The Attention of the White Chapel Murders
In 1888 the Jack the Ripper murders caused chaos in the town of
Whitechapel. Nothing like this had ever happened before. People wanted
to know who was dissecting women on the streets.
The murdered women Polly Nicholls, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine
Eddowes, Mary Kelly and Annie Chapman were all prostitutes looking for
work in the Whitechapel area at the times they were murdered.
The first supposed victim of Jack the Ripper was Martha Tabram even
though her murder on the 6th of August was not as brutal as the ones
committed later on; it is thought the murder was the beginning of Jack
the Ripper. Martha Tabram was found dead in George Yard in
Whitechapel. She had been stabbed a total of 39 times in the body,
neck and private parts. This made the people of Whitechapel become on
edge. They were scared.
Twenty five days after Martha Tabram was murdered, at about 4am a
resident of Whitechapel was walking through Bucks row when he saw a
woman lying on the floor with her skirts around her waist. He thought
she was drunk and called another man to help wake her up and get her
to her feet, but they could not wake her so they went to the police
station. Before they got back a policeman saw they woman and using the
light of his lantern he saw her throat was slit and she was covered in
blood. Dr Rees Llewellyn was called to the scene, he said the wound to
the neck had killed her and she had been dead no longer than 30
minutes. When her clothes were removed it appeared there were several
wounds to her abdomen which were caused by a long bladed knife. These
were done whilst the woman was dead. She worked as a prostitute.
The next murder was on the 8th of September just after 6am. The victim
was Annie Chapman, another prostitute. The body was discovered by John
Davis. He saw that the woman's skirts were pulled up, he got help
became very pale. One of the men in the group tried to help her to a chair, but before he reached
basement where she would not be noticed right away. He then tied her up to make it look
up the smell of that dreaded man. Then, all at once, he is floating beside her.
During the time of the Salem Witch Trials the intertwining of religion and government did not allow citizens of Salem, Massachusetts the right to a fair trial, so it was the states responsibility to separate the two. In the 1600’s the Puritan religion was greatly enforced by the government. It wouldn’t be until many years later that separation of church and state became a law.
pick her up, she stayed with these men for a while and they gave her a
She then started shouting, “By the cross of God, you loathsome sot, you’re not going to come in here tonight. I will not tolerate this conduct of yours any longer, It’s time I showed people the sort of man you are and the hours you keep.” She accuses him of drinking and sleeping around, and the people surrounding the yelling couple believe her and the people gave him a
pretty well, but I guess she had a feeling he was dead She said "The
Salem Massachusetts became the center of a horrible tragedy, which changed the life of many people. It was a hard time, because of the bad crops and diseases. The people in Salem had to blame someone or something. This people accused innocent people by calling them witches. They were accused by having contact with the devil, hurting people, to pinch people on their bodies and more. These actions were result of hysteria. Maybe those extraneous symptoms were result of an illness or bacteria. On the Bible says “thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.” This mean that any type of witch or curse will not live, so I think that quote or versus in the Bible want to explain that we need to fight against the devil, those people who are practicing witchcraft need to be light, to be with God. Those people were confused because is not necessary to kill innocent people and the Bible says that if someone kills is a sin.
either get a ride or to have someone take her girls for her. She was forced however to leave the
throat to silence him, and in a moment he lay dead at my feet.” This
During the early winter of 1692 two young girls became inexplicably ill and started having fits of convulsion, screaming, and hallucinations. Unable to find any medical reason for their condition the village doctor declared that there must be supernatural forces of witchcraft at work. This began an outbreak of hysteria that would result in the arrest of over one hundred-fifty people and execution of twenty women and men. The madness continued for over four months.
The White Savior Complex is a damaging subconscious underlay of the Hollywood system, and more broadly all of western society. It is used to further separate the notions of “us” and “other” by creating a firm separation fueled by self-righteousness, and a sense of entitlement. Hollywood attempts to address race relations, but fails because of this trope. Kingsle, from the article “Does My Hero Look White In This?” described that both racism and colonialism are acknowledged, but not without reassuring that not only were white people against the system of racist power dynamics, but also were actively fighting against it in leadership roles (2013). In the remainder of my essay I will be commenting on many modern films and their use on this trope, and why subscribing to this filmmaking strategy is problematic.
him down and he gave up and said that she should forget all about this. That is
The second story was recap of the year. It talks about the shooting in the black church and the debate over the Confederate flag. It then talks about the two decisions made over the summer about the Affordable Care Act and the Same Sex Marriage Act. After that, it talks about Pope Francis and the Takata incident. Finally it talks about the Patriots and the three inmates who escaped prison only to be shot or put back behind bars. Finally, it talks about the presidential debate.
The mass hysteria between today’s society and the Salem witch hunt can be compared through Freedom , Religion ,and the killing of innocent victims. Mass hysteria has caused a lot of destruction in society throughout the years. It has brought about a lot of chaos in both Salem as well as the present society. Mass hysteria has brought out a lot of fear in people in both Salem and present society.