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I think the main theme is about justice, as the criminals almost always are punished even if they are not caught by Holmes or the police. For example, in The Five Orange Pips (seeds), the Ku Klux Klan murders the nephew of Elias Openshaw, who destroyed the organization years before. On the way back to America from Britain, in a gale, their ship is sunk and only the mast of the ship was seen in the Atlantic ocean.

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I think the plot is intriguing and engaging and the vocabulary is absolutely excellent. The only problem with it is that the villain is almost always a twist villain, which can get a little repetitive.

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Crime is almost in every instalment of the Sherlock Holmes series, whether it be murder, theft, or other. Sometimes I wonder why people are raised in such terrible ways for them to think crime is a good thing or similar. The reason that the two go on these adventures is due to crime, for if it didn't exist they would not need to investigate who did it.

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The narrator is Holmes' friend Dr. Watson who publishes his adventures due to the official detective force getting all the credit instead of Holmes. There are many more windows than mirrors as they normally deal with crimes like murder, robbery, or similar. Even the ones I have seen examples of (for example, innocents being accused) I have only seen online.

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Charles McCarthy is found dead from a blow to the head in Boscombe Valley. His son James was seen arguing with him just before his death and left, but was brought back by his father's scream. He had made a reference to a rat, and when he looked around, a piece of cloth he noticed on the way to his father was gone. Holmes examines the area around the body and deduces the murderer used a nearby rock, "Is a tall man, left-handed, limps with the right leg, wears thick-soled shooting-boots and a gray cloak, smokes Indian cigars, uses a cigar-holder, and carries a blunt penknife in his pocket." Holmes now has solved the mystery, but we do not know who the murderer is because we are from the perspective of Dr. Watson, and Holmes does not reveal his plans or revelations.

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"Black" Peter Carey is found dead with a harpoon through his heart in his hut. One night, they find that one John Neligan broke into the hut, inspecting it. Neligan is innocent, as Holmes knows, but is arrested for being suspected. I have only heard or read of times when something bad happens and someone else is suspected, due to those who do not want to appear guilty lying and seeming innocent.

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After Holmes lashes at the snake with his cane, it returns to Roylott and bites him in agitation, killing him. As Holmes says, "Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another." I have seen some things like this in videos but not as serious. It shows how there is always the possibility of error.

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Window - Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Carbuncle

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Window - Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Carbuncle

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Very recently, the blue carbuncle of the Countess of Morcar went missing. The gem is found in a goose, leading Holmes to believe someone hid it there by force-feeding it. It is eventually revealed that one James Ryder stole the gem and hid it in a goose with a barred tail. However, the dealers had another goose with a barred tail; he had bought the wrong goose, and when he came back for the other one it had already been sold. This shows how the best-laid of plans can go wrong.

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Many times in the night, Helen Stoner would hear a strange whistling followed shortly by a loud clang of metal. Stoner lived with her sister and stepfather, one Mr. Grimesby Roylott, in a building with a bedroom each. Two years prior her sister died in terrible pain, saying that it was "the speckled band!" The presence of the whistle and the clang after her death worries Stoner, as now she is hearing it again. Holmes goes to the house and investigates all three rooms and immediately solves the mystery, though he does not tell Dr. Watson. The solution is that Roylott had a snake that he would put into a fake ventilator connecting between his room and the next, which would climb down a false bell-pull onto the bed and kill the victim. The whistling was to beckon the snake back, and the clang was shutting it into his safe. The motive was to take the wills that would be given on their marriage. Though Holmes solved the mystery, we do not know of his plan to capture the villain because the perspective is from that of Dr. Watson.

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A newspaper ad invites red-headed people to come and work for very high wages of 4 pounds a week (over 400 pounds today). One day the door to the workplace is locked with the inscription "the red-headed league is dissolved." Upset, the new member Jabez Wilson comes to visit Holmes. Holmes investigates by first visiting the assistant of Wilson, and almost immediately solves the mystery. At the end, it was revealed they wanted to get Wilson out of his house because they were digging a tunnel to a nearby bank which was storing upwards of 490000 pounds worth of Napoleons (4900000 today). Though Holmes has solved the mystery, we do not know what had happened or what he will do next due to the point of view being from Dr. Watson. This also creates some suspense as to what will happen next.

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Window - Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet

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Window - Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet

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At the end of the novel after the mystery is solved, in the newspapers Mr. Gregson and Lestrade are given full credit, though Holmes had done all the work. I've heard of similar real life instances of this, such as the theory of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace. Darwin's name is the most famous, but Wallace is almost forgotten, though they discovered it independently and received equal credit. Another instance is calculus, invented by Newton and Leibniz at the same time; Newton's name is more famous than that of Leibniz.

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Jack McMurdo joins the murder society of the "Scowrers" and eventually is informed that one Birdy Edwards of Pinkerton is coming to gather information on the society to destroy it. They plan to trap him and get from him how much he knows in McMurdo's boarding house. Edwards is presumed to enter and be trapped by the murderers; McMurdo comes back and states that he is Birdy Edwards. It is revealed he was chosen to break up the society and had deceived to gather enough information to go to court with them. This is completely unexpected as the point of view is 3rd person objective, and the reader cannot see into the character's thoughts.

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Minutes: 40
Pages: 50
How I felt: Partially unfocused and tired

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Some days after the murder of Enoch Drebber, Tobias Gregson visits both Holmes and Dr. Watson to present his hypothesis. Holmes is suddenly presented with the similar murder of Drebber's secretary, Joseph Stangerson, though he was stabbed instead of being poisoned. This shows that due to us being from the point of view of Dr. Watson we cannot know what will happen next.

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#5 - Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles

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#5 - Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles

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They have created suspense due to us as the reader only seeing Dr. Watson's perspective and made Holmes and the villains not reveal their plans to catch the villains or do some crime. Doyle has excellent vocabulary and dialogue choice, and uses flashbacks normally as a second part of the story to explain the motives or events that are unexplained prior.

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On the moor after the reveal of Holmes having solved the mystery, Dr. Watson and Holmes hear screaming which they find to be a criminal that had broken out and was hiding on the moor. Their clothes were that of Sir Henry, which made the hound go after him and kill him. A plan affecting another person than intended is something I have only seen in stories and videos online. It shows how there is always the possibility that things can go wrong.

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There was a legend that a demonic hound would haunt the family of the Baskervilles. Dr. James Mortimer is terrified to find Sir Charles Baskerville dead from a heart attack, with an expression of terror on his face, especially due to the presence  of a gigantic hound's footprints found near his body. Sir Henry Baskerville, his nephew, soon moves into Baskerville Hall. Dr. Watson and Dr. Mortimer both go to the Hall to try and protect Sir Henry from any harm. Dr. Watson sends telegrams back to Holmes weekly to try and give him material to deduce from. Holmes is revealed to have been on the moor the entire time and solved the mystery, which is a plot twist to the reader as we had no way of knowing what Holmes was doing because the story is from the perspective of Dr. Watson.

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#2 - Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear

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#2 - Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear

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The main conflict in the second section is the police or organizations on the Scowrer's trail. Another conflict would be how if anyone in the town of Vermissa does wrong in the Scowrer's eyes they will almost instantaneously killed. The people in the worst position are those in the gang but do not wish to do the horrific acts of the Scowrers but do not want to die.

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A criminal organization called the Scowrers blackmails money out of the town of Vermissa and kills any that try to reveal what they do. Birdy Edwards is enlisted to try and destroy them, and thus gains their trust under a fake identity and "helps" them in their crime. It is incredibly difficult to deceive, especially when it is every day for 3 months under the threat of death with one wrong move. I haven't done anything close to what he had done, and it shows how hard it is to lie.

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Birdy Edwards (changed name to Jack Douglas) is found dead in his house, with his head blown in by a double barreled shotgun. The official detectives and Holmes are puzzled due to it being impossible for him to have committed suicide, have been killed by anyone within the house, or anyone outside the house. Holmes solves the mystery in secret, and plans to reveal the truth of the matter. He arranges them to wait concealed until the friend of Douglas, Barker, fishes up a small package weighted with a dumbbell found to be missing by Holmes. Holmes reveals that Douglas is still alive, and the one who was killed was the killer. He weighted the clothing articles and possessions of the assassin with the dumbbell and sunk it in the moat around the house. The reader does not know what Holmes was going to do next, or what he had already done due to the point of view being from Dr. Watson.

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How does the point of view affect the story? Especially how will Holmes catch the criminals or perpetrator, or what the villains will do next.

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How does the point of view affect the story? Especially how will Holmes catch the criminals or perpetrator, or what the villains will do next.

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Same reason as Goal #1.

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 75
How I felt: Focused and read quickly.

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The House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros

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The House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros

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When Esperanza asks about a house, the witch lady says, “Ah, yes, a home in the heart. I see a home in the heart” (p. 64). Explain what you believe this means.

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When Esperanza asks about a house, the witch lady says, “Ah, yes, a home in the heart. I see a home in the heart” (p. 64). Explain what you believe this means.

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This may be about how Esperanza wants a house in the future and says how she might feel at home there.

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Mirror - The House on Mango Street (A Rice Sandwich)

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Mirror - The House on Mango Street (A Rice Sandwich)

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I have been thoroughly disappointed because I thought something would be better than what it was. Once I signed up for a programming club after school, but it didn't have any programming (not even using Scratch or block coding) and only went over things like Google Docs or Slides and the types of data storage and things. It relates to how Esperanza was disappointed at how the canteen was "nothing special."

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“Everything is waiting to explode like Christmas” (p. 73)

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“Everything is waiting to explode like Christmas” (p. 73)

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Denotation: celebration of the birth of Jesus
Connotation: huge celebrations and gift giving
Author Used Because: It shows how excited Esperanza is, how much she wants to get out there, etc.

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"But I think diseases have no eyes. They pick with a dizzy finger anyone, just anyone." (The House on Mango Street)

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"But I think diseases have no eyes. They pick with a dizzy finger anyone, just anyone." (The House on Mango Street)

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Type: Personification
Why is it effective: It shows how Esperanza thinks that diseases randomly go to anyone and select who gets sick.

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"The mother's feet, plump and polite..." (The House on Mango Street)

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"The mother's feet, plump and polite..." (The House on Mango Street)

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Type: Personification
Why is it effective: It shows how clean and decent her feet are, as being polite normally means with decent dressing and state.

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Explain what Esperanza means based on the following section: “Not this way, every evening talking to the trees, learning out my window, imagining what I can’t see” (p. 73).  

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Explain what Esperanza means based on the following section: “Not this way, every evening talking to the trees, learning out my window, imagining what I can’t see” (p. 73).  

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Esperanza wants to get out there and get a boyfriend/accomplish her dreams instead of "imagining what I can't see" or feel.

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Based on the following section, compare Lois and Esperanza: “She’s got big girl hands, and her bones are long like ladies’ bones, and she wears makeup too. But she doesn’t know how to tie her shoes. I do” (p. 73).

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Based on the following section, compare Lois and Esperanza: “She’s got big girl hands, and her bones are long like ladies’ bones, and she wears makeup too. But she doesn’t know how to tie her shoes. I do” (p. 73).

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Lois is pretty and a showoff, but is stupid. Esperanza isn't as pretty and does not like to show off. However, she is more intelligent.

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I don't know what inspired me to play golf, I just know that I liked golf before I even played it. I've been doing practice twice a weekend. (unless it's cancelled of course)

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My dad and tutors have inspired me to continually study math and science.

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Dani's project Karlson and other YouTubers inspired me to use the Unity game engine. So far I haven't made a full game, but plan to in the future. (This is just for fun, I DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS FOR A JOB IT'S SO ANNOYING HAVING PEOPLE ASK ME AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)

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I wish for #TeamSeas and #TeamTrees to succeed in inspiring others to help the environment. I'll be donating some money ($25-50) to contribute

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“Uh-oh, Nenny. Better get the broom. Too much trash in our yard today.” (The House on Mango Street, p. 37)

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“Uh-oh, Nenny. Better get the broom. Too much trash in our yard today.” (The House on Mango Street, p. 37)

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Denotation: discarded, disgusting, gross, lowly
Connotation: bad, stupid, malicious
Author Used Because: it shows how the use is sarcastic because she is calling Lucy and Rachel trash, being her best friends

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"The kids bend trees and bounce between cars and dangle upside down from knees and almost break like fancy museum vases you can't replace." (The House on Mango Street)

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"The kids bend trees and bounce between cars and dangle upside down from knees and almost break like fancy museum vases you can't replace." (The House on Mango Street)

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Type: Simile
Why is it effective: It shows how irreparably they can be injured by these dangerous activities/games.

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"There are a million zillion kinds, says Nenny. No two exactly alike. Only how do you remember which one is which?" (The House on Mango Street) 

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"There are a million zillion kinds, says Nenny. No two exactly alike. Only how do you remember which one is which?" (The House on Mango Street) 

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Type: Hyperbole
Why is it effective: It shows how many types of snow Nenny thinks there are. Since Nenny cannot give an exact number, she says "a million zillion."

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"...and sky can keep you safe when you are sad. " (The House on Mango Street) 

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"...and sky can keep you safe when you are sad. " (The House on Mango Street) 

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Marin says that a distant relative of hers is the Queen of France to try and show she is better than everyone in the neighborhood of Mango Street. I've seen some people (most likely lying) say things that make them sound better than others, like one kid saying that he beat every level of a game (Geometry Dash). I questioned him and asked if he beat Bloodlust, and he answered yes, which led to me believing he was lying as only 3 people at that time had beaten it.

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"Their clothes are crooked and old" (The House on Mango Street, p. 14)

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"Their clothes are crooked and old" (The House on Mango Street, p. 14)

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Denotation: bent, twisted, distorted
Connotation: out of place, dirty, patched
Reason the author used this: to give an image in the reader's mind as to what the clothes may look like

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"Windows so small you'd think they're holding their breath" (The House on Mango Street p. 4)

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"Windows so small you'd think they're holding their breath" (The House on Mango Street p. 4)

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This piece of figurative language is personification because the author is giving human qualities (ability to breathe) to an inanimate object (the windows). It is effective because it helps the reader understand just how small the windows are by using something everyone can relate to. We all know what it looks like when someone is holding their breath...

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FORMAT "sentence from story" (The House on Mango Street) 

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FORMAT "sentence from story" (The House on Mango Street) 

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"As if she were a fancy chandelier" (The House on Mango Street p. 11)

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"As if she were a fancy chandelier" (The House on Mango Street p. 11)

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Denotation: a decorative hanging light with branches for several light bulbs or candles.

Connotation: valuable, elegant, delicate, expensive, desirable

Mood/feeling: Using the word chandelier adds a positive and sophisticated mood to this section of the story.

Why did the author use this: The author used the phrase fancy chandelier so we can learn how Esperanza's great-grandfather views her great-grandmother. We learn that he loved her and really wanted to marry her. He values her and sees her as a delicate, elegant, desirable woman. The message would have been significantly different if the author said, “As if she were a sack of potatoes.”

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Esperanza says she doesn't like her name very much. I cannot relate to this, as I am content with mine.

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Esperanza's family has moved at least 5 times, due to varying reasons. I haven't ever moved, and from what Esperanza has said about moving, it doesn't look like much fun. I also am lucky to live in around a middle class family, and thus have never had a very bad quality house.

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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories 

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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories 

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A dead man is found with a gash in his thigh and a bloody cataract knife in his hand. A very fast racing horse has also disappeared along with the dead man. Holmes uses the horseshoe of the horse to trace it, and finds footprints of a man and the horse leading into a forest. However, as Holmes is looking at the main track, Watson notices a returning set to the right. Watson helped Holmes with his presence, and is one of many times he has assisted him.

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In the murdered man's hand is a piece of paper ripped out of a larger piece. Later, as Holmes is inspecting the rooms, he seems to intentionally knock over a large glass of water and a plate of oranges. Watson is confused because he said Watson accidentally knocked it over, and thinks that he wants something by saying that. He picks up the oranges along with the others, but they find he has vanished. A father and son dash out after him, and seconds later Holmes cries, "Help! Help! Murder!" He had solved the case and deduced where the rest of the paper was, and the father and son were the murderers. Watson helped here by knowing Holmes' methods and playing along with him knocking over the plate and glass.

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Mr. Holmes is presented with a case, but since Dr. Watson has just met up with both the client and his friend Mr. Pycroft needs to restate what he said. After this, Sherlock seems to make a revelation and is silent for the rest of the ride and has solved the case. Due to Dr. Watson's presence, he has realized something after the restatement of the case. Other cases have been helped along by Dr. Watson due to him occasionally questioning/pointing out things that Mr. Holmes may not have noticed.

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How does Dr. Watson help Sherlock Holmes in his cases? (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes)

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How does Dr. Watson help Sherlock Holmes in his cases? (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes)

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Since we are from the point of view of Watson, we don't know Holmes' plans of capturing the villains. It creates a bit of suspense as to what will happen next, and a bit of mystery as we don't know what he or the villains are thinking. He also has good, descriptive language and great settings and characters.

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Holmes uses deduction in many cases of his and is pretty much always right. For example, in A Case of Identity, "'Do you not find,' he said, 'that with your short sight it is a little trying to do so much typewriting?'" He deducts this from what I assume to be her glasses and marks on her fingers synonymous with typewriting. Throughout the entire series he uses this to solve the most intriguing and queer cases of crime. However, Doyle does not always reveal the ways he deduces things, and thus the reader can be left wondering how he did it.

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Window - Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet

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Window - Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet

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Holmes is presented with a pillbox with two water-soluble pills. He tells Watson to get a sick terrier to test them on. One pill is harmless, but when given the second it is killed the instant its tongue touches the dissolved pill. I have never seen poison act on anything, and it seems quite a frightful thing. It seems that one must be very careful.

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Window - Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of the Four

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Window - Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of the Four

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One of the murderers of Bartholomew Sholto had stepped in a tar-like substance called creosote, and to trace them, Holmes uses the spaniel-lurcher hybrid Toby. I haven't seen anyone track down murderers with a dog, though it's most likely quite common. It's quite interesting how keen animals' senses are.

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Minutes: 42 (?)
Pages: 30 (?)
How I felt: Jumpy and quite distracted.

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Window - Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear

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Window - Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear

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At the start of the novel, Holmes receives a message from Fred Porlock which he deduces to be a book cipher of Whitaker's Almanac, which he deciphers after a few tries. It is a warning that there is danger for one Mr. Douglas of Birlstone manor. The two think it is very interesting, when Mr. MacDonald arrives and sees the decrypted message. He is shocked and says that he was murdered just last night. Since Porlock was involved with Professor James Moriarty, the person who plans "half that is evil" in London, Sherlock suspects Moriarty's involvement in the murder. I cannot say that I have received a message that foretold anything, especially the murder of a man. It shows how some people can change for the better, even when associated with such evil.

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I can just say that I'm not a detective, nor am I logical enough to be one. I've also never been presented with fantastic cases such as "The Musgrave Ritual" in which a strange poem-like paper directs Holmes to a dead body.

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The short stories are good so far, and if I am allowed to include the entire series, has a fascinating and great storyline. There's almost always a twist or interesting part when Sherlock Holmes discovers and reveals the solution. The only problem with a couple of the short stories (and only really related to this padlet) is that it is only Sherlock telling a story of a previous adventure where Dr. Watson is not present. 10/10 would recommend to any who like mystery.

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Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules Verne

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Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules Verne

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The trio return to the exact spot they set out from due to the winds pushing them back. They notice that the person who wrote the cipher (the one that sent them on their journey) has his initials on the entrance of a cave. They think it is the center of the Earth, and thus wish to descend further. The nephew, at this point, is now eager to go and they look inside the cave. However, they find a huge stone blocking their way. They blast it open, but find that the sea is being sucked into the seemingly bottomless abyss and they along with it. This shows how the nephew has changed slightly and is no longer as reluctant.

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October 1st / Class / 11:50 (started The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes)

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October 1st / Class / 11:50 (started The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes)

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Minutes: 24 (?)
Pages: 36
How I felt: Quite distracted.

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The narrator is one of the three main characters, the nephew. He is very believable due to him getting excerpts from his diary/log, some of which has been damaged which gives it even more credibility. Since he shows a lot of his emotions, we get to connect with him a little more. There will most likely more windows because of how fantastic the story is.

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Mirror - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Mirror - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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When they get pushed into the abyss by the huge sea pouring in, they fall so fast lighting a torch or lantern is completely impossible and they are plunged into darkness. Since I've been on this planet for 13 years I know what it feels like to be completely in the dark, though it does go away soon as one of us gets a candle or turns on a light.

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Window - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Window - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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The trio decide to set sail on a tiny makeshift raft across the possibly endless Liedenbrock Sea. I have never sailed across an entire ocean, especially across one on a tiny sailboat. However, it does show how determination can be very successful, as they seem to cross the whole sea.

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The trio, finding a huge sea, (named the Liedenbrock sea for the uncle) want to sail to see the other side. However, the nephew is reluctant as he thinks they may not be any edge or may run out of supplies before reaching it. However, the uncle still slowly persuades him to come along with them. This shows how he is still reluctant to take on the adventure even months into the voyage.

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Minutes: 25
Pages: 88 (214 total)
How I felt: very focused, distracted for a literal 5th of a second

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The trio, a guide to the volcano they descend into, the uncle, and the nephew soon run out of water. They find a dead-end and the nephew wishes to return to the surface. However, the uncle thinks there will be water on the other side of the fork because all the rock they have seen so far is hard and springs cannot break through them. The uncle noticed that the rocks on the other side of the fork are of a softer type. They find a hidden underground stream which they burst into and get water from. It shows that the nephew is still quite reluctant to take the risks that his uncle presents.

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How does the reluctance of the nephew change over the course of the story? (Journey to the Center of the Earth)

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How does the reluctance of the nephew change over the course of the story? (Journey to the Center of the Earth)

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Window - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Window - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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As they drink from the subterranean river they decide to name it after its discoverer, the guide Hans. I cannot say I have discovered anything much in my life, especially one so important and life-saving.

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There are multiple conflicts, the first being the uncle making the nephew train for their descent and actually wanting to go down to the center. The second has to be the lack of water as they run out soon after they start their journey, but find a concealed stream they break into and drink from.

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Window - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Window - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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The trio soon run out of water and nearly die of thirst before they find a concealed stream of water. I've never been so deprived of water so as to nearly die, especially because I always have running water in the house. It shows how we should take nothing for granted.

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Time: 29 minutes
Pages: 63 (126 total)
How I felt: very focused, only distracted once for a few seconds (I don't quite remember if I did to be honest)

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Window - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Window - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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I never have walked up (what I presume to be) 50 flights of stairs as training for vertical descent. In the story, they are traveling down an abyss, which means they should get a sense of what it feels like to be so high in the air. Thus, the uncle and his nephew walk up an extremely tall building to train their brains.

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Mirror - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Mirror - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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The main character's uncle drags his nephew along to the center of the Earth, which I can relate to: a relative dragging along another to somewhere they don't want to go. My mom made me go to the movies (when she knew I hated movies) and I was profoundly bored the entire 2 hours there. The uncle forced his reluctant nephew to journey with him, similar to my experience.

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Window - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Window - Journey to the Center of the Earth

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The main character's uncle finds a small strip of paper in a book, which contains some hieroglyphics. I can't say I've seen a cipher in real life, even less so one that says you can travel to the center of the earth through a volcano.

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Normally, I get distracted at least once each reading session, even if it's only for a minute or less. I want to try and focus completely so I don't need to re-read anything in confusion.

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Minutes: 29
Pages: 34 (63 total)
How I felt reading today: mostly focused, still a very interesting book so far

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Minutes: 26
Pages: 29
How I felt reading today: felt mostly focused, the book was very interesting so far

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Science Fiction
Detective Fiction
Mystery
Nonfiction

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Michael Crichton

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State of Fear - Michael Crichton
Jurassic Park Series - Michael Crichton
Sherlock Holmes Series - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle