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    person who will make an idea into something physical that will bring them great success and fortune. But on their journey to this success they will most likely face failure and risk on the rise to the top. Top selling novels and world phenomenon Harry Potter author J.K Rowling also known as Joanne Rowling didn’t always have the magical life to…

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    Society has a knack for compartmentalizing everything, including perceptions of people. For example, All Asians are smart; all African Americans are all “hood”, and all white people are either rich or “redneck.” Often these stereotypes can have a negative effect SUCH AS racial tensions, but The major stereotype that affects most of modern relationships is the stereotypes between men and women. Women state that “they are always right”, and “All men act like children”, while men state that “Taking…

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    The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling creates a fictional magical world that is parallel to the non-magical world that in turn directly reflects social issues in real life. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2002), J.K. Rowling creates a fictional world of magic that reflects the events in history. Lord Voldemort for example is that of Adolf Hitler and his ideology in view of magic and wizardry. The similarity in a belief of a supreme race, the unmatchable leadership that they held, and…

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    because he “lacked imagination and had no ideas,” or that the Beatles were cut from a record level because the company didn’t think that they had a future in show business. (Weismen) Still harder to believe is that J.K. Rowling’s world famous book ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ was rejected by no less than 12 publishers before it was finally published in 1997 at the insistence of Bloomsbury chairman, Nigel Newton’s daughter Alice. (Vincent; Lawless “Nigel Newton”) The story of an 11…

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    In this essay will evaluate the seemingly archetypal narrative that exist within the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling. As of July 2013 The Harry Potter series had sold an approximate amount of 450 million copies, reiterating the notion that the series is one of the best- selling series in all of history. Just as professor Mcgonagall said in the first novel. “every child in our world will know his name!”. To this day, 17 years since the release of the first book, many social scientist have…

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    He was the top scientist at the Oscorp laboratory. He was designing a hover pad, and a chemical that is supposed to make a human stronger and better without any side affects. The government did not approve because of his one test failure of the many he had on animals. He was going to lose his job unless he proved that it worked on humans without side affects. He tested it on himself and became The Green Goblin. He killed his fellow scientist and the government people who would accept his ideas.…

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    Reading has always been apart of my life. I haven’t always loved it but it’s something my mom has always pushed me to do. I remember when I was in elementary school and I struggled to read books. I always got my R’s and W’s messed up when I would read. I always enjoyed the Junie B. Jones an the Amelia Bedelia books. They both made me laugh a lot and where just a really good read. When I got into the third grade I began reading the Magic Tree House books, In which I fell in love with the…

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    so I began to walk over to her when I saw Draco and his dweebs talking to Harry. Ugh, I do not want to deal with him today, but I 'll do it to help out Harry. "Midnight, all right? We 'll meet you in the trophy room; that 's always unlocked," Draco said to Harry. As he was walking away from Harry, he ran into me. "Oh, hey Amalia. Did you miss me?" He winked. I rolled my eyes at his antics. "No, I was coming to see Harry." "Potter?" He spat. "Why would you come to see Potter?" "Because he…

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    The Harry Potter books are some of the most popular fiction series ever written. J.K. Rowling created a story full of magic, excitement, danger, and pure, simple fun that has entertained millions of people around the world. The books have spawned toys, video games, movies, and every kind of merchandise that can be thought of for fans to enjoy. Fans always write to Rowling for information about her world and the many characters she created, but sometimes that has proved to be a problem for the…

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    One view is from Steve Jobs who is the man who invented Apple, Pixar, and NeXT. The other view is from J.K. Rowling who is the woman who wrote The Harry Potter series. Steve Jobs and J.K. Rowling share a similarity, and that similarity is realizing that they both failed in different ways. Yet, they succeeded by failing because once they failed they tried to improve on everything they did. "I was a…

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