Harry Potter universe

In "Ban Harry Potter," the author uses hypostatization, faulty analogy, and false use of authority in an attempt to prove their point that Harry Potter books in school will inevitably cause children to "grow into suicidal nuts." First, Hypostatization is found in the second paragraph where it says, "History has shown that encouraging... drug addiction." This is hypostatization because the abstract concept of Harry Potter leading to drug addiction is not backed up with any evidence, but is…

Harry enters his fifth year at Hogwarts more isolated from others than ever before. After witnessing the murder of his classmate and the rebirth of Voldemort, Harry is sent back to live with the Dursleys at the end of the school year. When we see Harry for the first time in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix he is once again alone, in the bushes outside of the Dursley's home (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix pg 3). Harry has received very little information from his friends about…

In the 2001 movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, based off the novel by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter learns about the magic world while starting his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In doing so, he forms strong friendships with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, two fellow first-years, who together fight for their lives while trying to reach and protect the immortality gem, the Sorcerer’s Stone. Toward the end of the movie, the trio battles through various tests…

“13 Reasons Why” is a 2007 young adult novel written by Jay Asher. This novel which is the number one New York Times and International Bestseller, “13 Reasons Why” is the story of a wonderful teenage girl named Hannah Baker. She took her life and made thirteen tapes. Those thirteen tapes have a person in specific in each one and tell why that person was being blamed for Hannah taking her life and each tapes details a reason why she killed herself. Clay Jensen, a shy high school student, returned…

Jaden Skye is an American author best known for the writing of bestselling contemporary romance novels that also fit the narrower definition of romantic suspense. Her most popular novel series is the Caribbean Murder debuted with the 2011 Death by Honeymoon that was an instant bestseller. With over 16 novels written over the course of less than five years, the novel series is still ongoing. Another of her series is Murder in The Keys, Killing Game, and Toms River Saga. She has also written the A…

comparison between Okonkwo,Asher lev and Raffi The dark city is full of magic,illusory elements.it is perfectly portray that raffi is the brave and hansome hero.At the beggining of the book,the writer’ve already decribed him how to defeat his enemy before.after that,the citizens call him the savior,he became the legend of the world.the time was passed away,10 years later,raffi is 29 years old now. he conceals one’s identity with his wife,they have a fine time.However,the black wizard return to…

Children 's literature can be said to be concerned with both ideology and power relations. This essay is interested in exploring these issues through a close reading of an extract from J.K Rowling 's Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone (1997). The extract itself is taken from chapter ten, Halloween in which a pivotal scene in the plot 's rising action is played out. The scene also highlights a major development in the character of Hermione Granger, from prissy 'nightmare ' (Rowling, 1997)…

I chose the children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). This book’s original copyright year is 1957 and is at reading level P with an interest level of grades K-3. I compared this original story to its remake into a comedy movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas directed by Ron Howard, produced by both Ron Howard and Brain Grazer, staring Jim Carrey as the Grinch. This movie rendition of this Dr. Seuss classic was originally released on November 17th, 2000. The…

The Secret (Video Summary) The film The Secret starts with a rather dramatic introduction that presents the secret as something ancient, that it was kept and guarded closely, and perhaps even stolen at some point. The opening scene continues to say, “The SECRET WAS BURIED…COVETED…SUPPRESSED” and that it “WILL NEVER BE REVEALED TO THE PUBLIC.” It is explained that the greatest people in history knew this secret. Then you are told in many words that basically you can have whatever it is you want.…

The intra-organizational structure that our group decided to analyze is the network structure of characters in the Harry Potter series of books written by J.K Rowling. We narrowed down our boundary into Dumbledore’s Army (D.A), the organization that was founded by Hermione Granger and led by her together with Ron Weasley and Harry Potter as a teacher on their fifth year in Hogwarts. We are going to find out if the three founders were actually central in the organization and in what extent they…