J. K. Rowling

December 17th ,2016 J.K. Rowling: Perseverance Not Failure Could you even imagine living on little to no money, having no job, and being a single mother? J.K. Rowling is a very popular British author that wrote best-selling books but only after being rejected many times by publishing companies, she finally got her book published, and she then got out of welfare, got over her divorce, and became the 13th richest woman in Britain (richer than the queen). J.K. Rowling had a lot of things that…

Otherness is the separation by society through different lenses to stand out and be alienated. Many argue that Harry Potter as a series dwells deep in the topic of otherness; Harry is often seen as an “other” in many aspects: he is unsure as a wizard, becomes a hero, and is “The Chosen One.” In Marion Rana’s essay, “‘The less you lot have ter do with these foreigners, the happier yeh’ll be’: Cultural and National Otherness in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series”, Rena argues that despite the…

The frog in a well is indeed a fitting phrase for describing The Casual Vacancy, by J.K. Rowling as readers take a sneak-peek into the true nature of society that Rowling perceives. It is noticeable how small everyone’s problems are in the big picture, yet get treatment as if the world will end any minute. The Casual Vacancy mimics society by illustrating a small English town, Pagford, which is in shock after the death of Barry Fairbrother. Upon his death, what is supposedly a pretty town…

“My Wish” by Rascal Flatts – The final track, of course, goes to the final death of this particular generation – Remus Lupin. Rowling often explains that there had to be an orphan at the end of the series – because war leaves behind parentless children. Lupin, while he had a newborn at home, chose to fight in the final battle anyways. The song represents the reasons Lupin chose…

themselves and improve upon their current situation by their own sweat and hard work. Many people are born into a situation that is less than perfect, want it to be better, and work to improve their status. Some well known people, Jay-Z and J.K. Rowling are some of these people. They did not let their current circumstances bog them down, and they worked and used their talents and abilities to better their conditions around them. Everyday people are born into circumstances that are less than…

autobiographical narrative, the author presents her story in a primitive manner, which directly correlates to her age at the beginning. This detailed format forces the reader to interpret the text in a way that seems simpler than if they were reading a J.K. Rowling novel. The lack of color also depicts the state of the Iranian people, as their very own history is ripped away from them through the Islamic Revolution. Marjane faces the revolution as a person who is only beginning to under…

something physical that will bring them great success and fortune. But on their journey to this success they will most likely face failure and risk on the rise to the top. Top selling novels and world phenomenon Harry Potter author J.K Rowling also known as Joanne Rowling didn’t always have the magical life to…

stories, Rowling proves that she is more knowledgeable about the effects of trauma as a group than could have ever been shown by the main three characters—Harry, Ron, and Hermione. While competing not only for fame and riches, four adolescents fight for their lives in three dangerous tasks with a multitude of objectives apiece never knowing if they will see the others again. In regards to the trauma endured by Harry and the other…

Steve Jobs and J.K. Rowling are two completely different people. They both give outstanding speeches towards college graduates during different times, but the speeches are on similar topics. The similarities throughout both the speeches is that they both talk about failure that they have experienced throughout their lives, and what they have done to move forward from failure. Another similarity that was used during both their speeches is that they both talked about imagination, and how…

Over the years, there have been many controversial books that have been banned or nearly banned. These books include Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, Phillip Pullman’s The Golden Compass, Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach, and many others, as stated in Britney Wilkins’ article, “50 Banned Books That Everyone Should Read.” However, in the last twenty years, three book series, particularly geared…