won by Chicago. The author then ushers in Holmes who immediately upon arriving in the city has talked an old pharmacy owner to allow him to run the store. After this Burnham begins pursuing Olmsted to landscape the fair. Holmes’ charm helps him at the pharmacy and the business thrives as he meets his first lover and victim‚ Myrta Belknap. Burnham and his crew begin to set up shop in Jackson Park‚ the decided location for the fair. At this same time‚ Holmes breaks ground on a new building that he will
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In the stimulus extracted from Peter Corris’ Deep Water (pp. 49-53) and the film Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking‚ directed by Simon Cellan Jones‚ the detectives and the world of crime are represented through various language features and values. The characteristics of these detectives Cliff Hardy and Sherlock Holmes are developed and portrayed through these features. Language in the Deep Water stimulus is used heavily to represent the wealth of Double Bay. This effect is obtained
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For Holmes‚ he is characterized as a very intelligent detective. In order to get information about the cases‚ a detective needs to communicate with all kinds of people who come from different social classes. So‚ for the convenience of having the ability to contact both people who are either from the upper class‚ like nobles and capitalists‚ or the lower class‚ such as worker and farmer‚ Holmes is characterized as middle class. This characterization makes his meetings with Wilson and Mr. Merryweather
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Old Ironsides The poem “Old Ironsides” by Oliver Wendell Holmes was written to remember the US Naval ship the USS Constitution‚ nicknamed “Old Ironsides.” It also had another purpose of saving and preserving the battleship. It has a structure in which the first stanza is referencing the past‚ the second stanza the present‚ and the third stanza the future. This structure helps the reader to understand what is going on in the poem and grasp the tone and theme by allowing the reader to follow the
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Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Arhur Conan Doyle exists as a spine-chilling thriller. Sherlock Holmes‚ an extremely skilled detective cracked the case of “The Speckled Band” with his keen observance. Sherlock Holmes’s sidekick‚ Doctor Watson aided Sherlock through the unknown with his loyalty and valiancy. In conflict Ms. Helen Stoner‚ a soon to be bride‚ sought put the assistance of Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson in hopes to soothe her concerned nerves. Last but not least‚ the story encompasses a
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and oral communication skills. Almost all detectives‚ fictional or otherwise‚ exhibit these traits. Two good examples of detectives like that include Sherlock Holmes from the many books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dirk Gently from Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency on the BBC. Despite the obvious differences separating Sherlock Holmes and Dirk Gently‚ they are
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at the end. In the paragraphs below I will be describing why I think Sherlock Holmes got involved in this case in the first place‚ why did he send Watson to pursue the case‚ rather than go himself or solve it with him‚ and If I was surprised to discover who the actual criminal was. Sherlock Holmes got involved in the case of Sir Charles Baskerville’s death because Dr. Mortimer thought that Sherlock Holmes could help him with this case since he was considered the second best expert
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Across all media outlets; dominating everything from newspaper headlines‚ the lead story on the five o’clock news‚ as well as the top trending story on social media platforms: mass murders and their While these crimes are horrifying‚ no doubt‚ the American People cannot seem to look away. Soaking in information from every source available and searching for answers. Seemingly the most important question is the simplest; why? Why did this event take place? Why would a person commit this act? Why?
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qualities. For instance‚ in the film The Maltese Falcon the lead detective Sam Spade is an American hardboiled detective who is rough around the edges. Spade drinks more than usual and gets into physical fights. Unlike the classic age detective Sherlock Holmes from the film A Study in Pink. Sherlock deals with confrontation with witty verbal comebacks expressing his intellectual superiority to everyone he comes into contact with. Although the two characters and their stories are very different from each
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He designed the building by hand‚ equipping it with numerous murder devices such as gas pipes and sound proof vaults. Holmes decided to turn the building into a hotel. He named it The World’s Fair Hotel in order to attract fair attendees. Holmes lures young women into the hotel and ends their lives through various methods of cruelty. Climax: Immediately after opening day‚ the fair’s attendance was meager. Individuals were unimpressed
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