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The Prophet for Profit: Motivation of Mainstream Media in the Harry Potter Series The Harry Potter series tells an enchanting story about the magical world with the theme of love and death. Though Hogwarts, the school of magic, has been the dream place for millions of readers alike, not all the elements of the wizarding society are desirable. The power-loving Minister of Magic—Cornelius Fudge, leads the Ministry of Magic until the end of the fifth book, the Order of the Phoenix. Though the…

In his novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Ship?” an American writer Philip K. Dick takes aim at what it is to be human and how to recognize one among androids. Dick introduces the Voigt-Kampff machine to serve as an interrogation tool to distinguish humans from androids. By examining the depictions of various characters – humans and androids, we can see Dick is arguing that Voigt-Kampff Empathy Test is implausible and doesn’t make any sense from the humane and ethical perspective. In general,…

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth book in J.K. Rowling’s 10 novel series. The book follows Harry Potter as he goes through another year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Spectacles, including a wand fight with Voldemort, an exhibition of flying broomsticks, and many more incidents occupy most of the novel, but behind these events there is a deeper meaning. In the novel, Rowling presents some similar themes and similar issues, specifically issues regarding childhood…

Sarah Huller Ms. Landram Informative Paper December 17th ,2016 J.K. Rowling: Perseverance Not Failure Could you even imagine living on little to no money, having no job, and being a single mother? J.K. Rowling is a very popular British author that wrote best-selling books but only after being rejected many times by publishing companies, she finally got her book published, and she then got out of welfare, got over her divorce, and became the 13th richest woman in Britain (richer than the…

When James Polk ran for President, his platform was that of westward expansion. He wanted to claim the southern part of Oregon territory, annex the American Southwest from Mexico and annex Texas. The Whigs nominated Henry Clay. Clay’s platform was opposed to expansion, but his tactics alienated antislavery supporters and enemies of expansion. Electoral votes gave Polk the presidency. His vision was to annex Mexican territory, Texas and Oregon. Texas was a slave state and popular in the…

After five years Rowling finished the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone the first book of the series. She had a very hard time finding a publisher for her book. Twelve publishers turned back her manuscript. Finally, Bloomsbury agreed to publish her book, but they asked Rowling to write her initials and last name to attract more male readers. She didn’t have a middle initial so she used the name of her favorite grandmother creating her pen paper J.K. Rowling. After a year the book was…

First and foremost is their instinctive animalistic trait for survival. These humans are the ones that made it through World War Terminus and continue to live on a residually radioactive planet, so their survival instincts have taken over and arguable lessen their other aspects of gentile humanity. The society values of these times are also radically different from pre-war times. In so small a population, social status has become even more important to attain. And the way to attain said statues…

Throughout American History many innovations have occurred that have changed the ways of the lives of the people thru time. Most, if not all, of these occurrences have been rough aggression, like the Manifest Destiny. The Manifest Destiny was an aggressive imperialism because of removal of inhabitants, and the expansion of territory. Though some of the instances were less aggressive than others, the Manifest Destiny was overall aggressive. The removal of the inhabitants of the territories taken…

Much of Karim’s identity crisis is due to his split heritage. Despite being half English, it is difficult for Karim to fully assimilate into British society since the definition of ‘Englishness’ did not extend to those with multiple ethnic backgrounds. The differences between first and second-generation immigrants in the novel illustrate the tensions and anxieties of being caught between belonging and not. For Haroon, a first generation Indian immigrant, the shock of displacement came from being…

What is grit? No, not the small pieces of sand and stone, but the trait that many of us are oblivious to. Grit isn’t something you can purchase at your local grocery store, but a quality that is acquired through determination and perseverance. In the Ted Talk, “The Keys to Success? Grit”, Angela Lee Duckworth goes on to explain in depth the meaning of this complex characteristic. She states, “Grit is passion and perseverance for very long term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking…