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Doina Musat English 254, sec: 003 12 October 2017 The Hound of the Baskervilles: Element of Surprise Arthur Conan Doyle is widely recognized as one of the most thrilling adventure novelists during the Victorian era. Through his use of linear writing style and various literary techniques, Doyle is able to captivate the world with his famous Sherlock Holmes novels. In one of Doyle’s novels, The Hound of the Baskervilles, he is able to instill the sense of adventure for the reader to follow…

The Imitation Game and mathematician stereotypes The Imitation Game was produced in 2014 and was directed by Morten Tyldum. It was set during the Second World War and it was based on a true story of Alan Turing, the genius mathematician that cracked Nazi codes, including Enigma, which was thought to be unbreakable. Turing loved codes and ciphers, which is a very hard category to enjoy and understand. The movie depicted Turing as mentally ill, having no sense of humor, and being disrespectful,…

Sherlock Holmes has been extremely popular since Sir Author Conan Doyle created him. Holmes is a fictional character in the late 19th century who was a remarkable detective. He is known for solving mysterious cases that no other person could solve, not even the police. Sherlock is an excellent detective for his use of observations, deductions, and imagination. Holmes uses these skills in the stories: “A Study in Scarlet”, “The Speckled Band”, and “Silver Blaze”. In the short story “A Study in…

Hound of the Baskervilles: Movie vs. Book The Hound of the Baskervilles, written by Sir Conan Doyle, has a movie adaptation. The Hound of the Baskervilles is a thrilling movie adaptation to the book. The Hound of the Baskervilles is about how Sherlock Holmes solves the mystery of the hound that haunts the Baskerville family. It is one of the most famous and celebrated works Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ever wrote. Although movies are supposed to be very similar to the book, in this case they are…

In the foul play mystery, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," Sir Author Conan Doyle depicted how Sherlock Holmes solved the inexplicable case of a woman's death. This story took place in early April during 1883 at the Roylott Stoke Moran Manor. Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Helen Stoner, and Dr. Grimesby Roylott were implicated in this situation. A perceptive detective known as Sherlock Holmes agreed to solve the case with the assistance of his loyal partner, Dr. Watson. A sorrowful woman,…

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes a beautiful adventure between Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective, and John Watson, a physician. The journey begins with Helen Stoner, a future bride to be, telling her tragic story of her sister’s unsolved mysterious death. The events that had led up to her sister’s death had begun for her, so she made her way into the apartment of Holmes and Watson, begging them to help her. Holmes and Watson venture out to the home of Roylotts of Stoke Moran to investigate…

The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Conan Doyl features Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Helen Stoner, and Dr. Roylott trying to solve a mystery. The story takes place at Stoke Moran, Dr. Ryolott’s mansion, in April, 1883. Helen Stoner visits Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to see if the detectives could solve her case. Helen tells Sherlock that her sister, Julia, died before she was married and now Helen fears that she could possibly die the same way. Helen does not know what had…

the first?”(Doyle 10). However, through multiple scenes there are different sides to Holmes, proving his humanity and how he is a sensible friend. Such as when Watson was going to investigate the Baskerville estate and Holmes says “ It's an ugly business, Watson, an ugly, dangerous business, and the more I see of it the less I like it. Yes, my dear fellow, you may laugh, but I give you my word that I shall be very glad to have you back safe and sound in Baker Street once more (Doyle 73).”…

Rear Window is based on a story from the February 1942 issue of Dime Detective Magazine called "It Had to be Murder", written by Cornell Woolrich (under the pseudonym William Irish). Alfred Hitchcock, who was a longtime fan of Woolrich's pulp thrillers, was taken by the piece, but his goal in adapting it for the screen was to unify the narrative. Jeff doesn't have a girlfriend in Woolrich's version - Hitchcock and screenwriter John Michael Hayes added that in. They also invented Jeff's job as a…

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