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    Overcoming obstacles means to propel past hardships and pursue desires. When people are faced with hardship it can be the most glorious relief to achieve goal(s), on the other hand, it can cause a detrimental feeling of unsuccessfulness. When people are faced with obstacles they can have one of two reactions it can motivate them or destroy them. For the people it motivates, it can be the factor that gets them out of bed in the morning. For the people it destroys. it can leave them hopeless and…

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    explanation in a way where Dupin tells all of the important characters what he has discovered in a sweeping reveal that shocks both the characters and the reader. This is a style that is copied in many detective writings and is used by many characters from Holmes to…

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    Henry Baskerville returning to his long lost family estate. But thinks take a turn for the worst when his relative Sir Charles Baskerville dies right before his arrival by some unknown source. As the story unfolds and progresses, detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson aim to find the unknown cause of death. “The Hound of the Baskervilles” is a very good film filled with a very perplexing story line that keeps the audience always guessing, many plot twists, a dark tone, and an ending that no…

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    Bohemia,” Sherlock Holmes is given a case by the King of Bohemia, Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein. The principle of the case is to retrieve a picture from a woman named Irene Adler, whom the king had romantic relations with previously. Unfortunately, Holmes was not successful. Although Holmes is a great detective, he allows himself to be careless. As a result, he fails to retrieve the picture and be fooled by the suspect, Adler. Furthermore, some people may argue that Holmes succeeds…

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    The curious incident of the dog in the night-time draft by Henrik. This is my first draft of what I will write This book is about named Cristopher who lives with his father. Their family has a complicated history with many lies being told. On top of that Cristopher has asperser’s syndrome. One day Cristopher walks outside and finds his neighbour’s dog dead on the ground. He then takes the case in his own hands and decides to investigate who killed the dog. It is this investigation that leads…

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    Acting, a form of performance used to describe a character. It allows individuals to change their identity by performing a certain way. If an individual were to act as a hero, they would present the characteristics of one – courageous, selfless, and caring. In the film, Raging Bull, Robert De Niro must exhibit the characteristics and emotions of a famous Italian boxer living in the Bronx going through his rise and fall. De Niro does not only portray this character in the movie, he also…

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    Throughout history, testing ones strength or power has been very popular in many cultures. Men have always challenged other men, hoping to be stronger than the other. Through history, tests of strength of stood the time of man. The history of weightlifting has displayed both male and female, competing in feats of strength. Weightlifting took place in the 10th century with China’s Zhou Dynasty, around 256 B.C. Military recruits were required to be able to pass feats of strength to be able…

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    The Thesis of the Baskervilles Every day, cases happen in the detective department of a police station. Nobody knows whether the mysteries will be solved or will be known as a mystery forever. Detective skills date back to the 1800’s and people before that most likely used clues to solve mysteries. But even a detective’s assistant can be more important than the officer himself. In the book The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Watson, a detective’s assistant, is set off to…

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    CAREER JOURNAL: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR Crime Scene Investigators gather and collect forensic evidence, such as hairs, fibers, and tissues, to establish their importances during criminal investigations. Crime Scene Investigators are generally forensic scientists or field examiners who have been trained and guided to gather evidence throughout criminal research. People who have pursued careers in this field of biomedical science hold a bachelor's degree in a forensic field, and a degree in…

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    Have you ever wondered how the Sherlock Holmes are similar to other detective stories. Im comparing three stories to other Sherlock stories. What are the things that make Sherlocks Holmes a good author. The first story i'm comparing is The adventure of the speckled band to a story called The Murders Of In Rue Morgue. These stories are different and similar in many ways. The first thing that makes the stories similar is the murders. However, the murders occur differently. In The adventure of…

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