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Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan
1,556 wordsThere are many different books, in many different genres. There are horror novels, love stories, suspenseful books, and detective stories. The detective story's evolution has been a long and eventful process. The man responsible for the biggest leap in the detective story was Arthur Conan Doyle. He gave the world Sherlock Holmes, who could be considered the greatest investigator in detective story history. Holmes was unique in detective story history. .".. The reader's interest is captivated not...
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Body Of Water Maltese Falcon
1,356 wordsA Unique Setting in the Changing World of Early 20 th Century Detective Fiction The Pacific coast port city of San Francisco, California provides a distinctively mysterious backdrop in Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. Unlike many other detective stories that are anchored in well-known metropolises such as Los Angeles or New York City, Hammett opted to place the events of his text in the lesser-known, yet similarly exotic cultural confines of San Francisco. Hammett used his own intricate kn...
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Hard Boiled Crime Scene
1,390 wordsThroughout all of the time periods in American history, there have been many different incarnations of the hero with attitude. These heroes are the ones who refuse to take orders from others and abide by the laws of authority, choosing instead to get things done on their own terms. Such examples of this type of hero have been well defined through our countrys coming of age. During the pioneering days of settling the western territory, cowboys reigned supreme. These men ruled the old west with th...
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Law Enforcement Officers Search And Seizure
1,507 wordsJurisdiction 1 Statement of the Case 1 - 7 Question Presented 7 - 8 Summary of Argument 8 - 11 Analysis of Issue 1 11 - 12 Analysis of Issue 2 13 - 14 Conclusion 14 - 15 Arizona vs. Hicks, 480 U. S 321 (1987) Illinois vs. Andreas, 463 U. S. 765 (1983) Michigan vs. Long, 463 U. S. 1032 n. 16 (1983) Texas vs. Brown, 460 U. S. 730 (1983) The Minnesota Supreme Court found the respondent Timothy Dickerson guilty of the possession of cocaine. The Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed the decision. The S...
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Edgar Allan Poe Tales Of Ratiocination
1,049 wordsThe detective story is a tale that features a mystery and / or the commission of a crime, emphasizing the search for a solution. It distinguishes itself from other forms of fiction by the fact that it is a puzzle. The detective story did not just spring into being in its current form, but rather, evolved over time. The first true detective stories were written by Edgar Allan Poe. Many writers and critics have plainly stated that he is the inventor of detective fiction. Poe introduces one of the ...
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Alter Ego Comic Strip
2,080 words... ost of the time incredibly futuristic, gadgets to the detectives crime solving arsenal. The detective takes on a persona that is almost constantly fighting the internal battle between good and evil. He appears to be above more than just the law, seeming supernatural, the subject of awe and ridicule throughout his city. The police think him a criminal, the citizens believe him a myth, and the children worship him as a god like idol. He is the hero, pure of heart, sound of mind. He is the knig...
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Inspector Goole Inspector Calls
1,390 words... contained in house with an astute detective asking them questions. The detective is very important to the audience, setting out the entire story, which on the whole is quite confusing. He is the one who enlightens the members of the family and the audience as to the culprit of every particular crime. This is very important as, one by one, a wide range of people, the young, the old, men and women are held accountable for their past actions. It is also Goole who puts across the main social the...
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Shakespeare Hamlet Hamlet Father
572 wordsIn Shakespeare? s Hamlet, there is a murder, and it doesn? t say straight out who the murder is. There are no detectives on the case. No one within in the state is really questioning the murder of the King except for his son. It may not have all the customary qualities of detective story, but it does come across as a detective story in which Hamlet seeks to solve the mysterious death and to revenge for his father. In an ordinary, mundane, average crime the detectives try to figure out who the pe...
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Maltese Falcon Sam Spade
1,161 wordsDashiell Hammett? s Detective Influence In writing? The Maltese Falcon? , Dashiell Hammett took advantage of his previous occupation as a Pinkerton detective in order to make his novel the masterpiece that it is now known to be. Although the most famous, this was not his only fine work to be placed in a genre of literature known as? hard-boiled detective fiction? . Each novel, such as Red Harvest (1929), The Glass Key (1931) and The Thin Man (1934) are well recognized as masterpieces of detectiv...
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Criminal Investigation Psychological Characteristics
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Agatha Christie Maltese Falcon
1,417 wordsHistory of the Detective Novel Perhaps the first crime writer was Cicero. He was born Marcus Tullius Cicero in Arpinum, a small town on the outskirts of Rome on January 3, 106 BC. As a young man in Rome his skill as an orator had already begun to grow. He began to plead cases in the public forum in his 20 s, becoming well known in a very short period of time. By the time he was in his mid- 30 s he was the most recognised pleader at the Roman bar. A magistrate as well as a public speaker, at 42 h...
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Law Enforcement Officers U S Constitution
3,070 wordsTABLE OF CONTENTS Page Jurisdiction 1 Statement of the Case 1 - 7 Question Presented 7 - 8 Summary of Argument 8 - 11 Analysis of Issue 1 11 - 12 Analysis of Issue 2 13 - 14 Conclusion 14 - 1 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Cases Arizona vs. Hicks, 480 U. S 321 (1987) Certiorari, 506 U. S. 814 (1992) Illinois vs. Andreas, 463 U. S. 765 (1983) Mapp vs. Ohio, 367 U. S. 643 (1961) Michigan vs. Long, 463 U. S. 1032 n. 16 (1983) Terry vs. Ohio, 392 U. S. 1 (1968) Texas vs. Brown, 460 U. S. 730 (1983) U. S. Cons...
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Committed A Crime Cup Of Coffee
10,409 wordsWith an exhausted sigh, Dirk Crozier unlocked the door to his business office at exactly 8: 53 to begin another night of work. As he walked through the doorway, he threw his hat in the general direction of his coatrack. It missed, of course, but Crozier didnt bother to pick it up. He carefully walked over the old faded dark-red rug, passing between the two ratty old chairs that he always kept for any customers, and slowly moved around his desk to his own chair. Running his fingers over the scarr...
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