“Sherlock Holmes: Drug Fiend‚ Easily Bored or Just a Depressive?” By Student Word Count: 1258 Citation Style: MLA What is considered a ‘drug’ in any society is invariably a function of social convention. This is not to say that illicit narcotics should not be restricted in their use‚ or that there are no sound reasons for characterizing them in a negative fashion – rather‚ it is that the distinction between what we ingest as either ‘narcotic’ or ‘medicine’ or ‘indulgence’ can not be
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person. Sherlock Holmes is not an average person though. He has the ability to find out things that other people cannot in a short amount of time. Holmes knows exactly what to look for in each type of crime that he is investigating. It does not matter the size of the crime that has been committed Holmes will find a way to figure it out. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle portrays Sherlock Holmes in The Blue Carbuncle as cunning‚ admirable‚ and remarkable. Doyle does this by giving details about the way Holmes finds
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Why Sherlock Holmes is Just as Original as C. Auguste Dupin After reading two famous amateur detective stories by Edgar Allan Poe and two by Arthur Conan Doyle‚ I found myself questioning the originality of Doyle’s stories as compared to Poe’s stories. The stories in question are "The Purloined Letter" and "Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Poe and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" and "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Doyle. All four of these stories had very exciting story lines and had very interesting
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Our objective for the Sherlock Holmes Experiment was to illustrate that some chemicals can be identified or differentiated by simple chemical tests‚ such as solubility‚ pH‚ or color tests. In our group we had to test come common powders such as Alka-Seltzer‚ baking soda‚ flour‚ Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)‚ and salt. Other chemicals that were used to do this experiment were vinegar‚ and Iodine 2 Solution. The equipment used to do this experiment was red litmus paper‚ and 5 test tubes per group.
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from A Study in Scarlet‚ Sherlock Holmes appears to employ the following four techniques (or philosophical strategies): the use of deductive reasoning‚ an analytical observation of details‚ a methodological problem-solving approach‚ and the use of semiotics to draw conclusions from the details he observes. All though all four of these approaches are similar in their use of details that could be construed as “signs‚” they all have specific‚ defining qualities. Sherlock Holmes has often been described
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band Dr. Roylott’s personality is detrimental to the success of his objective‚ to murder his stepdaughters. Only reading the first few chapters of the story‚ the author wrote him as a person with an intimidating‚ violent‚ and an enclosed persona. In both his past and present‚ Dr. Grimesby was a man of violence. In addition to his violence‚ he also happened to be out of control and impulsive when he was angry. With his past delinquency‚ it showed not only that he had
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In the report Watson wrote to Holmes concerning incidents surrounding Henry Baskervilles and the moor‚ his use of creative descriptive language revealed his romantic and imaginative feature. In contrast of Holmes‚ he was not mechanic‚ he always apply metaphors‚ similes‚ personifications and also some vivid adjectives to build up an atmosphere. [The] God-forsaken corner of the world referred to the quite isolated moor and this informal adjective gave the feeling of deserted more appealing. He admired
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The Speckled Band. The Speckled Band was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and it was first published in 1892. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is infamous for writing The Sherlock Holmes Adventures and The Speckled Band is just one story of many and The Speckled Band is written in speech of the time when it was first published much like Lamb to the Slaughter. Much more formal English language was used when compared to Lamb to the Slaughter. The main characters in The Speckled Band are Holmes and Watson and
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As of yesterday‚ May 2nd‚ 1898‚ Sherlock Holmes stepped into City Hall to answer a few questions about his most recent case. He revealed that after the death of Sir Charles‚ another murder attempt took place‚ directed toward Sir Henry Baskerville‚ the supposed only heir of Sir Charles. “Things took an unexpected turn when the killer mistakenly killed the notorious Selden rather than Sir Henry‚” stated Holmes. After several interviews and problem solving‚ Holmes managed to convict the killer who
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Sherlock Holmes Jamie Bottomley Synopsis Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Who is Guy Richie? Ritchie was chosen to make the film Sherlock Holmes and he saw the release of Sherlock Holmes‚ starring Robert Downey Jr. in the title role and Jude Law as his cohort Dr. Watson in 2009. The film received mostly good reviews but‚ more importantly for Ritchie’s career‚ was a solid blockbuster
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