Harry Potter fandom

Obviously I only finished a couple books not the whole series within a year I read at least four books. I decided that I wanted to finish the rest of the series , when I was born Warner Brothers Studios had already began making movies for the Harry Potter series…

argues that Harry and his friends, portrayed as all white in the films, have varied racial backgrounds (2002). Other studies discuss direct racial representation and are more critical of how Rowling writes race. Messinger cities that Harry is a white, British male and that none of these characteristics are paid particular attention to because they are not considered remarkable (2012). Different studies are all in agreement that race and related issues are relevant in the Harry Potter books, but…

What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet? Supplies! Being a janitor is back breaking work. Trust me, I am one at River Heights Elementary School. I use urine remover on a daily basis. I also sweep up hairs from the teacher bathroom floor. Although my job is difficult and somewhat gruesome, there’s one magnificent part. I get a master key to the entire school. It opens everything! All of us have keys to something. I bet you could pull them out of your pockets or purses right now.…

In Shannon Nichols’ “Proficiency”, she dislikes writing due to her experience with writing. I never knew I would not like writing growing up. People in my life told me I had great handwriting and loved how I use to write stories. In college, I continue to struggle in writing essays and it is a challenge for me. Although Shannon Nichols and I despise writing growing up, we still have become successful writers. My experience with literature started when I was in the first grade. My first-grade…

intro: “The people of this world, all of them, weather it is the different race, or the different language, or the different lifestyle, tend to only think about what we cannot share. But our brains are all the same. we are the same people. With everyone’s strength, we can all share the same feelings. That is much obvious. But it won’t come easily ” -Naoko Takeuchi. This quote show’s Naoko’s strong will to keep going and share the gifts of life with everybody around the world and how she may…

The genre of magical realism is all about taking reality and turning it upside down, making the mundane seem magical, and at the same time making the magical mundane. A good example of this is in the movie Big Fish. There are two main characters, Edward Bloom and his son, Will. Edward is a storytelller who has one story, the story of his life. The film explores magical realism by splitting the plot into two parts. The first part is the real, mundane, and somewhat depressing tale of Will's…

Through failure, an individual finds the need to continue striving towards their goals, eventually leading to success through perseverance. Vera Wang an extremely successful fashion designer, was rejected from her dream, but she stayed tenacious and pursued designing clothing. She grew up doing ballet and figure skating, and for years she devoted her time to these activities. In 1968 she tried out for the U.S. Olympic figure skating team, but she was rejected. Distraught, she then decided…

People from all around the world love to watch movies. People from all around the world love to read books. However, when the movie industry makes a book into a movie, many of the book lovers experience a massive let down. For those of us who read the book before seeing the movie, can all agree that in most cases, the movies just do not measure up to the book’s standards. The first thing that we book lovers typically notice are the characters. When reading any book, I get a picture in my head…

assistant professor of English at Suny-Plattsburgh where she teaches children’s literature, young adult literature and nineteenth century literature. Ostry analyzes Harry Potter as a fairytale genre to establish the tensions between adults and children. Elaine Ostry illustrates the differences and tensions between wizards and Muggles. Harry has trouble accepting…

Why should teens read The Odyssey Goethe called The Odyssey and “The Iliad” “the most important books in the world” (Mitchell). This was written by a blind poet named Homer in Eighth century B.C. It also is still an enchanting book even after all those years. It's also the foundation of Western Literature. So teens should read the Odyssey because it is exciting, everything becomes fresh, and new and is a world infused with imagination. “The book is presented very clearly by Homer and many poets…