Oliver Stone

In the book The Golden Goblet, Eloise Jarvis McGraw explains the story of Ranofer. He meets a boy named Hequet and together they do great things, they spy on Ranofer’s half brother Gebu. In Gebu’s room Ranofer finds a golden goblet with the name Thutmose II engraved on it, but he doesn’t tell Hequet about it. Nevertheless the most important event is when Ranofer meets Hequet. In the early chapters Ranofer is a porter at a goldsmith when Hequet becomes apprenticed there. Hequet asks Ranofer…

The Harry Potter books have not only gained millions of fans, but also sparked a lot of controversy since their release. Allegations that say the novels contain occult or satanic undertones have caused religious debates about Rowling’s work and many Protestants, Catholics, Christians, as well as some Muslims have spoken out against them. While supporters of the books argue that Harry Potter does not encourage these beliefs and are simply fantasy novels alike the works of authors such as C. S.…

Stieg Larsson's "The Millennium" series became a worldwide hit that started by the critically acclaimed "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." As the first book installment was adapted into a movie and would soon have a sequel, there are reports that David Lagercrantz will write "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" fifth book. David Lagercrantz has been known for taking over Stieg Larsson's "The Millennium" series after the latter's death in 2004. He first wrote the fourth book "The Girl in the…

Harry found himself enjoying the company that Ron brought; although they had only met a few hours before, he felt completely at ease. He wondered whether the red head would prove to be his first actual friend. As Ron pulled out his wand, determined to turn Scabbers yellow, the door their compartment was pulled open and a girl their age peered in. She had wild, frizzy hair and brown eyes, and her expression was slightly disdainful. "Have you happened to see a toad?" She asked," A boy called…

Brandon Garcia Professor Preston English 1302.43480 02 February 2016 The Unknown World: A Parallel World Mirrors have always fascinated man. Without mirrors or any reflective surface man would never see how they look like. Mirrors have been thought to contain a separate world behind the reflection. Hand with Reflecting Sphere is a lithograph made by Mauritis Cornelis Escher in the year 1935. Hands with Reflecting Sphere basically shows a hand holding a sphere with a reflective surface against…

Director David Yates' "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," an upcoming British-American fantasy drama film which is inspired by the book of the same name by J. K. Rowling, has been making a buzz around the internet because of a few terms that fans of the movie do like to conform. The film would make sense that the magic folk in the United States is hiding in New York - after all, it is a city with full of life. But it seems he is not the only hero of the Fantastic Beasts film and that…

Two summers ago, I experienced an epiphany in the Contarelli Chapel in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome. While I am certainly not the first to have had a revelatory experience there, mine was not of the religious kind. Rather, mine was the illuminating realization that my path leads where my dual and symbiotic passions for history and art have been inexorably guiding me my entire young life. I have long been fascinated by the past and drawn to museums and other repositories of the…

I was extremely excited to begin reading Mockingjay. After seeing the all of the movies, I was excited to see if the books were going to be like the movie. At this point in the book, it seems like there is not much of a difference between the two. My favorite part in Part 1 of Mockingjay is when Peeta sends a coded message to the rebels. The rebels watch part of a live television event where Snow and Peeta appear. Peeta is in even worse condition than before. Peeta is still pleading for a…

Colonel Feathertop Premises During the start of the civil war, a young man in a small sleepy New England town is trying to get out of going to war. So he goes to the local witch where she brings one of her scarecrows to life. She also gives the scarecrow a feather that disguises him as the young man. The scarecrow signs up and becomes a captain. He fights in many battles including Fredericksburg, Antietam, Gettysburg. The scarecrow meets several people who actually make him realize how…

Harry’s wand contains a feather from a phoenix (Dumbledore’s phoenix, Fawkes). That same phoenix gave ONE other feather. That feather was made into a wand of yew, 13 ½ inches. That wand was sold around 50 years ago to a boy named Tom Riddle. Tom left school after his 7th year and sank deep into the Dark Arts, emerging as Lord Voldemort, the most powerful dark wizard of all time. He set out to kill Harry after hearing a prophecy about him being defeated by Harry. Lily Potter (Harry’s mother) gave…