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    assassination attempts and even culprits of destructive actions. In the process of endeavoring to send Professor Moriarty to jail, Watson completely destroys a watchtower simultaneously as Sherlock hangs from a hook being tortured (Ritchie Timestamp). Displaying more violence than in the entirety of Doyle’s work, these two acts are only a few of many as Sherlock arranges to abase Professor Moriarty. As Sherlock’s path of destruction continues throughout the film, it becomes definite that Ritchie…

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    In October 1892, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced Sherlock Holmes - the world’s first consulting detective. In his lifetime, the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published four novels and five volumes of short stories about the detective. Holmes’s cases involve a range of …. from cracking codes to preventing political scandal and international turmoil. He apprehends the common thief and aspires to defeat Europe’s most dangerous criminal mastermind. Although each case is unique, they can be…

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    Sherlock Holmes: The creation of Victorian Age The Victorian Age was undoubtedly the glorious period in English history. The age has been credited for producing new opportunities and tendencies not only in the fields of trade and commerce but also in the fields of literature. Apart from classical writing, there was a rise in novels and short stories which featured fantastical stories. Those stories had larger than life characters and one of them was Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes, the…

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    Paras Gupta Professor Huff ENG 236 June 8, 2015 A Scandal in Bohemia Irene Adler is usually a fictional character within the Sherlock Holmes stories. She had been featured within the short history "A Scandal in Bohemia". She is one of the most well- known female characters within the Sherlock Holmes line, despite appearing in just one history, and is generally used as being a romantic curiosity for Holmes throughout derivative functions, though within the story it is made apparent that Holmes is…

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    Sherlock Holmes Qualities

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    You are a literary scholar and expert on the mystery genre. You have been asked to deliver a guest lecture for a college course in criminal justice; specifically, you must discuss the qualities of a good detective. Write a lecture that compares two popular detectives, one of whom must be Sherlock Holmes. The other detective can be from another work of literature, a film, or a television series. Evaluate the fictional detectives’ positive and negative qualities, their strategies, and their…

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    Holmes and the Stolen Stones slot review Welcome to the mysterious and dangerous world of Victorian London and the company of the greatest detective of all times – Sherlock Holmes. Holmes and the Stolen Stones slot from Yggdrasil Gaming is one of the highly anticipated slots of released on September 2015. Follow the most respected detective and his right hand Dr Watson (both looking like they were hitting the gym for at least a year!) as they try to find the stolen diamonds in this well-done…

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    On a cold, dark, night, Sir Charles Baskerville was walking alone down an alley. Creeping up behind him was the Hound of the Baskervilles. Sir Charles turned and saw the horrible hound. With terror in his heart, he ran as fast as he could in an attempt to escape the hound. He fell dead at the scene from heart problems and sheer terror. Sir Henry Baskerville has just moved into the hall that his family has owned for generations. The only problem is a hound-beast has been haunting the family.…

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    ‘The Eros Case' "You have thirty days to catch me, detective. If you do not, the consequences will be very severe. The timer starts now. Your deadline is the 31st of March 2017 at 00:00. If I am not behind bars by that time, five hundred people will die. Do not release this tape to the public, and keep quiet about this. Oh, and if you need to contact me, I go by the code name Eros. Tick tock, detective, tick tock. " Detective Viktor Nikiforov was the best detective in all America. He was often…

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    Dr. Watson Essay

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    Doyle portrayed Dr.Watson’s character as an apprentice to the detective, Sherlock Holmes. Without a doubt, the doctor is devoted to Holmes and expresses eagerness to please him. Watson is a detriment to solving the case it’s Holmes capabilities that primarily help disentangle the whole mystery. Watson admires Holmes and desires for the detective’s approval. He is more willing to do what Sherlock asks of him whether considering the facts about Dr. Mortimer’s cane or traveling ahead to…

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    these works, we will be able to see what they really think about America in the 21st century. Throughout the duration of the movie, Sherlock Holmes is on a quest to take down an evil genius. This man’s name is Professor James Moriarty (Ritchie 00:15.10 - 00:15.50). Moriarty is responsible for several ‘accidental’ deaths that have occurred, but he has never been convicted. Holmes knows he is the man from the start and spends his time trying to take him down. However, in the book each man is…

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