TSO4 Chapter 1

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"He thrust the sharp point home"

THRUST- violent verb shows how Homes is eager for the stimulatio that the cocain will bring him. During this time moost people were uneducated on the side effects of drugs and it was not illegal.

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"my mind he said rebels at stagnation give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram"

Holmes thrives on mental challenges and puzzles. He prefers to be intellectually stimulatedHolmes asserts that he is the only worthy detective in the worldThis quote reveals Holmes' egotistical belief in his own abilities and uniqueness.

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"Detection ought to be, an exact science and treated in the same cold and unemotional manor"

Holmes is against romance and does not like the idea of his intellectuals mixing with it

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Eliminate all other factors and the one that remains must be the truth

Holmes has a meathodical meathod of working through a case and has confidence in his meathods. The imperetives show how he if confident and fels superiar in this role

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What else is there to live for

When there is nothing intellectual to keep Holmes busy, he resorts to drugs to numb himself

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"You have an extraordinary genius for minutiae," I remarked. "I appreciate their importance."

When there is nothing intellectual to keep Holmes busy, he resorts to drugs to numb himself

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Card 2

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"my mind he said rebels at stagnation give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram"

Back

Card 3

Front

"Detection ought to be, an exact science and treated in the same cold and unemotional manor"

Back

Card 4

Front

Eliminate all other factors and the one that remains must be the truth

Back

Card 5

Front

What else is there to live for

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TSO4 Chapter 1