First Draft
Below is a first draft of my final research paper: In the fall of 1888, five prostitutes were found brutally murdered—some disemboweled—in the East End of London. The discovery of each new murder throughout a three-month time period eventually…
Working Bibliography
Begg, Paul. Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History. Rev. pbk. ed., Harlow, Pearson Longman, 2004. Booth, Charles. Life and Labour of the People in London. London, Macmillan, 1902. Internet Archive, archive.org/details/lifelabourofpeop07bootiala. —. “Poverty Map.” www.umich.edu/~risotto/maxzooms/ne/nej56.html. Map. “Boundary of Old Nichol’s…
Working Outline II
Below is a second outline of my proposed research paper. After taking Professor Lane’s suggestions into consideration, I tried to consolidate the content of the paper into four main points. This draft reflects such, and also includes the support theses…
Working Outline
Below is a working outline for my final research paper. I have reviewed the past 4 months of research and tried to incorporate key terms and ideas into the outline to set the paper up for success. By investing a…
Arthur Morrison: Social Sensationalist?
Arthur Morrison was an English writer who grew up in the East End of London in the mid 19th century. When he became a published author, he hid his working-class background but still took an interest in sharing the living…
Charles Dickens: Social Reformer?
Charles Dickens was born in 1812 to an upper middle class English family and spent his childhood in the coastal suburbs of Portsmouth. When his father was incarcerated in debtor’s prison at Marshalsea (1878, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol6/pp57-75), the family moved from the coast…
Portfolio
Fashion of the Paleolithic/Neolithic Periods Paleolithic peoples would have worn and worked with materials that required very little assembly, preparation and maintenance due to a comparatively low intellect, nomadism, knowledge of construction, tools and I’m sure a number of other…
The Significance of Costume Kinship
From the time ancient civilizations began to appear in the “cradle of life” they experienced an increase in interaction with each other by establishing trade and travel. Through trade and travel, societies became more integrated and intertwined causing geographical and…
Allegiance to the Spanish imperial court
When Emperor Charles V dominated Europe after 1520 a widespread adoption of Hispanic attire soon followed. Some saw the dress alla spagnola as fashionable, others agreed utilizing it as a display of allegiance to the empire, while many, particularly Florentines,…
Overview: Slum Literature
As discussed previously, the Ripper murders themselves did not lead to a change in public opinion. Slums had been a part of urban life since the beginning of industrialization, and the government was well aware of their existence. However, it…
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