The Magical Number Seven

Introduction Background The ‘Harry Potter’ series is arguably one of the most popular book series in history, described by Hoover (2007) as will “having long life because (…) the original readers will share it with their children, a family favourite for a very long time”. Although the series concluded in 2007, Pottermore, the fan-based website which spills small details that Rowling still discusses, received over one billion page views within two weeks of release. (via news.microsoft.com). One…

painkillers within the United States. Thirty-eight percent of the American population use prescription painkillers, meanwhile only thirty-one percent are in use of tobacco products. Opioid painkillers killed around 19,000 people in 2014, that is a greater number of murders committed that year (washingtonpost). Today, there is nearly 129 people killed by opioid overdoses each day (morning). There is no doubt that if America doesn’t start focusing on this issue more, it will be a prevalent problem…

according to the text, was a fair and excellent king. While his mortal characteristics changed him in the story, it did not stop him from later returning to the throne once his arm became restored by the gifted doctors. The story then shifted from the magical powers that Tuatha De’ community portrayed to the skilled war men that would battle with the…

brand communities, the participation is observed as association with the brands. For example, if a brand community of Harry Potter is based on the enthusiasm about the magical effects, then this brand community would be dispersed in the near future, when Harry Potter would turn into a romantic or full action movie, leaving magical world with the end of Potter’s childhood. This is the weakest form of the brand community, as social dynamic surround the…

the original language literally reads: “And was evening and was morning day one,” And Moses referred to each of the remaining days of that week as, “day second,” “day third,” etc... In the Hebrew language and the English language, when a definite number precedes the word “yom” or “day” the meaning of the term is literal. Therefore, the days of creation week were solar days of 24 hours; days as we know them today.. Years after the creation, Moses wrote “For in six days God made heaven and…

The triangle: The triangle is a plane figure which is formed by three lines and therefore it has three sides. This shape can be found in many contemporary and historical contexts as can be seen below. 1) The pink triangle is usually associated with the gay community and the gay rights movement as a symbol of empowerment, however, the pink triangle started during around world war two. The Nazis wanted to create an easy system so as to differentiate between the diverse groups in the concentration…

opening day eventually came on July 17, 1955. The opening day was disastrous because water pressure was low, some rides broke down, and the cement was still soft in some places. Fortunately, Disney was able to fix this problem fairly quick, and the number of visitors increased each day…

in Ohio alone. There were 435 homicide incidents reported in SHR in Ohio in 2012, resulting in 475 victims. Of the 435 occurrences, 93 percent resulted in the murder of a single victim and seven percent resulted in the murder of multiple victims. (Ohio Dept. of Public Safety, 2012) Those are scary numbers. 30,000 legal murders in 2011. 475 illegal murders in 2012. Given those statistics, seems that Pro-Life would win this debate by unanimous decision,…

myth can be described as a widely-held but false belief or idea. Myths have been used severally by humans over the course of human literature. Examples of common myths include the stories of Icarus and Daedalus, that of Cinderella, Snow White and the seven dwarves and even the stories of Aladdin. These myths serve various purposes, as expounded by the article that follows. The tale of Cinderella is a curious one. It was an Italian folk tale first written by Giambattista Basile in his Pentamerone…

accessibility of prescription drugs given by physicians may instead serve as a detriment to the public. The public mind of how convenient it is for doctors to prescribe medication leads the public to a false impression that prescription drugs are a magical fix.…