“The Adventure of the Speckled Band”‚ was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of killing Dr. Roylott. He was hired to protect Helen Stoner not to kill Dr. Roylott. Sherlock did not intend for Dr. Roylott to die‚ he was only protecting himself from the Swamp Adder. Sherlock Holmes could not possibly predict the outcome of Dr. Roylott’s demise. He had no way of knowing that the snake would bite Dr. Roylott. Although Dr. Roylott threatened Sherlock in a violent
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The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”‚ written by Sir Conan Doyle‚ is a captivating and mysterious novel starring Sherlock Holmes and his assistant‚ Dr. Watson. Along with these two famous detectives‚ the other main characters are Helen Stoner and her stepfather‚ Dr. Roylott. These major characters face many obstacles throughout the thrilling and suspenseful story. The conundrum takes place at Stoke Moran- the Roylott Manor- in April 1883. The tale begins with Helen Stoner arriving at Baker
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Task 1 Read the texts below. Match choices A-H to 1-5. There are three choices you do not need to use. It’s not Me‚ It’s My Hormones! 1 __________________ When you feel like you can’t even crack a smile‚ force yourself to do something fun. Hook up with a funny friend or watch a comedy movie or TV show and laugh till you cry! It might an act at first‚ but you’ll soon be giggling for real! 2 _________________ There’s nothing wrong with crying! If you feel yourself welling up and you’re in a quiet
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the first Seminole War (1817-1818) Andrew Jackson invaded Florida‚ destroyed Black and Indian towns. During this time Blacks fled to the Bahamas. In 1823 some Seminole Indian leaders moved to a reservation in Florida and were ordered to return slaves that did not belong to them. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 decreased Indians would be removed from the west. The Blacks feared if they stayed with the Indians they would be returned to slavery. They took the lead and joined the Seminoles in
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West African story‚ The Story of Corn and Medicine‚ Cherokee story‚ Pan Gu and Nü Wa‚ China story. The story in this essay will be writing about is Cherokee and West Africa creation stories. Although the Cherokee and the West Africans were in two different places their creation stories have similarities‚ but they have their differences. It’s very odd that the Cherokee and West African stories can kind of share the same story. The Cherokee land (USA) and West Africa are over a 1‚000 of miles
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Balkan[edit] Main article: Balkan Brass Band Balkan-style Brass Bands (Serbian: Труба‚ trumpet) play a distinctive style of music originating in 19th century Balkans when Roma trumpeters influenced by Turkish marching bands transposed Folk music into brass.[1] It is popular throughout the Balkans‚ especially Serbia‚ Macedonia and Bulgaria. The beats are usually fast and accompanied by kolo. The performers each have their instrument of the orchestra and are called trubači (трубачи). The best known
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Maroon 5 Maroon 5 are an American pop-rock band from Los Angeles‚ California. While they were in high school‚ lead vocalist and guitarist Adam Levine‚ keyboardist Jesse Carmichael‚ bass guitarist Mickey Madden‚ and drummer Ryan Dusickformed a garage band called Kara’s Flowers and released one album in 1997. After a brief period they re-formed with guitarist James Valentine‚ and pursued a new‚ more pop-oriented direction as Maroon 5. In 2002 they released their debut album Songs About Jane‚ which
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India Removal Act of 1830 In the early 1800s‚ while the fast growing country of the United states urged its people to expand to the south‚ on what was home to many Indian nations including the Cherokee‚ Creek‚ Choctaw‚ Chicasaw and Seminole. In search for land to grow cotton‚ white settlers considered these tribes an obstacle that stood in the way of progress. Pressures to the federal government to take over this land increased as more and more people tried settled in the south. This led to many
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throughout the years in the most innovative ways‚ the Zuni tribe. There are total of 565 Native American tribes in the United States‚ all with their own language and beliefs. Tribes like the Zuni are often not well known and‚ are over shadowed by more prominent tribes such as the Apache‚ Cherokee‚ or Navajo tribes. Background The Zuni are one of the nineteen Pueblo Indian tribes who are descendants of the Ancient Puebloans. Their population exceeds no more than 20‚000 people. Their tribal
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fundamental to the lives of Indians today as sources of spiritual inspiration‚ cultural expression and pure entertainment. India is made up of several dozen ethnic groups‚ speaking their ownlanguages and dialects‚ having distinct cultural traditions. Classical music The two main traditions of classical music are Carnatic music‚ found predominantly in the peninsular regions‚ and Hindustani music‚ found in the northern and central regions. Hindustani music Hindustani music is an Indian classical music tradition
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