Rosetta Stone

In 1984 Japanese manga author and illustrator Akira Toriyama published the first chapter of Dragon Ball, a series that would become a massive pop culture icon and inspire countless other manga series in the future. Dragon Ball follows the story of Son Goku from being a foolish child to being an overpowered foolish adult with countless different forms, all of which involve changing hair, muscular bulk, and sometimes even eyebrows. Dragon Ball was originally intended to be a story directly based…

When the book was first released in October of 1726, the public took an immediate liking to the story. The book was a fascinating tale that was not only read by the wealthy upper class, but also read by common folk in the English society. It took only a year for the book to be published in multiple languages, granting even more of the public access to Swift’s work. Gulliver’s Travels would go on to become one of Swift’s most notable works, often compared to a book published around the same…

Another common trope in witch-wizard fantasy is, magic must always be present in some way. This means throughout the story there must be a magical source or somebody who has the power to produce magical powers. In my own novel “Hex Hall” there is magic found throughout the story since the main character is a witch, she casts spells whenever she pleases and her father is a warlock so she gets her magical side from him. In Harry Potter it is present considering they attend a school specifically…

Whether it is a Bar Mitzvah or being able to vote for the first time, various occasions and rituals are recognized in today’s society to specifically represent the growth from a child to adulthood. Growing up is an essential part in life because it allows the child to make mistakes and to learn from the experience. Several authors such as J.K Rowling have used to their stories to demonstrate the development of a hero, from an innocent and naïve child to a brave and responsible being. In a coming…

A theme that I seen going throughout the book, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” is Good vs. Evil. There is obviously a good side of the world, and then there is an evil side of the world. In this book, Harry and Dumbledore are classified as the good people, while Voldemort is classified as bad. We also learn about Voldemort wanting to inflict evil deeds upon the world in this book as well. In “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” Voldemort has returned to power and his wrath is…

J.K. Rowling uses language to develop an Overbearing tone in different parts in book “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.” Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy, but he is far from ordinary. A giant named Hagrid appears, and gives Harry the all important news, he is a wizard. Now his journey in life gets more intense as he travels to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry to learn all about being a wizard. Here, he meets his best friends Ron and Hermione. Ron Weasley is not very brave…

In A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin creates a groundbreaking fantasy, in which Ged battles evil in a world where magic is as habitual as breathing. Duny, an arrogant Gontish boy uses magic taught to him by a village witch to defend his village against Kargish pillage, greatly injuring himself. A powerful wizard from Re Albi named Ogion heals the boy and presents Duny with his true name, Ged thereafter taking him as prentice where Ged first encounters powerful dark magic. Eventually Ged…

What is a hero?Is it someone with superpowers? Is it someone with a good heart and the will to never to give up?Or maybe even someone with power over many people?.My hero’s name is Naruto Uzumaki.Naruto Uzumaki is an Anime character in my favorite show Naruto and Naruto shippuden,when is older. Naruto is my hero because he is never acknowledged by the the adults in his village,the leaf village , when he wasn’t in the academy,school,he didn’t have any friends because the adults told their…

Cumberbatchers and Holmes fans have held their breaths for quite a while. Everyone was unsure if the much loved adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel will come back for a fourth run. True enough, Benedict Cumberbatch made sure he made time for Sherlock season 4 regardless of his busy schedule filming Doctor Strange. While many wonder what kind of adventures await the detective, show runners have teased three words that can ultimately spell out the fate of Sherlock season 4. During the…

An implosion within the portal sent Luke, surging through it blindly. His arms flailing helplessly until it shot him out like a bullet, crashing into an invisible barrier. In an instant, he materialized in the center of an otherwise dark room. It was Alaba’s conjuring room, now illuminated by a plethora of candles. An old lantern with a candle inside illuminates the king's face. Alaba, Ebadah and many of the great wizards of Spellville stood together, cloaked and dressed in heavy robes as…