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    a year on average. However‚ Sir Arthur criticizes it‚ saying that "I can make three pieces of such a story in a day." Another day‚ the teacher asks him why some cases Watson mentioned in the stories have not been written yet and insists: “You should write several hundred of other stories about Sherlock Holms.” But Sir Arthur says: “My Holms is not Nick Carter. Besides‚ I have no intention to open a factory.” Actually‚ the “murder” relates to this. Later‚ Sir Arthur receives a letter from an American

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    society. BBC’s Sherlock and CBS’s Elementary are two popular television shows that are often compared and contrasted because of their heritage to the iconic stories of Sherlock Homes. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective‚ conceived by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. An analysis between these two adaptations‚ have revealed many significant similarities and differences. Both television shows still uphold many ideas and themes that can be traced back to the original stories of Sherlock Homes‚ but

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    2) What is an expert witness 3) What are some basic services provide by a crime lab? 4) What did Alphonse Bertillon do for forensic science? 5) What is forensic entomology? Read: Completed Write: 1) Many people believe that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the first person to understand and apply science for solving crimes. He used his fictional character Sherlock Holmes to test out his ideas. 2) An expert witness is someone that the court has determined to have the knowledge that is need

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    across to the reader. Throughout the poem Tennyson repeats that there was 600 men going to fight‚ however towards the end he lets the reader down gently by saying that there are no longer 600 men‚ but doesn’t give the specific figure. When Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about the war‚ he had a first hand experience and knew exactly why people were wanting to join the war and from my point of view‚ I think people would think he was a reliable source and trust him in what he says about joining the war and

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    About Sherlock Holmes Many people have heard of Sherlock Holmes but do they really know who he is? Everybody sees him as a famous worldwide detective but in fact he is more than that. In the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes who is the protagonist‚ serves as a determined character always unfolding any kind of mystery and is a very complicated but yet fascinating man. During the whole book Sherlock shows us that he is bold‚ arrogant and intelligent

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    Crime Fiction‚ more than any other genre‚ engages the reader through the art of suspense. The short stories “The Red Headed League” written by Arthur Conan Doyle and “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dhal‚ along with the T.V. episode “Third Floor Flat” directed by Christopher Gunning all use suspense to engage their audiences. Dhal uses both creativeness and clever use of manipulation of plot structure to intrigue the reader and build suspense. Similarly‚ Gunning misleads the audience’s interpretations

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    The Victorian Era time period for England was a time of great growth and prosperity for society. Queen Victoria was in reign during this time period‚ coining the term Victorian Era. During this time‚ England found large technological advance along with many changes among the societal views‚ especially due to a shift in labor from agricultural to industrial. This era helped to move England along its way to a global power‚ earning much respect among fellow European countries in company with respect

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    Original as C. Auguste Dupin After reading two famous amateur detective stories by Edgar Allan Poe and two by Arthur Conan Doyle‚ I found myself questioning the originality of Doyle’s stories as compared to Poe’s stories. The stories in question are "The Purloined Letter" and "Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Poe and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" and "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Doyle. All four of these stories had very exciting story lines and had very interesting mysterious aspects . Since the

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    “Looking At Miss. Helen Stoner” “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”‚ by Sir Author Conan Doyle is based on Sherlock Holmes and his meticulous approach to solving a puzzling mystery. The murder of Helen Stoner’s twin sister Julia Stoner is under investigation. Holmes is accompanied by Dr. Watson‚ “an intimate friend and associate” (Doyle). Dr. Roylott is the stepfather of Helen and possibly the one at fault for the murder of Julia. This scrutiny takes place in the Victorian Countryside of Surrey

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    In what ways is Roylott presented as a typical villain? The speckled band is a short story from the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and is written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is a typical traditional detective story‚ of which there was a raise in demand during the Victorian era‚ as there were famous murders happening such as Jack the Ripper and Sweeny Todd as London was consumed with crime at this time. There developed a stereotypical image of villains in detective genres and they were meant to

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