3 4 Academic Fear In The 19Th Century

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3 4 Academic Fear In The 19Th Century

The Prompt:

1. How was the fear of moral decline was reinforced, perpetuated, or normalized in 19th-century society? How the media have to do with that?

2. in Victorian’s fear of moral decline you might be interested in the reasons why people could be committed to insane asylums. How was mental health, physical health, or sexuality viewed as moral conditions – and treated so? How did newspapers reporting on Jack the Ripper feed into people’s desires to “feed the gators” – how was it an outlet of fear or fascination for them? How might this be similar to some people’s interest in pseudo-sciences like phrenology and spiritualism?

3.

  1. Next, do a little more research on your own (no more than 2 outside sources), to
    explore this fear in greater detail. research an associated phenomenon of the 19th century such as
    psychological or medical treatments, social trends, and behaviors.

  2. Then, use two of the course readings and 2outside sources to support your
    ideas.

    1. Course readings:

3. My current working thesis statement: The abnormal killings of Jack the Ripper and the way the media reinforced spreading, hyping up his story, and creating a major panic as it increased people’s fascination and fear of his terror which revealed the 19th-century public fears of Madness/morality.

4.

  1. Do you have everything? Check the Requirements Before Submitting!
  2. The final draft should be 3.5 – 4 pages and have all of the parts of an academic essay.
  3. Use this checklist to check your work before submitting.
    1. ______ I started with an outline before beginning my essay and have included it
    2. ______ I have a unique title
      ______ I have an introduction paragraph that incudes a main idea or thesis
    3. ______ I have underlined my thesis statement (SS + CO) in the introduction
    4. ______ I have 3 – 4 academic body paragraphs (AXES) that support my thesis
    5. ______ I have a conclusion paragraph
    6. ______ I have quoted or paraphrased at least 2 readings from our course
    7. ______I have ICE’d all borrowed quotes and paraphrases
    8. ______I have formatted direct quotations in RED to create a Quote Quilt.
    9. ______ I have taken time to spell-check, proofread, and edit my essay
    10. ______I have a Works Cited page with 2 – 4 sources.