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“Belfast Protests Leaving Scars on Schoolchildren” by Brian Lavery is an article published in New York Times Service on October 14, 2001. The article depicts the way in which the conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland has affected Catholic schoolgirls.

“Belfast Protests Leaving Scars on Schoolchildren” is also a cover story. The author reports the Belfast incidents and also analyses some of the causes that brought protesters to attack innocent schoolchildren. The article presents several opinions connected to the case, including some of the parents’ declarations, as well as the opinions of teachers and protesters.

Brian Lavery’s article follows the traditional structure of the article genre: heading, subheading, introduction, main body and conclusion.

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The title of the article is “Belfast Protests Leaving Scars on Schoolchildren”. The rule is that an article heading should not have more than seven words; the article’s title is comprised of six words and, thus...