book‚ A Study in Scarlet‚ and becoming enthralled with the characters‚ the language‚ and the mystery‚ was a turning point in my life. “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes‚” Holmes said in The Hound of the Baskervilles. The quote might seem condescending to some‚ but I find it strangely uplifting. It‚ as well as the rest of the series‚ inspires me to be someone who does notice things‚ rather than the average‚ unremarkable passerby that the world sometimes seems
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Sherlock Holmes (/ˈʃɜrlɒk ˈhoʊmz/) is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic‚ Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning‚ his ability to adopt almost any disguise‚ and his use of forensic science to solve difficult cases. Holmes‚ who first appeared in publication in 1887‚ was featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first novel‚ A Study in Scarlet‚ appeared
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information about the other crime to the public except for one thing: the fact that the victim had a stun gun mark on his body. As a result‚ she inferred that The Surgeon was training another person to do the same crimes. In addition‚ in The Hound of the Baskervilles‚ Holmes knew that Watson had found his retreat. This is because as Holmes was within twenty paces of the door‚ he saw a stub of a cigarette marked Bradley‚ Oxford Street. Holmes recollected that Watson’s tobacconist labeled his cigarettes in the
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The servant social class includes the butlers‚ the Barrymores from “The Hound of The Baskervilles” and the Rogers from “And Then There Were None” and they are thought to be stereotypical‚ but also unassuming characters. While Mr. Rogers looks like a taller‚ older gentleman with more respect‚ Mr. Barrymore appears like a younger‚ more handsome person with a black beard and pale‚ distinguished features. Agatha Christie describes Mrs. Rogers as a respectable‚ pale woman‚ with light eyes and a shadow
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0262-1711.htm Action research for practising managers Steven French Coffs Harbour Centre for Enterprise Development and Research‚ Southern Cross University‚ Coffs Harbour‚ Australia Abstract Purpose – The paper seeks to develop a coherent model for the application of action research to problems in the field of management. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive review of the literature was undertaken
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Funeral Oration ( Julius Caesar) Trial for a Pound of flesh ( The Merchant of Venice) He Kills Sleep ( Macbeth) Play out a Play( Henry IV Part I) Patterns of Love ( As You Like It) Unit III – Fiction Arthur Conan Doyle – The Hound of the Baskervilles – Abridged by Aanand Kuma Raju (Blackie Books) Rs.30/- Unit IV Grammar - Phrasal Verbs- Transformation of Sentences Negatives‚ voice‚ direct and Indirect
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The Name of the Rose：Discuss the religious content of a text “The step between ecstatic vision and sinful frenzy is all too brief.” Said William of Baskerville in the film based on the book The Name of the Rose which was set in a medieval Italian monastery. As the church gained power from the authority and strengthened than any authority in the call of spiritual comfort from the God‚ people who serviced for religion became addictive to power‚ and they also made faith an excuse
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This love for animals is signified by the toy rat‚ Toby‚ the dog bones‚ and the patch with animals pictured on it. His favorite book is The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle which is pictured in the basket. He also loves science and has a fascination with the Apollo space missions. Christopher really enjoys the computer and did the Expert Version of Minesweeper in 99 seconds. Christopher’s
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more error free. In other words‚ if something has often happened in the past‚ it will likely happen in the future (Lee & Baskerville‚ 2003). In research that is extremely important because once researchers have collected enough data to support their hypothesis‚ they can develop a premise to predict the outcome in similar situations with a certain degree of accuracy (Lee & Baskerville‚ 2003). In order to increase our confidence in the generalizability of a study‚ it would have to be repeated with the
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Essential Skills for Spreadsheets Microsoft Excel 2007 TR Leger Adult Literacy and Employment Preparation Program Table of Contents Computer Course Pre-Evaluation ........................................................................................................5 Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2007 ..................................................................................................6 Opening Excel 2007 ..................................................................
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