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    In paragraph two‚ the author states “Holmes often used to get at the truth by: scientific‚ or forensic‚ evidence”. In this statement‚ the author supports the idea that scientific evidence is a widely used style of investigation in a court case. Also‚ the author also does a great job of of

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    both subjects to depict guilt as a force that stems from within and is spurred from without. As far as the family history goes‚ the Baskervilles are an old and cursed line haunted by the sins of their ancestor in form of a hellish beast. However‚ Holmes rejects the metaphysical explanation and searches for a human being to blame. He solves the crime by tracing the physical similarities between the

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    when he was back at Stoke Moran‚ his personal manor‚ he would physically abuse his step-daughters‚ Helen and Julia. He would grab them and leave large bruises on their skins that were clearly visible. Specifically‚ when Helen consulted with Sherlock Holmes‚ he profiled her and noticed the contusions upon her wrist. Such marks were explained as‚ “Five little livid spots‚ the marks of four fingers and a thumb…” (116). Lastly‚ Roylott hurled a blacksmith over a parapet and into the stream down below

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    Characterisation in The Speckled Band You have now completed PEE work on a character: • Sherlock Holmes • Dr Roylott • Helen Stoner Choose one character to write an essay response on the folliwng quesiotn: What do we learn bout the character of Sherlock Holmes / Dr Roylott / Helen Stoner (delete as appropriate) in The Adventure of the Speckled Band? You will write a paragraph on each of the following features of their character. What do we learn about their: • Appearance • Behaviour

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    Spider in a Candy Store Patterson is a man of strategy. Every word that goes into his pieces is carefully handpicked for a purpose. He spends extensive time developing the criminals in particular. His method in doing so works very well in his novels…. Patterson’s portrayal of criminals is effective because he allows their identity to remain unknown‚ his use of metaphors gives them animal-like characteristics‚ and the reader is able to enter deep into the villain’s mind. Humans crave a mystery

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    Yes! Sherlock Holmes sets both free! But for stealing a jewel and a goose? In my opinion‚ Sherlock Holmes positively made the wrong decision by letting Ryder and Catharine free. That means‚ Sherlock Holmes also broke the law! Sherlock should have never let them go‚ because no one never knows if Ryder and Catharine will commit another crime or not. If Ryder and Catharine do commit a crime again‚ then the siblings might do something ever bigger than before! In the first place‚ Sherlock Holmes should

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    In the lecture Henry Moore was described as the most famous British sculptor in the the 20th century. He was very well known for his many statues made of stone‚ wood‚ and bronze in the 1940s and 1950s. One of his statues portrays a reclining female made of various curves with some negative space and a very visual hole in her midsection. Many people thought at the time that the hole stood for the spiritual emptiness of men in which also meant that they were misguided in their faith. Others thought

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    Sherlock Holmes different methods of solving crimes The detective genre is prominently one of the most popular forms of literature. When the detective subject arises in conversation‚ one is quick to think of the original and typical detective profile‚ imagining a man in a plaid coat‚ brown hat and a large magnifying glass pressed against his face‚ sniffing out clues and making rather large assumptions in regard to his mystery at hand. Although the description above would describe your classic

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    Sherlock Holmes “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” Essay Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of killing Dr. Roylott in the story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band.” The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of killing Doctor Roylott because Sherlock Holmes was acting out of self-defense. Addionially Doctor Roylott was guilty of premeditated murder. Another reason Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of killing Doctor Roylott is

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    In the novel‚ The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ mysterious events happen. Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return to Dartmoor‚ England‚ for an adventure full of secrecy. Through Doyle’s confound novel‚ the theme of not being ruled by fear is developed through secret Baskerville stories‚ upset characters‚ and revealing crimes Accordingly‚ the new secluded Baskerville story‚ has lead to a tragic death in the family. At the beginning of the novel‚ there is a terrifying

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