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    Kenny and Byron, The Dynamic Watsons It is often said that people never change, and always have the same qualities from when they were born. This is seen in Christopher Pauls Curtisś historical fiction novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1960, when Kenny asks why Byron is acting so nice and respectful. The dynamic characters in the novel, Kenny and Byron, transform after arriving in Birmingham. Kenny Watson's transformation in Birmingham impacts the novel because this shows how children could

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    In chapter one, "Mr. Sherlock Holmes," the author introduces us to the Sherlock Holmes, while describing his abilities and comparing him to Mr. Watson. Watson serves as Sherlock’s' sidekick but he does more than that. Watson reflects Holmes' brilliance—as Holmes himself says, "in noting your fallacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth." Watson offers up his theory as to the where the walking stick comes from, declaring that the inscription, "To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends

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    Many have heard the story of Jekyll and Hyde, but not many have had the thought to look for the deeper meaning in this story. In the beginning of the Book, it addresses four main characters Mr. Enfield, as well as as Mr. Utterson, and Dr jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The story gives all four characters a specific personality. The book specifies Mr Enfield as quiet and conservative but extremely popular. Mr. Utterson on the other hand is more outgoing and more social as well as Enfield and Hyde are cousins

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    The fifth convention, was the use of suspense as the clues accumulate, the pressure mounts, and suspiciously grows. In the episode of Sherlock’s detective fiction, there was a lot of suspense like when Dr. Watson and Sherlock were waiting for the murderer to show up at the café and when they chased after him. The second effect of sound was when they were chasing the murderer. The other good example was when they showed the murderer walked in the house. The music artist of that episode did a great

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    Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States? 735,000 people have a heart attack each year and ¼ of the deaths in the U.S. are because of heart related issues. To make one quarter-pound hamburger, we use 6.7 pounds of feed, 52.8 gallons of water, 74.5 sq. feet of land and that's not even including the methane emissions from the animals digestive system that is put into the environment. Are these two related you may ask? And I have an answer

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    The Hound of the Baskervilles On March 25, 1902, publisher George Newnes first issued Sir Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, an exhilarating novel filled with mystery, romance, and incessant suspense. As Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson discussed the origin of a strange walking stick that a stranger left at their door, the owner of the stick, Doctor James Mortimer, knocked on their door and told the dynamic duo his strange story of the Baskerville family’s horrifying curse. His story told

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    When I was younger, my friend introduced me to the world of Sherlock Holmes. I fell in love with the energy and intelligence of the renowned detective and it spurred my passion for mystery solving. If someone was to look at the books in my personal library, they would probably laugh and say "Someone likes Sherlock, huh?" My response would be simple enough, "He changed my life." Through Sherlock Holmes, I have found that I have a talent for putting puzzle pieces together. I developed my interviewing

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    mystery. Along with Sherlock is his companion, Dr. Watson, who works with Sherlock to protect Helen Stoner from Dr. Roylott. To begin, the story takes place in April, 1883, at the Roylott Stoke Maron Manor. Troubled, Helen Stoner explains her case in vast detail to Sherlock and Dr. Watson. The main conflict of the story is that Helen feared for her life and was suspicious about Julia’s death on the eve of Julia’s wedding. After that, Sherlock and Dr. Watson begin their investigation at the Roylott Stoke

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    England in early April, 1883. Helen went to Sherlock Holmes to be aided with her conflict. Helen feared for her life as she heard a whistle in the same bedroom as her sister met her fate. While Helen dreaded for her life, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson made an effort to try to maintain her from her problem. Both Sherlock

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    each other's personalities. It was also confusing about Dr. Watson’s cane. Did he really need it? Was he faking it? That part was confusing. But overall the show was decent. The plot of Sherlock Holmes was figuring out the murders. Sherlock and Watson worked together to figure out who the murderer was and why he was doing the murders. There were 4 murders that happened by the victims having to choose a pill. One being bad, one being good and if they did not wanna choose, they were held at gunpoint

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