Magic

The documentary film, The Magic Trip portrays the 1960’s , it shows a “black and white picket fence world just stuck in the 50’s” It also shows the road trip that ultimately launched the hippie era. The hippie subculture, which began as a youth movement in the United States during the early 1960s and then developed around the world exploded in the 1960s. It allowed for an artistic outlet for those who didn’t comply with the norms of society. “Hippies” with their crazy colored clothing and…

Shakespeare's sonnets, "They that have power to hurt and will do none...rightly do inherit heaven's grace's" (Shakespeare, Sonnet 94). Shakespeare's The Tempest shows us that therein us lies magic and can be used to control relationships, environmental elements, and even cause chaos, but also shows that all magic comes with a cost. Even though the play has a comedic and tragic feel with a mix of revenge and forgiveness, its prominent theme is of the supernatural. The main character, Prospero,…

mystery and surrounded by fog, lay seven grand kingdoms and beings that can only be found in my world’s fairytales. Magic and beasts fill the land and monsters fill the sea, protecting this small country and closing us off from the rest of the world. Everyone here has magic flowing through their veins, the more power someone has depends on ancestry. What powers do I have? Well, magic allows me to learn what I see and hear, but that's not the only powers I have. My dad was an Elementalist which…

Black magic has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes. Its intent is to injure, intimidate or control frightened people or creatures. Controlling others with fear is a type of enslavement used by military or political regimes, terrorists. Even a dead person or living person who is acting like a jerk, can become a “soul collector”, in either world. This is practicing evil or sorcery of the worst kind! Black magic is the malicious…

and humanity's attempts to harness the power of nature for very human needs and wants” (“The Magic and Myth of Alchemy”). Alchemists acted on the idea that nature had secrets to give and that it could be exposed through laboratory examination and experimentation. Regardless of their limited knowledge at the time, the work that the alchemists did provided the basis of modern laboratory techniques (“The Magic and Myth of Alchemy”). Their pursuit for the elixir of life is the same concept as modern…

The biggest fantasy card game in America is called Magic the Gathering. The creator of the game Richard Garfield, created the game in college in 1994. Now millions play the game and professionals can win up to a 100,000 dollars a tournament! I started in 10th grade and have just recently won my first tournament. At my school alone there are 10 people that i know of that play. I have played in over a hundred tournaments, but after long last my drive to win led me to victory. In the beginning…

The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team that sells tickets to their games. As with any business, the Orlando magic forecast their ticket sales in order see the demand for their games. The team also “translates” that forecasted demand into ticket prices in order to maximize their revenue for each game. Before, the magic used to set the ticket prices the same for every game no matter what the day of the week, or the season, or the team they were playing. The magic decided that they…

The Verdimillious charm shoots emerald sparks of electric energy. When aimed at a target, it can be used defensively. If you use a slashing motion with your wand, ending on the target, it will feel a slight stinging pain from the discharge that surrounds them. This effect is short lived. This spell would be best used to defend against a small foe that presents minimal threat. This would give the danger pause long enough for you to escape to a safer place. The other use of the Verdimillious charm…

ivory amulets to todays wand made from magical trees and other magical materials, there have been many creations and re-creations to arrive at the semi-sentient object, we call wands. In Canada, the First Nations people had their own spiritual magic. Once the European wizarding community arrived, they brought their history and their wands. In 1722, Decusroggan was born to an Englishman and a Cree woman. History states that Decusroggan died 24 days later but in reality, he was given over to…

a total of 13 years – with the LA Lakers, leading them to 5 victories in the championships within the 1980s. Magic Johnson was awarded the MVP Award and the Finals MVP Award three times each and inspired the new word “triple-double” to basketball jargon. After being diagnosed with HIV, he left the Lakers to focus on his health and, to this day, spread awareness for AIDS. Along with Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan was a celebrated basketball star, too. He won gold with the USA team in the 1984 and…