There are numerous instances in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short stories of Sherlock Holmes in which Doyle brings aspects of his own life into the stories he writes. The way Doyle was raised by his mother and father‚ and the characteristics they possessed carried into his writing. Other people such as his teacher at Edinburg University also influenced his work in major ways. Also‚ Doyle’s occupation and studies prior to writing his stories built the narrator of the story‚ Dr. Watson. Finally the events
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We’ll Never Conquer Space In “We’ll Never Conquer Space‚” Arthur C. Clarke explains his feelings about the idea of man ever entirely conquering space. In doing so‚ he makes use of connotations and technical terms. In addition‚ he uses key words to help get his point across. Connotations are used mainly in a negative way in this essay of Clarke’s. For example‚ when he states‚ “Man will never conquer space. Such a statement may sound ludicrous‚ now that our rockets are already 100 million miles
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and the medieval English hero of King Arthur from Le Morte D’ Arthur. When you first look at these two heroes you see that they are from two completely different times‚ with different cultures‚ different ethics‚ and different social structure. But they still have many similarities which include the support they get from others on their journeys‚ the adventures they go on‚ and the portrayal and treatment of women in their stories. When Odysseus and Arthur go on their journeys they get a lot of
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The Hound of the Baskervilles Paragraph In The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ Sherlock Holmes is a very memorable detective. One of his memorable characteristics is that he is very observant. He observes his surroundings like nobody else does. An example of this is Holmes saying to Watson‚ “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by chance ever observes” (pg. 36). Another example of this is when Holmes notices Watson eyeing the walking stick left in Holmes’s apartment
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significant role in creating and driving the conflict and the chaotic events that take place in Arthur Miller’s ‘ The Crucible’? Fear is a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger‚ evil or pain‚ whether the threat is real or imagined.1 It causes feelings of dread and apprehension. Fear can lead to hysteria- a condition where community wide fear overwhelms logic and ends up justifying its own existence. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ fear and hysteria are the foundation and antecedent behind the
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Both Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible" and Tennessee Williams’ "Streetcar Named Desire" extract has two characters in each scene. One of them is usually one of the main characters of the stories: Mr. Proctor in the Crucible extract and Blanche DuBois from the scene of Streetcar Named Desire. Both of them had a serious conversation with their partner. There are lot of stage directions in both therefore far more indirect characterization can be found than real ones. Mr. Proctor was depicted as a dissatisfied
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In Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey series‚ there are two things that are clearly focused on throughout: evolution and intelligence. So‚ for this analysis‚ the evolution of intelligence‚ both human and artificial‚ seen in Clarke’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) and “2010: Odyssey Two” (1982)‚ with a brief look into the rest of the series: “2061: Odyssey Three” (1987) and “3001: Final Odyssey” (1997)‚ will be the main topic of analysis. In 2001‚ Clarke introduces us to the evolution of the man-apes
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goal and while some are met with success‚ most are left with nothing but shattered dreams and low wages. Arthur Miller wrote his play "Death of a Salesman" as a satire on the American Dream and what he saw as the futile pursuit and false ideals that accompanied the dream. Through Willy Loman’s treatment of his friends and family‚ his tendency to lie‚ and his perception of people around him‚ Arthur Miller shows how difficult it is for the modern worker to achieve the American Dream. The relationship
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Sherlock Holmes has been called‚ “the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has ever seen.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle shows us just how this reasoning “machine” operates in A Scandal in Bohemia. Showing how his canny wits‚ keen observation skills‚ and analytical reasoning affirm Sherlock to be a highly intelligent individual. Constantly‚ Sherlock observes countless items that the majority of people would not notice. After Watson comments about his eyes being as superior as Sherlock’s
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the commingling of the races is the figure of Dirk Peters‚ an embodiment of Cooper’s idea of equality: a combination of a white father and an Indian mother. Peters is one of the more splendid characters in Edgar Allen Poe’s novel The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym‚ which places him on the completely opposite side of the spectrum as almost every other character in the novel. Dirk Peters becomes the ameliorative representation of race in Poe’s novel‚ a blend between the dark and light skin. He indicates
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