Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

switching my name School started and I was able to sound things out phonetically but my spelling and handwriting were ass I later figured out that reading bigger books could help me become better with literacy so I jumped from Geronimo Stilton to Harry Potter I got a literacy handbook in my English class in high school that I still keep with me to help me remember key concepts I’m terrible at 3rd person writing and making things unbiased because I like having a voice 6th grade grand parent…

stance against discriminatory practices in her Harry Potter book series. By embarking on this mission on behalf of her readership, Rowling impacted the mindset of a generation to be more accepting towards those unlike themselves. However, in order to have anything unlike the majority that she could then portray her lessons through, Rowling first had to define what her ideal demographic was within the…

Brooke English Mrs. Maples AP Psychology 24 July 2017 Perks of Being a Wallflower It is a rare phenomenon for the honest and unadulterated essence of high school suckage to be captured in a measly 224 pages. Stephen Chbosky undertakes the daunting task of capturing the pure truth and torture endured in high school in his modern masterpiece, Perks of Being a Wallflower. Chbosky mindfully depicts the monarchy and melancholy experienced in the melodrama that is high school by intermingling…

I read the Science Fiction book Divergent by Veronica Roth. This book has 487 pages in it. According to a review by BOOKPAGE “You will be up all night with Divergent, a brainy thrill-ride of a novel.” I think the intended audience for Divergent are young adults probably ages 11-15 because kids that age would be interested in Divergent the most because it is their level for reading and it is a really good story. Younger kids might not want to read it because they might not be interested in…

For the book that I liked, I picked Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and I believe that the author, JK Rowling has made an excellent use of language in this very famous novel of hers. Different characters' speech patterns reveal their levels of education. Wizards speak in proper English, and Hagrid, who is half-giant and not fully educated, drops his H's and slurs his words together a bit sloppily. House-elves have no sophisticated mastery of language. They use terrible grammar, referring to…

Growing up, I was always fond of coming-of-age stories. Whether it was books, movies, or any other outlet, the idea of these youthful years where some individual transforms into a brand-new person was intriguing. My expectations of my future struggles, as well as my ability to overcome that was something that I looked forward to. Accordingly, when I reached grade twelve, I felt that I was living my dream. I received grades my parents couldn't complain about; I was on sports teams; I spent…

Chapter-1 Introduction Agatha Christie is reputably known throughout the world as the ‘Queen of Crime’. The Guinness Book of Records cites her as the second best-selling author of all time after William Shakespeare. She also has the honour of being the most widely translated author of all time after William Shakespeare. In 1952, her play The Mousetrap was debuted at the ambassador’s Theatre in London, and has been performed without a break ever since. The Mousetrap was initially performed…

Hogwarts was Harry Potter’s Delusion: There is a theory that Harry Potter’s wonderful idealistic adventures in Hogwarts were a delusion he created for himself in reaction to the Verbal and Physical abuse. For starters, Harry's magic fantasies begin when, in real life, he's about to begin school at Stonewall High, being separated from his abusive cousin for the first time. It's a new school, a new environment, and therefore the perfect time to begin his delusions. First creation: Hagrid.…

insecure person who gives Harry low points even if he succeeds to make his champion, Victor Krum, win. He is an old supporter of Voldemort but he runs away when Voldemort's return is announced, being the coward he is. Cedric Diggory: A kind, down-to-earth boy who also competes for Hogwarts in the tournament, but is a Hufflepuff. Helps Harry to solve the second task's clue because Harry had helped him in the first one. He invites Cho Chang to the ball, not knowing Harry wanted to do the same. He…

Chick lit, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, refers to “literature by, for, or about women” (OED). In the past decades, chick lit has been called a “commercial tsunami” as chick lit books earned over $71 million in 2002 (Ferriss and Young). The popularity of chick lit is not only limited to print. Moviemakers have also been taking the advantage to produce movie adaptations of the novels. With the prevalence of chick lit products, many people believe that chick lit books, centering and…