if not‚ the most iconic literary character ever in text due to the fact that this character has been adapted and recreated from the original texts by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to films‚ stage plays‚ television series’ etc. The first text to be printed was in 1887 but due to Sherlock Holmes signature key elements‚ he has been endured enough to stay relevant to this very day. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character created by British author‚ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a “consulting
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Pooh was written by Alan Alexander Milne in 1926 about a boy and the adventures he goes on with friends that happened to be stuffed animals. Pooh‚ Christopher Robin and their friends taught many morals during the stories that tons of people quickly loved; one of them including the quote by Pooh saying‚ “Weeds are flowers‚ too‚ once you get to know them.” A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh is arguably a story whose popularity has instilled life lesson ad influenced literature. Winnie the Pooh was popular
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Did you ever wonder how did something like the popsocket get created? Well did you know that the popsocket was a bizarre invention‚ and there are many more like it. Some of them are accidental‚ the world is now more useful thanks to these accidental and bizarre inventions. Thanks to these inventions things are a lot better. Some inventions can be created with just one simple accident. The inventor has to build something that can be useful to the world. What can an inventor do to ensure success?
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aShawn O’Connell PR 11 AP US 2 Free response #17 Although it was a novelty in the United States at the end of World War II‚ television became an important part of American life during the first postwar decade. Fewer than one out of ten American homes had television in 1950. Five years later the proportion had grown to two-thirds. New stations quickly took to the air and such networks. For the First time in history‚ political debates‚ issues‚ and other such important issues were capable
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There are several important things for an actuary to consider when setting the premium rates. They make projections of the future costs and they base these projections on historical results‚ probabilistic models‚ and their own judgments. Actuaries must consider different risk pools and make the premiums fair to all. For instance‚ they can consider statistically how likely a driver is to get into a car accident with several speeding tickets versus a driver with none. In order to use the predictability
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Executive Summary Marks & Spencer is most recognized British retail brands having 760 stores more 30 countries on the world‚ which was very successful in term of profitability and market share until the late 1990 and then its fortune turned to decline. The report depicts about the competitive strategy behind its successful growth until 1990 and the highlights the causes behind its decline. It also suggests the future competitive strategy to sustain competitive advantage in current scenario. Generic
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name for an animal that doesn’t even look like a Panda. It may also be odd that the scientific name of the Red Panda‚ Ailurus Fulgens‚ means shining cat when it is not related to the feline. In fact‚ isn’t it odd that the Red Panda was found is 1864 before the Giant Panda was discovered? There are many different oddities about the Red Panda including its diet‚ habitat‚ and behavior. The Red Panda‚ much like the Giant Panda‚ relies heavily upon bamboo for its diet‚ but due to destruction of their habitat
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What does it mean to be a great piece of literature? Everyone answers this question in a different way. A person could say that a great piece of literature is just simply a good book that they enjoy reading. Others would think more in depth. They could say that the way the author brings the book to life is what makes it great. Or how each character in the book is relatable. Harper Lee has written a novel that is a timeless story of character‚ prejudice‚ and a coming of age. This book is timeless
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Cheating Is So 1999 In the article “Cheating Is So 1999” written by Shaun Assael tells on about a company calling in retired superstars and average Joes in for testing. It also tells us in fact that in 2000 the first human genome was reveal‚ costing over 3 billion dollars. Now day’s biotech firms can sequence a full genome for a million dollars. The people who were involved with this experiment were Kovach‚ 23andMe‚ Merlin Olsen‚ Phil Olsen‚ Orrin‚ Olsen‚ Marcellus Wiley‚ and Mark Schlereth. What
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Why is the jury taking so long? Usually they have their verdict within the hour‚ but it has been three. Every minute feels like an hour. Finally the jury is back in. I’m so nervous what if they find him guilty. No our evidence is too strong I think we have this case in the bag. Here it is… “ We‚ the jury‚ find Tom Robinson guilty of raping Mayella Ewell.” It can’t be‚ he’s innocent. How could this happen. I’m going to scream‚ we had all this incriminating evidence‚ but still the jury can’t see that
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