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J.K. Rowling deliberately structured the Harry Potter series in the style of the ring cycle, which is significant in making the story a bildungsroman; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are the two books in the series that most dramatically contrast from each other—as they are the bookends of the series—thus resulting in their being most appropriate for the analysis of the series structure. Meetings and Partings Beginnings and endings are a part of…

Newton Scamander was well accustomed by now to the endless taunting and ridicule he received from most of the other students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He'd figured out years ago that the best way to deal with hexes or a flying shoe was to put up a Shield Charm and watch the shoe bounce right back and hit the owner in the face. (The people who liked throwing their shoes had long since ended that habit.) Newt could deal with the people who skirted around him in the corridor…

In the worldwide phenomenon that is the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling slips in an analysis of the muggle world. Rowling makes a strong commentary about the importance of educational support. Most wizards learn in different ways: through positive reinforcement, from reading books or they simply have raw talent. This is very similar to the real world and how students learn in classrooms all across America and in England. While Rowling is most likely making comments on the condition of the…

Finn is a young boy in the first grade who is reading below level. Finn Enjoys reading in his spare time, along with being with family and shopping; his favorite color is pink and enjoys princesses such as the TV show, Sofia The First and movie Anastasia. Finn likes both Fiction and Nonfiction books, his favorite genres are Fairy Tale, Folk Tales, Poetry and Funny stories. Based off of Finn’s interest survey I am concluding that the norms for typical gender roles are nearly nonexistent. This…

For the past decade or so, scientists have been desperately trying to convince the world of the severity of climate change, but people wouldn 't listen. Skeptics claimed that the government was trying to control the population with fear, or that a degree or two didn 't mean that the climate was changing. Despite the painfully obvious evidence, people continued to emit the same amount of toxic greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. To understand what climate change is, one must first understand…

“Hello, are you Chizelmen?” “Yes.” The chief’s pale eyes flittered over the guy like a toad inspecting a fly. “How can I help you?” “Your men wouldn’t let me into the house.” “I posted officers at the door to keep out snoops. People hear about something like this and they swarm the place,” the chief said, shrugging out of his jacket. “Don’t…

The Black Death Imagine living your life in a time that is filled with nothing but fear and chaos. That which you fear the most cannot be held or seen, but when it strikes it will cause you to suffer a cruel and agonizing death. During the mid-1300’s, the people of Europe were stricken with a deadly plague, later known as “The Black Death.” Many populations were completely wiped out as the Black Death swept through towns and villages leaving only death and devastation in its wake. The Black…

In one of Shakespeare's tragedies-Othello, the most important character is not Othello but Iago. He is the one who builds us the story and bring the story to a climax. As an effective rhetorician, Iago uses various persuasive and rhetorical devices to manipulate characters in the story especially Othello. To achieve his revenge, Iago shows his honesty and loyalty in front of people, feigns to not share information or misinformation he wants to share along with a large amount of evidence,…

The Dovre Witch was a hunchbacked old woman who wore a silver belt, birch-bark shoes, and a leather jacket. Her pipe was filled with moss and she begged from the very poorest. Even though she begged, she was in fact a very wealthy witch. The Dovre Witch had the ultimate power and if she wanted, she could strike fear into any peasant who failed to satisfy her needs. On this particular afternoon, Dovre Witch was feeling very irritable after she was denied her prized ham by the Countess Marta.…

Imagine living in a world that is lacking in resources and breathable air. The land around you is completely barren, and there are absolutely no signs of life. Cities that once were lively are now desolate and abandoned. If Earth keeps heading in the direction it is going, soon enough it will be deprived of all that is good in it. The planet is very slowly headed towards its demise due to global warming. Because of the damage done from greenhouse gas emissions on the planet, the government needs…