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    Part A: In the story ‘The Sign of Four’ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the famous Sherlock Homes is at it again, with another thought provoking case. Sherlock Homes is a brilliant, but stubborn detective who has confidence in everything he does. His partner, John Watson, is an ex military doctor who assists Homes in his investigations and writes stories on them. On a particular day in England, Sherlock and Watson are discussing cases when a young lady knocks upon their door. The woman, Mary Morstan

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    In the book The Sign of the Four there’s conflict right off the bat. Author, Arthur Conan Doyle describes how Sherlock Holmes is injecting an unknown substance into his body. Watson see’s this happening but doesn’t know how to go about confronting Detective Holmes. We see right

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    In his work ‘The Sign of Four’, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, illustrates how the want and shallowness of wealth can create destruction. The chest full of gems and jewels intrigues everyone it comes across, causing the death of three men. Both Major Sholto and Bartholomew Sholto are both murdered by burglars, affecting the life of Thaddeus Sholto forever. Tonga, an assassin, is also killed in the retrieving of the treasure. The lives of these men and the people around them have forever been affected by

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    Prejudice towards other cultures by Europeans during the 19th and 20th century was common. The Sign of Four is a novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle in the late 19th century, and features Sherlock Holmes. In the novel, Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes undertake the mystery of the precious Agra treasure after being approached by a young and beautiful woman named Miss Morstan. She contacted the two in hope of discovering the reason for her father’s disappearance. This leads to Holmes, Watson, and Miss

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    Four Signs Of Groupthink

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    The first of these signs of groupthink named “Out”, due to the nature of the phenomenon, arises when people disagree with majority consensus receive accusations of doing so purposefully, resulting in conflict from the argumentative nature of the situation (Janis). This ties

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    The case The Sign of Four is happened after Indian Rebellion of 1857. The spark of the rebellion is because the grease used on these cartridges was rumored to include tallow derived from beef, which would be offensive to Hindus, and pork, which would be offensive to Muslims. Sepoy should be consider as undisciplinable and contrary to belief. In this story Jonathan Small killed Thaddeus Sholto as a revenge since Sholto’s father betrayed Small and his friends. The part, I found very interesting is

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    The sign of four is a novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was written in 1888. The plot of the novel talks about a number of topics such as murder, hidden treasure, a pact among four persons and corrupt prison guards. As a result, we can conclude that it is a detective novel. However, the novel tries to talk about India which was one of the British colonies. In this novel, there is much focus on the Indian Mutiny that happened in 1857. The sign of four is also a novel about the Victorian abroad

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    The Sign of Four takes place in London in 1888. It started with the circumstance in which Edward Watson watches Sherlock Holmes inject cocaine three times a day for the past several months. Edward Watson is afraid to ask Holmes to stop using them. Finally, he got the courage and told him to stop taking them but Holmes simply told him that it elucidate his lethargic mind. Then Ms. Morstan comes to Sherlock Holmes and explains her unusual situation. Her father was in India. He sent a letter to his

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    Inflammation is the response of our body to harmful stimuli. Redness, swelling, increased heat and pain are the four cardinal signs of this inflammatory response. The skin barrier was primarily damaged due to the tick bite. The tick was embedded into the skin. The skin is a natural mechanical barrier, and the first line of defense for the body. When this injury occurred to the body, a secondary line of defense was initiated. Redness/Rubor The rubor can be explained by vasodilation at the site

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    Safety signs are grouped into four categories: 1. Safe Condition sign - It has a green background with a white symbol on it. It provides you with information about a safe condition; for example, where the first aid equipment is located. 2. Warning sign - This has a yellow triangle with a black border on it, and it gives you warning of a risk of danger, for example slippery floors. 3. Prohibition sign - This is a white, circular sign with a red border and cross bar running from the top left to the

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