Nancy Drew

These pieces of literature are both based around incredible minded characters that use their brains to solve mysteries and stop the bad guys. Sherlock Holmes and Nancy Drew are one in the same with different adventures so reading one adventure is like reading the other. While reading Sherlock Holmes my understanding of Nancy Drew helped me see and understand the story better. The overall story line of the mystery, then the adventure scene to find clues, the danger, and then the solving of the…

Analytical Essay “First-time author Judy Blume, a New Jersey housewife with two small children, would have laughed if you told her in 1969 that her books would transform an industry, influence more girls than Laura Ingalls Wilder, and sell 80 million copies” (Winer). Judy Blume (born Judith Sussman) was born on February 12, 1938, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She was the second child of Esther and Rudolph Sussman. Blume attended an all-girls' High School but unfortunately, she contracted…

For one, Mr. Summers displays very clearly that he sees everyone equally. He has all citizens participate in the lottery no matter age or gender. Nancy, Bill Jr., and little Dave all drew a slip of paper even though they are all very different in that sense. Mr. Summers did not view them differently because of their physical features; the fact that they were a citizen of the village was enough for him. If he believes…

“Would you mind setting the table for supper, Charity-” Nancy stopped mid-sentence when she saw the look on Charity 's face. The poor child has no idea of how to set a table, thought Nancy. She smiled at Charity, hoping to ease the anxiousness that was clearly visible on her face. “It 's alright, dear; I 'll show you how. I am sure you will catch on pretty quick; there’s nothing to it.” When they had gotten everything ready and on the table, Nancy went to the door and called the men folk in…

In the story The House of the Scorpion, written by Nancy Farmer,the main character is Matt. The setting is in the country of Opium. In the beginning of the story, Matt was a little five year old that became friends with a girl name Celia. Celia was probably the first person he actually met. The main problem in the book is that matt struggles in his life with all the bad conditions. The solution is Matt crosses the border into Aztlan and finds Maria and her mom Esperanza. At the end of the story,…

and American version of the movie her character shows disgust at the discovery of each successive victim of the novel’s serial killer. From this empathy she develops a sense of her own justice, “concealing information from the police” just like Nancy Drew, and takes over to enact her own private revenge. Neil Bjurmann, her financial advisor, rapes Salander on their third encounter. Her response after tying him to a bedpost and shoving a dildo up his ass is that “keep in mind that I’m crazy,…

I just tied to hold my emotions in. I continued reading I tried my very best to pronounce every word correctly I did not want Jocelyn and Nancy to laugh at me. Lucky I did not stumble on any words, which was a relief! After the tutoring session I quickly ran back home and cried in my room. Of course this was my worst memory from reading. However after this experience this pushed me to try…

Some of the first learning experiences children have are often through the eyes of fictional characters. From Nancy Drew and Harry Potter, to Cinderella and Geronimo Stilton, we solve problems, learn social skills, and develop schemas for life by being immersed in fictional worlds. Why not, then, learn psychological concepts in college through reading for pleasure? B. F. Skinner's Walden Two (1948) is an example of illustrating complex psychological concepts through the exploration of a…

series in publishing history” (Bosman 1). When the film version of this book came out earlier this year it raked in “over $400 million worldwide” (Mansfield 1). The only other series’ to come close to these sales were Harry Potter, Twilight, and Nancy Drew (Bosman 1). What does it say about our culture and society that we praise a book that’s main focus is a man and…

question in the past and today, they are not equal. Everything in society is more masculine than feminine. With that said men depend a lot on women and have for years. Different creation stories have varied on how gender parity plays a role. Nancy Tanner drew conclusions from studies of social organization observed in chimpanzees. The main social tie is women and their children. The mother was the one who gave birth and provided milk for the baby from her own body. The adolescent males tend to…