Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

was a pretty easy reading goal. My goal was to read at least two hours every week, not counting the time we read at the beginning of English. I read many articles, mostly things from Buzzfeed, and The Onion. I also started rereading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when I was in school, outside of school I just finished reading A Separate Peace by John Knowles. Overall I don’t think I met my goal, because some weeks I wouldn’t read at all and other weeks I had read for probably fifteen…

Collins, a young adult novel published in 2008 and closely followed by its sequels, Catching Fire (2009) and Mockingjay (2009), swept a generation of adolescent girls off their feet. Raised on the Hermione Granger’s (almost a protagonist of the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling in 1997-2007) example, millions of girls were longing to have a true hero of their own. As children, the gen-X girls once admired clever and helpful Hermione; as adolescents, they are ready to lead on their own.…

well-renowned actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, with some of his better-known works being various adaptations of Shakespearean plays. He is also known for his role as Gilderoy Lockheart in the second installation of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and as the director of Thor, released in 2011. Movie adaptations are usually a hit or miss. Most often, they are a miss in some shape or form for the audience. That is the case for his movie, Mary Shelly’s…

Argument Analysis: Money In The NFL The elite NFL athletes in the United States get paid far too much. There are multiple examples of rhetorical tools found throughout this article. Deion Sanders’ Texas-size mansion deals with the context and the audience deals with the NFL and MLB fans. The uses of facts and statistics is highly used throughout this entire article. This issue matters to professional athletes in the United States; while many athletes claim that the amount of money they are…

possesses specific qualities that are essential for Harry’s journey to adulthood. One of Harry’s travelling companions is Ron Weasley. When Harry is first introduced him, he immediately feels more comfortable being himself. This may because Ron is in the similar situation as Harry’s on the train ride to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Hogwarts). Both Harry and Ron are first years in Hogwarts and they are both clearly nervous since they don’t know what to expect and, they also don’t…

Alex Stewart Summer Reading Assignment #2 : Chapter 2: 1. Some of the things that Fitzgerald put into his novel like the ash heap, Wilson’s garage, and the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg have much more deeper meaning. The ash heaps have to do with the valley of ashes, which is a very ragged and poor place. This is used to describe and show the symbolization of West Egg, and East Egg of how both are ragged, poor, and unkept just like the valley of ashes. The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg are to…

his character in the biblical text and how these gaps have been filled, and characteristics exaggerated in popular culture. The Dark Knight’s Joker embodies the evilness of Satan, he is deceptive, tricky, murderous, and ‘the master of chaos’ while Harry Potter’s, Voldemort is equally murderous, influential and controlling, he uses magic to manipulate and destroy lives. Although the Joker and Voldemort differ in appearance they are both portrayed as ugly, mirroring the ‘ugliness’ of Satan’s…

and Warner Communications, primarily a producer of film and television pro- gramming. To reduce debt, Time Warner sold 25 percent of Time Warner Entertain- ment (which included HBO, Warner Bros., and part of Time Warner Cable) to Media One Group. In 1996, Time Warner acquired Turner Broadcasting Systems, expanding its cable programming networks significantly. By the end of 1999, Time Warner had revenues in excess of $27 billion and net income of almost $2 billion. In January 2000, AOL and Time…

like animals, thinking only of killing and violence. Others see this evil in a different light, observing the savages from the outside, but not becoming savages themselves. “It is our choices, Harry, that show who we truly are, far more than our actions.” (Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets) Good versus evil. It’s a choice people tend to let their lives make for them. For example, Jack’s barbarous actions and feelings seem repulsive, but his determined attitude is attractive to…

Introduction: According to the Office of Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the word “drone” is a catch-all term that refers to any vehicle that can operate on surfaces or in the air without a person on board to control it. UAV’s are what some drones are called. UAV stands for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. These devices can vary in shape, size, speed, form, and a whole host of other attributes that contribute to what makes up the drone. A drone can be a model aircraft someone purchases in a store, a…