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    1 2/12/14 Detective fiction is a genre of literature that relies on anxiety‚ intrigue‚ and mystery to captivate its audience. These elements of the genre are extremely sensitive to the means of narration because the way the reader is presented with the information directly influences the way in which he interprets the information. It is vital to the success of the genre to foster novel and innovative ways to deliver the story because the readers of detective fiction are always attempting

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    Sherlock Jr.

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    projectionist in the reality/ Sherlock. Jr. in the film (I will call him ‘The projectionist’ in the following text.) 2. Kathryn McGuire-----------the leading actress (I will call her ‘The girl’) 3. Ward Crane------------------The Local Sheik in the reality/ The Villain in the film (I will call him ‘The Villain’) 4. Joe Keaton-------------------The Girl’s Father in the reality [The father of Buster Keaton] 5. Erwin Connelly-------------The hired Man in the reality/ The Butler in the

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    on Sherlock Sherlock is a modern update of the story of the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London. The lead character is Sherlock. He appears as a tall‚ thin man with dark‚ curly hair. Like the original character‚ Sherlock is able to deduce information from the smallest details. Sherlock is often insensitive of how this affects the officers and usually ridicules their incompetence; however‚ he is frequently mocked by them for being eccentric. Sherlock seems

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    Sherlock Holmes: The Importance of Friendship The American novelist‚ Emily Griffin‚ once said‚ "Love and Friendship; they are what make us who we are. They are the ones who change us and help develop ourselves to our true potential." Through friendship‚ one has a person to share company with‚ tell stories to‚ and help guide them through right and wrong. In the novel Sherlock Holmes‚ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ the significance of friendship is clear. Watson’s friendship to Sherlock Holmes was not

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    glance over to the old wallet that was tugged away in her bag. She put down her silverware when she finished her meal. She pulls out the wallet and opening it to reveal her work ID. Her eyes wander down to the name of the organization. “Armed Detective Agency.” The way her lips move to reading the words felt so familiar. It kind scares her. Glancing down‚ before her fingers pulling on the folded edge of a photograph showing a group of people smiling‚ as she was grinning brightly in the picture

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    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are both unique and intriguing characters. They have captured the imagination of all who have read any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories. The adventures and crime solving are secondary to the characters and personality traits of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The first thing to know about Sherlock Holmes is that he was an incredible detective. He could be very ambitious at times fully concentrating on solving a puzzling crime or he could be equally

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    History of Detective Fiction When I came to your class I had little knowledge of what detective fiction was‚ I knew it dealt with mystery‚ but never knew the real meaning of it. Thanks to you and your assignment‚ now I know. According to Wikipedia.org detective fiction is‚ "A branch of crime fiction that centers upon the investigation of a crime‚ usually by murder‚ by a detective‚ either professional or amateur". It is closely related to mystery fiction‚ but it is more of puzzle that must be

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    Good Cop or Bad Cop? “Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man?” Many have heard these lyrics for over 30 years from the theme song of a very well-known African American detective movie. The answer is Shaft‚ John Shaft to be exact. The 2000 version starring Samuel L. Jackson proved to be just as good as the first. Although‚ this Shaft happened to be the nephew of the original one‚ played by Richard Roundtree‚ Samuel L. Jackson did not disappoint. Shaft showed even more cleverness

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    pencil drawing of the characters from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective series‚ Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. I did this because I felt drawing was the best way within my ability to display both Holmes and Watson. I decided to draw half the faces of Holmes and Watson combined together. Even though they are two different people‚ the two contrasting characters compliment each other well in order to solve cases. As you might know‚ Holmes and Watson are both witty characters that use their unique

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    Running head: SERIAL KILLER H. H. HOLMES H. H. Holmes Valerie Jones Theories of Criminal Behavior September 23‚ 2012 Phillip Neely Abstract The United States first known serial killer was named H. H. Holmes. H. H. Holmes would later be said to be an

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