Jack the Ripper Revealed!!

Jack the Ripper was an alias given to a murderer, whom by many was considered the first serial killer of the modern era. The Ripper terrorised the London metropolis in the months of autumn in 1888, in the dead of the night he would strike just to sneak away again into the grovels of London keeping the police at bay. To this day Jack the Ripper still remains faceless, with people dedicating their lives to solve this unsolved mystery. We have been looking at the evidence in class and now I have my own idea who the Ripper was.





Suspect Profile:



Dr Francis Tublety






Francis Tublety was born in 1830 in Ireland but was raised in Rochester, New York, America. Tumblety was seemingly uneducated or self educated, and trained as a homeopath. He was the youngest of eleven siblings. He made a small fortune as an Indian herb doctor, which enabled him to travel. He had dark hair, and would have dressed in the latest fashion due to his wealth.

Francis Tumblety was a perfectly sane man, he had a real habit of using different aliases. One of his aliases had him arrested in America, regarding the plot to assassinate president Lincoln. He was known to enjoy the company of other men over women, refusing to invite the fairer sex to any of his parties.

Relation to murders
Francis Tumblety was in London during the times of the murders, having travelled there before he may have had local knowledge of the area. He was known to have a deep hatred of prostitutes, owing to the fact he had married one unknowingly. Tumblety even had a collection
of female wombs, which he showed to guests every so often. He has no relation to any of the victims but we can not be sure if he knew them or not.

Evidence
During the time of the ripper murders forensic techniques were few and far between. It was almost impossible to prove some one was a murderer unless they confessed or were caught in the act.

Leading surgeons at the time of the murders all concluded that some anatomical knowledge would be necessary in order to remove organs from the body in the poor light. Francis Tumblety spent some time in Rochester training with a doctor. It is my believe he would have had sufficient anatomical knowledge.

The murders were committed all over the east end of London. Some local knowledge of the area would have been needed to get around in the dark. Francis Tumblety had travelled to London on different occasions before. he may have had enough know how to get around unhindered.

The Ripper letters were supposedly written by the murderer and then sent to the media. A person who had access to stationary and the education to write could have written these letters. Dr Tumblety could do both. In the letters many Americanisms became apparent to investigators at the time. As we know Tumblety was an American.

Tumblety made a fortune posing as an Indian herb doctor. Tmoney would have enalbed him to travel, and to change clothes if they became dirty or bloodstained. If the local communtiy new him to be a doctor if he was seen with blood on him suspicion would be lessened.

Tumblety fled England on the 24th of November. the murders "coincidentally" ended once e had left. When police found out he had left the country a detective from Scotland yard was sent to follow him to America.

motive
All of the Ripper victims were female prostitutes. Francis Tumblety had unknowingly married a prostitute but found out after he spotted her having a moment with a client. he was also known to hate women. Perhaps this caused him to kill these women. Was it some kind of revenge for his wife, or just trying to rid the world of women deemed unworthy.


background
In 1888 Queen Victoria was reigning, the industrial revolution had caused a mass exodus from the country to the overcrowding cities and the poorest of the poor were housed in the east end of London. For some women prostitution was he only way to get the money they needed to pay for a bed for the night. Police turned a blind eye to the trade these women were desperate to pay for a bed. The city was crowded and the burning of coal and sewage on the streets caused the air to be thick and seedy.

Timeline

31 August 1888 At 3.40am the body of Mary Nichols was discovered in Bucks Row.

8 September 1888 Annie Chapman, Jack the Ripper’s second victim is murdered at between 5.30am and 6am.

27 September 1888 A letter is received at the Central News Agency. It is signed JACK THE RIPPER.

30 September 1888. A double event in with two women killed within an hour. At 1am Elizabeth Stride’s body is found and at 1:45am Catharine Eddowes is found dead in Mitre Square in the City of London. with Eddowes body being found in the city of London now two police forces are on the case.

6th October1888. The Central News Agency are sent a second letter from jack the ripper.

16 October 1888 .the president of the Whitechappel vigilance committee receives a letter and half a human kidney sad to be from Eddowes body.

9th November 1888. Mary Kelly an Irish girl is murdered in Dorset Street Spitalfields.

The end of the horrific murders accepted to be committed by JtR, although there are suggested to be more.

References
www.casebook.org
www.wikipedia.com jack the ripper pages
www.jack-the-ripper.org

Portfolios of evidence used in class.

Jacob Brown

A 20th Century hero.

The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leanard Spencer Churchill K.G, was born on the 30th of November at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England. Descended from a noble family, his father was the 3rd son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough, and was related to royalty.

In 1893 the young Churchill was enrolled at the Royal Military Academy, and graduated 2 years later. Like all children of the Aristocracy, he was sent to school away from home and saw little of his family. He was rarely visited by his mother who was known as the Lady Randolph, and he begged her to visit or let him go home. He had a long distance relationship with his father but they hardly ever spoke. With a lack of parental contact he had a close relationship with his nanny. His father died young in 1895, with the prospect of Churchill dying young as well, he was determined to make his mark on the world.

After his graduation he was commissioned as a second Lieutenant in the 4th Queens Own Hussars, on the 20th of February 1895. In 1941 he was created the Colonel of the Hussars. He spent his time serving as an officer by writing articles and journals for newspapers in London. His journals from the Boer war and his escape from a POW camp earned him a considerable sum.

Churchill was the First Lord of the Admiralty during the start of the First World War but was asked to leave by the cabinet after he was blamed for the disastrous Gallipoli campaign. He was the MP for the electoral seat of Oldham and also Manchester North West where he was promoted to President of the Board of Trade. He was given the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer. In May 1940, he was elected as PM and was the minister of defence as well. He held these posts until 1945. He re-took premiership in the Conservative victory of 1951 and resigned in 1955. He remained in parliament until 1964, when he retired.

Winston Churchill received countless honours; in 1953 Queen Elizabeth II invested Churchill into the most ancient and noble Order of the Garter(knight); President John F Kennedy made him an honouree citizen of the united states; Plans were also made for Sir Churchill to be created a duke( most PM's when retired are created Earls, it would have been a great honour, considering Dukedoms are usually reserved for royalty.) but he refused so his son could run for parliament, as a commoner, not a lord when he passed away. Churchill received the noble prize for his literature prowess.

Winston Churchill is mostly remembered for his leadership and inspiration to his nation during the turmoils of WWII. Whilst London was bombed and people were dying, he was able to maintain a sense of hope and unity. He was an excellent orator, his speeches are some of the most inspirational written and are still quoted today.

In June 1944, the allied forces invaded Normandy and pushed the Nazi's back into Germany. It was announced later that May 8 would be Victory in Europe Day. On VE day a broadcast was made by Churchill announcing the war was over, and a seize fire would come into effect at midnight.Afterwards Churchill told a huge crowd in Whitehall: "This is your victory." The people shouted: "No, it is yours", and Churchill then conducted them in the singing of the "Land of Hope and Glory".

Churchill grew up in a palace, in the lap of luxury. He was a member of the elite, the aristocratic lifestyle which he was raised in would have an impact on his beliefs. Emotions such as loyalty, duty to ones nation, respect, tradition would have been some of them. He came from one of the most well known families in Britain, with a long line of politicians and military officers. The first duke of Marlborough was a British war hero in the 18th century. This may have influenced his choice of careers. Churchill strongly apposed India's bid for Independence, he believed a colonial rule of India was the best for Britain and India. When he grew up the British Empire controlled a large proportion of the 'New World' such as Africa, Asia and Australia. His nation's men had died protecting it and keeping it whole. He fought in the Boer War protecting England's interests in Africa. These may have influenced his strong beliefs that India should remain colonised.

Churchill passed away on the 24 January 1965. He was given a state funeral which saw the largest assembly of statesman until Pope John Paul II's funeral. His legacy is still felt today. If he had given up and surrendered to Nazi Germany in the second world war, the world would be a very different place. We know he did not, he stood up for the belief that the world would be better without Nazi rule. He inspired the British people during the blitz, when bombs were falling he was out and speaking to the public. He has had a lasting effect on society. In 2002 he was voted as the greatest Britain of them all, voted for by a very thank full British public.

Churchill Speeches.

http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=418
http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=393

http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=427

Bibliography:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill

http://www.winstonchurchill.org/

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1953/churchill-bio.html

Economy Of Switzerland

Switzerland is a small landlocked European country. Switzerland's economy is based on the market system.

Switzerland has little to no resources such as iron ore or natural gas. Switzerland lacks in important minerals such as coal, oil, and gas which heavy industry is based on. most of the land is to high, and can not support successfully agriculture. Switzerland has small deposits of iron and manganese as well as; lime, salts, sand, gravels, clay and Marble. Although the country has little natural resource it is abundant in rivers. which the Swiss have used to produce huge amounts of Hydro power. The hydro electricity industry is Switzerland's greatest resource.

The largest sector of the Economy by employment standards is the community and personal services sector.

Finance, insurance etc: 580,000

Community and personal services: 813,000

Restaurants, hotels, Tourism: 800,000

Manufacturing and Mining: 689,000

Switzerland is a market economy. A market economy allows the businesses and consumers to decide what goods to buy and produce by themselves, with no direction from government inputs. these decisions are influenced by supply, demand and competition. in a market economy businesses decide what to produce, how much to produce, how much to charge consumers and how much to pay employees. in the market economy businesses and firms are owned by private companies instead of the government.

The Swiss industry is based on highly developed specialized products and services. they produce: Turbines, watches, precision instruments, textiles, chemicals and foodstuffs. Mechanical and Electrical engineering accounts for nearly 44% of all export earnings. almost half of the Manufacturing and Mining industry is employed here. The economy is more labour intensive, because it has little resources to export without labour to develop them into finished products.

The Swiss economy is dependant on its hydro-electric resources. Hydro-electricity accounts for nearly a third of the nations power. If the electricity was not available machines used to produce the specialised products could not be used. The machines used do the jobs of people, so less workers a required to produce the final product. this means firms don't have to charge as much in order to pay workers.

One problem that faces the Swiss economy is that it is dependant upon its exports. Swiss exports are the largest contributes to the nations income. if foreign countries turn to cheaper products instead of buying from the Swiss, Switzerland's economy will collapse. Germany is the largest importer of Swiss goods, nearly 20%.

Switzerland and Australia are both market economies and export large amounts to oversea countries. Australian governments have little say into economic decisions like that of Switzerland, and the firms can choose what to produce and how much.

Western Australia's Economy

Western Australia's economy is leading the nation. We export vast amounts of minerals and natural resources over seas to be turned into goods and services.

Western Australia's biggest export is iron ore. We mine iron ore and send overseas to china, where it is used to produce steel. Mining is accredited with 14% of W.A's GDP. Western Australia's produces 20%of the worlds Alumina, which is used in Aluminium. 15% of the worlds Iron ore. 75% of Australia's 240 tonnes of gold. tourism also contributes to our GSP. With tourists coming from the , U.K, Japan, Ireland, Singapore and Malaysia.

The Pilbara region of W.A produces Iron ore, Petroleum, Natural Gas.

The Kimberly Region produces: Pearls, Diamonds, Oil, Gas, Zinc, Lead, Beef and Tourism.

The South west region producers: Alumina, Mineral sands, Agriculture, Viticulture, Timber and Tourism contribute to the economy.

The Goldfields produces: Gold, Nickel, Fishing, Wheat, Barley, Fertilizer.

The strengths of our economy include, Good ties with China, High prices for our exports, and Low Inflation. Our main weakness is probably our dependence on other economies, because we export so much of our resources.

Global Warming: The Pacific Islands

For my assignment i chose the Pacific Islands as my region. These low lying coral atolls are situated south of the tropic of Cancer.The Islands are home to thousands of people. These low lying areas are being threatened by rising sea levels caused by Global Warming.

Climate change is having a serious effect on the regions economy. Rising sea levels are contaminating the fragile fresh water table, which is the life line of the these small islands. When this happens the locals depend on their rainwater supplies. Standing crops are destroyed by the salinity. Some farmers from Tuvalu are planting their crops inside tin containers, in order to provide them with fresh water. In Tonga, a collection of 175 small islands, the rise and sea level has already contaminated the ground water. that along with frequent drought has forced Tonga into importing bottled water for the last 2 years.Tuvalu is now at such an extreme where the population is importing their food. As they import, the consumption grows and more and more money is spent on food. Different products get imported which in turn, is changing the diet of the local people. with all this food being imported more waste is being created.

Climate change is having a detrimental effect on the tourism of these small countries. Tourism is the main source of income of most of these small island nations. The oceans of the world absorb Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. When this happens a very weak carbonic acid is created. with more Carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere the more carbonic acid is being produced. the PH level of the ocean is being lowered, from up to 0.1 to 8.2, we could see it going another 0.5 by 2100. As the acidity of the ocean increases the corals are slowly dying. Tourists from all over the world come to the pacific each year to snorkel and dive on the pristine coral reefs. This in turn created employment and revenue to the island people. When the coral reefs die, a major source of income will be cut off, and the people forced to find new way of income.

Rising temperatures are linked to disease in regional ares of the world, and the pacific is no different. With the temperature warming mosquito's breeding cycle is shortening meaning they can breed faster. this is posing a greater threat of malaria. dengue fever is also spread through mosquito. Although cholera is not an epidemic, rising temperatures may increase the occurrence of the disease.

With the sea level rising, erosion of the beaches is becoming more serious each year. During strong tropical storms, tidal surges can inundate the low lying island of Tuvalu. Cutting of power and roads for up to a week at a time. Climate change could mean increased number of tropical storms in the area. Traditional fisherman villages are being forced from the coast further inland to avoid the coastal erosion. Bikeman island a local fisherman's guide to harbour, has now been flooded to under knee deep water. Within 50 years the islands of Tuvalu are expected to be inhabitable. The people are all ready being evacuated with five hundred residing in New Zealand alone. New Zealand has agreed to settle seventy five people a year from Tuvalu, the Australian government has refused to offer refuge to Tuvalu citizens.

Collapsing Eco-systems

Coral Reefs protect the islands from large waves, protecting the beaches from further erosion. By protecting and developing our coral reefs we not only provide tourism, but protection against erosion. But still the beaches are so eroded on Tuvalu that sand is being imported from Australia to sustain the beaches. when the reefs die the numerous number of fish that live there and depend on the reef die. the reefs fish provide a large amount of Tuvaluan food. the increased sea level temperatures cause coral bleaching. this is when the corals release the algaes which give them their colour and die. Causing coral building creatures to die.

People in this region are adapting to the crisis with a number of different ways. Tuvalu is spending a large amount of its annual salary on having a permanent ambassador to the united nations. this allows Tuvalu to raise issues to the whole world.http://www.tuvaluislands.com/un/2007/un_2007-04-17.html. On a smaller scale people living on the coastline build small sea walls in front of their homes to try hold back the oceans on stormy days. These may not be effective in the long term but are important to the people's well being in the short term. Governments who cut down on their carbon emissions are not only slowing global warming but the rise of the sea level as well. The Kyoto Protocol has been signed by most of the industrialised nations of the world, who will cut down their carbon emissions by 5% by 2010. foreign countries are providing financial aide to the pacific islands to help feed the people, repair infrastructure damaged by erosion and provide alternative places for people to live. money is also being provided to create ways to prepare the islanders against climate related events such as storm surges. more money is being invested into sea walls and drainage systems.

Future Prediction

The Tuvaluan government believes that within 50 years the islands could disappear all together. Being the first country wiped off the map do to climate change. 11,800 people are going to need a place to go. New Zealand has reassured the Islanders that they will take all of them if it comes to that.

Effecting Other Parts of the World

Tuvalu provides the world with a place to relax and enjoy the sunny white beaches on a holiday. when these islands sink this will no longer be possible. when the islands disappear thousands of people will be left homeless depending on the kindness of neighbouring countries. this could put not only strains on the economy of the neighbouring countries but political relationships also.

As you can see Tuvalu and other pacific nations are being effected by Climate Change and Global Warming. If the industrialized countries don't do something about their carbon emissions soon, we will lose a friendly and valuable member of the world community.

By Jacob Brown

Bibliography:

http://www.anthonyalbanese.com.au/file.php?file=/news/940/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/3//tuvalu#cnnSTCText
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/effects.of.global.warming#sealevel.rise

What thats got to do with me? GLobal warming

2006by franklin Walks

Author- Bryan and Cherry Alexander

Gorilla's the Greatest Apes.

There are two main types of Gorilla's, both are found in the central mountains of Africa. Gorilla's are the largest of the great apes, and are found only in Africa. There are two species with up to five subspecies.

The Mountain gorilla lives in the Albertine Rifte mountain cloud forests of the Virungu Volcanoes of central Africa. They are called the cloud forests because they are situated between 2100-3650m above sea level. These tropical rainforests are covered in a dense fog all year round, which give the plants the moisture they need. The trees in these forest are usully shorter with more thicker trunks, the abundant moisture allows ferns and mosses to grow.

The lowland gorilla lives in a dense forest with a prolonged dry season, which consist of succulent plants able to contain water for a long time. the altitude of these forests can be as low as sea level.

The mountain gorilla is primarily a herbivore, meaning it eats mostly plants, it eats stems, roots, shoots and flowers of over 140 different plants. Less than one percent of there diet consists of small invertebrates like termites. The gorillas also eat fruit, if gorillas no longer existed some of these plants would die out. when gorillas eat the fruit they move on to different areas, when they drop feaces the seeds inside could grow into the plants. this ensure the survival of certain plants that make up the forest.

All species of the gorilla are legally endangered. they are protected against the law and killing them is illegal. There are three major factors why humans kill gorillas. One is poaching. poachers may kill the gorillas for trophies or food. A current situation threatning the ghorillas is the bushmeat trade. Hunters go into the rainforests killing the animals in order to retrieve cheap meat to sell to poor people. Another reason poachers may kill gorillas is that they can kill the parents of a baby gorilla in order to take the baby for private collections. Poaching is illegal and the game wardens in the National Parks are armed to try protect the animals from poachers who try to enter the parks.

In order to ensure the survival of these magnificent creatures we humans must create more areas for these animals to live safely. We also need to stamp out poaching by not buying any good come about by poaching, apply heavier penalties to deter people from poaching in the first place, and pay more people to guard the gorillas in their habitat.

Bio-Diversity