The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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    Crime today is at an extreme high. That, however, is where forensic science comes in. Forensic science has been there to help solve every crime committed. Science is the technology used to help forensic teams to analyze and solve crimes. What can look obvious to the naked eye could actually be a whole other story. Evidence can range from hair samples, to DNA, to blood, to finger prints, and many more. Over the years, forensic science has helped change law enforcement. The many different…

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    “The Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are both narrated by Dr. Watson. Throughout the stories, Watson explains what is going on and what Holmes has discovered. However, Conan Doyle also uses Watson as a foil character to Sherlock. The things Watson describes are things most people would also see, yet what Sherlock tells him are things only Sherlock has the skills to observe and piece together. This is important because by seeing the events or people first described to us by Watson, it…

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    characters withing the story, primarily Sherlock Holmes. Firstly, Sherlock Holmes is crafted to be almost an anti-hero as he…

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    affect the telling of the story? In Sherlock original story, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, shows that Sherlock Holmes has no affection towards woman or men and he doesn’t see himself in a relationship. The only affection he shows to have is towards Mrs. Hudson. However, In the BBC TV series Sherlock does appear to have little emotions towards a woman, Irene Adler, at the end of A Scandal in Bohemia. The viewers and/or readers can see that even though Sherlock had feelings towards Irene it had no…

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    situations lead to Doyle’s A Scandal in Bohemia to be a more thought provoking and cultural questioning tale. In both Poe’s and Doyle’s works the lead detectives share similar personalities. Both detectives, Poe’s C. Auguste Dupin and Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, are unconventional, withdrawn from society, have a love of solving problems beyond…

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    From "The Red-Headed League" by Arthur Doyle is a short story of Sherlock Holmes investigates a case about the Red-Headed League. The story starts out with a man name Jabez Wilson a pawnbroker comes to Holmes for help about his previous job with the Red-Headed League. Wilson lives with his young assistance name Vincent Spaulding that introduced him to the job with the only requirement is to have red hair. After gotten the job Wilson had to report to Mr. Duncan Ross each day at the Red-Headed…

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    Harry Hole In The Snowman, by Jo Nesbo, Harry Hole, a detective that takes his job unbelievably seriously not only for himself , but for others benefit, brings him into dangerous tasks he needs to solve. His job has become the basis of his life and he is very confident with the skills he has acquired. It is the thing that provides him with a purpose. Everyday on the job was to his full potential. If he let down others he was failing himself even more than anything else. Harry’s life is lonely…

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    n both the book Sherlock Holmes The Hound of Baskervilles and the movie The Hounds of Baskerville there was a use of science throughout both. Throughout both there were hints of contrasts and similarities which helped portray the same legends in two different styles. There were four main contrasts and similarities throughout the two. First was how the differences of the H.O.U.N.D. in both, the second was contrast between the car light and candle scene, the third was the difference between the…

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    Criminalistics

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    Criminalistics, while often called forensics, is actually a subdivision of forensic science that encompasses a wide variety of scientific disciplines, such as toxicology, anthropology, and odontology. The primary purpose of this field is to identify, gather, analyze, and interpret physical evidence found at a crime scene, as well as present it in court. The gathering and analyzing of evidence is paramount to forming a case, prosecuting the perpetrator, and convincing the judge and jury. Without…

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    Miss. Marple is a quiet, more reserved and can be slightly insecure, whereas Sherlock is arrogant and knows his knowledge. However, they both share one key characteristic — observation. Both of these charters notice things that their friends or partners couldn’t. This key characteristic helps shape these two individuals into the advanced…

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