Beatrix Potter

When I heard you said, the name of the movie, “Something’s Gotta Give,” I was already asking myself so many questions for instance, what she or he got to give; who got to give what. I was really excited to wash that movie. Harry Sanborn is a perennial bachelor who only dates younger and beautiful women. Therefore he chooses to keep women in his life at very superficial levels, not allowing any of them to get close to him. Harry does not allow himself to get close to any of them either. Harry…

“The boyfriend” by; R.L STINE research paper by:jessica locke “The boyfriend” is a book to entertain. The book was not made to scare kids it is made for fun. three reasons this book is banned or challenged is of some parents,because people think it's to scary for kids,and because there's too much violence in r.l stines books. I don't believe the book should be completely banned. Although some of r.l. stine books should be challenged in Elementary Schools. R.l. stine books are…

One of the best selling series in the world is the Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins has received tons of fame from this series. She is a 55 years old woman who writes multiple books and series. Many people may not know about her personal life, how she got her start, or even about The Hunger Games. Suzanne had to move all the time as a child because she was born in a military family. Her father was in the Vietnam War. She was the youngest of all 4 children. When Suzanne was a teenager, her…

McKee, David 4A Collection 5 essay What would you do if you woke up with a snake on your stomach? In the story of Poison a man named Harry was reading a book and felt a snake slither up his leg. The man named Roald Dahl was the writer of this book. The book took place in the early 1800's. This tell is still a belief in Asia today. The three main characters are the man with the snake on him(Harry) his friend that found him(Timber) and the doctor(Dr. Ganderbai). There was a snake in his bed…

The book “Four” by Veronica Roth is one of the sequences of the Divergent story. However, it is absolutely unecessary to read it in order to follow the scenario: it is simply the story told from a different perspective--Tris’ friend, Tobias Eaton. Despite the general characteristic, the novel provides a deeper understanding of the character himself, and chronologically taking place before all other novels, it offers some unique details over the situation that will occur onward. Diving into the…

Everyone knows about the American movie business. Millions of dollars go into financing big movie projects just to entertain ourselves away from the real world, and millions of dollars are sent back in tickets to go see these films. Certainly, this business has been booming for the past one-hundred years, and we keep on fueling the fire. Movies aren’t just about entertainment only. Many films have become part of the American culture, and many films from the US show how Americans think and…

have tons of worker bees behind my back although that would be very useful! I am an extreme bookworm and strive to have the world’s biggest collection of books in the future. One of my dearest series is the Harry Potter series which I have reread three times. I compare all the four Harry Potter houses to myself: Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. However, I do not aspire to work as a full-time demented wizard like Voldemort. In addition, I absolutely adore music, it really helps me…

Literature is a language in itself. Understanding that language allows the reader to fully appreciate the work at hand. After all, the grammar of literature is "a set of conventions and patterns, codes and rules, that we learn to employ in dealing with a piece of writing" (Foster xii). Memories of past stories, seeing symbols in the writing, and pattern recognition play important roles when reading a book. Pattern recognition in literature can help the reader decipher texts that would otherwise…

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…

Indeed, there are some that are slightly better known, such as Harry Potter. Now, as you may or may not know, Harry Potter is the mind work of the famous British author, J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter, in hindsight, is one of the most obvious epic hero that I have come across in a piece of literature. The Harry Potter series is an extenuation of Harry’s life and his epic tale in the school of Hogwarts. His story begins when he was only a babe…