Four Temperaments

In each state, in each city, walks a revolutionary individual, so keen, so intelligent, and aware of the current state of the universe that the world I walk through will be so different by the next decade, the only thing I will recognize is the faces of those who changed it. Indeed I cannot be classified as dull, but a title of genius will not be on my resume. I might just happen to know those faces, which could change the world. Just as John Watson is, I am thoroughly intrigued by this world…

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has been adapted and reworked numerous times across many traditional mediums such books, films and television. BBC’s Sherlock is a recent modernized TV adaptation which was critically acclaimed for its writing and direction and nominated for many highly-regarded awards such as BAFTAs and Golden Globes. Like many shows with prominent fandoms (E.g. Supernatural, Doctor Who), Sherlock was subject to a high production of fan activity based on the show and its…

“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know.” (Doyle 254). Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective character created by a Scottish author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on May 22, 1859. Sherlock Holmes’s detective stories are some of the best detective stories ever written. His comics has always blown people's mind. However Sherlock Holmes is not the first fictional detective, the fame he reached after his literary birth dwarfed his fictional predecessors and…

Arthur Conan Doyle Arthur Doyle wrote over 60 short stories about the notable character Sherlock Holmes, and nearly 200 novels, short stories, poems, historical book and pamphlets. Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born, May 22, 1859 by the parents of Charles and Mary Doyle. Doyle’s father was a drunk and Doyle’s mother, Mary was a passionate reader and story teller, as he says, “In my early childhood, as far as I can remember anything at all, the vivid stories she would tell me stand out so…

Essential American Documents Our nation is founded on historical significance, most of which were noted in books or journals from important people who helped change America’s history. Though some documents remain hidden, the many documents we do have are very important to the construction of our nation. Early-American Documents are being used as references today, however, there are also many documents that are not being used that should be. These documents are written from presidents, freed…

During the Golden Age, it was not uncommon for a single comic book issue to sell over one million copies. A popularity spike of comic books started mostly during World War II. Marvel and DC comics were the most favored. Marvel was created in 1939, and was known as Timely Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Spider-Man and Wolverine are the most well-known heroes from Marvel. DC Comics also known as Detective Comics, were founded in 1935, by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson. Comic books impacted…

There is saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. This idiom means that a picture can explain a whole story. In this situation, this quote does apply; however, the picture does not explain a story, but picture explains is body type. In discussions of A-Force, some have said that the female characters on the cover are portrayed too pornographically. A hero in particular was mentioned in many articles about her body type: She-Hulk. She-hulk of the big green woman on the cover of A-Force is…

As my generation has grown up, it has been a trend for movie makers to make the old superhero comics and films into new and improved superhero films. In all the films that I have seen advertised, on DVD, or in theaters, a man has been portrayed as the big and strong main character/superhero and the woman has been portrayed as the “damsel in distress.” Even on the posters for the movies the guy is made to look larger than the woman even if she has the privilege to be on the poster. Sexism is a…

Baring their Teeth: The Anasazi Legacy The culture of the Ancient Puebloans, or Anasazi, is mostly left to mere guesswork. Their written language is a dead to today 's linguists. The only thing left to understand about their lives is found in what they left behind; which was much more than a few pieces of gorgeous pottery. For 2,000 years the anasazi ruled Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, and Kayenta, spanning most of the southwest United States writes Kathy Weiser. From 1200 B.C. to 1300 A.D. The…

In this essay, the characterization of two characters, Harry Potter in “Harry Potter and the sorcerer’s stone” and Sherlock Holmes in “The Boscombe Valley Mystery” are the two heroes which would be analyzed. Their characterization would be discussed in two ways. Firstly, how their appearance presented. Secondly, how their actions, which the speech and thought are included, help to present the image of the heroic character. In my point of view, hero is a person who is outstanding with high…