Oliver Wendell Holmes

Vivian Darkbloom wrote “Holmes is Where the Heart is” to delve into the unusual behaviors in Sherlock and Helen. However, the fault in her arguments are the assumptions and false information that back up her assertions. Darkbloom assumes that Helen is relevant to the story. She takes advantage of the lack of information and attempts to correlate the missing pieces of the miscellaneous characters together in disarray. The surviving step daughter is simply the catalyst that puts the story and the…

Rough Draft Muhammad Ali by Tammy Liang 8A Muhammad Ali is important to many of people. He was named The Greatest and Fighter of the Year more than five times in magazines. The real question is How did this one person get to be so important and so recognized by many people? Before he was known as Muhammad Ali;He was known as Cassius Marcellus Clay Junior. Cassius Clay was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. It all started one day when Muhammad Ali was 12. His bike was…

According to Blake Edwards, “Nothing matters but the facts. Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.” A criminal investigation is the study of facts, and without facts one can not solve a problem. Being a Forensic Science Technician can be hard because of a slower growth rate than other jobs, trends, relocation, education and skills, salary, and satisfaction. Even though there is a slower growth rate compared to other jobs, there will be a…

In this offlife comic called hipster hairdo it gives the message and a little humor, it's gives a visual story of man who wants a new look. he see’s a barbershop and then contemplates the idea of the new look he imagines for himself. as he gets the new hairstyle he sees everything getting better for him and he looks less depressed and more happy plus he’s even getting attention and looks from others. The man then sees a concert for live music and then attends. as he gets there he’s getting…

A detective – the one who solves the mystery of a crime, clever, wise, and knowledgeable. Yet detectives are not always the obvious type, as is exemplified by a both a novel and a series of short stories. In G. K. Chesterton’s Favorite Father Brown Stories, the wise detective is not a usual detective. As implied by his name, Father Brown was an English village priest in the 19th or 20th century, who ended up being the one to solve or lead another to solving a crime or finding the criminal.…

Dr. Edmond Locard is considered to be the father of forensics. He was a French criminalist who had created a principle called the Locard's exchange principle. Before he started working on his law career, he had began working as an assistant to Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne; he passed his bar exam in 1907. During World War I, Locard began to worked as a medical examiner with the French Secret Service. By examining the stains and damages on the soldiers and prisoners uniforms, he could determine the…

A dejected and love struck movie projectionist dreams his way into the film world and in doing so reflects the audiences escapist tendencies, this is the crux of Buster Keaton’s 1924 silent comedy film Sherlock Jr. The film is a great example of silent era comedy films, of which Keaton was a prolific figure. Sherlock Jr. is just one of many that he starred in and directed throughout the first part of the twentieth century. Many times Keaton is contrasted with another great slapstick comedy…

Benedict Cumberbatch has a lot on his plate right now. Two movies filming, two movies in pre-production, one in post-production, and one film that has just been announced. He is also rumored to have a part in "Zoolander 2", which is in post-production, and also has a "Sherlock" Christmas special that airs this year on Christmas Day. The two films Cumberbatch has in pre-production are "Doctor Strange" and "The Current War". "Doctor Strange" is based off the Marvel comic series created by Steve…

In making the Sherlock Holmes stories, Arthur Conan Doyle created a hero modern to the times. Holmes, an independent detective, tackles many of his cases with his companion John H. Watson, who, in contrast to heros today, could be considered Holmes’ side kick. Though Holmes does not have the ability to fly or read minds, he has an extrodinary capability in solving crimes with evidence lost on others. In A Case of Identity, Watson states, “You appeared to read a good deal upon her which was quite…

The Hound of the Baskervilles In this essay, I will be acting as a prosecuting attorney in a court case against Rodger Baskerville II. Others might know him more commonly as Mr. Stapleton, as an act to deceive those who might stand in the way of his devious intents. The crimes in which I will be prosecuting against him are, two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, one count of battery, and one count of animal cruelty. In turn, I now turn this over to the courts preceding’s. Today…