In “The Red-Headed League,” several clues helped Mr. Holmes find out what crime was being contemplated and when the crime was going to be committed. Throughout the story, the criminals leave clues like where their crime was planned to take place, how they would proceed with the crime, and who would be partaking in the event. There were five specific clues that pointed to what crime was being contemplated in “The Red-Headed League.” The Red-Headed League was, in fact, the first clue that helped solve this mystery. The whole purpose of the Red-Headed League was to distract the pawnbroker from their operation.
The foundation of angst and trepidation during the Witch Trials in 1692 Salem and the Red Scare of 1950’s America was not exceptionally impacted by substantial reasons, but by the mentality of the self-perceived conclusions the citizens brought forth during the two time periods, thus leading to a series of mass hysteria. Prior to the events that happened in 1692, Britain imposed a new charter in which they forced the Massachusetts Bay Colony to accept. The charter united Plymouth and Maine to form a new colony – the Massachusetts colony, and stated that church membership was no longer required for voting, for the colonists had contravened several of the charter’s rules which included basing laws on religious affiliations, for the Puritans
End of The Witch Trials The witch trials and accusations started fast but ended rather quickly. During the trials, no execution caused more discomfort in Salem than that of the village 's minister, George Burroughs. George Burroughs was the only Puritan minister indicted and executed in Salem in 1692. He served as minister of Salem Village from 1680 until he left in 1683.
As the title may suggest, the book explores the evolution of the Red Scare within the press, mainly newspaper publishings and the consequent guilds. The author’s, Edward Alwood’s purpose behind the book lies in his interest to expose the disregard and the neglect of the first amendment in the face of the anti-communist crusades. The book describes the hearings and demonstrates that while uncovering no real criminal activity they resulted in the firings of newsmen who refused to fully respond to congressional inquiries the purpose of which was often to learn the names of all those associated with the communist party, thus having an intimidating and long-lasting effect upon the press. Alwood’s interest in the matter lies in his life-long fascination
Arthur Miller is an upper class, well-educated man who has been influenced by the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 1950s. This piece is about the Red Scare, which took place in the late 1940s and early 1950s. As the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States intensified in the late 1940s and early 1950s, hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as the Red Scare. The audience of the piece is the upper-class wealthy people who were well educated and knew about the Red Scare. Arthur Miller wrote this piece to reveal to the American people the government and their misinformation.
Salem and the Accused An excerpt from Crucible, Stating the equitable way to arraign people. During the time of the Salem Witch Trials, many innocent people were under the accusation of being and/or dealing with witches or the devil to cause mischief among the citizens of the town. These allegation influenced the rifts in the town, and caused an isolated community in which everyone had a fear of be accused or affected. At the time, the actions they conducted could have seemed etiquette.
The documentary film, Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice was produced and directed by William Greaves in 1989. The film chronicles the life and work of Ida B. Wells who was an educator, journalist, activist, and anti-lynching crusader among other things during the late-1800s post-Reconstruction period. The film portrays Wells’ life and career in a chronological order from her childhood to her death as an example of someone who fought for the rights of the oppressed following the promise of the Civil War. Wells was born into slavery in 1862, during the American Civil War and lived throughout the era of Reconstruction. At the age of sixteen years old, Wells’ parents died from yellow fever and ashe decided to leave school and find a teaching
American society was very willing to go along with the Red Hunt of the 1950’s that was led by the HUAC and Joe McCarthy. The American people knew that the main idea and goal of communism was to spread communism. Communism had already spread into North Korea after the USSR took control and the last thing American society wanted was further spreading. The House Un-American Activities Committee persecuted famous Hollywood stars for suspected communist activities. The American people looked up to these actors and actresses and the idea that their beloved Hollywood personalities could be communist opened up the idea that anyone could be a communist.
A single mistake can wholly compromise an individual’s ability to accomplish their dreams. Hillary Clinton’s blunder in handling the United States’ confidential emails could very well have cost her the presidency. Knowing the possible consequences if the truth of the situation was released, she fabricated lies in hopes of maintaining her political power. Similarly, throughout both The Scarlet Letter, a fiction novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Arthur Miller’s historical fiction play, The Crucible, people are willing to go to great lengths in order to maintain their statuses. Transpiring in 17th century New England, The Scarlet Letter follows a woman by the name of Hester Prynne who endures unrelenting ignominy after giving birth to
McCarthy had a list of people that were allegedly communist. In reality, most of them were nothing but alcoholics or drug addicts. Regardless, McCarthy pushed through and became the chairman of the government committee on the operation of the investigations. He continued the investigations for two years questioning many people in the government. During this panic, it became a witch-hunt of communist.
“The Adventure of the Speckled Band” Argumentative Essay In “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dr. Roylott was bitten by the swamp adder, forcing Sherlock Holmes to feel guilty. For numerous reasons, Sherlock Holmes could not have been directly responsible for Dr. Roylott’s death. In the beginning, Sherlock Holmes was paid to protect Helen, along with himself.
Holmes and Watson’s antagonist in the novel is the logic aspect of the case. For example, Holmes says “Of course, if...we are dealing with forces outside the ordinary laws of Nature, there is an end to our investigation. But we are bound to exhaust all other hypotheses before falling back to this one.” Also, in the novel, the logical solution and evidence is explained in further detail, for Holmes gives “a sketch of the course of events from memory” in the resolution. There are many subplots in the novel, such as Seldon’s escape, Sir Henry and Mrs. Stapleton, and Sir Charles Baskerville and Laura Lyons, which answered many questions about the case and evidence against Stapleton.
In the Red Headed League, Holmes, as the protagonist does not lead a” common place” or ordinary life because Sherlock Holmes is the best detective he can track clues faster than an average person can. When Sherlock scan Mr. Wilson, Sherlock seen his jacket and his tattoos, Sherlock said your sleeve is shiny because you write too much. The other thing Sherlock said was that your right arm is a little bigger than the left. Sherlock told Mr. Wilson that the tattoos you got are from china I can tell form the design. He saw the cracks in the cellar of the bank and looked at it with his magnifying glass.
The authors of the Golden Age shows their faith and belief in the detectives (emphatically vulnerable detectives). The detectives in these stories dominate the plot and solve the mystery case by influencing the perspective of the reader. The detectives mostly are self-conscious and Golden Age does not expect the reader to solve the crime ahead of the detective. They are decidedly unaggressive, non-god like, nondominant and do not exude ‘macho-like’ qualities of a ‘real he-man’. In the Detective Fiction, detectives fall into three broad categories; amateurs, private investigators, and the professional police.
Holmes is part of the definition of evil in this case due to the fact he has done what he swore to defeat, he has created the crime and has left the clues. After the events that unfolded, there is seamlessly a man hunt for the detective for the horrendous act of murder he has done. This definitely does not show the qualifications of a hero for any time period, eighteenth century to now. No hero would in there right or wrong mind conduct a serious crime to the point of a man hunt for his head. Further showing that Sherlock Holmes is no hero.
