LOOKING BACK ON EIGHTY YEARS By William Somerset Maugham In my long life I have seen many changes in our habits and customs. The world I entered when at the age of eighteen I became a medical student was a world that knew nothing of planes‚ motor-cars‚ movies‚ radio or telephone. When I was still at school a lecturer came to Canterbury and showed us boys a new machine which reproduced the human voice. It was the first gramophone. The world I entered was a world that warmed itself with
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While questioning Miss Sutherland‚ Sherlock Homes and Dr. Watson found out the following information. Miss Sutherland was living at home with her mother and Mr. Windibank her stepfather. Her Uncle Ned had died; and as a result of his will‚ she received an income of 100 pounds a year. She generously decided to give it to her parents as long as she lived in their house. She did not want to be a burden to them. Besides‚ she did some typing and earned enough for her humble needs. Her eyesight was poor
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The story‚ “Adventure of a Speckled Band”‚ written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ portrayed a secretive detective story based on Sherlock Holmes. The story consisted of numerous characters that deprived in the passage. To illustrate‚ the main character‚ Sherlock Holmes‚ played a major role; following Dr.Watson‚ Dr.Roylott‚ as well as Helen Stoner‚ who were all incorporated into the unraveling mystery. In Stoke Moran‚ England‚ the perceptible situation had begun during the time period of April 1883.
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Book Report on Hatchet Brian Robeson is a thirteen-year-old from New York City. He is heading on a plain going from Hampton‚ New York to the Canadian north woods to visit . His parents just had recent divorce that affects him heavily‚ as does "The Secret" that is having an affair. It gives him a brief flying lesson in which Brian has control of the plane for a few minutes. The pilot has pain in his shoulder‚ arm‚ and stomach. Brian does not think it is very serious. The heart attack stops and
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Quiet Kill Sherlock then thought about his larger than life‚ dramatic‚ screwed-up best friend Teddy Timberland and his “Oh God isn’t strange” big personality. He was someone who‚ even with someone else‚ would be talking highly of no one but himself. Every point made was all about him and no one else. If he didn’t get his way‚ his attitude would become aggressive and moody‚ like he was suddenly a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and start throwing things around‚ cursing while doing so. Those were the
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Synopsis: The short story “The Adventure of the Retired Colourman” by Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the stories of the Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. One of the characters named Sherlock Holmes in this story is investigating on a missing case. He is hired by an old retired man‚ Josiah Amberley‚ to investigate about his wife’s missing with a neighbor‚ Dr. Ray Ernest. Mr. Josiah also claims that two people are missing along with his cash and securities and therefore he wants to catch both of them. Holmes
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Period 1 Sherlock Holmes Paper There is no doubt that Sherlock Holmes is a memorable story character. His intriguing wit‚ arrogance‚ sidekick Dr. Watson‚ and extraordinary observation of life to solve a crime‚ all combine together to create a skilled detective who can capture the attention of undying attention of readers everywhere. Although there are many key examples of Sherlock Holmes’s brilliance and exuberant personalities throughout the book‚ The Hound of the Baskervilles‚ there are seven
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SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Golden Limping Stick “My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don’t know”. -Sherlock Holmes The Golden Limping Stick‚ the invaluable heirloom of two of the leading figures in English Society which is Lord and Lady Monacle. Sherlock Holmes was asked to save Lord and Lady Monacle in an outrageous scandal and a possible exposure. Holmes and Watson investigated the treat of scandals disclosure; just too safely secure
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ShowTime’s Shameless Pilot Episode Review 2014 On January 9th‚ 2011‚ Showtime presented its pilot episode of the new series‚ Shameless. Before watching the pilot episode‚ I was able to find out that Shameless was first created as a British TV series. Showtime had remade a new series based off the British version. Remakes tend to repel me but I decided to give it a chance. Right off the bat‚ Showtime’s Shameless had a terrific‚ attention-getting opening introduction. The intro places a focus
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Some people seem to thrive on figuring out the unknown‚ and I’m one of them. That‚ perhaps‚ is why I fell so immediately in love with Arthur Conan Doyle’s universe of Sherlock Holmes. Opening my first Holmes 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
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