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How does the setting affect the story in NADIA the willful?

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it changes it because the climate that they are in reacts and flows with the characters mood

How do you solve a mystery?

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Pay attention to the small details in the case and in the suspect.

What is the genre of the book bad girls don't die?

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The book says that she (Alexis) goes to Surrey High School, so most likely the high high school is in her town. The town is, Surrey. The story takes place in the town,Surrey

How do you unlock characters in marvel nemesis?

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You either have to play in story mode or versus.

What are some themes of Arsenic and Old Lace?

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the connundrum of that which is living death (First answer above) (Second answer below) I cannot remember what the book was like, having read it so many years ago, but I have seen the cute movie starring Cary Grant a couple of times in the past 2 or 3 years, and I think they were pretty careful to get the book and movie the same. I don't remember anything about a "connundrum of that which is living death". Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) has just discovered that his two darling, elderly aunts are protecting their brother, whom they call Teddy Roosevelt, from being caught by the police for murdering the elderly man who lived in their Boarding House. As the plot thickens and another homicidal Brewster (Jonathan, the jailbird criminal of the family) with a dead body of his own to dispose of shows up, Mortimer learns the truth of the situation at home. His lovely aunts mercifully and lovingly help elderly old men die peacefully and quietly at their house (with arsenic in the elderberry wine). Then, Teddy has to take the man down into the cellar to bury them. (Teddy would never have helped them if he didn't believe the men were victims of yellow fever while working on the Panama Canal, located in the basement), and they had to be buried in one of the canal locks to prevent the disease from spreading. Wicked Jonathan has brought his friend and doctor with him, and they planned to bury the detective they had murdered in the basement, then take over the Boarding House. The Aunts would be killed or kept quiet upstairs. Clearly, Mortimer had to go! Mercifully, Mortimer is able to overpower Jonathan and get control of the situation. The police are brought in and all is well. Except..... Here is what I think is the central issue of this story--Genetics! And whether there is a specific gene that determines whether a person will grow up to be a criminal, a killer, a homicidal maniac! Mortimer is engaged to be married at the start of the movie, and his fiance pops in and out of the house throughout the story. Mortimer has been trying to keep her from finding out what is going on while he has been trying to get his Uncle Teddy committed to an asylum, adding the sweet old sisters to the list of being committed, then trying to keep all of them alive as evil Jonathan has to be dealt with. He is terrified of marrying anyone at the end of the movie, because he fears he carries a horrible, homicidal genetic code that he would never want to spread to anyone else! Getting married and having children is out of the question! And then he learns the truth. As the dear old things are being led out of the house to an asylum, they stop to tell Mortimer that he was adopted when he was a very young child. Cary Grant carries off this movie beautifully! His facial expressions and comical movements throughout kept me laughing all the way to the end. It should be rated G, if not already, and everyone should watch it. It is an American treasure, and should be viewed by all!

Give an example of noting details?

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An example of noting details would be skimming a passage to answer a question. Instead of reading the whole texts, a person will scan the article looking for keywords and facts related to the question.

Who was the blackmailer in the last shot by John Feinstein?

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The blackmailer is Thomas Whiting but he is working with Dean Wojenski, Steuart Feeley and Mr. Feeley's assistant, Gary.

What is the theme to who stole the wizard of oz?

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many clues you would never imagine great novel awesome author

What is the theme of shelter by harlan coben?

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It is under the genre/theme: fiction, or mystery fiction.

How do you end a mystery story?

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A good way to end it is for the mystery person to be caught but later he comes back with a disguise and make a second book about him and what happend, hope this helps. wrong

no no no a good story is to end with a dark ending kind of leaving you hanging for example a rumble jolts the the stomach of a tiger. his tongue swipes across his teeth and eyes are set on the boy playing joyfully.

Does sybil pulaski have a connection with sam westing in the westing game?

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Sybil Pulaski is Violet Westing's best friend.

What was the conflict in Nancy's Mysterious Letter?

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In " Nancy's Mysterious Letter", Nancy receives a letter from London. Not just any letter though, it tells of her inheritance of a small fortune. Unfortunately, the inheritance is for a different Nancy Drew. But before all this, Nancy invites her elderly mail carrier, Ira Nixon, in the house for some hot chocolate because it was winter and very cold. When Ira has bid Nancy farewell and is about to leave, he discovers his mailbag has been stolen! Then later on, Nancy discovers the thief who stole Ira's mailbag is planning to marry the other Nancy Drew for her fortune. Meanwhile, nobody told the other Nancy Drew about her inheritance! Nancy's out on a mystery to discover who stole the mail, and who the real heiress to the fortune awaiting in London is. Of course the book would not been the same without the Nancy Drew gets knocked-out incident. Just as she is about to solve the mystery, Nancy is lured into the bathroom at River Heights airport by a ' strange girl' who grabs Nancy from behind, holds a chloroform soaked pad over Nancys nose and mouth and within seconds, Nancy blacks-out !

Who are the characters in Cross Country by James Patterson?

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The Tiger, Alex Cross(of course), Nana Momma, Little Ali, Jannie, i think Damon was in there breifly, John Sampson, Ian Flarhety, Adanne Tansi, Emmanuel, Moses, and a lot more.

What name did turtle call mr. Eastman?

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She called him Sandy.

Did Hastings from the Agatha Christie Poirot films ever get married?

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Yes, he married a women with auburn hair (his favourite). They went to Argentina to live and manage a cattle ranch. When his wife died Hasting returned to England. All of this is mentioned only in passing with no further details.

What order should you read the Sammy Keyes books?

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Sammy Keyes and The Hotel Thief

Sammy Keyes and The Skeleton Man

Sammy Keyes and The Sister of Mercy

Sammy Keyes and The Runaway Elf

Sammy Keyes and The Curse of Mustache Mary

Sammy Keyes and The Hollywood Mummy

Sammy Keyes and The Search for Snake Eyes

Sammy Keyes and The Art of Deception

Sammy Keyes and The Psycho Kitty Queen

Sammy Keyes and The Wild Things

Sammy Keyes and The Dead Giveaway

Sammy Keyes and The Cold Hard Cash

Sammy Keyes and The Wedding Crasher

Sammy Keyes and The Night of Skulls

Is Barney Northrup Sam Westing?

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The age of Barney Northup is disclosed at the beginning of the book. Read it and find out.

What is moral lesson in the storyof in a grove?

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The moral lesson of the story In a Grove is that people will alter the truth to make them look better. It teaches people to analysis the facts and not just make assumptions.

What is red herring in chasing Vermeer?

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The most important red herring is the red herring

Unlock code for Agatha Christie - death on the nile?

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The Agatha Christie Death on the Nile game is free to download and play online. This popular mystery game provides hours of challenging levels but the unlock key is not available.

What is the author of the Trixie belden series?

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The Trixie Belden books were written by a series of different writers using the pseudenom "Katherine Kennedy". Actually the series was created by Julie Campbell Tatham (1908-1998), an author who had a small literary agency in NYC who responded to a call from Western Publishing in the mid-1940's for manuscripts for well-written mystery and adventure books that could be mass-marketed and an affordable price. She wrote six books under her maiden name, Julie Campbell. The remaining books in the series (numbers 7-39) were written by differnet authors using the pseudonom, "Kathryn Kenny".

What is the genre of Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz?

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The theme is most-likely choice. I think so because Alex first makes the choice to join Scorpia because his father supposedly worked for them. Also because Mrs. Jones, the secretary for MI6 supposedly killed him. He later makes the choice to revert back to MI6 because he learns that it was all a complete setup and he knew it was the right choice.

What are some examples of similes in the story 'The Mary Celeste'?

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A detective's file is an example of a simile in the story The Mary Celeste. A simile serves to compare what or who is unlike one another through use of the words "as" or "like." Manhattan-born author Jane Yolen writes of her wannabe sleuth, a daughter who seeks to emulate her detective father, considering the collecting of paper trails and of physical evidence regarding the disappearance of the Mary Celeste 10 in November 1872 as like unto compiling a folder to be filed in a detective's cabinet of closed, ongoing and unsolved cases.

What cahill branch do Amy and dan find out they are in in the 7th book?

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When Amy and Dan Cahill first heard their grandmother Grace's will reading at her funeral and set off for the 39 Clues, they had no idea which branch they were in and how all the other clue hunters knew their own. However, you later find out that Amy and Dan didn't know for a purpose- they were prevented from knowing their branch until as late as possible by Grace herself and a Man in Black, who later is identified as Fiske Cahill, Grace's younger brother. In the 7th book, Amy and Dan find out that they are Madrigals, the Cahills' most secret elite branch. At first, they thought that this meant that they were the most evil part of the Cahill family, but eventually, in Book 9 (Storm Warning), they learn that Madrigals are actually something different- healers, protectors, the actual good guys.