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    Have you ever been inspired by someone? Many people around the globe, including myself have been. One person that I find inspiring is Emma Watson. In this research paper, I will enlighten you on the events, interests, and people that helped shape Ms. Watson into the person she is today, the challenges that she has faced throughout her life, and her contributions to the betterment of society. On April 15, 1990, Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France.Throughout Emma’s life, there…

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    The “Hero’s Journey” is a popular theory among many films and stories. This theory includes a pattern of the main character, or the hero, living in an ordinary world and is called into a new, more exciting life. In their journey, they meet many characters that play archetypal roles. These roles include the hero, the side kick, the wise-old man, the friendly beast, the evil figure, the damsel in distress, and many more. One movie that would qualify as a “Hero’s Journey” movie would be, “Harry…

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    Harry Potter started off as a baby and his parents were killed by an evil wizard name Voldemort. Voldemort has tried killing Harry as well, but didn 't succeed. A bird, then came by and lifted Harry up onto the air, taking him to a another family called the Dursleys family. The Dursley family lives in Surrely, England. They pretended that they didn 't know know who Mrs. Potter was. Mrs. Dursely is Mrs. Potter sister. The Dursely family answered the door and sees Harry on the floor with a letter…

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    My Freshman Year Essay

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    Did you know that there are three main styles of learning; kinaesthetic (practicing), auditory (listening) and visual (reading)? According to a study by the University of Illinois, 50 percent of students learn best by the kinaesthetic style (Tyne). Books are a great way to get a better understanding of the different ways in which students learn in different educational systems. My Freshman Year by Rebekah Nathan is a non-fiction book that Nathan, an anthropology professor, wrote about her study…

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    reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me” (Austen 351). In the movie she keeps her calm but does not seem to hold back as much on Lady Catherine. They go back and forth and after Elizabeth refuses to listen to Lady Catherine’s order to not marry Darcy even says, “I must ask you to leave immediately”. This may not seem like much but saying that to something of Lady Catherine’s class was very insulting back in that time period. She stood up for not only herself but her…

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    “The Tale of Three Brothers” was first introduced in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and last book in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. In the story arc, one of the main character, Hermione Granger, narrates the story from her copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. These tales were commonly read to children as bedtimes stories because they’re “told to amuse rather than instruct” (Rowling 409). “The Three of Three Brothers” relates how three brothers cheated Death…

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    see desperate people and how they act when it comes to their life, throughout the novel the only thing Katniss is thinking about is to stay alive and to help Peeta stay alive. You get to see someone in a desperate way and see what he or she do in order to stay alive. I think even though it is terrible it gives some kind of joy and entertainment to watch someone suffer and fight for their life. You even get that surviving feeling by watching this film; you find some tributes you sheer on and hope…

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    All great Wizards started as a student, as did Harry Potter. He started his journey clueless about the wizard world, but now he is known as a great wizard in fact a hero, but Harry Potter reached the point of becoming a hero by going through the 5 stages of a hero’s journey; departure, Initiation, the road of trials, the innermost cave, and finally the return and reintegration with society. Specifically, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone the hero, Harry Potter follows these essential…

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    Krabat is a children’s novel published in the 1970s; Marco Kreuzpaintner Krabat’s director worked his hardest to modernize Krabat in order to make it more interesting and successful. In 2011 a movie was published under the original name Krabat. Instead of creating it for children, Krabat was anticipated more for adults especially those who read the book in their childhood. Krabat as a movie is very interesting, and exciting as it showed innovative ideas about black magic, friendship, and wicked…

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    Emma Watson was born in Paris, France on April, 15, 1990. She was born to English lawyers Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson. Although, she was born in France her childhood was mostly spent in England. In England, she attended the Stagecoach Theatre Arts School at Oxford. At that school she studied singing, acting, and dancing. Her first spark of interest in the theatrical world, was when she won a poetry contest for reciting James Reeves’ “The Sea” at age 7. She had no prior acting experience…

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