Beyond the grave: The story of Sarah Marshall Simpson It’s been 180 years since her death yet Sarah Marshall Simpson is far from forgotten. From local urban legends, to alleged ghost spotting’s, the mystery that is Sarah Simpson lives on. At the young age of 24, Ms Simpson was brought to Australia from the United Kingdom aboard the vessel ‘Friendship’ in 1818. She was sentenced to seven years after being convicted of stealing a petticoat and silk stockings valued at two cents. Sarah served her sentence in New South Wales and as seen in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, was granted a ticket of leave in 1823. She continued her life in Castlereagh where she met John Simpson aged 42, a too convicted criminal. The couple lived together and over a course of 11 years gave birth to eight children out of wedlock. After both Mr and Mrs Simpson were granted their freedom they lived a normal life unaware of the gruesome fate that awaited them. In December 1838, Ms Simpson was walking home and was attacked by a group of men who bashed and brutally murdered her. It is said that Mr Simpson married her at her graveside so that she could pass over without sin. Records show that Ms Simpson’s death was ruled as ‘suspicious’ and it is unknown as to whether the men were caught. Local legends believe that her spirit harasses young men who visit the old grave sight at night and several people have claimed that they have heard screaming or felt cold gushes of air.
In the articles "Whispers from the Grave" by Katia Bachko and "The Haunted House" by Valerie Worth it mentions how even before scary horror movies where made, people where almost addicted to scary stories, scary movies, and scary things in general. In the article "Whispers from the Grave," it talks about how back in the day people would love to have a medium come to their house, it was like having a celebrity in your house, and when a medan was in the state word spread very quickly. The article says “In Sarah's day—before movies or television—visiting a medium was an extremely popular form of entertainment. Many Americans thought it was possible to communicate vdth the spirits of those who had died. Mediums like Adam Coons were thought to be bridges to the "other side"—that is, the unknown world beyond the grave.
On the murder night of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, was a massive outburst on the media. As stated (Turvey December 1995) both bodies were found at 12:10Am, June 13 1994 inside of Nicole’s house located at 875 South Bundy reported by witnesses seeing a river of blood. As we get closer to the murder care of both Nicole and Ron many unanswered question starts to pile up, from who could had possibly had done this to why they ever did this.
The power of the story has been very much a part of the lives of humans throughout time. The story is able to bring the past to the present and the dead to the living. The story can make the blind see. The story is able to make others feel for events in time that they have never experienced. The story has a profound effect on both the teller and the audience. As the audience is thought to be the beneficiary or the storytelling process, the teller is able to relive the times of old, or even teach a valuable lesson to his or her audience. Thus, allowing both parties to gain something intangible throughout this process. In “The Lives of the Dead,” O’Brien conveys the importance of storytelling and imagination by suggesting that the dead can be brought back to life in the minds of the people who hear it.
In the novel The Dead, Gabriel Conroy, who is the nephew of Julia and Kate Morkan, is the main character of the story. One night he and his wife attended a party, which was given by his two aunts, and there were many other members in the party. The story revolves around their life and memories.Gabriel Conroy felt a blur between his soul and the dead. Some people died, but they are still alive because they have true love. Some people are alive, but they are still dead because they never love.I like the story for three reasons.
“Forgotten Dead” by authors William D. Carrigan and Clive Webb, delivered a collective narration of the numerous lynching crimes against Mexican people in the southern west states of the United States. Their purpose was to describe that extend of mob violations against the minority groups of people in the United States. By, arguing how many of these racial crimes were prejudice to eliminate the potential competition for territory, and gold mines’ economy that were potentially able to provide the envy position that Anglo people were afraid to loose. They wanted to figure out, who these forgotten dead Mexicans were at the time, and what types of “crimes” they committed to face such cruelty death in the hands of the mob Anglo groups. They uncovered the grand extend of violent scenes that Anglo vigilantes members of mob groups organized the banishment of many Mexican in what they had considered part of their territory at the time.
On the night of June 12, 1994 the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found just outside Nicole’s condo. Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD, rushed to the scene. There the
‘The Grave’ by Katherine Anne Porter is a story that illustrates the initiation of a child from innocence to experience. The underlying theme behind the central idea of innocence to experience is the cycle of life and death and rebirth. This theme is illustrated in the young protagonist, Miranda, and her epiphany on the concept of the cycle of life and rebirth. The dominant tone in ‘The Grave’ is melancholic, and that tone is created through the language elements of symbolism, diction, and imagery. The story’s tone is also supported by the fiction element character.
Was charged with assault and robber, and sentenced to death. Was commuted to transportation for seven years. Exeter Jail went to hulk Dunkirk until she was shipped to the ship Charlotte in the First Fleet. (could say something about when she was able to get on board the Dunkirk, she took a few sketches of boat Charlotte). On voyage she gave birth to Charlotte Spence in Cape Town. Sydney Cove was married to William Bryant, a Cornish fisherman who had been convicted in March 1784 for resisting revenue officers. Fell in love with William Bryant on board.
Mary Riebey, (originally born under the name Molly Haydock), was born in Bury, Lancashire, England on the 12th of May 1777. Today Mary is one of the most recognisable convict faces of all those who were sent to Australia. Her portrait being seen by thousands of people everyday on the face of the $20 note. Two years after her birth in 1779 Mary was orphaned by her parents Jane and James Haydock, and raised by her grandmother. In 1790, at the age of 13 after Mary had learnt to read and write her grandmother sent her into service to become a house servant. One year later in 1791 Mary ran away from her employer dressed as a boy and going under the name of James Burrow. On the 21st of July she was arrested in the name of ‘James Burrow’ and convicted
marriage stayed in tact till her death. They had many children before the British soldiers arrived, but due to his age Hewes could not remember how many.
In 1764, she married her third cousin, John Adams, who was a country lawyer. After marrying Adams, she moved to Braintree, MA and raised four children. However, she had a total of 6 children, one of which died in infancy and the other was stillborn.
The concept and belief of honor in the Columbian culture in Chronicle of a Death Foretold is one of the deciding aspects of the character's actions, motives, and beliefs. Nobody questions the actions taken to preserve ones honor because it is such an important moral trait that one must cherish. In this society a man or woman without honor is an outcast to the community and to the culture. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold two twin brothers are burdened with defending this tradition of honor. The brothers find out that their sister has lost her virginity before marriage and she claims that Santiago Nasar is to blame. To regain the honor of their sister, and their family the brothers believe it is their duty to kill Santiago Nasar. Could such
The convict indent of the Pyramus (Making Australian History, Perspectives on the Past Since 1788, pp. 97-101) helps to distinguish trends arising with the convicts and their sentences. The Pyramus displays information on 30 convict women who all received a seven-year sentence, except for two who both attained life sentences, albeit similar crimes were committed. This trend highlights why historians might perceive convicts as victims of an unjust legal system, as a woman who had been convicted of quite a minor offence was given the same sentence as one convicted of a severer crime. The majority of women listed in this particular indent were detained for the violation of stealing, which poses the question, were that many women all serious criminals or were they indeed just “good people who lived in difficult times”? Case studies have been completed on several convicts and are an exceptional way of discovering the real personality and traits of individual convicts.
Medieval China, as seen in the Stories from a Ming Collection, was characterized by distinct separations between men and women’s abilities, typical old fashioned family structure, and a desire to advance their social status. Throughout all the stories in this book, it dives deep into different aspects of how men and women are treated, how families were structured and how that affects their lives, as well as the values these people held. A very common trend in the stories was how different men and women were treated and the limitations they may or may not had.
In America, there is a judicial system that helps justice prevail, to punish criminals, and let the innocent walk. The judicial system allows for there to be a trial where evidence is presented. Through the evidence presented, the jury then decides if the person on trial is innocent or guilty. Never in any trial, in any courthouse, under any judge would it be allowed for a murder to be justified so that one could restore a relative’s honor. However, this is not true in the location of Chronicle of a Death Foretold, as the Vicario twins were found innocent due to “legitimate case of honor, which was by the court upheld in good faith” (Marquez 48). The reason that this honor is upheld is