Freitag, 10. Januar 2014

Corrected version of paragraph of PC2



Here’s the corrected version of the writing task of PC2. This time my paragraph was at least slightly better than the one from PC1.
“While there is an obvious connection between these two items, there are also a number of significant differences. While the Vikings came to Ireland around 800 B.C. to take land and resources from the island of Ireland, the Protestant Settlers emigrated to Ireland, specifically to Ulster, because King James I gave land to them. Still, the decisive reason for themselves was to acquire land and become richer than they were in Britain.  King James made this cunning plan in order to bring Protestantism, British culture and loyalty to the crown to Ireland. He wanted Ireland to be a sovereign part of England. The Irishmen saw both peoples – the Vikings as well as the Protestant settlers – as invaders. The significant discrepancy was that the Viking were seen as brutal killers and cruel rapists, who only wanted to exploit Ireland. The settlers, on the other hand, did not show violence. Still, the Plantation Settlers were not accepted by the Irish people either. They did not try to take the Irish land by using violence, but rather tried to incorporate Protestantism, the English language and British habits into the Irish culture. They indirectly tried to persuade the Irishmen of the United Kingdom. Further to that, there were greater links between the Protestant Settlers and the Irish people. One main point that connects them is, that they could communicate with eachother. Although English was not the origin language of Ireland, they had to learn it because of former invasions by the British. Both foreign cultures have clearly affected Ireland, but it is clear that the impact of the Protestant Settlers on Ireland is much bigger. Nowadays, Ulster is part of the UK of GB which was one of the main goals of King James I and his Plantation Settlers.

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