authors can you name that went from rags to riches in five years‚ created the outline for a million dollar story on a train‚ and has an asteroid and a dinosaur named after her? B. Tie-to-topic: Well‚ Joanne Kathleen Rowling is all that and more. C. Thesis: Today I would like to inform you about J.K. Rowling. D. First‚ we will look at her early life; secondly we will look at the books she has written in her career. Finally‚ we will look at the awards and worldwide fame the Harry Potter books
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"You’re a wizard‚ Harry!" Harry Potter is a far from average boy. When Harry Potter was only a baby‚ an evil wizard‚ Voldemort‚ murdered his parents. Voldemort then tried to murder young Harry. Instead of killing Harry‚ he just made Voldemort weaker. It was a mystery of how Harry Potter got out alive with just a scar. Due to Harry’s parents death‚ he had to live with the closest thing he could call family: Uncle Vernon‚ Aunt Petunia‚ and Cousin Dudley. Aunt Petunia is his mom’s jealous
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I. Basic Information Author: J.K. Rowling Published by: Scholastics Inc. Copyright: © 1997 by J.K. Rowling No. of Pages; 309 II. Author’s Background J.K. Rowling was a struggling single mother when she wrote the beginnings of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on scraps of paper at a local café. But her efforts soon paid off‚ as she received an unprecedented award from the Scottish Arts Council enabling her to finish the book. Since then‚ the debut novel has become an international
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The Magic of Harry Potter “Mr. and Mrs. Dursley‚ of number four‚ Privet Drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal‚ thank you very much.” This sentence introduced me‚ as well as countless others to the magical‚ fictional world of Harry Potter. Reading and watching Harry Potter is not only an escape from reality and stress outlet‚ but an entertaining alternative to mischievous activities. The series also teaches life lessons and morals that stick with you long after reading the last
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Life In the 20’s and 30’s Many people who just got back from the war were so unhappy due to the Spanish flu that they got from traveling around the world. In the 20’s people starting to life happy because of the prices and everything that they have starting to raise. Unfortunately everything in this world always rotating around. So this roaring that happening in the 20’s starting to end in the 30’s. This created the Great Depression. In the 20’s many people were so happy because they got
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Harry potter and British Culture Since the release of the first novel‚ Harry Potter and the Philosopher ’s Stone (titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer ’s Stone in the United States) in 1997‚ the books have gained an immense popularity and commercial success worldwide. They have collectively sold more than 300 million copies and have been translated into more than 63 languages. Harry has succeeded to seduced children and teenagers as well as adults. In 2001‚ the first book has been adapted on
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“Harry Potter’s Influence on Society” "It’s important to remember that we all have magic inside us." (J.K. Rowling‚ scholastic book fair promotion‚ October 1999) One of the most influential novels of this generation is the Harry Potter Saga. Since the first book was published in 1997 these novels take you on a breath-taking adventure through witch-craft and wizardry. How has this saga written by J.K. Rowling been an influence on society you ask? Come explore
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Zakaria Mahamed Mrs. Rogers World Literature 27 October 2012 Archetypes in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Archetypes have been here as about as long as the stories about gods and heroes. Archetypes are themes that have been used for several thousand generations. They are what shape modern film and literature today. Many movies and literature today are based on archetypes. While watching the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ I noticed that it has the archetypes of the unhealable
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Relationships in De Niro’s Game by Rawi Hage Bassam and Rhea 1. Rhea has a strange obsession with George that is all consuming‚ although she has never actually met George. 2. Bassam and Rhea’s relationship seems to revolve around George. Rhea constantly asks questions of George to the point where it would irritate a normal person but Bassam does not seem to mind and in some cases goes out of his way to tell her stories. Both use George as a way to fill their emptiness. 3. They quickly transition
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Association Harry Potter has been the most challenged book since 2006. According to source “Ross‚ Shmuel. "Harry Potter Banned?" Infoplease. Infoplease. Web. 24 Apr. 2016” parents want to band Harry potter for “The Trouble with magic‚” “Setting bad examples” and “scary stuff.” According to another source is Rowling first book and all books glorify witchcraft. ”J.K. Rowling.Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone.new york. Arthur A. Levine books (scholastics).1997.” One other source "Harry Potter Books Spark
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