![]() ![]() ![]() 'Tis the way of the world in America as well as in Ireland. The poor of the world are always slaving for other people, always going hungry that others may be fed, naked that others may be clothed, badly housed that others may live in palaces. Always slaving for other people, is it? And do you think you will get out of that by going to America? Faith then, you won't. In the play, the farmer's wife Ellen replies to her eldest son Pat's intention to emigrate to America.įar off hills are always green. the dramatic conflict is fought around the person of Frank O'Donnell, a farmer's son, who in the first act announces his attention of joining the English Army, but at the end of the third act, having been shown the right path by his parents and sweetheart, and the old blind patriot Brian McMahon joins the fighting forces of the Irish Republican Brotherhood instead. It is a play of country life in Ireland at the time of the Fenian Rising. To quote the Irish suffragist Francis Sheehy-Skeffington who reviewed it: The play "Under Which Flag?" was first performed by the Workers' Dramatic Company in Liberty Hall three weeks before the Easter Rising (March 26, 1916). Mary Ann McCracken wrote insightful, emancipatory letters to her imprisoned brother, Henry Joy. James Connolly took time out to write two plays and over twenty songs, poems and ballads. These artistic expressions are not mere decoration, but an integral part of understanding and changing the world.Īs explored in a previous article, the United Irishmen (and women) made extensive use of literary satire, and published songs in their political publications. Since times immemorial, people involved in the struggle for a better world have given expression to their aspiration not only in political texts and deeds, but also in artistic ways. Ohio middle school student suspended for ‘liking’ Instagram photo of a fake gunTo mark International Women's Day, Jenny Farrell reviews Pioneers of Women’s Emancipation in Ireland, by Priscilla Metscher The family reported, however, that since receiving the notice, the suspension has been dropped, and Zachary will not suffer any repercussions for liking the photo of an airsoft gun on Instagram. at night, and the following morning he was called into the office where office administrators patted him down, and checked him for weapons. Zachary said he “liked” the photo at around 8 p.m. “He never shared, he never commented, he never made a threatening post… anything on the site, just liked it.” “I was livid, I mean, I’m sitting here thinking ‘you just suspended him for 10 days for ‘liking’ a picture of a gun on a social media site,” his father, Marty Bowlin said. Regardless, his parents received a suspension notice in the mail that read, “The reason for the intended suspension is as follows: Liking a post on social media that indicated potential school violence.” Airsoft guns shoot nonlethal plastic pellets, usually with compressed air or springs.Īccording to WBRC=TV, Zachary Bowlin reportedly used his phone to “like” the photo while off of school grounds, outside of school hours, and didn’t leave a comment. Edgewood Middle School in Trenton, Ohio, suspended a student for 10 days after he simply “liked” an Instagram photo of an airsoft gun. ![]()
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