Harry Potter

DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT 2 #1 Quoting directly from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling would be an example of plagiarism, if the amount of content borrowed was a large percentage of your work, even if you properly cite the quotation because the use of the content would be used beyond what is reasonable or fair use (FAQ). Summarizing or even paraphrasing would also constitute as plagiarism if it’s not properly cited because you are still using the original author’s main ideas (The…

Rude vs. Atrocious Imagine sitting at your dinner table, calmly munching on your food. Abruptly, the suitors from Homer’s Odyssey, and Voldemort from “Harry Potter” appear out of nowhere, so of course you scream as the suitors eat the food off of your plate and Voldemort starts casting the killing curse. Which one do you scream at though? Is it the suitors in which you shreek? Or Voldemort? Regardless of which villain it is, they are both villains which means that they are both heartless…

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…

Does the educational value of attending college outweigh the considerable debt that is accrued as a consequence of the cost of education? Barbara Ehrenreich considers this topic in her work titled ‘College Students Welcome to a Lifetime of Debt’ that addresses young adults trapped in university debt. She sarcastically informs the reader that the social norm to attend post secondary has been capitalized upon and now students are blindly lured into paying ridiculous fees. Ehrenreich strengthens…

James Potter is eleven when he gets his Hogwarts letter, and his mother gives him an extra piece of pie at dinner to celebrate while his father clamps him proudly on the back. Sirius Black is on the verge of twelve when he gets his, and his mother quips that “at least he’s not a Squib” while his father takes another long swig of his White Rat Whiskey. Both were born into privileged lives with ginormous mansions and important families, but neither one of them can wait to leave. When you’re a…

inequities are not okay. A great example is from one article that says “Many people have been extremely grateful for the way that Rowling is bringing attention to the struggles that English children face.” (Why Everyone Should Read Harry Potter). Books such as the Harry Potter franchise are popular and well known by people of all ages. Children and young adults can find ways that of which social inequities in the book relate to that of the reader's personal life. Equally important, literature…

Movies have become a major part of today’s time and culture. Not only are movies for entertainment, but they also represent a part of the time when it was filmed and created, whether it was in a time of war or love. Movies can also have a significant influence on somebody’s life and help shape them or improve on a certain part of themselves as they try to embody some of that character’s attributes. However, to get the knowledge out about upcoming movies they create posters. A lot of thought and…

In turkey people say “No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back”, in other words no matter how bad your life is you can turn it around. It’s true you can turn your life around. There have been many people, books, and events that show anyone can turn their life around. No matter how bad it gets you can always make it better, you have to make the change though. You can’t just sit and wait for good things to happen you have to make them happen. There are many people who have…

Disclaimer: JKR owns her characters, plots, and world. But not mine :) Extremely long AN: About people accepting Harry as being from the future so quickly… the students didn’t and neither did the ministry. The teachers were one over by the contract as the magic that created them is considered deadly in the extreme. Not quite black but the type of magic that if you tinker with it legend states your soul will be collected by the Wild Haunt, a myth that came pre-humanity. Soooo yeah that won over…

In Hermann Hesse’s “Siddhartha”, John Green’s “Beowulf” and J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” the protagonist’s search for self-fulfillment is displayed throughout each authors stories differently. Siddhartha, an earnest and spiritual pilgrim consumed by his quest for philosophical discoveries and spiritual enlightenment, finds logical flaws in the teachings put before him which has him choosing between family, friends and religion “I have always thirsted for knowledge, I have always been full…