Wandsworth Essays

  • John George Haigh's Speech

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    John George Haigh. No this speech isn’t about the English footballer who died at 101 years old. This is about a man who killed people then disposed of their bodies in barrels of acid. Yes, you heard me right, acid. In the reports it says that Haigh killed 6 people, but he told the police that it was 9. Because we have probably never heard of this man I will inform you about his time before the murders, the actual murders, his last victim, and then finally his trial. CHANGE SLIDE Before I start getting

  • Haigh Murder

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    Haigh was found to have an acute sense of omnipotence and believed he was above the law (“John george haigh,”). The trial began in July of 1949. He pled not guilty but eventually found guilty and sentenced to death. John George Haigh was hanged at Wandsworth Prison on August 6, 1949 (“John haigh,”). After five years of vampire-like acts and a mass murder spree of seven people, Haigh’s victims were brought to justice. Haigh killed to gain money and property that he could potentially change into more

  • Addressing Systemic Issues in Wandsworth Prison

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    evidence of accountability in the Prison system from NOMS; I must admit I had felt that I had reached a brick wall that was not penetrable. Unfortunately however, I am saddened to say, that despite my previous emails of concern; the problems at Wandsworth Prison are more worrying that I had previously thought. Once my step-father had received his books I had thought that there would be no further issues with sending 'approved ' items into the

  • The Importance Of Being Earnest Research Paper

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    (Kraus) in 1895 and when he refused to leave England for his “scandal,” he was brought to court on account of what the Victorian society believed to be sexual treason. He was claimed guilty and sentenced to two years of hard labor and transported to Wandsworth Prison. What supplemented the suspicion of Wilde’s sexual affairs was the running of his newest play The Importance of Being Earnest, a play that exposed and ridiculed the abuses of society in regards to sexuality and marriage. “Simultaneously he

  • Why Do Prisons Work

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    This means that there is less attention for the people, less control and resources for them to use. In Wandsworth Prison there are at least 1,100 men who have to share a one man cell. This can be very horrible for a prisoner as it can have a negative experience which can result in violence, self-harm and suicide. Evidence to support this point is the Strangeways

  • Self-Realizations Made in Prison in De Profundis and The Ballad of Reading Gao by Wilde, Moll Flanders by Defoe

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    Profundis was written in 1897 in prison over a course of three months. It is basically a letter from Wilde to himself written in an effort for Wilde to find a way to rationalize his sufferings in prison. In De Profundis, the movement for Wilde to Wandsworth and Reading was a transition from the self-definition of Wilde to the featureless and ritualized existence of a prisoner. As a prisoner and one who suffers, Wilde is excluded from the pleasures that accompany the fulfillment of individual desires

  • Gerald Boyle Essay

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    Fr Gerald Ewing BTh. MA (known Fr Gerry now Monsignor Gerald Ewing) joined Abbey Wood Parish when Fr Patrick Maloney moved from the Parish. He was ordained priest on 9th July 1981. On the 11th July 1981, the Thamesmead Christian Community (TCC) consisting of 10 Inter-Religious members had approved the appointment of Fr Gerald Ewing’s as an Assistant Priest to TCC and to serve at St Benet and St David’s Churches. He joined the parish on 7th August 1981 and he shared the presbytery with Canon Bill

  • Sympathy in The Film Let Him Have It

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    Sympathy in The Film Let Him Have It Bias is prejudice in favour of or against one thing, person or group compared with another, especially in a way considered to be unfair. Film directors use bias when making a film because they want the viewers to have particular feelings towards the situation or one or more of the characters for example sympathise with them. I think that Peter Medak wanted to make this film because he thought that a great miscarriage of justice had been carried out and

  • Oscar Wilde Research Paper

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    Born October 16, 1854 as Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde, Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, and novelist. His mother, Jane Francesca Elgee, was also a poet who had a part of the 1848 Irelander Rebellion, while his father was a doctor who was knighted and eventually went on to found a hospital to treat the city’s poor population, all out of his own pocket. As a kid, Wilde went to Portora Royal School, where he won a prize for top student in the classic studies. In 1871, when Wilde graduated

  • Overcrowding In Prison

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    Prison has held a place in our society for centuries. Throughout history, prisoners have been incapacitated in a vicious environment and that still rings true today. A person’s experience in prison can greatly vary. It may be a place of solace for those that are homeless because they have three meals and a bed to sleep in every night. However, it can be a nightmare for others who feel as though prison will ruin their future. It is an environment where a person is stripped of their free will. Due

  • Bribery and Corruption in International Trade

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    Bribery and corruption is a way of life in many countries. These practices affect the way international business is regularly conducted. However, in most of these countries, it is illegal to offer or receive bribes or engage in corrupt practices. Yet corrupt practices are a part of the ‘culture’ of ‘doing businesses. Unless companies ‘conform’ to such practices, in many cases, international business cannot be transacted. This essay will attempt to provide discussion about bribery and corruption

  • Capital Punishment

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    Capital Punishment For my Personal Research Study (PRS), I am going to research Capital Punishment. Capital Punishment is about taking a life for a life(s). For example if you commit a crime like Murder and you are convicted of murdering someone you could end up being killed by "The Electric Chair" or you could get an injection that will kill you. Capital Punishment is an interesting topic because people have debated about this subject for years. The question I have chosen for my PRS

  • Haringey Rioting

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    news arrived even further, at Hertfordshire, causing a riot outburst in Waltham Cross where two jewelry shops were damaged and looted. On the 8th of August, 21:15pm, a young man was found shot in a car in Croydon. Other events later occurred in Wandsworth, Camden and Lewisham. The same day damages where reported in a restaurant in Birmingham. As the day progressed, several more incidents were reported, other of minor and other of severe damage. At around 22:30 London Road in Croydon closed due to

  • Medical Negligence Claims Against The NHS

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    I will be talking about medical negligence, claims towards the NHS. I will go into detail about the problems with negligence. I will also be talking about a variety of policy considerations, like floodgates, I will talk about the effect of people claiming and the cost of fighting negligence claims against the NHS. I will also talk about the effect of policy considerations. Negligence is carelessness amounting to the culpable breach of duty. Failure to do or recognize, something that a reasonable

  • Imprisonment is Ineffective as Punishment

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    The origin of the word prison comes from the Latin word to seize. It is fair to say that the traditionally use of prison correspond well with the origin of the word; as traditionally prison was a place for holding people whilst they were awaiting trail. Now, centuries on and prisons today is used as a very popular, and severe form of punishment offered to those that have been convicted. With the exception however, of the death penalty and corporal punishment that still takes place in some countries

  • Administrative Law in Australia -- Notes on Natural Justice

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    Implication of the duty to observe Procedural Fairness Where legislation doesn't require observance of procedural fairness it is implied Cooper v Wandsworth Board of Works In the absence of a contrary statutory intention, there is a presumption that procedural fairness applies: Kiao v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs Cooper v Wandsworth Board- Cooper built a house without permission. Board demolished house without giving C a chance to explain or remedy. Considerations of court: