The world of mysteries

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WELCOME
The world of mysteries Prepared by Mrs. A.
Mohapatra, TGT English ARC, Charbatia
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For Main Course Book Interact in English Class
IX UNIT V Mysteries
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• Objective
• For analyzing, interpreting, inferring and
  evaluating information.
• Selecting, extracting, recognizing and organizing
  information.
• To write in an appropriate style.
• To develop deep insight beyond the text book.

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Mysteries are

• 1. Something which we fail to understand
  fully or fail to explain. Part-I
• 2. Mysteries are also stories where a
  problem, crime, or puzzle must be solved.
  Part-II
• Examples Part-I
• Geography
• Hurricanes
• Tornadoes
• Lightning
• The formation of clouds
• Mysterious air pockets
• Atmospheric Low-pressure

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2. Space and Cosmos

• The creation of galaxies immediately after the
  Big Bang
• Gasses amassing to become solar systems
• Creation of heavenly bodies
• The flattened universe
• Dark energy
• Black holes
• Dark matter
• That matter pulls together
• How electromagnetic waves travels through space
  and matter
• And probably also the strong and weak nuclear
  force

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3. Phenomena and Para-normal

• Unidentified flying Objects (UFO)
• Sighting of ghosts
• Rebirth
• After death experience
• Telepathy
• Telekinesis

4. Sea

• Monsters
• Bermuda triangle

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• Difference between Mystery and Puzzle
• In a puzzle we dont have enough information
  available to us.
• In a mystery we have all the information
  available but the interpretation of the
  information requires analysis and judgment.
• Example How will a spider spin its web in space
  where there is zero gravity, is a puzzle because
  we dont have enough information.
• But how did all the dinosaurs vanish completely
  from the face of earth is a mystery. Mysteries
  require judgments and the assessment of
  uncertainty, and sometimes we have too much
  information

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Now let us deal upon few of the mysteries
Hurricane Formation
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Hurricanes start as small disturbance in the
atmosphere near equator, called tropical waves,
head west and, if conditions are just right, they
increase in size and start spinning. Some develop
into tropical depressions, grow into tropical
storms and finally evolve into full-blown
hurricane which cause a lot of damage. "The
mystery is why does it happen," ask scientist,
"There is a constant stream of these tropical
waves coming off the coast of Africa, but most
don't turn into hurricanes
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Lightening
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• A common phenomena as lightning still sparks
  considerable confusion among scientists.
• The basics are understood, but
• How lightning gets from there to here, is not
  understood.
• Why do we get X-rays when there is lightening, is
  not known.
• "Despite reaching temperatures five times hotter
  than the surface of the sun, the temperature of
  lightning is still thousands of times too cold to
  account for the X-rays observed."

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Clouds
Scientists are intrigued over some of these
shapes of clouds
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A galaxy is a huge collection of stars, nebulae,
gas, planets, comets and almost anything that can
be found in the universe, held together by the
gravitational attraction between each of them.
The smallest galaxies contain as little 100,000
stars while the bigger ones can contain more than
3000 billion. A lot of mystery is hidden in their
nature of formation, time of formation and the
reason which human mind can ever understand.
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Black holes
A region of space resulting from the collapse of
a star extremely high gravitational field. It
is known for certain how and why they are formed.
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Yeti
Cryptid is a term used in the study of crypto
zoology to refer to a creature whose existence
has been suggested but not demonstrated
scientifically
The Yeti or Abominable Snowman is an apelike
cryptid said to inhabit the Himalayan region of
Nepal and Tibet. The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are
commonly used by the people indigenous to the
region and are part of their history and
mythology.
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Loch Ness Monster
The Loch Ness Monster, also referred to as
"Nessie", is a creature or group of creatures
said to live in Loch Ness, a deep freshwater lake
(known in Scotland as a loch) near the city of
Inverness. Nessie is generally considered a lake
monster. Nessie is perhaps the best-known mystery
in cryptozoology. The oldest sighting was in AD
565 by St Columba. Thousands of sightings have
been reported on the loch and on land, many
report the long neck and head emerging from the
loch, others see moving shapes and objects on the
loch surface or a large beast crossing the road
in front of them.
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Sighting of Aliens from outer space
Possible Alien Photographed in September 1999 The
alleged alien appears to have been photographed
outside at night. The photograph shows the
alien's right arm and side. He is standing still
or almost still. If he were walking, his arms
would have been swinging like a primate, rather
than hang in a resting position at his sides
The next picture is an engraving in Ancient
Egypt,-notice the hats worn by the two adults and
babies which are elongated. Could they be aliens
who visited the ancient world?
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Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda triangle is an area of water in the
North Atlantic Ocean in which a large number of
planes and boats have gone missing in mysterious
circumstances. Over the years many explanations
have been put forward for the disappearances,
including bad weather, alien abductions, time
warps, and suspension of the laws of physics.
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Part-2
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MYSTERY IN LITERATURE PART II

• We read many type of books which has the
  following elements.
• Realistic fiction made up of stories that could
  really happen
• Historical fiction Like Titanic, that happened,
  but made up by imagination.
• Folklore stories, myths, and fables that people
  told one another over the years. Later the
  stories were written down. Like Panchatantra.
• Fantasy fiction that has elements that are not
  real. Sometimes this includes talking animals or
  characters with magical powers. Theres usually
  a conflict between good and evil. Like Arabian
  Nights
• Science Fictionstories blend future and past
  with future technology. Like Star Wars.

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MYSTERY PART II. Cont..

• Poetry Poetry is verse written to inspire
  thoughts and feelings in the reader. It often
  uses rhyme and rhythm, or it can be written in
  free verse. Like Lord Ullins daughter by
  Campbell.
• Informational nonfiction stories that give true
  facts on a variety of subjects. Like Earthquakes.
• Biography is the true story of a real persons
  life from the past or present. Like My
  Experiments with truth, by Mahatma Gandhi
• MYSTERY are stories that have a real setting and
  a problem to be solved that includes clues,
  distractions, and an answer to the problem. Like
  Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, By Arthur Conan
  Doyle, or Hercule Poirot mysteries by Agatha
  Christie.

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CHARACTER OF MYSTERY

• Mysteries often contain secrets or
• Hidden qualities that must be solved.
• There may be information that is unknown and must
  be explained.
• Professional detectives and spies seek out clues
  to solve mysteries.
• To solve a mystery, people must use their skills
  at deductive reasoning.

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Difference between Mystery and Suspense

• In a mystery story, a crime has occurred (often
  offstage), and the principal character must
  uncover the truth by deduction.
• Mysteries are intellectual games of
  who-has-done-it (whodunit). Clever plotting, fair
  clues, detective reasoning skillsall of these
  are important when a mystery novelist constructs
  the story.
• But in a suspense fiction novelist works with a
  threat and imminent danger that must be resolved
  rather than just a puzzle to be solved. Something
  is coming. Do you hear footsteps? Thunder?
  Breathing? The ticking bomb concept is very
  much a part of the suspense novelist's weapon.
• A suspense novelist builds an emotional drama and
  makes sure it collapses at the right time.

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Part-3
MYSTERY IN LITERATURE
About a mystery writer
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Agatha Christie is a famous mystery novelist.
Let us learn about her and her stories.
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Agatha Christie was the most famous Crime and
murder mystery writer. She created two
characters for her popular stories Hercules
Poirot and Miss Marple
FORMULA OF CHRISTIES MYSTERY
Usually, the detective either stumbles across the
crime or is called upon by an old acquaintance,
who is somehow involved. Gradually, the detective
interrogates each suspect, examines the scene of
the crime and makes a note of each clue, so
readers can analyse it and be allowed a fair
chance of solving the mystery themselves
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Hercule Poirot a Belgian looks like this
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pw??ro?British English pw??r??
He was hardly more than five feet four inches,
but carried himself with great dignity. His head
was exactly the shape of an egg, and he always
perched it a little on one side. His moustache
was very stiff and military. The neatness of his
attire was almost incredible I believe a speck
of dust would have caused him more pain than a
bullet wound
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The Million dollar bond robbery
A story from the book POIROT INVESTIGATES By
Agatha Christie

• The mystery structure includes
• motives and alibis,
• detection,
• clues, and red herrings (diversions from the real
  culprit).
• Characters become suspects before the true one is
  unmasked. The detective discovers the villain
  only at the climax of the story, and then, in the
  denouement, explains how the crime was committed.
  
• Christie carries on several of the traditions of
  the mystery but adds some new twists.

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You have read a part of the story in your text
book which is incomplete
The outline of the part of the story you are
acquainted with is Poirot is asked by the
fiancé of Philip Ridgeway to prove his innocence.
Ridgeway is the nephew of Mr Vavasour, the joint
general manager of the London and Scottish Bank
and a million dollars of bonds have gone missing
whilst in his care. Poirot meets Ridgeway at the
Cheshire Cheese who gives him the facts of the
case He was entrusted by his uncle and the other
general manager, Mr Shaw, of taking a million
dollars of Liberty Bonds to New York to extend
the banks credit line there. The bonds were
counted in Ridgeways presence in London, sealed
in a packet and then put in his portmanteau that
had a special lock on it. The packet disappeared
just a few hours before the liner on which
Ridgeway was travelling, the Olympia, docked in
New York. Attempts had obviously been made to
break into the portmanteau but its lock must have
then have been picked. Customs were alerted and
they sealed the ship that they then searched but
to no avail. The thief was selling the bonds in
New York so quickly that one dealer even swears
to buying some bonds before the ship docked.
Poirot then questions the two general managers
who confirm what Ridgeway has said.
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The deduction to find the culprit made by most
students is given below
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The summary of the other part is given
below Poirot then travels to Liverpool where
the Olympia has just returned from another
crossing and the stewards confirm the presence of
an elderly man wearing glasses who occupied the
cabin next to Ridgeway and virtually never left
it. Poirot meets back with Ridgeway and his
fiancé and explains the case to them. The real
bonds were never in the portmanteau. Instead they
were posted to New York on another faster liner,
the Gigantic, which arrived before the Olympia.
The confederate at the other end had instructions
to begin selling the bonds only when the Olympia
docked but he failed to carry out his orders
properly, hence one sale, which took place half
an hour before docking. In the portmanteau was a
false packet that the real villain of the piece
took out with a duplicate key and threw overboard
this was Mr Shaw who claims he was off work for
two weeks due to sickness whilst these events
transpired.