I-search-by+Alannah

by Alannah Ireland is going through financial problems right now. Many people are out of a job. A lot of people find it hard to make money making them get depressed easily. I was born in Ireland, so I know that the euro is not as strong as it used to be.
 * Ireland's Recession, and the Effects ** of it
 * Part I--What I already know about my topic **

How many people die/ commit suicide every year in Ireland because of depression caused by the recession? What is Ireland's population and how much has it gone down since the recession started? How many people have lost their jobs because of the recession? How do people survive with such a bad economy? How is the government doing?
 * Part II--What I Want to Find Out **

In the year of 2009, the economy went down by 10% in Ireland. This is the first recession Ireland is facing since 1983. Suicide rates have gone up by 85%, because people get depressed when they have a hard time. I found these things out by looking up information on the computer. I looked at some websites to learn about my topic. I also asked my mom about what she has learned from talking to her family that lives in Ireland. I plan to talk to my grandparents and other parts of my family that live in Ireland. I expect to talk to my dad's side of the family and my mom's side of the family. My dad's side consists of my aunts, uncles and cousins that live in Meath. Also, my older half brother who lives there as well. On my mom's side of the family, I have an uncle, aunt, and two cousins that live in Dublin. I also have grandparents that live in Galway. I feel that if I interview people from all over Ireland, I will get a better idea of Ireland as a whole rather than just one place in Ireland. I want to understand how everybody feels, because some places might be different, I will interview people from different places.
 * Part III--The Search **

One day I went to the library. I found a book about Ireland. I used it to learn about the way Ireland was before the recession. To be honest, the book I used did not really give me much information. I wish that I would have chosen another book, but when I looked for one, I could not find one with the information I wanted. I am still on the search for a better book, but there are no books in my library that have the information that I want.

I learned many new things while writing this I-search. I learned that economic problems can make people depressed. Sometimes when people are depressed they commit suicide. Suicide rates have gone up 85% in Ireland since the recession started. In 2009, the economy went down by 10%. "The number of people claiming unemployment previous prediction of 14%"(BBC News)."The bank expects unemployment to peak at 13.5%, compared with benefits rose by 11,734 for the month to a total of 251,951 - the most since August 1997."
 * Part IV--What I Learned **

"Ireland's Recession 'to end in 2010'." //BBC News//. BBC NEWS, 29 January 2010. Web. 22 April 2010.  "Ireland Jobless Rate at Decade High ." //BBC News//. BBC NEWS, 5 November 2008. Web. 26 May 2010. 
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