The way Sherlock Holmes interprets the law is solely based on his relationship to the crime. The whatever it takes type attitude Holmes possess is one of many factors to his blatant ignorance towards the law. The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton Holmes is encountered by “the worst man in London,” a slimy blackmailer by the name of Charles Milverton. After threatening to black mail the lovely Lady Eva Blackwell days before her wedding Milverton comes to Holmes seeking a ransom for the troubling
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Various parts of Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, relate to my own personal life experiences. In the play it states, “This diamond he greets your wife withal,/By the name of most kind hostess, and shut up/In measureless content” (2.1.18-20). This quotation expresses the fact that Duncan had a good time when he visited Macbeth’s home. Duncan is thanking Macbeth’s wife for her hospitality towards him by gifting her a diamond. This related to my own personal experiences because both my parents frequently
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Mary Stuart also known as Mary Queen of Scots or Mary I of Scotland. Mary was born on the 8th of February 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow. Mary was the Queen of Scotland from the 14th December 1542 till the 24th of July 1562. She was crowned Queen Consort of France from 10th July 1559to 5th December 1560. Mary was the only child of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. She was only six days old when her father died and she was next in line to the throne. Mary became Queen of Scots ix
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Event’s Reflection The first event that I attended that was relevant to this class was the play that the school put on called Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party. This was a play that explored sexuality and growing up in a small town. This play relates to the class it that it brings up the idea of sexuality and becoming comfortable with your own identity. At first I was kind of uncomfortable with the play, not because of the content but because of the very eccentric acting that was slightly overdone
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Topic n.1 As I lay dying… is a really eccentric novel written by William Faulkner. Faulkner likes to play in his work with human stupidity and haughty. Faulkner’s ability to reveal the difficulty of the human psyche. This novel is written in 59 sections in stream of consciousness form of literary style. This unique writting style shows us the unstoppable flow of thoughts from many different narrators, in this case from Bundren’s familly members. This novel is actually all about - Bundren‘s family
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We were once nasty little sociopaths of 10 to 12 years old, who lay in ambush and hurled rocks at friends in the name of fun. One day in the midst of battle I flanked a boy with yellow teeth and side armed a perfect strike at his head. I knew I’d nailed him the instant the rock left my fingers. The missile struck him in the temple and blood gushed through his fingers. I fled in horror and the war was over. I secretly though, cherished a certain involuntary glow of pleasure at the perfect bulls eye
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What’s an Osric? All throughout the play Shakespeare use comedy to relieve us from or lead us into drama. In this case, in comes a young courtier named Osric to bring a message to Hamlet. Hamlet engages him as he has several others in the game of word play. Hamlet seems to enjoy these games especially when he has a worthy opponent, which Osric is not. Osric represents a theme that is played out even in our modern time. He is a rich young person whose wealth has bought him access to a place he
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Masters and servants are often shown in literature in many ways, especially in Shakespeare’s play entitled The Tempest. Some literature portrays masters as cruel and servants as humble. Still other forms of writing show them as friends. The many ways that The Tempest and the way the world portray masters and servants can be compared to what the Bible says. The first step along the way of understanding masters and servants is to look at how the world we live in views the matter. There are two main
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In the article “Indian Mascots- You’re Out!” on the LA Times, Jack Shakley, discusses the utilization of Native American mascots in games. The author portrays the utilization of Indian mascots throughout history of game. He discusses how it has annoyed a few individuals. The way games can utilize Indian mascots can be extremely segregating. He talks of how the mascots look moronic and does idiotic things before the fans. Shakley’s ethos is that he is Indian himself and his mother felt like Indian
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Compromise is defined as the ability to “allow your principles to be less strong or your standards or morals to be lower” (Source: Cambridge dictionary). In Steven Galloway’s, The Cellist of Sarajevo, Kenan, Dragan and Arrow are forced to compromise their happiness due to the war conditions in Sarajevo. Once an innocent 18-year-old girl and now a determined sniper, there are numerous incidents where Arrow is forced to sacrifice her desires in order to survive. As Arrow introduces us to
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