If you could rewrite anything about your book what would it be and why? Summarize what you have read since tuesday.
I would not change anything about this book, because i really like the stories and crimes that Holmes investigates.
This story starts out with Dr. Watson and Holmes talking about some cases that he has but are not very interesting. Then Holmes stands up and looks out the blinds and sees a bigger woman standing outside. She runs up to the door and rings the bell so he lets her in. She says her name is Miss Mary Sutherland. She tells Holmes that she met a guy at a dance named Mr. Hosmel Angel and they fell in love, they were planning on getting married. The day of the wedding he rented a very fancy cab for Miss Sutherland and her mom, but he road in a cab to the church. When they arrived he was not in the cab and had just dissapeared, the cab driver said he swore he saw the man get in but never saw him get out. Holmes does some digging and finds out that it was the step dad acting like a different guy so his Miss Sutherland wouldn't find a man and waist their money.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Story #2, The Red-Headed League
Describe the setting- include location, time period, and socioeconomic characteristic.
This story takes place in London. It is Autumn and its the year 1890. Dr. Watson walks into Holmes' house to find him talking to a very red-headed man. The man's name is Mr. Jabez Wilson. He came to Holmes with a problem, he said that he had found an add in the paper stating that there was a job opening for a red-headed man, who had to be a certain age, and had to have very blazing red hair. He tells Holmes about traveling to the location of the interview and that the guy had chose him to fill the office. He copied dictionaries, and only worked for about Four hours daily. After about a month of working there for about a month he got a note on the door saying that the business was closed. he asked the guy who gave him the job but he said he didnt kbow what Jabez was talking about. He came to Holmes asking for him to solve the case. They set up a plan to hide out in a room that has three-hundred thousand dollars in it. They had been waiting for awhile when the door of the room opened a crack and a guys hand poked through. then the guy walked in and Holmes flashed the light on and grabbed the guy and he also had an accomplice with him. They turned the lights on and it was Jabez and his assistant that works with him at his small business. Jabez's assistant was really a wanted criminal, and they had both been plotting to steal the money and had dug a tunnel underground to the room where the money was as an escape route. Jabez jumped down it, and was later caught later at his house (thats where the tunnel led to).
This story takes place in London. It is Autumn and its the year 1890. Dr. Watson walks into Holmes' house to find him talking to a very red-headed man. The man's name is Mr. Jabez Wilson. He came to Holmes with a problem, he said that he had found an add in the paper stating that there was a job opening for a red-headed man, who had to be a certain age, and had to have very blazing red hair. He tells Holmes about traveling to the location of the interview and that the guy had chose him to fill the office. He copied dictionaries, and only worked for about Four hours daily. After about a month of working there for about a month he got a note on the door saying that the business was closed. he asked the guy who gave him the job but he said he didnt kbow what Jabez was talking about. He came to Holmes asking for him to solve the case. They set up a plan to hide out in a room that has three-hundred thousand dollars in it. They had been waiting for awhile when the door of the room opened a crack and a guys hand poked through. then the guy walked in and Holmes flashed the light on and grabbed the guy and he also had an accomplice with him. They turned the lights on and it was Jabez and his assistant that works with him at his small business. Jabez's assistant was really a wanted criminal, and they had both been plotting to steal the money and had dug a tunnel underground to the room where the money was as an escape route. Jabez jumped down it, and was later caught later at his house (thats where the tunnel led to).
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Story #1, A Scandal in Bohemia
Give a physical description as well as a description of each character's personality. Does the author use a direct or indirect method of revealing the character?
The book, "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," is written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes profession is a private detective. He also has a partner named Dr. Watson. Other characters are Irene Adler, Count von Kramm (Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein), he is the Grand Duke and hereditary King of Bohemia.
The first story is titled, "A Scandal in Bohemia." It starts with Dr. Watson telling you about "the woman," she is a girl that Count von Kramm was seeing when he was younger; but now he wants to marry a Princess from Scandanavia. He has a problem though, "the woman," is threatening to send a picture of Count von Kramm and, "the woman," to his soon to be wife. He has tried to send his own guards to raid her room and try to find the picture but they had no luck. He heard Holmes is the best and decides to higher him. Holmes does some detective work and finds out where she lives, what she does, when she leaves her house. He comes up with a plan to get in and get her to show him where the picture is without asking her to show him. Holmes goes into her house after faking an injury and Watson throws a cigar and yells fire, she runs straight to the spot where she hid the picture and that spot just so happens to be a sliding door in the wall. Holmes tells the Count what he has learned about the picture and they rush back to her house to find that she has moved away. He slides the hidden door open and finds a note and a picture of her in her night gown. The note said that she had caught on to Holmes. She also said that she wouldn't send the picture to his soon to be wife.
The book, "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," is written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes profession is a private detective. He also has a partner named Dr. Watson. Other characters are Irene Adler, Count von Kramm (Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein), he is the Grand Duke and hereditary King of Bohemia.
The first story is titled, "A Scandal in Bohemia." It starts with Dr. Watson telling you about "the woman," she is a girl that Count von Kramm was seeing when he was younger; but now he wants to marry a Princess from Scandanavia. He has a problem though, "the woman," is threatening to send a picture of Count von Kramm and, "the woman," to his soon to be wife. He has tried to send his own guards to raid her room and try to find the picture but they had no luck. He heard Holmes is the best and decides to higher him. Holmes does some detective work and finds out where she lives, what she does, when she leaves her house. He comes up with a plan to get in and get her to show him where the picture is without asking her to show him. Holmes goes into her house after faking an injury and Watson throws a cigar and yells fire, she runs straight to the spot where she hid the picture and that spot just so happens to be a sliding door in the wall. Holmes tells the Count what he has learned about the picture and they rush back to her house to find that she has moved away. He slides the hidden door open and finds a note and a picture of her in her night gown. The note said that she had caught on to Holmes. She also said that she wouldn't send the picture to his soon to be wife.
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