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The genesis of the Hunter Figure: A study of the dialectic between the biographical and the aesthetic in the early writings of Hunter S. Thompson
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2018)
Hunter S. Thompson revolutionised American journalism in the 1970’s with the publication of ‘The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved’, in Scanlan’s Monthly, and ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’, in Rolling Stone magazine. ...
‘Rivers of ink’: searching for authentic representations of the Holocaust – words, pictures and the stories they tell
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2018)
The Holocaust haunts the European mind, and its reverberations continue to this day. However, for those of us who were not there, all our knowledge, understanding and experience of this event is expressed in representations ...
Educating religiously toward a public spirituality
(Boston College, 2008)
The question at the heart of this dissertation is: “How can Christian religious education help people know the value and importance of a healthy public/common life and further their interest and ability to participate in ...
“A Crooked Mark” - An Examination of the Effectiveness of Using Authentic Materials in Teaching Apostrophe Use in an ELT Context.
(2018-02-07)
This thesis focuses on two types of teaching intervention, prescriptive and descriptive, to
determine which type may be more beneficial to English language learners in learning correct
apostrophe application. The role ...
Holocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction in Galway Bay, a shallow coastal embayment along Ireland’s North-East Atlantic margin
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2017)
Coastal environments are highly dynamic and complicated systems that vary spatially and temporally over a range of timescales. This study explores the paleoenvironmental changes recorded in sediment cores taken from Galway ...
'Further up and further in': Biblical themes and imagery in C.S. Lewis' The chronicles of Narnia
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)
Clive Staples Lewis is one of the most popular and renowned authors and lay theologians of the twentieth century. Lewis is best known for The Chronicles of Narnia series, which has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. ...
Exploring Synchronous Online Communication and its Effect on Non-Native Speakers of English
(2018-02-07)
It is estimated that there are 1.5 billion people worldwide who speak English, of whom only 375 million are native speakers (Statista 2016). Jenks (2012) notes that the use of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) is growing ...
Aliens in wartime: reactions and responses to foreign nationalities and minorities in Ireland during the First World War
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)
Ireland was a diverse society made up of various nationalities and ethnic minorities before the twentieth century. Relationships and tensions have developed between these various ‘foreign’ groups and Ireland’s host nation ...
Local government and local economic development: perceptions and experiences of the Local Government (Reform) Act 2014
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2018)
Local government is an important service provider to the people of Ireland. It is also a key
component in the democratic structures of the State. However in comparison with other
countries, Ireland is seen as highly ...
An túrscéal stairiúil sa Ghaeilge 1993-2013
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2018)
Tá plé á dhéanamh sa tráchtas seo ar na húrscéalta stairiúla ar fad a scríobhadh sa
Ghaeilge sa tréimhse 1993 – 2013. Cúig úrscéal déag ar fad a scríobhadh idir na blianta sin
agus pléitear iad go léir sa tráchtas seo. ...