hand‚ a pipe resting upon his lips? Undoubtedly‚ Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous literary characters of all time. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation is known to this day as the brilliant detective who can solve any mystery using merely the prowess of his mind‚ yet the enduring image of this ‘high-functioning sociopath’ remains an enigma even to his avid readers. Through his books‚ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced to his readers the power one can have with his mind. But his take on solving
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being where I am in my life I know the pitfalls of taking a relaxed approach to education and not completely fulfilling all of one’s potential. This article stresses the extreme side of parents stepping in and taking control of children’s academic prowess. There are positive aspects in the practices that this article portrays. Yes it is true that Chinese children that have these kind of parents probably‚
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There were numerous athletes in the 18th century and not only is The Athlete Kreugas by Antonio Canova a beautiful sculpture‚ it is a statue of an athlete in motion. This particular figure represents the neo-classical trend in eighteenth-century sculpture. It is a free replica of a life-size marble statue made by the same artist. This sculpture stands at 25 ½ inches tall and the medium is bronze‚ a very commonly used metal. Due to the nudity you can tell this sculpture is from a time period long
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Nathanial Hawthorne is known for his works in the area of dark romanticism. His fascination with science and alchemy lead him to explore the consequences of human experimentation. This is evidenced by his two short stories: “Rappaccini’s Daughter” and “The Birthmark”. Both stories contain dark undertones and share the theme that science is dangerous. The scientists‚ Rappaccini and Aylmer‚ are obsessed with perfection and will stop at nothing to obtain it. The antagonists use their scientific abilities
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She was still paying the price for breaking the nose of a Scythia gladiator and ruining her good looks. Here at the ludus of the lanista Quintus Fabius Maximus‚ the gladiators were picked for more than just strength‚ but in good looks and sexual prowess for both proved useful in stirring the love of the crowd and the patronage of the Senate. As she paced the cage‚ the ridiculous headdress she was told to wear
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specifically the hero’s adventure narrative that is known to most everyday readers‚ especially those with a love for the fantasy genre. Harry Potter represents a modern day hero. Although Harry is more of an underdog character who lacks the physical prowess usually attributed to mythological heroes such as Hercules‚ he excels at every task he takes on. Harry does not need to be the intelligently
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The devastation of the Black Death following hard on the heels of the Mongol destruction of Islam’s most important city and capital of the Abbasid Empire‚ Baghdad‚ eliminated Islam’s old political order. Nonetheless‚ these two catastrophes prepared the way for new Islamic states to emerge. Of these‚ the Ottoman‚ the Safavid‚ and the Mughal dynasties ultimately grew powerful enough to become empires themselves. The most powerful‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ occupied the pivotal area between
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buildings were erected‚ it is still quite impressive how immense and concise the overall structures were and still remain to this day. Clearly much thought and extensive planning were performed to conceive and materialize such behemoths of architectural prowess and innovation. THESIS; Although the Pantheon and its adjoining Dome are many centuries old‚ their architectural competence and proficiency of structural design have withstood the test of time and is noted as a penultimate example of Dome architecture
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‘Of Mice and Men’ is a novel that was published by John Steinbeck in the 1930s during the Great Depression. The Great Depression brought many rural‚ poor and migrant workers to the Great Plains states‚ such as California‚ which is where Steinbeck sets the whole novel. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 forced banks to foreclose on mortgages and collect debts. Unable to pay their debts many farmers lost their property and were forced to find other work. Steinbeck uses animal imagery on migrant characters
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Slater asserts that Tom’s stereotyping of certain ethnicities is “part of a haphazard search” for something to fill the void that is left “at the age of thirty when his sense of personal worth can no longer be sustained on the basis of physical prowess” (54). Slater also proclaims that the stereotypes and assumptions Tom is stating is nothing new or revolutionary for the 1920’s. Other characters‚ such as Nick and Gatsby‚ notice and comment on the ethnicity of others but not to the extent of “Tom’s
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