The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock, Jr (1924) and The Immigrant (1917) are two silent films that share a ground of similarities and differences when their genre, plot, theme, and cinematography are in view. Sherlock Jr, directed, produced, and acted by Buster Keaton, identifies with its audience through a paralleling story telling method, where the reality and the protagonist’s dream it combines to tell a wishful detective story with a romantic twist (Schenck & Keaton, 1924). In The Immigrant, we see Charles Chaplin…

On October 14, 1981, during the Civil War in El Salvador, three brutally tortured dead bodies were found in El Salvador's main dump site. Two of them were brothers, with the last name Escobar. Salvadorian military officers thought these Escobar brothers were the ones who had committed robbery in various towns. One of them, Jorge Escobar, was my grandfather. This type of heinous crime where three innocent men died is the reason why I am a Forensic Scientist and ultimately shaped my decision to…

Maisie Watson had been around Doctor Vu for quite a long time. Long enough to know the reason he prohibited her from ever cleaning his bedroom. She had never let her curiosity get the best of her, although nothing escaped the housekeeper’s keen observation. She may be old, but she was still sharp; however she dared not to question Doctor Vu’s personal life. Small talks between them had never went beyond weather and dinner. It was the end of November. Gotham City plummet deeper into its constant…

False Accusations He caught a glimpse of the ‘killed list” and saw nothing. Without any thought he peered over at it again and saw the familiar name ‘Brently Mallard’ appeared on the paper. He didn’t believe what he saw; he felt shocking pains in his heat. Richard had been a good friend of Brently so he knew he had to tell someone. His first thought was Mrs. Mallard, Mr. Mallard’s wife, but he decided he couldn’t break the news to her himself. He settled on carefully telling Josephine, whom…

-Noël Coward Sherlock Holmes was a story written about London in the 1800s. It described crime in that time period and how it was dealt with. However, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was inaccurate in his writing. Sherlock was a brilliant detective, and he always solved the case. However, London in the 1800s was very dangerous, and the police were useless. This made London the perfect place for crime. There were unsolved murder trials, terrible police forces, and public executions. Sherlock was a…

whatever method deemed worthy of dealing with Anna. This repetition along with “if” generates anticipation in the audience of whether Holmes will pursue this method or something far worse. The uncertainty of Holmes’ actions engages readers and makes them question whether Holmes has the humanity to let Anna live. “Last moment” and “last few seconds” imply that Holmes will choose his technique at the last instant, creating more suspense. Larson uses vivid imagery to reveal the diverse wonders of…

The science of forensic medicine. Now, you may be thinking, that’s a stretch. Why would a high schooler be interested in some ambiguous branch of medicine based on the study of crime? It seems farfetched that a young kid would want to learn about that. Despite my mother’s abomination towards anything related to forensics, because of-you know-the study of crime, guns, horrific injuries, and dead people is a little shocking, I was drawn towards it after lazily reading Wikipedia articles about it.…

Allison Baden Clay was murdered by her husband Gerald Baden Clay on the 19th of April 2012. Her husband tried to play innocent and worried about her disappearance, as he was the first to notify police. During her vanishing the media focused on Allison's duties as a mother as its stated that "please help us because there are three beautiful little girls wanting to see their mother as soon as possible" (abc) further reinforced by "Three young children now live their lives without their mother"…

Forensic Pathology The term Forensic Pathology revolves around the realm of forensic science, which involves several scientific fields in process of retaining evidence, such as medicine, micro-biology , pathology, and also chemistry. Pathologists focuses on determining the cause of death by examining a corpse tissues, organs, cells, and bodily fluids. Forensic Pathology involves the works of medical examiners conducting tests and examinations through autopsies, and the evaluation of past…

Forensic Pathologist Quartez O. Buckley Falcon High School Robert Striebel Abstract Pathology is career needed in the forensics field, they do a variety tasks. Pathologist are a type of “specialized physicians” (Pathology Training Center). Primarily they are used to for autopsy; autopsies can only be performed by a pathologist legally. They work in hospitals, forensic labs, and or private labs. Generally they take 8-9 years of schooling. Pathologist can also be called “medical examiners”…