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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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    teaching his fellow students. Professor Umbridge utilizes the banking concept Freire mentions in his book at the other end of Freire’s spectrum of teaching methods. Professor Snape’s method has the worst results because Harry never succeeds in blocking Snape or even the connection between himself and Lord Voldemort. While Harry’s style and Umbridge’s style fit into Freire’s spectrum of teaching styles, Professor Snape’s does not. It seems the best solution in the end is Harry Potter’s method…

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    J.K. Rowling’s, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, is a common favorite among a wide age group. For kids, it’s a fun book to read because of the magic, and the beautiful imagery. Adults read it for the magical qualities as well, but they also are interested in it, for the use of mythology, and religious themes. When reading it as an adult, you are able to see more than just wands, and bad guys. You are able to dig deeper into Rowling’s hidden character ideals, and the secrets that lie…

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    “The Tale of Three Brothers” was first presented 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 are “told to amuse rather than instruct” (Rowling 409). “The Three of Three Brothers” relates how three brothers cheated Death…

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    Dumbledore also buys into Wizard superiority in his teen years, and in the process neglects Arianna and Aberforth. His plans with Grindelwald all call for wizards to rise up and rule the Muggles; similar to what Voldemort later believes. Dumbledore also leaves Harry in a verbally and physically abusive, neglectful home where the Dursleys force Harry to sleep in “the cupboard under the stairs” (Sorcerer’s 19). Dumbledore also does things like reviving an ancient deadly tournament and letting…

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    Carl Jung is deemed as one of the greatest contributors to the world of psychology. The man who founded analytical psychology made great advancements in the collective unconscious, the complex, and most importantly, archetypes. Jung believed that in the unconscious mind is a form of psychological inheritance in which there is “all of the knowledge and experiences we share as a species”, and so the archetype was born (Cherry). Simply put, an archetype is a recurring symbol in literature. J. K.…

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    in Story of Harry Potter? The anti-hero is the central character in a story who lacks conventional heroic attributes. This person is Severus Snape. It is clear that Snape is the best character for anti-hero from all the characters in the story and this is proved through his bad characteristics, manner, and personalities. Most of the people will think Severus Snape is a hero of this story because of his protection and sacrifice for Harry is the two of major causes that make Harry Potter could…

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    City Planning on Ancient Lepcis, Libya The Romans have been recognized for their intricate ‘ancient city town planning’ since the Oxford historian, Haverfield, “asserted the notion of the planned Roman city in 1913” (Laurence, p. 12). This has been studied throughout the course of Pompeii during the quarter, and will be discussed in another Roman city, Lepcis Magna - otherwise known as Libya. Lepcis Magna is considered one of the largest Roman cities in Africa, and will therefore portray…

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    Severus Snape is an idiot with a few redeeming moments. James Potter is better that Severus Snape in many ways, James was a bully but he started to change while Severus did not, James was willing to forgive Severus and say sorry for Lily’s sake, while Severus was not, and Severus was a bully to his students that were not Gryffindor. James improved himself for the better in the 6th year where he started to change, while Severus never did. First, James was a bully, and he was mean and cruel, but…

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    characters become more vivid. In Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince, Severus Snape is characterized as smart and contradictory in order to deepen people’s impression for Snape. Professor Snape is one of main characters in this book. He works in the Hogwarts who has greasy black hair, a hooked nose and sallow skin.(Philosopher’s 94) Also, he is the Head of Slytherin house.(Philosopher’s 109) The hair of Professor Snape is greasy black hair almost all the time, so it can express he is a…

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