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    John B. Watson was a psychologist who paved the road for developing behaviorism. Watson believed that psychology should be based on scientific observable behavior. He is well known for his research on the conditioning process, as well as the Little Albert experiment, in which he conditioned a child to fear a previously neutral stimulus. Watson’s behavioral theory focused on people’s external and outward behaviors. He believed how a person reacts to something physical provides an insight into their

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    nobody by any chance ever observes. Where do you think I have been?” • Holmes addresses Watson by asking a rhetorical question. When he gets back from his club, the detectives gives some advice. Holmes says that some answers are right in front of you and tries to build Watson as a detective. “Just tell me what it all means,Watson and I’ll owe you more than ever I can hope to pay.” • When Sir Henry addresses Watson this way , it gives latter the rare opportunity to play the head detective. Watson’s

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    “So you’re the infamous Cipher who managed to hack into Shield’s database,” the man with the eye patch and long black coat said - Avery immediately recognized who was standing on the doorstep. “That’s an interesting code name but then again if the shoe fits…” she replied. “I know who you both are of course, Director, Professor,” Avery continued, nodding to them respectively, hiding her surprise with a self satisfied smirk. Now, Avery was normally good at reading people but she got nothing from

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    fictional characters that are virtually polar opposites: Holmes and Watson. Holmes is the observant, deceptive, know-it-all detective, and Watson is his somewhat unobservant, quiet, and intelligent assistant. Many may discover that one of the two are somewhat relatable. In my case, that relatable character would be Watson. Therefore, my personality and actions are more similar to Watson’s than they are to Holmes’s. I am more like Watson considering as I am a loyal companion, I have emotions, and I accept

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    This passage comes from Sherlock Holmes’s article on deduction, the unique process to which he ascribes his success as a detective. He argues that through the power of deduction, or otherwise the process of using clues and details to explain a hypothesis or argument. This passage shows a flaw in Holmes’s reasoning since the method being described is not that of deduction, but induction; the process of making an argument to explain small clues or details. Nevertheless, Holme’s reasoning shows an important

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    Holmes Versus Spencer

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    and Shawn have a keen sense of eyesight. Holmes can see through disguises and images to the culprit. Shawn can see the most miniscule detail, like a brochure, to figure out where the culprit is. Each of them have a “sidekick” with them. Holmes has Watson, his detail-finding partner. Shawn has Gus, a person who doesn’t want to be there, but is. Finally, both are known to stray from the group and do their own thing. Holmes, in The Hound of the Baskervilles, went away for half the book, only to come

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    saying that ‘facts are facts’ and this generates doubts and confusion in his mind. It is important to notice how Doyle develops a mysterious and frightening scene in our minds the moment we imagine how terrifying must be to hear such sound that even Watson, another man of science, starts to doubt about the existence of this enigmatic and evil

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    will be the one to finish this case. Watson bring holmes to baskerville hall and sir henry is happy he's there. Watson tells the barrymores that selden is dead. And holmes tells sir henry he can crack the case as long as sir henry follows his exact instructions with no questions. Suddenly holmes gets up to study a painting of a man in black velvet and lace and its end up being hugo baskerville the first guy to be killed by the hound. After dinner holmes shows watson that hugo look ALOT like stapleton

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    Trip To Washington

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    I have been blessed to be able to visit several places already, which many would desire to travel to. I have walked along the bustling streets of New York City, and have seen a show chock full of acclaimed actors performed on Broadway. Twice have I strolled Capitol Hill and stared admiringly upon the artifacts of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. I have sailed the high seas with Jack Sparrow on a Disney cruise through the Caribbean. I have journeyed the cobblestone paths of Alexandria, Virginia

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    The other great convention of the detective fiction was the introduction of the criminal who turn out to be a person who has already been introduced in the story. The criminal was an unexpected character who has not been mentioned in the episode, a taxi driver. However, he did appear in the episode when the victims called the taxi to reach their destination, but still we didn’t saw his face at that time. The other time when he got mentioned was when Sherlock contacted the murderer by Mr. Watson’s

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