Part 1: Description of the social group of marijuana users: People who smoke marijuana a lot are defined by many as “stoners”. Stoners call marijuana by many other names like cannabis, pot, weed, etc. It is by far the most common illicit drug and its users tend to be mostly young people. Recreational users tend to use marijuana just for the feeling of the altered state of mind, mood, and behavior which makes one feel “high” or “stoned”. People also use marijuana for medicinal purposes to help them
From the Oxford Dictionary: Misogyny: 'Dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.' There exist five female characters with somewhat substantial bearing on the plot of 'Stoner': Stoner's mother, Ma , Edith Bostwick (later Edith Bostwick Stoner), Mrs Bostwick, Grace Stoner and Katherine Driscoll. Each of these characters can be seen as adhering to themes of love and family, and the strife that the subject of family can imply. Shaweller's allusion to, and accusation of misogyny
Helen Stoner Helen Stoner is instantly stereotyped by readers as a judicious and unpretentious lady of high society England. Conan Doyle pulls the strings of the Victorian males desires and creates a 'damsel in distress', who comes to a man for aid that she does not have the resources to conclude herself. He portrays her as a woman who is wronged and in great danger therefore adding to the suspense of the story. Analysing the assortment of clothes that she is wearing the reader can
owner of Zombie Combat Dive Team and learned about 30 different weapons in three days. One of the coolest weapons that I, played with in class was the AR-7. Although intended for use in the U.S. Air Force, the AR-7, originally designed by Eugene Stoner was not adopted. Henry U.S. Air Force Survival Rifle, is a semi-automatic .22 Long Rifle that has a 16-inch barrel with an eight round detachable box capacity. It has a synthetic stock that contains the entire rifle, a grooved receiver for grip, comes
In John Williams novel Stoner, I found myself feeling a sense of admiration because of the passion and love William Stoner had for literature. Stoner physically touched literature as if it were beyond precious: “he would leaf through the book…fingers careful as they turned the pages, as if in their clumsiness they might tear and destroy what…took years to uncover” (16). That type of care and respect reveals the genuine love he had for literature. Not only did Stoner care about literature, but he
of the Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery and an example of karma. In the story, Dr. Roylett murdered Julia Stoner, his step-daughter, with a venomous snake and planned on killing Helen Stoner, his other step-daughter. At the end, Dr. Roylett was murdered by his own snake, while planning on killing Helen Stoner. In reality, karma happens and the villain meets his end, which he plans for another. Cr. Roylett’s history of violence affected his desire to kill
From smoking, to vaping, to cooking, to baking, to ingestible oils, to tinctures, to topicals, and to dabbing, there’s so many ways to enjoy the effects of cannabis. But when we think weed, we don’t think success. Weed has long been characterized by “stoner-like” caricatures we’ve seen in movies or on tv, like Cheech & Chong, Pineapple Express, Half Baked, or Workaholics – young men of little responsibility and even less drive, with a love of tie-dye and a propensity for recklessness. As Wendy Chapkis
cost-efficient way of getting multiple band’s music heard. This is a practice which over the years has seen some mixed results as often there is a clash of styles. Chapter 7 The Second Coming of Heavy pits two bands together from one umbrella genre, Stoner Rock, despite their backgrounds and influences being obviously quite different. The thing that hit me about both bands was how sonically prolific they both are with each band being just three members strong yet able to compose some beguilingly loud
diminishes because there is no compelling need for the author to rationalize and solve the crime because the outcome is pinpointed to the few known characters in the plot. For example in the “ “The Speckled Band” by Arthur Conan Doyle, the murder of Julia Stoner was under investigation. The main suspect was introduced in was the stepfather Dr.Roylott. In the beginning of the story it was learned that Roylott would be legally obliged to give Julia a large sum of money if she was married. Later on Julia was
Comparing the Way in Which Helen Stoner and Mary Maloney are Treated in The Speckled Band and Lamb to Slaughter This essay will consist of a study of the short story, ‘The Speckled Band’ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle written in 1292. Short stories are condensed fictional narratives, which have been popular since the nineteenth century and still remain so today. They typically concern a relatively small number of characters involved in a single event or situation. There is usually only one
his acquaintance Dr. Watson will uncover the mystery presented to them by Helen Stoner. The detectives will unearth clues and meet foes, one no other than Dr. Grimsby Roylott. Helen, one of the protagonists in the mystery, seeks out assistance from the forever righteous Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. She fears for her life with her appending wedding as well as seriously question the death of her sister, Julia Stoner. Sherlock Holmes accepts the case. He sets out in England in 1883 from Baker Street
many families spend all the money they have on them, leading to impoverishment (Leming & Dickinson, 2011, p. 230). There are two main “types” Buddhism that are practiced around the world. The first is Theravadin, and the second is Mahayana (Smith-Stoner, 2005, p. 228). Buddhism contains a “message of salvation” that considered the “Four Noble Truths” (Leming & Dickinson, 2011 p. 134). They are, the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the
Holmes in solving cases. Helen Stoner is a wealthy woman, whose sister passed away two years prior to the story. Doctor Roylott is the step- father of Helen Stoner. The story mainly takes place in the Roylott Stoke Maron Manor in April 1883. Early one morning, Helen Stoner confronted Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in their office. Helen asked Holmes and Watson to solve the mystery behind her sister, Julia Stoner’s, death. The main conflict is Helen Stoner feared for her life and Later that
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The main characters in the story include Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, and Dr. John Watson. Sherlock Holmes, the detective, was the protagonist in the story. In contrary, Dr. Grimesby Roylott was an aggressive antagonist. The medical doctor, Dr. Watson was a friend of Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Roylott was the stepfather of Helen Stoner. Helen Stoner had a sister named Julia, who was murdered. The setting of “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” took place at
of Helen Stoner and Dr.Roylott, Stoke Moran. Helen Stoner visited detective Sherlock Holmes alongside his comrade, Dr.Watson with a case of the unexplained death of Helen Stoner’s sister, Julia Stoner. Timidly with poise, Helen asked Holmes to help solve the case. Helen Stoner’s step-father, Dr.Roylott seemed to be a suspicious suspect due to his criminal like behavior; therefore it could have been that he was the cause of his step-daughter’s death .The main conflict was that Helen Stoner- feared
of information. The four main characters in the story are Sherlock Holmes, Helen Stoner, Dr. Roylott, and Dr. Watson. This remarkable text takes place in the year of 1883, in the month of April. The majority of the story takes place within Roylott Manner, in Stoke Moran. Sherlock Holmes awakens Dr. Watson; because he was informed a girl was coming to converse with them about a case. The lady’s name was Helen Stoner; her sister, Julia whom she loved so dearly, perished. There were multifarious accusations
“The Adventure of the Speckled Band.” Sherlock Holmes is an observant detective and Dr. Watson is a compassionate medical doctor. As soon as they are informed of this murder case, they report straight to Stoke Moran, where Helen Stoner awaits their arrival. Helen Stoner is an anxious woman who is petrified that she will not survive as her sister Julia dies on the eve of her wedding. Dr. Roylott is an abusive and violent man. Nobody in the story is comforted with his presence. The story takes place
Irene Alder is the female character and she is a retired Opera singer. Helen Stoner, a landowner’s daughter, is the female character in ‘The Speckled Band’. ‘A Scandal in Bohemia’ is a story about the King of Bohemia. He asks Sherlock Holmes to help him to get a photograph back from the clever Irene Adler who is threatening to blackmail him with it. ‘The Speckled Band’ is a short story in which Helen Stoner, who lives with her cruel stepfather, comes to Sherlock Holmes to ask him to help
that she needed to talk to him about. The matter being that the young woman, Miss Helen Stoner, is fearful for her life, because her sister, Miss Julia Stoner died in the usual circumstances such as she died two weeks before her wedding. She died in her room, and before she died, she would regularly hear low whistling and low metallic clanging noises at around three in the morning. Miss Julia Stoner died in her own room, where there was no chance of anybody getting in because her door was
Helen Stoner, had gone to Holmes about a whistle she heard. Helen Stoner appointed Holmes and Watson to assist her from mysterious happenings. Sherlock Holmes could not have anticipated that Dr. Roylott was sitting in a chair in which the ventilator was right on top of the chair. Even though Dr. Roylott used to be a generous, polite man, he was now an ignoble and arrogant man. Dr. Roylott has been the source of bad happenings and transformed into and an egotistical man. As Helen Stoner departed