliners," by James Joyce, and explains how it is a culmination of fifteen short stories that are a reflection of James Joyce's life in Dublin. The paper discusses that Joyce presents each story as a different piece of the puzzle that amounts to the reader obtaining Joyce's image of Dublin in the early 20th century. The paper also explores Joyce's style, including his use of personification and passionate descriptions, and the paper explains how that style helps the reader visualize and empathize with the characters. Additionally, the paper analyzes the narrator and Gabriel Conway in "Araby" and "The Dead", and explains that they are tired of their situation in Dublin and romanticize ways to escape because, in reality, they are stuck and paralyzed.

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"When observing the narrator in "Araby" and Gabriel Conway in "The Dead" it is evident that both characters attempt to escape from Ireland through their imagination. They are dissatisfied with what Ireland offers including the lack of a community, poor economic conditions, and political unrest. Even though the narrator and Gabriel attempt to escape, they are shot back down to reality and come to the realization that they are stuck in Ireland and the only bright spots are outside of the island."

Tags:Characters, imagination, community, reality

Abstract
The paper examines how Joyce's writing about Dublin in "The Dubliners" reflects the moral, intellectual and spiritual paralysis he saw in Irish society. The paper examines several stories such as "The Sisters," "Eveline," "After the Race" and "An Encounter" in order to illustrate how these stories are a manifestation of Joyce's ambivalent feelings toward his origins. The paper points out, however, that Joyce is not entirely hopeless in his view of the people of Dublin and thus of the world. The paper shows how he believes that some will be able to find a way to escape from the paralysis of society.

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"The Dubliners is a collection of short stories by James Joyce, written and arranged in away that creates a meta-narrative about life in the city of Dublin and that expresses Joyce's ambivalence toward the city where he was raised. One of the primary themes in these stories is paralysis, for Joyce sees Ireland as a whole as if it were locked into a time and place that is different from that experienced by the rest of the world. The stories are arranged from childhood to old age and beyond, always showing how the people are tied to the religious conflict between Catholic and Protestant and to the clash between each in the early part of the Twentieth Century."

Tags:Ireland, society, morals, spirituality

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This paper explains that, while it is tempting to read James Joyce's "Dubliners" as a simple narrative description of 'a chapter of the moral history' of Ireland, with Dublin serving as 'the centre of paralysis', Joyce was actually concerned with suggesting a means of moving out of this paralysis. More specifically, the paper stresses that 'The Dead', the fifteenth and final story of "Dubliners", should be seen not as a mere description of paralysis but as a means of suggesting a way forward or out of this condition. The author relates that the word 'escape' appears in no less than four of the stories in this collection; therefore, this word itself can be seen to hold the key to how Joyce's "Dubliners" is to be read. The paper presents a chapter by chapter description and analysis of each short story.

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"At this early stage in Dubliners, however, these concepts are merely signified. The reader is, in other words, merely offered what Saussure would term 'signs' or words. In fact, that the significance of these key words is announced typographically, in italics, very quickly draws attention to the fact that it is words that we are dealing with here. Accordingly, when the reader is presented with these words, it is not the concepts underlying them that trouble the narrator of 'The Sisters,' but the words themselves and their fundamental sounds. The narrator has, he says, taken to saying the word 'paralysis' 'softly' to himself 'every night ... .

Tags:escape, ireland, etymological, words, grey

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This essay reviews "The Dubliners," as a story not only about the Irish who live in Dublin, but as a story of a people with a long heritage, rooted in their beliefs and their religion. It is the story of the power of religion, not only over the people, but also over the entire country. The author claims that Joyce's distrust, dislike, and censure of the Catholic Church is critical to the very core of the book.

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"James Augustine Joyce was born in a wealthy Dublin suburb in 1882. "The Joyce family was initially well off as Dublin merchants with bloodlines that connected them to old Irish nobility in the country" (Borey). He was one of ten children. James attended an expensive Jesuit boys' school, which he later wrote about in "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man." However, his father tended to spend money lavishly and was often unemployed and the family fortune dwindled. He still associated with his wealthier friends, but the family moved often, and much of his time he spent on the streets. Financial woes continued throughout Joyce's boyhood. They followed him throughout his college life at University College in Dublin. They were there throughout his career, and often he would not have survived without the patronage of others."

Tags:languages, philosophy, university, college, priest, parents, happy, Ireland, conservative, medicine, school, poverty, prayer, artistic