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    Sherlock Holmes is portrayed as an innovative private detective or as mentioned in many series, ‘a consulting detective’ (RILEY, 2009). Holmes worked in alliance with the police department and he was often the person that they would rely upon when they had absolutely no leads in a case (Barr, 2007). He is a master of presumption, medical science, disguise and a sloppy boxer. With all these amazing qualities, it’s not very hard to see why Sherlock has had such an influential and powerful impact on

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    Arthur Conan Doyle or nowadays BBC Sherlock Holmes What differences or similarities remain between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and nowadays BBC version of the sherlock holmes story, characters, and technology? In this paper, you will find out about the differences and similarities of theses two versions. This paper will include the similarities and differences of communication and crime in technology, characters will include the differences and similarities of their attitudes and lifestyle in the characters

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    Part 1: Chapter one page 557, we are introduced to Sherlock Holmes. The chapter starts out with introducing a mystery stick. The author, Doyle uses lots of imagery and description to revel sherlock's personality.This story got me hooked from the very beginning. The way Holmes analyses the stick and observed every single little detail got me immersed in the text. “ a doctor is more likely to come from a hospital than from a hunt, and that when the initials ‘C.C’ are placed before that hospital the

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    In 1887 Arthur Conan Doyle created the fictional character, Sherlock Holmes. When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh he met Dr. Joseph Bell, who was one of his professors (Trickey). Amazed by Dr. Bell’s ability to detect information about a patient such as how they walked, whether they had tattoos, their accent, physical appearance, and so on Doyle became inspired. As well as being amazingly intuitive, Bell was physically tall, thin, had an angular well-defined

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    Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes stops a man before he can kill another woman; he also sees the man responsible, Blackwood, hang for his crimes. Holmes figures out that Blackwood has worked this into his plans and is far from done, he has much bigger plans in store. Stars Rachel McAdams, Jude Law, and Mark Strong. Directed by Guy Ritchie. This was a great film. Robert Downey, Jr. shines; most Americans cannot pull of an English accent, but this man can do any accent. As well as play any part. It

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    Sherlock Holmes remains a timeless icon in modern day society; part of what makes him timeless is the incorporation of technology into the original plot lines. Incorporating Holmes’ well known character traits and adventures with modern day, relatable scenarios helps maintain his immortal popularity. Holmes has been introduced to the 21st Century, through many different forms of media, the most popular being television shows; he has been shown to have developed an interest and even fascination to

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    Sherlock Holmes and the hound of the Baskerville Reviewed by: Marcus Hattula 8B “Sherlock Holmes and the hound of the Baskervilles” is a book written by Arthur Conan Doyle. The book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1902. The book is the predecessor to “The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes” and is the prequel to “The return of Sherlock Holmes”. The version I read was an e-book version of the original book. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1859. He entered school at the

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    its time period. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes expresses and reflects attributes of Victorian society. Dissecting Sherlock Holmes and comparing it against The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes will uncover values and traits exhibited in the twenty-first century. Examination of Sherlock Holmes shows a propensity towards violence in the twenty-first century. Within the first ten minutes of the movie Sherlock Holmes is involved in 2 fight scenes (Ritchie, 0:02, 0:04).

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    Sherlock Holmes has assumed a reality few fictional characters have. Holmes is known for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise and his use of forensic science to solve different cases. Sherlock Holmes is the main character of four novels and more than sixty short stories by Sir Conan Doyle (1859-1930).(please find the exact amount-needs to be hard fact) Doyle used inspirations from his reality to help strengthen his description of the fictional detective series of

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    Fringe Dweller and Cinema CCC-318 Character – Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes is a character created by British author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock is a legendary detective who solves even the most baffling and meticulously puzzled cases with astute observation, abductive reasoning and with little to no people skills. As a "consulting detective," he favors reason and logic above all else and rarely makes personal attachments beyond those that benefit him. He calls himself a

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