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Samantha Luo AP Language Due: 9/7/2017 The Professor and the Madman (1) Copy a short passage that you found to be interesting and explain why you found it interesting/why it is an example of good writing. An example of good writing is on page 21, “Dr. William C. Minor, surgeon-captain, U.S. Army, a forlornly proud figure from one of the oldest and best-regarded families of New England, was henceforward to be formally designated in Britain by Broadmoor File Number 742, and to be held in permanent

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle may be described as an author, journalist, and also a doctor. Sir Arthur was also a multi-talented sportsman, keen patriot, and an excellent storyteller. He is known around the world as the creator of the most famous character in English literature, Sherlock Holmes. He has written sixty mystery stories about the well-known detective character Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle began writing four novels and fifty-six short stories about Sherlock

children. During this time in history it was rare for a child to survive the early stages of life. Melody has experienced several miscarriages throughout her life, when the children made it past birth they never made it through their first year (Roddy Doyle 20). She holds her lost children very dear to her heart and spends most of her nights looking up at the stars; her children and others’ lost babies. Knowing that poverty was extremely high, food shortages and the

Roddy Doyle, author of The Commitments, portrays a young Irish bands’ dreams of becoming a Dublin soul group that impacts others. In the beginning, The Commitments, as they call themselves, are motivated by the desire to represent a genre of music their people can relate to; but as time passes by, certain band members’ hunger for fame and fortune outweighs their desire for a creative outlet. Joey, Jimmy, and Deco’s desire for fame and fortune dictates The Commitments and eventually causes them to

In Roddy Doyle’s series Oh, Play That Thing and The Dead Republic the world is shown to the readers through the eyes of a wise fool, Henry Smart. The series includes a wide variety of magical realism, and how Henry continues to fight social norms to get what he wants. The idea of society vs. man and individualism takes a toll on Henry’s pride by forcing him to jump from job to job or from flat to flat that ultimately puts him in disarray. Each book’s analysis should be in its own category, but they

My book is called Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Cardboard Box. It is a mystery written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote many stories starring Sherlock Holmes. It is set in 19th century England. The major character is Sherlock Holmes. He possesses a keen intellect and is a master of reason and deduction. He has a brilliant analytical mind and an incredible range of knowledge. Sherlock is over six feet tall, thin, with piercing gray eyes and a thin hawk-like nose. Because he is self-appointed

Analysis of The Woman Who Walked into Doors by Roddy Doyle “The Woman Who Walked Into Doors” is a novel written by Roddy Doyle, set in Ireland in the early 1990s. This story combines love and violence and shows how the two can go together in one marriage. The story is written like a diary of Paula Spencer’s good and bad memories in her life and gives the reader the impression that Paula is sharing her life story with us and she is also narrating her life as we read. The story begins with

speculative and was based on Michelangelo’s Isaiah from the Sistine Chapel. The actual image is of a muscular Rosie who is taking a lunch break which appeared on the cover of the Memorial Day issue of the Saturday Evening Post (Strobel). Geraldine Hoff Doyle is probably the most well known faces out of all the Rosies because she was the model for the We Can Do It! poster. During her one week as a metal presser in a defense factory in Michigan, she was photographed by an unknown journalist. J. Howard Miller

family, Education, and attempting to discover one’s place in life, while making time for friends. This is not easy, and it does not get any easier when a young girl gets pregnant unintentionally or the fact that they want to. In the snapper by Roddy Doyle, we meet the Rabbitte family consisting of the parents, Jimmy Sr., Veronica, and their six children. The family lives in a traditional Irish town of Barrytown and belongs to the working class since none of the members of the family has a high education

Have you heard of “Blue Babies”, Some babies are born with a bad heart. They start turning blue. Eileen Saxon was a one year old born with a bad heart condition her body was starved with oxygen. It wasn’t unique in 1940’s it was common the blue babies were to live just a few years. Back then the doctors couldn’t do nothing it was going to change. Viven Thomas was 11 years old he worked as a carpenter after school he went to work. He saved money for his life savings. In the 1940’s the