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Month: April 2020

The Power of a Single Story

For this week’s adventure, I was fortunate enough to spend a considerable amount of time exploring the historic Abbey Theatre.  … More

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The Abbey: A Renovated Theatre with an Old Purpose

In reading one other blog post it was brought to my attention that theatre, in England’s past, was considered a … More

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The Influence of Waterways on Building Construction

I’ve always found city layout models to be interesting to consider. For example, in Irvine, where I live, streets are … More

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A Castle in the City

I had a fun little time scrolling around the maps this week and looking around the Abbey Theater. One of … More

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Outlook on the Abbey Theatre

Upon exploring Dublin, I knew the first place I wanted to go check out was Abbey Theater. From previous works, … More

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Ireland’s National Theater

I walked around the River Liffey, past the famous (and infamous) Custom House Building, and turned into the Abbey Theatre. … More

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Architecture of the Abbey Theater

In my first impression of the Abbey Theater, I was a bit surprised by the architectural design. I knew that … More

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Just Moseying Around

Where the Abbey Theatre should be on the map After comparing Thom’s map of 1904 to the 360 cities map, … More

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Cultural Nationalism and Assimilation

Terence Brown’s text “Cultural Nationalism” explores the concept of cultural nationalism and what it means for the Irish from the … More

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The Science of Dracula

Dracula is associated with fantasy and horror, so I thought the presence of scientific representation in Dracula was interesting. In … More

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