Ministry of Love

In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew the reader receives two distinct viewpoints of similar stories. Of course, the Gospel of Mark is much abbreviated compared to the Gospel of Matthew, being that Mark was written first and used as a source for Matthew; some of Mark’s writings are replicated in Matthew. In the Gospels of both Mark and Matthew the disciples are portrayed in two different lights. Matthew is kinder with his portrayals of the disciples than Mark. Within the text of both Gospels…

Which book do you think is better Heroes of Olympus or Harry Potter? The Heroes of Olympus is a fantasy novel by Rick Riordan. It is a sequel to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The Heroes of Olympus is mostly centered on a prophecy introduced in the Last Olympian. The predicted seven demigods have to unite to defeat Gaea, the goddess of Earth; mother of Titans, giants, Cyclopes, and other monsters, who is pure evil. The demigods have to defeat her before she awakes. The main characters in…

It is hard to pin-point what truly makes a television series great. Is it an original concept, gripping storyline or complex characters? American fantasy horror series Supernatural (2005 - present) combines all of these key elements to create a completely unique television experience. The show is currently in its eleventh season (2015/2016), making it the longest running sci-fi series in the history of American television, surpassing Smallville, which had 218 episodes. You can try to compare it…

The Daily Prophet read “Umbridge advocates severe punishment to…” but Hermione cut her reading short as her fingers wrapped her family china with the newspaper, causing the crumpled toad-like face of the former Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission to assume an outraged expression as it lay underneath a Muggle soup bowl. It was, in a sense, a cathartic experience. And Harry had made sure to buy extra copies. The trip to her parents’ house had been his idea – between worrying about…

Big brother is a power that forced fear and protection over all of Oceania. The party which is the inner works behind big brother helps keep everybody in a straight line and not stray away from what the party says is so. Big brother has been made the face of fear and tyranny and has enforced a lot of unfair laws on the people of Oceania. Some people think that in 1984 big brothers surveillance is as advanced as some of our technological appliances today. In today's modern world of technology I…

In the book “Harry Potter and the sorcerer’s stone” there are many important events. Harry Potter is the main character of the book series. Harry encounters many important people and goes on many adventures. The most important event in the book is when Harry is told by Hagrid that Harry is a wizard, without this event many other events would not happen and would have changed the entire book series. There are many scenes in this book that show that Harry being told he was a wizard is an…

No other book had influenced adults and children equally as much as Harry Potter series did in the last two decades. A boy with a scar on his forehead, with his faith as distressful as possible. A school located in Scottish Highlands which happens to be the best school of witchraft and wizardry in the world. Harry Potter is the impeccable protagonist of the society we live in. According to the outstanding writer John Granger, the use of alchemical symbolism in conjuction with a ring…

realization with the rebellious force driving him to break the rules enforced by the Inner Party. The Party is the form of government implemented in Oceania, London whom administer harsh regulations prohibiting unnecessary thoughts, such as the feeling of love, banished writing, and a plethora of other laws. The first book of 1984 exemplifies the control the government has over Winston…

“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” is the first movie in the Harry Potter series stemming from the popular J.K. Rowling books. In this first Harry Potter movie, Harry discovers that he is in fact, a wizard, and goes off to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he faces many daunting tasks as he uncovers the truth of his dark and dangerous past. The research done on this particular movie examines Potter as the hero, traces his hero’s journey through the Call to Adventure,…

his wand out and aimed it at Dudley. Two dementors had shown up and attacked both of them, but Harry defeated them by casting his Patronus. Dementors are known to guard the wizard prison Azkaban. The ministry controls them and they don't attack unless ordered to. The story says, "Had the Ministry of Magic lost control of the dementors, had they deserted Azkaban and joined Voldemort, as Dumbledore had predicted they would" (Rowling 36)? The dementor attack…