Emma Stone

Praised for its gripping story and stellar acting, Stranger Things quickly became a monster hit over a little period of time. Starring a group of Dungeon & Dragons playing kids who bike around while communicating on their walkie-talkies, the series brought a heavy dose of eighties nostalgia with a rather rare authenticity. This stylish take on the tropes of the eighties with an undeniable amount of sci-fi and horror, not to forget homages, tells the story of a 12 year old named Will who will…

While the world of “Harry Potter” includes many different and striking characters, creatures and entities, it does not shy away from the darker aspect of having a versatile population which is resentment to the other and at time discrimination. As the story begin we meet Harry’s relative, namely his uncle Vernon Dursley, who hate everything that is not “normal” according to his standards. When Harry’s parents die he moves in to live with aunt and uncle – as they later on say Vernon and Petunia…

harry potter spends the summer with The Dursleys without receiving letters from his Hogwarts friends. Harry is desperate to return to Hogwarts as soon as possible because the Dursleys have been treating him very badly ever since he got home from his first term. In his room, Harry meets Dobby, a house-elf, who warns Harry bad things will happen if he returns to Hogwarts, and reveals he intercepted his friends' letters. The Dursleys lock Harry up, but Ron, Fred and George Weasley rescue him in…

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry is met with multiple struggles when it comes to going back to school at Hogwarts (one being a persistent house elf named Dobby). He does end up going back, despite the warnings from Dobby. When he arrives he and classmates find that the chamber of secrets, which was rumored to be a myth, has been reopened and that the heir of the man who created had set a monster free in the school. Harry and his friends begin working towards closing the chamber,…

Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief is an overall fantastic book. Whether the book is being read for a school book report or just read for enjoyment, this book is a very solid and enjoyable choice. This book is comparable to the Harry Potter books for any Harry Potter lovers out there. It is very easy to recommend this book for anyone to read. Percy Jackson is just a regular kid. He goes to school and has friends. On an ordinary visit to the beach with his best friend, Percy is attacked by a…

In the book The Golden Goblet, Eloise Jarvis McGraw explains the story of Ranofer. He meets a boy named Hequet and together they do great things, they spy on Ranofer’s half brother Gebu. In Gebu’s room Ranofer finds a golden goblet with the name Thutmose II engraved on it, but he doesn’t tell Hequet about it. Nevertheless the most important event is when Ranofer meets Hequet. In the early chapters Ranofer is a porter at a goldsmith when Hequet becomes apprenticed there. Hequet asks Ranofer…

The Harry Potter books have not only gained millions of fans, but also sparked a lot of controversy since their release. Allegations that say the novels contain occult or satanic undertones have caused religious debates about Rowling’s work and many Protestants, Catholics, Christians, as well as some Muslims have spoken out against them. While supporters of the books argue that Harry Potter does not encourage these beliefs and are simply fantasy novels alike the works of authors such as C. S.…

Stieg Larsson's "The Millennium" series became a worldwide hit that started by the critically acclaimed "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." As the first book installment was adapted into a movie and would soon have a sequel, there are reports that David Lagercrantz will write "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" fifth book. David Lagercrantz has been known for taking over Stieg Larsson's "The Millennium" series after the latter's death in 2004. He first wrote the fourth book "The Girl in the…

Harry found himself enjoying the company that Ron brought; although they had only met a few hours before, he felt completely at ease. He wondered whether the red head would prove to be his first actual friend. As Ron pulled out his wand, determined to turn Scabbers yellow, the door their compartment was pulled open and a girl their age peered in. She had wild, frizzy hair and brown eyes, and her expression was slightly disdainful. "Have you happened to see a toad?" She asked," A boy called…

Brandon Garcia Professor Preston English 1302.43480 02 February 2016 The Unknown World: A Parallel World Mirrors have always fascinated man. Without mirrors or any reflective surface man would never see how they look like. Mirrors have been thought to contain a separate world behind the reflection. Hand with Reflecting Sphere is a lithograph made by Mauritis Cornelis Escher in the year 1935. Hands with Reflecting Sphere basically shows a hand holding a sphere with a reflective surface against…