East End of London

The Haverstock Hill and Maldon Road Provident Dispensary in London was founded in 1865 and is a good example of how a provident Dispensary was run. • there were two Funds within the Dispensary: the Free Members' Fund formed by the monthly subscriptions of the 'free' members; and the Honorary Fund that was supported by the affluent residents. The Honorary Fund paid for the working expenses, rent, furniture, coal, gas, dispenser's salary and, (rather surprisingly), quinine and cod liver oil.…

Historically, the identity of the infamous killer of more than five prostitutes in the East End of London during 1888 remains a mystery (Jack the Ripper Bio). Evidence suggest, that the person behind these “Jack the Ripper murders was either a doctor or butcher. Based on the findings the weapon used on the bodies showed knowledge of understandings of the human anatomy. For instance, George Hutchinson, who witness the interaction of Mary Kelly and Jack the Ripper’s shortly before her killing.…

Tracey Emin is an English contemporary artist known for her autobiographical and confessional works. Emin was born on July 3rd, 1963, in Croydon, South London, England to Pamela Cashin, and Enver Emin. Tracey grew up in Margate, on the coast of Kent, alongside her twin brother Paul. During her early childhood, Tracey lived with her brother and her mother in the successful seaside hotel that her father owned. Her father lived at the hotel only half of the time; they soon found out that the other…

crisis and Middle East civil wars. These notions are falsely premised as Western civilization essentially believes in its ever existing rule; this ideology is being challenged today. This is as Alamu classifies it as “western intellectual and ideological arrogance as well as political hubris.” This hubris is mistake. These “flash point of economic insecurity, [and] political instability” is the basis are caused by shifts in power in power in Asia and disturbances in the Middle East. Russia and…

They were extremely admired in East Los Angeles, the group, was a garage band that featured both guitars and brass, that had a national hit with their storming rendition of "Land of a Thousand Dances" which was a cover hit and originally recorded by Cannibal and the Headhunters in 1965. Thee Midniters were one of the first bands to proudly proclaim their roots in East L.A. This was the epoch of “brass section bands” such as Ohio Players, Chicago,…

and that he finally settled in London around 1881 or soon after. Once there, the family, possibly lived temporarily at a residence in Whitechapel, before settling at Sion Square and Greenfield Street. It is likely that Aaron lived at either 3 Sion Square or at 16 Greenfield Street, with one of his sisters and her family. Actually, it is quite possible that he was living at both of these addresses at different times. For example, in July 1890 Aaron is admitted to Mile End Old Town Workhouse from…

German spies against the Nazis and would have false information given to the launch teams . One commonly used piece of misinformation was that the rockets were overshooting the launch target of London by between 20 to 30 miles. As a result of this, rockets would fall short of the larger built up areas of London and impact in much more rural areas, unknown to the launch teams who believed that they were now hitting the target. This misinformation was used as a result of decisions by the Crossbow…

This series of prostitute killings took place in the 1888, at the East End of London and quickly drew the attention of the newspaper. Five known women were the victims of these killings: Mary Ann Nichole, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly. There are also approximately 13 alleged victims…

advancements and improved investigative methods, many murders go unsolved and killers escape. Can you imagine the difficult task authorities faced when Jack the Ripper loomed large in London? In the fall of 1888, otherwise know as the “fall of terror,” a series of horrendous murders occurred in Whitechapel, the east end of London. Whitechapel was known to be a poor, crime ridden part of the city, making it a safe haven for any criminal. Except Jack the Ripper, as he is popularly known, was no…

A Postcolonial Interpretation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” Analysed passage: Page 26 “In the library I found, to my great delight..” - Page 29 end. (Penguin Classics Reissue) Post-colonialism is the discourse that reflects upon and reacts to the legacy of colonialism and imperialism within literature and culture. In the late 1800’s at the time when Dracula was written, there was a growing sense of cultural decline within Britain - many feared that people were losing sight of what it truly meant…