Thursday, 13 November 2008

Eureka!!!!!!!!!!

What a session!
After getting together with the girls this morning I am really pleased with the progress made. Just sitting around chatting and sharing ideas has lead to a fantastic idea for our final presentation. Every member of the group seems genuinly exited about our idea. The dynamics of the group are varied, however the various strenghts and weeknesses within the group are complementing each other well. For example, Iam the first to admit that I tend to say a lot more that is really needed to make a point, I also brain storm out loud, announcing every idea I have, good or bad. At no point did any of the girls make me feel that my ideas were wrong, everything was taken into concideration in a polite and effective way, with swift elimination of less promising ideas until the Eureka moment arrived!
We have decided to investgate how much actual FACT is known about the events and how much MYTH has become entangled with these facts. The actual evidence still in existance is minimal so perhaps it is the myths that keeps Ripperologists interested in the crimes?
We have decided that a way to prove this is by testing the rest of the group by giving them a selection of FACTS and MYTHS and seeing if they can identify which is which. This will effectivley establish how easily the myths become a "true" slice of the Ripper pie!

For our next meeting each member of the group needs to research a full definition of Ripperology and its beginings. Did the interest in Jack begin before the actual evidence was in the public domain or was it based upon mainly Myth?
We can also identify evidence of FACT and MYTH that may be used in our final presentation.

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