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    Sherlock Holmes novels are the face of mystery, featuring literature’s greatest detective, but one might ask, how does The Hound of the Baskervilles fit into the genre’s common conventions? Mystery being a sub genre of genre fiction novels, it has many common conventions found throughout the majority of the novels. In the average mystery, the plot focuses around a crime, commonly a murder or a robbery, in which the culprit must be found by the protagonist. The crime in Sherlock Holmes and the Hound

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    published work. In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Final Problem, the mastermind detective known as Sherlock Holmes is confronted with his nemesis, “the organizer of half that is evil and nearly all that is undetected” (p.276), ex-professor Moriarty. In the short story, the plot is divulged by Watson as he details his final days along with Sherlock, in which they have gone on the run from Moriarty. Sherlock has endangered his life through attempting to expose

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    Sherlock Holmes and Watson are brought back in The Hound of Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to solve a mystery about a Supernatural Myth (Baskerville curse) Where a Hellhound is supposedly haunting the family.Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson have some bumps in the road but eventually, solve the baffling Baskerville curse. Specifically, the author conveys the theme “ Appearances can be deceiving” by having Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson make false assumptions about the characters and

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    friend or a family member goes to a detective and tells them what they know about the murder and the suspects and where they were, and what they were doing at that time. There are a lot of famous detectives in books, TV and video for example; Sherlock Holmes, Jonathon Creek, Hercule Poirot, Inspector Morse, Danziel and Pascoe. They even appear in children's books and on TV, for example, Scooby Doo. The detective and usually an accomplice

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    credibility, cannot be consistently tested, or lacks scientific standing.” When studying science, a key to finding “good” science is to make sure it is logical, based on facts and data, not opinions. Pseudoscience tends to appear more in the movie Sherlock Holmes by showcasing the unusual scientific theories used in the film by Holmes and Watson. Many evolutionary biologists and creationists argue over the facts displayed in the movie in order to prove both of their beliefs. “Once you eliminate

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    Helen Stoner believes she is in trouble. In the episode of Sherlock Holmes “The Adventures of the Speckled Band” we are presented with quite the mystery. Helen’s sister Julia died and she does not know why. The autopsy revealed no violent marks or symptoms of medical problems. All we know, because there were no body marks, was that she died from something internal. Helen is beginning to feel suspicious about what is going on around her, and she thinks she is the next to be targeted and killed. When

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    shots are utilized in either discontinuous or continuous editing. Sherlock Jr. and The War on Drug’s music video “Holding On”, are two motion pictures that offer spatial relations, by applying techniques of both continuous and discontinuous editing. Continuous editing, the most common form of editing in mainstream film making, creates a logical, smooth narrative of a movie. The form of editing is prevalent throughout the film Sherlock Jr., in certain instances to create a comical effect. In one particular

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    inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. As time moved on and Doyle continues to fall short in his medical career, he begins to write short stories to make ends meet. After having many of his works published in a local magazine, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes his first Sherlock Holmes story. Sherlock Holmes instantly became a huge success who captivated its readers with his incredible powers of deduction. With the fame of Holmes, came more demands for Doyle to write more stories. In contrast to Sherlock Holmes and

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    The Speckled Band

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    journey through England. The main character Sherlock Holmes and his acquaintance Dr. Watson will uncover the mystery presented to them by Helen Stoner. The detectives will unearth clues and meet unlikely foes along the way. Helen, the protagonist in the mystery, seeks out assistance from the forever righteous Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. She fears for her life with her appending wedding as well as seriously question the death of her sister Julia Stoner. Sherlock Holmes accepts the case. He sets out in

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    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 job by adding the suspense music in the background as the murderer were slowly walked into the house. Moreover, the scene when Sherlock and the murderer were playing the death

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